Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-26

The woman's Relief Corps is invited to
meet with Mrs. Mary Holbrook Friday,
June p, from a. m. to 5 p. m. The la
dies are requested to go prepared TO sew
and to carry lunch.
Prof. Ira ID. shaw Of New York, former
| ly principal of Randolph High school, has
been the guest Of Or. and Mrs. +. o. Blan-
chard this week. Mrs. Shaw, who is now
/ in Oberlin, Ohio, viii be here later.
| A couple Of travelling parties in auto
mobiles whizzed through the village late
| w. Their motive power was not afraid
OF the cars and in that respect seemed
preferable to the usual equine motor.
Mrs. Ida Young Of Montpelier and Mrs.
Orilla Sargent of Burlington, who came
TO be present at the burial Of the late Mrs.
A. p. Brown, were entertained during
their stay in town at Mrs. Lucretia Pear
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bosworth drove
to their home in Bristol last week, start
ing Thursday. Mrs. Bosworth had
been here some little time, assisting her
father, Judge Nichols, in the probate
business.
Leon +. Brown, manager of the Clayton
Mann farm on the road TO East Braintree
and Miss Anna +. McGlatin were married
Wednesday, 18th. Both bride and groom
merly of Warren.
Miss Jessie Pearson arrived Monday
from Montreal, where she spent three
weeks. On her way home, she stopped at
Burlington to see her sister, Mrs. ingalls,,
who is al the hospital and is reported as
improving in health.
Miss Edith Marcott makes the announce
ment OF a piano and song recital TO be
given in the First Congl church tomor-
row evening at o'clock. Miss Marcott
will be assisted by Miss Carrie Hill and
A. W. Thayer of Boston.
A camping party Of seven-Robert |
Mitchell. +. z. and John Lamson, Harry 5, |
Clark, W. c. Woodward, j. w. Raymond |
and John Tewksbury- started out yester- |
day morning on bicycles for Mt. Killing I
ton, where they expected to stay one night /
and then follow an impromptu itinerary 1
which would bring them home Friday.
The remains OF Mrs. A. p. Brown, who |
died at st. Johnsbury Center last Thursday /
at the age of so years, were brought here |
Monday for burial in South View cefne-
terry. The husband OF the deceased and
her adopted daughter, Mrs. Ida Young,
came with the body and were met by
nephew of Mrs. Brown, Jonas Coburn.
and a niece, Mrs. Abraham CURLY, OF this
village.
Rev. George Washburn. ID. D., president
of Robert college, Constantinople, and his
wife are being entertained by Rev. and
Mrs G. E. Laid, Mrs. Ladd and Mrs.
Washburn being sisters Mr.. Washburn
spoke at the Wednesday evening meeting,
and Mrs. Washburn viii address the La
dies Missionary society at the parsonage
this afternoon.
The teachers OF the state are to have a
rare treat at Burlington July /. . and g.
The annual meeting of the American In
stitute Of Instruction is TO be held in Ner-
mont for the first time in many years.
This association stands for all that IS best
in New England education. Many speak
ers also from the country at large have
been engaged, among them Booker Il.
Washington. Special rates have been ar
ranged with the hotels and railroads. A
good attendance from Orange county is
hoped for.
II. T. Clifford, who went South from this
section many years ago, writes from Nero,
Fla, as follows Gardening has been
very good this spring From one and a
half acres OF beans We shipped 237 crates,
which sold in northern markets for 800,
netting Us here S19s, and from 81 acres OF
tomatoes we have shipped 700 carriers,
which sold for about s1,306.14 and net us
here c7sl.l4. The spring has been extreme
~ dry with US. II we could have had our
usual rains. we would have had at least
Our fruit trees are well loaded with fruit.
guava. mango, Japan persimmon, orange
and grape fruit having more than their us
ual quantity
School in the Lamson district, taught by
Fred Drew, closed Friday. In the after
noon the school. with parents and a few
invited guests, had picnic in the Chand-
Ter park and refreshments of ice cream
and cake, fruit and lemonade were served
after which games were played and a good
time enjoyed. Those having no tardy or
absent marks during school membership
were Alice Knight, Ray Stevens. Elton
Stevens, Ona Stevens, Ralph Kendall,
Hazel Danyow, Aurelia Danyow and Ruth
Stevens. Those having no absent marks
and only one tardy mark each were Mil
dred Danyow, Lizzie Tatro, Grace Tatro
and Harold Tatro. Doris Rogers and
Stella Delany had no tardy marks. Fred
Smith was absent but one-half day. The
whole number of pupils enrolled this term
was twenty-five.
Miss Jane Toppan, the nurse charged
with the murder of a patient, Mrs. Mary
ID. Gibbs OF Cataumet, Mass, August u,
1901 was found mot guilty by reason Of
before a special sitting Of the
superior court at Barnstable, Mass. June
3. She was sentenced to spend the
remainder OF her natural life in the Taun-
ton insane asylum. Medical experts
TESTIFIED that she Is suffering from form
of degenerative insanity. having defective
control and irresistible impulse, and Is
irresponsible. Besides the
murder Of Mrs. Gibbs. Miss Toppan was
charged by the government with the
deaths OF Allen +. Davis and Mrs. GEN
evieve d. Gordon at Cataumet. and in
addition the deaths OF eight other persons
were inquired into, including that of Mrs
Edna Bannister Of Tunbridge.
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