Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Curtis Of Pixies
Station N. H., were the Christmas guests
OF Mr.. Cur.is' parents, Dr. and Mrs. W.
S. Curtis in this village. Monday Dr.
Curtis went back 10 his Office IN Mont
7Delier aud bis son returned 70 Pike
station. the latter wife remaining with
her husbands mother for Few Gays
longer.
At a meeting of the Epworth League Of
the Methodist church held Tuesday even
ing at the home OF DIR. A. Z. Bailey the
following officers were elected :-Pfesi-
dent. r. II. Slack; LIST vice president, Miss
Lena Rhodes; ID, Mrs. 9. O. Howe; 80,
Miss Rose Cooper; 9TH, ISIS Emma BAR
lev; secretary, Miss Grace Wymani treas
urer, DIR. A. G. Bailey.
Waterman Mcintyre Of North Randolph
who scratched bis left hand two weeks
ago with a rusty nail, had TO have his arm
amputated above the elbow Saturday at
Dir. Ginord's santarium by Drs. Bailey,
Angel and Clifford. Blood poison bad set
I in and the hand and arm for some dis
lance above the wrist were completely
rotten. A assesses have since been OF ned
on the right shoulder and on the elbow OF
the right arm.
The marriage OF Miss LoUetta NJ,
daughter of d. |. Fra ie., TO LEROY A.
| Richardson of Boston was solemni7ed at
morning. Dec. 20. Rev. F. @. Rainey,r
pastor Of the NJ. Il. church, officiating.
1 The wedding was a quiet one. only the
members of the immediate families being
present. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson left on
the afternoon express at ] 20 for tour OF
Boston and othe interesting points.
Fred Bcedle, who was with his parents,
Mr.. ind Mrs. A. h. Beeole, from Tours
day to Monday, was tie re oieat OF
valuable Co is,mas gift from II. Harry
Kir gsbury of Keene, N. H., with whose
toy manufae. ofv Re res EN- ,oanected
for nearly ten years and is now the man
ager and gene al overseer. Supoosing
he had received the usual remembrance
of box of cigars, Mr.. Beedle began to
undo number OF wrappings and at last
c anne to the sum OF & 70 that stood not
only for Christmas gift, but also for
testimonial to faithful service for long
term Of years.
v. A. Grant has sold bis farm to his
brother, Henry l.. Grant of Washington,
who has already taken possession. The
prlce paid was sl5oJ, which ls little
ess than the teller paid for it. V. A.
/ Grant and family will continue to make
their home at the farm this winter and ex-
poet to remain in this vicinity afterwards
as long as Mr.. Grant decides to K .se his
| drug business in New Hampshire. Mr..
| Henry Grant has a daughter, Mss Ve.niet
student in the University of Vermont,
who is home on vac ltion but Will return
to college Monday, and son, who will
/ stay in Washington this winter and in
the spring assist his father in carrying
on the farm.
When a freight train reached Fords
crossing between this village and Brain
tree Sunday night VIII Il broke on a car
in the middle section, and the car, leaving
the track, became uncoupled, front and
rear, and went down an embankment
without disturbing the rest of the train.
On the down grade. toe part thus left de-
tached overlook the front end of the train
and struck it with such force that auto
matte couplers joined the two sections, and
the train came on to this station before its
loss was noticed. The CIR that went down
the emblnkment was so badly wrecked
that it was burned where it lay. When
this story reached Montpelier, "capital"
wag sent blank liars license to this sta
ton to be filled out, such being the incre-
dulity with which he received an anthem
tic report of this curious happening.
In the case of town Of Erookdeld VS.. c.
II. Bigelow and bondsnen, following the
recent ruling OF Chancellor Start the
plaintiff has smendc1 its bill so that it
now expects to bold the bondsmen for
eny DISCREPANCIES tfat may be proven
The only diffeIencethe ruling made in the
opinion of the Brook ,eld selectmen, was
matter of S7.f2 costs that the town has to
pay. 1t is still possible for the defendant
TO demur again. on the ground that the
amendment to the bill is 'ot sufficient to
hold the srretiel. The defendant has to
file bis answer by Jan. 10, 1871. Then a
master will be appoin,ed and the hearing
will be ned as soon as w. Il. c. Stickney,
counsel for the plaintiff. who Will shortly
be engaged IN the Foo murder tiial. en-
attend 10 it, unless the January term Of
supreme court or some other matter inter-
feres.
Prof. Larov Mann OF the Thayer School
OF Civil Engineering in Hanover, N a..
came Monday and drove back to Hanover
yesterday. His trip was made for the pur-
pose Of attending to some business mat
tiers for his father, j. g. Manu. whose
store in Ogdensburgh suffered some weeks
ago from quite disastrous fire. clerk
accidentally knocked lamp off the end of
the counter and the fire spread rapidly
through the interior of the store. With
the aid of chemicals the flames were ex-
tinguished but the stock was ruined, more
damage being done by the chemicals.
which took the color out of the fabrics.
than by the fire. The stock was insured
and the difficulty in the adjustment. due
to the goods being left though in an I'M
salC1ble condition, has been hrally ar
ranged TO the Gltisfac,ion of Mr.. Mann,
whose loss, however, is far from being
J covered by the insurance.
Readers Of the Sunday papers noted the
shipwreck that occurred at the mouth Of
Boston harbor Saturday forenoon, when
the Clyde liner kiowa was sunk by the
Admiral Dewey. The Kiowa was lying at
anchor, waiting for the snow squat to
pass so that it could enter the harbor in
safety. OF sudden. out from the dark
ness of the storm came the sharp prov Of
another vessel and before its course could
be changed it struck the Kiowa a terrific
J blow. The latter soon sunk, but her crew
were saved by vessels nesrbv. The Dew
ley held of for short tine, when, her