Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-31

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convicted in Bennington county court o.
the murder OF her husband and sentenced
, to be hung, and is making an effort TO Sc.
cure the communication OF her sentence.
At the Grange meeting Saturday even
ing, ID. II. Morse. A. A. Priest, Lyman
Hutchinson, j. Harris Bass and George
Flint were chosen as a building COM
mittee for the proposed new Grange hall.
AT the vote Of committee H. NJ. Totman,
master OF the Grange, was also added 10
the members, and a meeting is to be held
next Saturday evening for the considera-
tion OF ways and means.
The musical entertainment, given by the
| Ladies' Aid of the NJ. T.. church at the
home OF Mrs. S. S. Briggs on Maple street
last Thursday evening, was a very pleas
ant event. An unusually good program
was presented, consisting OF orchestral Sc
lections rendered by George Chatfield. vio-
llnist, Glenn Bailey, cornetist, and Mrs.
| +. w. Wood, pianist; piano duets by
Misses Ruby and Una Allen; piano solo by
Miss Ruby Allen, and vocal solos by Fred
Rainey, Misses Lettie and Alta Bailey.
Charles II. Crandall OF Woodstock was
/ in town last Thursday and Friday, the
1 guest Of has sister, Mrs. +. I. Salisbury.
Mr.. Crandall, who is an architect, is also
practical builder and has been in the bust
ness for the last seventeen years, drawing
Z plans for eight or nine years. He is think
ing now OF leaving Woodstock and locat-
ing in Randolph, which would be a more
convenient point from which to work. and
his trip here last week was for the pur-
pose OF looking over the ground a little.
The Middlebury Register, in speaking OF
an entertainment given in that place the
eve Of ST. Patrick's day, says :-"As a rare
treat. the audience, which, by the way,
crowded the hall to overlooking, was priv
ileged TO listen TO the well and favorably
known soprano soloist, Mrs. Carolyn
Haufier O'Brien Of Boston, who rendered
several selections in such a finished and
artistic manner as to reflect the greatest
credit on the talented lady who so gra-
eiously gave her services for the greater
success OF the evenings entertainment"
The ladies Of the Relief Corps gave an
informal reception last Thursday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. o. 5. Chamber |
lain TO two departing members of the |
organization, Mrs. 5. p. Leland and Mrs. |
F. l.. Kent. There were about twenty-five |
present, and the farewell visit was made a
happy occasion to the guests OF honor |
whose removal from the circle Of the Corps |
is much regretted. Refreshments Of ice |
cream, cake and fruit we're served. Mrs.
Leland, Mrs. Kent and children left Mon
day morning for West Salisbury, whittier
the gentlemen Of the two families had
preceded them by team.
The annual business meeting OF the
Randolph Woman's Literary club was
held with Mrs. William Bass on Saturday
afternoon, and the following officers were
elected for the coming year:-President,
Mrs. William Bass; vice president, Mrs.
G. F. Moulton; secretary, Mrs. +. o.
Blanchard treasurer, Mrs. +. E. Dubois.
The committees are as follows:-The pro-
gram committee, Mrs. G.. Z. Ladd, chair
man, Mrs. {. +. Moulton, Mrs. NJ. +.
Miss Abbie Clark, Mrs. J. p.
Cleveland; book committee, Mrs. l.. p.
Thayer, chairman, Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury,
Mrs. Fraser Metzger, Mrs. f. II. Joslyn, .
Miss Annie Walsh; flower committee,
Mrs. JOslyn, chairman, Mrs. X. II. Cham !
berlin and Miss Walsh.
Tomorrow will be the first Of April,
known in school-bo parlanee as April
Fools day, when the unsuspecting are led
INTO snares and made TO look sufficiently
FOOLISH to deserve the uncomplimentary
title that is Immediately shouted at them. {
The Romans gave to this month the name
II Aprilis, from aperire, 10 open, because !
I was the season when the buds began TO |
open; by the Anglo-Saxons it was called
)oster, or Easter month, and by the |
Dutch the Grass month. The custom of !
playing little tricks on April LIST appears :
o be universal throughout Europe. In 9
France the person imposed upon is called I
N April fish, in England an April fool, !
nd in Scotland gowk, or cuckoo. The
findoos practice precisely similar tricks !
m the 3ist Of March, when they hold Q
What is called the Hull festival I
Death Of George W. Vinton. e
George W. Vinton, Jr., well known in {
his vicinity, died at the home Of his \
Mother in Chicago Sunday evening, March :
3, after short but sharp conflict with !.
rights disease.
Though he fought valiantly for his 4
fe, the young man was quickly sub =
ued, the beginning OF his troubles hav- +"
AZ come within a year. He was intend :,
lg to 90 to Arizona some months ago y
or his health but became so much worse u
efore he could start that the trip had \,
} be given up, and he became a u
atient in the Presbyterian hospital in -
hicago instead. After three months in ~
ne hospital he was removed to the home =,
I his mother, where he died. During X
lie last weeks of his life he was blind and q,
lrtially paralyzed. 90
Mr.. Vinton was born in Burlington, 7,
h., Sept. u, 1871, so that he was in his n
tn year at the time of his death He ~
as married to Miss Minnie Kroeger OF -
oline, ILL.,, July 10, 1900. The two had
zen classmates in the Moline high school, q,
lving graduated together in the class m
After his marriage Mr.. Vinton went to ~
hicago, where he went into the employ
the South Side Elevated Railway Co.
,me two years ago he returned to O.,
oline, entering the service of the Central ~,
Mon Telephone Co. as solicitor, a a.
,sition in which he proved an efficient ~
Id valuable man. -
His father, George w. Vinton, ST., is ~
present in the Battle Creek Sanitariu IN -,
Moline suffering from inflammatory ~ ~
eumatism, and unable to stand on his ~,
It. The deceased also left sister, Mrs. =
airy (Vinton) Burkhart of Chicago, who -.
remembered as a school girl in Ran i mr.
lph. IL
Mr.. Vinton was at the time of his death 81
member of the Moline Public Library -,
ard. He was also president of the -,
oliue High School Alumni association. ~
The remains were taken to Moline for -
2 funeral and burial.