Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30

OF honest intentions whose debts were at
/ tributable TO their misfortunes.
Mr.. Luke Parish at the Center has in his
possession several valuable papers that be-
longed 10 his father, the late Hon. J. X.
Parish, and among them is a complaint
and citation made by one Aaron Har-
wood Of Braintree, who came before Jason
Steele, commissioner, at Chelsea, Dec. g +,
1879, to take advantage Of an s'act passed
Nov. is, 1919, relating to jails and jailers
and for the relief OF persons imprisoned
therein Says this citation :-"Aaron
Harwood OF Braintree complains that he
| is now prisoner in the common jail at
Chelsea by virtue OF an execution in favor
Of Jacob X. Parish of Randolph for the
sum of 1911 damages and for s1.57 cost OF
suit, with rs cents for said execution, and
officers fees on the same to the amount of
s2.72; which execution is dated at RAN
dolph the second day OF November, 1929,
and is signed by Seth Washburn, justice
OF the peace" Whose grandson and name
sake resides in Bethel) land the said Har-
wood suggests that be has no estate of any
kind to the value of 20 in the whole, ex-
cept such as is by law exempt from execu-
ton; nor has he sufficient to pay said exc
cution, for which he was imprisoned as
aforesaid, and that he has not disposed Of
any of his estate for the purpose of de-
ceiving or defrauding any OF his just cred
itors. He therefore prays a citation may
issue to notify the said creditor to appear
before the commissioners and show cause,
il any he may have, why the said Har-
wood should not be admitted to the oath
prescribed by law for the relief OF persons
imprisoned in jail"
On the back OF this instrument Deputy
Sheriff Asa Story makes statement that
this paper was served shy leaving a true
and attested copy Of the same with per-
son of discretion at the place OF abode OF
the within-named j. X. Parish in Ran
dolph," and in due process OF law the
debtor was probably released from his i'm |
prisonment. This Asa Story came to town |
from Norwich with company under Col. |
Howe to follow the Indians at the time OF
the burning Of Royalton and at that time Sc
lected his land-a tract about a mile square !,
near East Randolph. In 1892 he moved to |
Randolph with family of 10 children and |
built log house east of the branch.
Among these old documents is found |
bill OF sale dated June 10, 1926, enuurerat-
ing property sold TO the Orange County /
Grammar school and valued at S151.50. In
the list OF articles were a brass clock, four
chocolate colored dining chairs, a four
foot table, writing desk, two field bed
steads and other furnishings, the proceeds
from which were TO apply on the note OF
Timothy Baylies for 800 to the trustees Of
the school and the balance to go to the
debtor.
In the collection there is also a deed OF a
pew in the old meeting house given by
Huckens Storrs and Timothy Baylies as
for the town OF Randolph.
For the consideration of SS.25, these gem
tlemen executed a quit claim deed ''to one
south part OF pew on the lower floor in
the Randolph meeting house, being No. 9,
to Daniel Parish, his heirs and assigns for
ever" The deed is dated Nov. 2, 1909, and
was signed, sealed and delivered in the
nf Eliaha lille lUrand 10 bar Of
Elhanan T. Lilliel and Jed Smith, and was
Rttested to by Daniel Bissell, Jr., justice of
the peace. IL was taken to be recorded to
Serene Wright, publisher OF the first news
paper in Randolph, "The Weekly Wander
e" and who was at that time town clerk.
The Randolph meeting house, the sold
white meeting house, was begun in 1871
but was used for years before it was actu-
ally completed. The rail or moulding of
the high box pews covered a row of short
balusters above the paneled front. A row
of twenty-four pews upon the north side
and under the east, west and south CALLER
les left only room for the pulpit and door
ways. Twenty-four pews in the center
we're divided into groups OF six by the
main aisle to the pulpit, which was crossed
BY the aisle leading from the east to the
vest entrance. All the pews were well
illed by their regular occupants, but the
Granger who came in at the east door
Ouuu seat at MS uiepOSdl ut the
light and left.
Still another deed, dated Sept. Z, 1916,
nd conveying a certain piece OF land from
dudley Thomas to Jacob Parish, grand
ather of Luke Parish, was made out on an :
Id form that must have been kept then
or about ten years, as there is scratched
nut in the witness part OF the instrument
he words, sin the - year OF the reign of
ur Sovereign Lord, George the Third, OF
treat Britain, etc, King" The justice of
he peace was Col. Israel Converse, the
grandfather of Luke Parish and
soldier in the revolutionary war, who
ought with Jacob Parish at the battle OF
Bunker Hill.
There are two other old deeds OF interest,
n one of which, dated Nov. u, 1893, Jacob
'arish conveyed his farm of 81 acres to
)aniel Parish 'for the consideration OF
500, current money of the United States"
nd in the second, dated Oct. 4, 179S, Ma
han Parish of Brookfield made over to
)aniel Parish certain piece Of land in
hat township.