Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-12

volumes comprising the club books
1902. This is the sixth donation Til
club has made to the library, their gift
aggregating 1873 books.
The smallpox excitement, having moth
ing to feed on, has gradually subsidized
[ None OF the party going 10 Rochester a
f. the time of the "Uncle Sin entertainment
/ have shown any disposition to fulfill tn
I doleful prognosteations OF their friend
/ by having the disease, and Monday thos
/ who had been kept out Of school as a pre-
cauti0narY measure were allowed TO re-
turn, Miss Maud Brackett, who wa
prevented last week from leaving town
went Monday to Boston, and SATURDAY.
I Miss Emma Moses went back To ROehCs
Z ter, where she Is teaching. having received
word that the schools would reopen Mon
day after their week IS recess. David 4
Dyer, who was exposed two weeks ago b,
his father-in-law, Charles Fassett. IL
Rochester, was left in quarantine few
days longer to give plenty OF time for ans
Developments in his case that might be
slow IN manifesting themselves.
AT the fourth quarterly conference OF
the Nj. r.. church held Saturday evening
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year;-Stewards, DIR. A. G.. Bailey.
q. b. Copeland, j. b. Drew, Asa n. HAYES,
II. II. Slack, Albert Morse, Charles W.
Proper, Herbert Hubbard, ". r. Blood.
Lyman ID. Rhodes; committee on finance,
A. n. Hayes, o. h. Copeland, DR.. A. c.
Bailey, Arthur Williams Il. $. Tewks-
bury; committee on care Of church prop
erty, r. III. Slack, &. w. Proper, Arthur
Williams. The stewards for Bethel Gilead
are Arthur Williams, Il. S. Tewksbury and
Morris Ellis. The wish was unanimous
ly expressed that conference, which meets
at Northiield in April, would return Rev.
4. q. Rainey to Randolph for his fifth
consecutive year in this charge. The
church has never done so well as under
his pastorate, and he is deseryedly popular
with all creeds and denominations OF the
village people.
Marc, the magician, whose lecture
course entertainment Monday evening
had been widely anticipated, performed
the magical feat of disappearing altogeth-
er. Despite assurances that be would be
here, he failed TO arrive and no word was
received from him until GAO D. m. when
a telegram from Portland, Me, an
nouneed that he had failed to make train
connections. II was then too late to give
general notice and there were many disap-
pointed ones who came to the hall, let
Ter from the lecture bureau states that
Marc wired them late Saturday that he
could not get out of Pennington, Ne, on
sunday. The bureau wired him to drive
)r hire special train to Lewiston and con-
meet there-not to fail Randolph, but
Marc evidently couldn't or didn't. IL is
hoped that he can be secured for a later
late, but 4 not some other high-grade
number VIII be substituted, due notice OF
which will be given. The association re-
srets this break in the course fully as
much as the patrons do.
A Washington despatch in the daily
papers says that among the bills passed bv
me House OF Representatives at Washing
on last week was one for the payment Of
II ,ols to DIR. l.. A. Moves OF Randolph for
services rendered as assistant treasury
'gent at 81. George Island, Alaska, during
ne winter OF lSSO-Sl. DR.. Noyes was em-
)loyed by the then treasury agent. George
x. Ilngle, in the absence of the regular
reasury agent to go to st. George Island
mo discharge the duties of an agent.
MS he did for period OF ten months but
he treasury department held that the an
continent was illegal and that no paw
nent Tor his services could be made. Dur
ng the years following, persistent efforts
nave oeen made to pass bill in Congress
laylng him for his services At the last
ession. Senator Dillingham; introduced .
oil IN the Senate for his relief. II passed
ne senate late in the session and came in 4
o the House, where il was taken mn nv
congressman Foster and although vipor- \
,usly opposed by Congressman pavne /
'hairman Of the ways and means commit 1
ee and the Republican leader, was finally |
passed.
J. v Newton and his beIner A,ro
Matters. were brought before Judge Wm. 4
4. Nichols Monday on the charge ~ /
,etlt larceny. II appears that Mrs. +. Z.
]olburn, living in the upper part of the
lr. kendrick house. bought some coal
Monday Of NJ. NJ. Wilson, who, TO I'm 4
he order, borrowed a quantity Of q. Il. /
louiton from car consigned to J. w /
,aoFlelle. Newton was ordered to draw |
ne coal and after 8 O'Clock Monday nipht
Weighed a load OF BOO pounds, drew II 10 \
rs own house and into the doorvard 4
mere IL remained some ten minutes and
las then taken TO its proper destination
tuesday, morning a second load. which
ompleted the order, was delivered The
mall amount of coal for the size of the
roef eXelted the curiosity of the pur-
haser and by keeping track of what
'as used and weighing the rest a short
ge was discovered of $40 pounds in an
rder Tor l3O0, and 81 81 was refunded nv tbe
ealer. IL being noised a abroad that Mr. WiI-
on was giving short measure on or3ers
Dr coal, he felt Obliged 10 bring A.
latter TO the attention of Chief Of Police
-etShun- VINO, upon investigation. pro-
eedeu, with the help OF j. ID Denison
So, to prosecute Newton and Waters ~,
etit larceny. Both were found guilty. and
Iewton was fined 3 and costs. and
'aters - ana costs, the total amount ~
mes, slo.o4, being paid BY Newton,
refer +. McLaurin was in town n few
avs the first of the week. arrivins, -.
aturday. Next Saturday he sails IN 49,
-eamer Mexico from New York for Chic
here he IS connected with a Lumber an1
al estate concern-the same one -
men Frank Hastings is EMPLOYED His
eauq will be at Havana. Mr. NJ
anrln SUIT against the millionaire Al
'etors OF Inc Cuba comrsnv is now be-
Continued on 9TH age.)