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

captain apparently concluding that she
bad sustained no serious injury, she pro-
ceeded on Der course TO West Indian
ports. AS passengers on the Dewey were
"A. B. Salisbury and bis son, Franklin, OF
this place, wdo were starting on a shcrt
voyage to Jamaica, for the benefit OF Mr..
salisburyis health. Naturally, Mr.. Sails
bury's friends here hope that the Dewey
will justify its name and keep atioat.
Word is pected during the week from
the vessel. which reached Jamaica Wednes-
day, if all Jared well.
NJ. and Ms. Pearl Rumriil OF Concord,
n. H.. who are visiting here, were invited
Monday evening to a little perty at
Grange hail aud on their arrival found,
10 their intense surprise. that The parry
was a reception in their honor and tnat
about seventy 1--we OF their friends were
all ready to greet them. They were met
by the usbers, Lyndon Thomas and Miss
Luna Moatgome y, and es, ofted to the
hall. where they were assisted in receive
ing by Mr.. Rumril brother, Leroy
Rumrill, and Miss Harriet Hayward. In
the course of the evening j. j. Trerise
made one OF bis mimitable speeches,
presenting to the young couple in behalf
OF those present a very handsome silver
teaset. Mr.. Rumrill to whom surprises
were coming too 81 Oily to be easily
dealt with, delegated his brother 10
respond, which the latter did in fine form.
Other gifts of china, silverware, etc.,
were received from friends in White
River Junction aud elsewhere. Refresh
ments were served, and the evening ended
with dance, for which Miss Mont
gomery played.
The death OF Lewis Hill in Waterbury,
which is meni ioped in another column,
IS believed now 10 Re a ase OF suicide
thnuph no ~ son tna act fsnn bp
ina sined as he was apparently in the
best OF health and spirits. According to
the laws OF Vermont, druggists who sell
poison to people other than thobe in the
medhl profession are required to make
record of the date OF the sale, the amount
and the Kind purchased. The records
at the Palmer pharmacy show that Lewis
Hill had purchased Thursday, DE, ember
"a, lift en- grains OF strychnia. A chemi-
cal analysis OF the stomach by doctors
brought out the flct that it showed a large
quantity OF strychnia sulDhate, the two
circumstances, taken together, indicating
almost cert linlya Cls of suicide. Much
sympathy is felt for the relatives whose
natural grief is deepened by this ending
OF a fair and promising life. At the
funeral Monday, another life went out
suddenly. B. Crossett, one OF Water
bury's oldest and most respected resi-
dents, dropf d dead from heart disease
as he entered tue cemetery grounds for
the burial service.
last evening the fourth entertainment
OF the lecture course was given in Dubois
q Gays hall. Dewitt Miller was the
lecturer and ''The Sslf-Suficiency OF the
Republic his subject. Beginning 2c1,CS1
years ago he came gently down the de-
clivity OF time to the present day. He
sketched the colonization OF this hemis-
phere by the different nations of EuroI .
and showed that only tie English have
persisted. The power OF the French and
spanish and Dutch and Swedes and others
who set colonies here has vanished from
the continent, and England will sometime
go. Canada will he inder andent or will
willingly join the United States. The
SPEAKER sc med to he disciple of the doc
trine OF "manife3t destiny and his pro-
phetic gre beheld tie time when North
and South AmerIcl-the whole continent
will be ours. He said that we are suffi-
Gent unto ourselves and that IL Chinese
wall were built around ms, we could live
in prosperity and happiness without COM
munication with any other nation of TIE
earth. On the other rand the nations of
Europe, and rlrticIlarly England, cannot
live without us. They look TO US for
breed. Referring to the Heterogeneous
character OF our population. be thought
we are able to assimllate ana make good
Americans OF all who come 20 Us. He
advocated a strong navy and a small
standing army. The lecturer was fire.
quently eloquent and his lecture was
punctuated with stories and remarks. and
called for and received frequent applause