Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-25

] G. q. Dubois. who. with Mrs. Dubois
has been staying at the Sanford farm
lately, went Monday night to New Horh
ON a short business trip and after his re-
/ turn the latter part Of the week VIII bs
/ here for a few days before going &
1 Chicago. Mrs. Dubois viii remain Il
/ town until about the middle of October
i Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cushman attended
I the lecture given In Barre last evening by
/ Miss Ellen NJ. stone, who gave an account
/ Of the kidnapping and treatment received
I from her captors during her siXmonths 'stay
/ in the Bulgarian mountains. ii WAS very
/ interesting and the opera house was pack
I ed to the door, some 1900 being present
I An effort is being made to have her come
here.
The Alonzo Hatch Electro Photo Mu-
steal company will exhibit the Edison
/ kinetoscope. latest model, with It's 90 mov-
| ing pictures, and will render 80 illustrated
songs at Dubois & Gays hall Wednesday
evening, October lst, with a children $
matinee In the afternoon. The company
includes four members. The entertain
ment is for the benefit Of the NJ. f.
church.
w. r. Clark Of New Haven, Conn,
whose family has been occupying L p.
Thayeris house on Highland avenue this
summer, left Monday, going 10 SPRING
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ing home. Yesterday, h.s daughter,
Lucia, with her aunt, Miss Helen Treat,
took their departure for New Haven, leav-
ing Mrs. Clark to follow them the last Of
the week.
While the electric light men were re-
pairing the water wheel at the plant sun
day. W. ii. Smith OF Bethel fell and crack
ed few ribs. Work was stopped to con-
vey him home and the force being one
man short, the repairs were so delayed
that this village was in darkness Sunday
night. Kerosene lamps were hunted up
filed and trimmed. and a return to the
greasy, smelly things was deemed genu-
inc infiiction.
The ladies Of st. Johns church viii
hold rummage sale at No. 5, Smith
block. beginning Wednesday, Oct l. and
continuing thro' the week. Articles viii
be received at the block Monday and
Tuesday. or will be called for il those do
mating viii leave word with Miss Mary
Moulton. All articles will be gladly re-
ceived. The ladies will sell clothing aud
household articles at the lowest Of prices.
DR.. George P. Morris, formerly one OF
the physicians OF Randolph, who for the
past four years has been in the kiondike
with headquarters at Circle City, arrived
in town Monday night and went Tuesday
to his old home in Rochester. The doctor
has been actively engaged in the search for
gold, enduring the hardships and ENJOYING
the novel experiences that fall TO the lot OF
the prospeetor in the far north. He viii
remain in this part OF the country until
spring and then return to the klondike
with the necessary equipment for working
the claims he has staked out.
AFRO Waters started Tuesday TO convey
by team to the Mortified fair j. v. New
tons prize calf, that is said to tip the
scales at 100 pounds, and a small colee-
tion Of mammoth vegetables. The aRgre-
cation journeyed as far as Snowsville
safely but there the trouble began. The
calf was unable to get hold Of the reins
and in front OF the church an accident oc-
CURED in which both thills OF the wagon
were broken and the contents spilled.
Though the calf was considerably sur
prised at the whole proceeding, L was
uninjured, and most OF the overrrown
vegetables were easily located with the
naked eye and recovered. The scattered
exhibit, after being brought together.
was towed back to town late in the after
noon and yesterday reached the fair in
good condition.
The case OF L. p. Booth Is. r. II. Slacl,
a suit brought To recover $4,000 damages
Tor assault and battery, was tried before
Hon. j. p. Cleveland, Judge, al the grange
meeting Saturday evening. Much inter-
est was taken in this case and the court
room was crowded with people,who huge
~ enjoyed the pleasantries that accom-
panied the revolutions Of the ponderous
wheels Of justice. A. B. Manchester and
II. w. VAN performed the srduous duties
Of side judges and kept the flies from an
moving his honor in the most exemplary
manner; \. e. Buck was the sheriff and
Miss Mary Morse the reporter. j. =.
Shadwick, derry Goodhart. }. II. Bass, J..
Carpenter, William Martelle and Herbert
snow served ON the jury. When his name
was called, Mr. Carpenter ATTEMPTED 10 elu,le
the honor thrust upon him, but sheriff
Buck sailed down upon him IN an ms OF
ncial majesty and promptly boxed the re-
luctant iuryman. Witnesses for the nlain-
I'm were Or. G. j. RumrilI. Mrs. p.
Booth, Roy Holman and Thaddeus Barttro.
Tor the defendant, Leroy Rumrill. Mis-
Hazel Fairbanks. Or. $. y. Gould ana
Mrs. Il. T. Holman. After listening Ia
the testimony and the witty arguments 81
the attorneys. q verdict was rendered that
the plaintiff recover 5000. LAWYERS Geo.
Flint and y. H. Morse for plaintiff. Geo
slack and John Hutchinson for defendant
The case was appealed.