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

were Christmas rhymes. "Art Notes"
were given by Mrs. Homer White in the
absence OF Mrs. l.. B. Johnson, who was
unable to be present on account of illness.
1.-THE Christ Child in Art" was considered
by Mrs. M. +. Holmes, who took up the
work OF Italian artists; by Mrs. q. +;
Ladd, to whom the Dutch school had
been assigned, and by Miss Annie Walsh,
whose paper treated Of the modern school
entirely.
A genealogical and Family History OF
the State OF Vermont" in two volumes,
compiled by Hon. Hiram Carleton OF
Montpelier, has just been issued and con-
tains biographical sketches of twenty
nine Randolph people. In it are TO be
found the lives OF Hons. VIM. III. Dubois,
VIM. III. Nichols, James Hutchinson ana
N. l.. Boyden, Col. A. B. Chandler, Drs. j.
p. Clifford, +. o. Blanchard, ID. III. Nuttlng
and ]. NJ. Ryder 1.-THE latter now residing
in Bellows Falls, Revs. G. w. Patterson
and Homer White, ]. p. Cleveland, j. ID.
Denison, Luke Parish, ID. II. Morse, c. f.
Moulton, c. r. Moulton with the. Ma
tional Life Insurance company Of Mont
pelierl, Salisbury Brothers, ID. G. Wood
ward, f. Z. Prichard, W. K. Lamson,
Willard Gay, Dix ]. Camp, Charles A.
Blodgett, the late Col. X. j. Kimball, Ed
ward Conant, r. G. Morton and F. f. Du-
Bots.
The Vermont State Spiritualists will
hold their thirty-fifth annual convention
at Montpelier, Vt, in the Grand Army
hail. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Janu-
airy 2, q and "a, 1904. The first session
will convene at 2 p. m. Friday, the I'D,
after which there will be regular sessions
at 10 a. m, 2 and 1880 p. M, during the
convention. There will be conferences
preceding several of the set lectures in
which all will be given an opportunity to
nv thar yia The hoard of n
agement has been very fortunate in Sc
curing the services of DR.. b. F. Austin,
formerly of Toronto, Canada, but at pres
ent at Geneva, N. ", and president OF the
large woman's college now building at
Geneva. Mrs. Effie /. Webster of Lynn,
Mass, one OF the best known test
mediums on the platform of today, and
favorably known in our state, is also to be
present during the entire convention.
Well-known state speakers will be in at
tendance. The annual election of officers
of the association will be held on Satur-
day. Good music will be furnished dur
ing the convention.
A. n. Hayes was loser instead Of
gamer Christmas day through
runaway accident. He drove down
to the Methodist church in the
morning to remove the trees used in the
exercises OF the night before and hitched
his young horse, a recent purchase, in
front OF the Stewart block on the opposite
side Of the street. As the horse was un-
used to standing in the highway, he asked
bystander to watch it for the few min
utes he should be in the church. During
his absence a couple OF dogs had a violent
alteration in the immediate vicinity and,
on being separated, one OF them nipped
the heels OF the colt and sprang at its
head. The spirited animal tore itself free
before the watcher could do anything TO
prevent and dashed down Main street,
eolliding with the hydrant at the corner
Of School street and completely wrecking
nice new sleigh. The horse ran the
length OF School street TO j. j. Trerise's
barn and on the slippery road fell several
times, receiving cuts and scratches that
have called for careful attention since.
There are plenty OF dogs in this village
that ought to be bound over some way to
keep the peace.
Lewis Hill, only brother OF Mrs. ID. Hale
Flint OF this village, and a popular clerk
in the grocery store of Z. FL. Haines OF
Waterbury, was found dead in the hay
loft of his employers barn about o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Flint
went to the young mans wedding Decem-
Der is and Mrs. Flint had remained in
Waterbury, her husband coming home
and going back again just before Christ
mas. on which day the members OF the
family were together. Saturday morning,
Mr.. Hill went out to take orders for the
store and after dinner went to the barn
for his delivery team. That was the last
seen OF HIM until he was found dead IN the
loft about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr..
Haines noticed that the ordered packages
had not been delivered and went to the
house to make inquiries which led to the
search i'm the barn. Mr.. Hill is said to
have been a rugged young man, in the
best OF health, and the autopsy on the
body revealed no evidence of disease.
Besides his young wife, he left a father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Zera A. Hill OF
Waterbury, and a sister, Mrs. Flint of
this place. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon in the Methodist church in
Waterbury.