Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-10

/ While Charles Coulumbe was crossing
the track near Salisbury's mill last Thurs
day with a load Of wood, the shoe to one
/ runner broke Just as a freight train was
approaching. Fortunately, the engineer
/ saw the predieament Of the team in time
1 10 prevent an accident and stopped the
/ train long enough for Mr.. Coulumbe to
/ get off the track.
At the annual convocation OF Whitney
| Chapter, No. 5, held Monday afternoon,
March Z, the following officers we're
elected and installed :-R. T.. Parker. II.
/ p; j. +. Tewksbury, king; L. q. Erskine,
/ scribe; L. 7. Sault. treasurer A. j. Huse,
| secretary; L. Webb.,C. OF H.; y L. Boyden,
/ T.. s.; ID. ID. Howe, h. A. C.; NJ. h, RUM
riIl, master 80 veil; J. ID. Denison, master
"a veil; Geo r. Davis, master LIST veil; j.
| b. Fisk. sentinel.
| Rev. q. A. Emery was called to West
| Burke Friday to attend a funeral and
spent Sunday among his former parishion-
ers there. Mr.. Emery, who has been tax
ing years rest from the active labors Of
the ministry, and living with his son, h.
l.. Emery, IN this village, leaves town to-
day with his wife to visit IN Waterbury
and Stowe until conference meets March
80 in Montpelier. He will then resume
duty and expects 10 be appointed TO al
charge in the St. Adams district.
Capt. j. +. Eldredge went to Boston
yesterday to make arrangements for the
Vermont delegation to the national g. A.
r. eneampment, which is to be held in
that city. The captain, as department
commander for Vermont, has issued his
first general order in which he makes pub
lie the names Of the members OF his staff
as follows ;-Assistant acknowledgement
and assistant quartermaster- general, b. +.
Bowman OF Randolph; assistant inspector
general, f.. III. Wood OF Rutland; Judge
aAVpantp i II upfa ~ MpntTkaItars phfEf
mastering officer, Mark j. Sargent OF
South Royalton: senior aide camp and
chief OF staff, John w. Currier OF North |
Troy.
A"Feature" social for the benefit Of the /
NJ. =. church was held last Thursday 1
evening at the residence Of b. +. Kicker on /
Highland avenue and, despite the I'M /
pleasant weather, had large attendance. /
Much amusement was created by guessing
at the owners of the noses and mouths 1
that appeared through convenient aper-
lures in a sheet suspended in one Of the
rooms, and the wild attempts at identifi-
cation by means OF these features made il
seem probable that one might not know
his own nose If he came across il unex- i
pectedly stuck on wall There was short
musical and literary program. Ice cream
and cake were on sale, and the receipts of II
the evening amounted to about 80.
Archie Constable, who achieved notorie-
~ last year BY fiourishing a decrepit re-
yolYer in the schoolroom when being
mildly disciplined by the teacher, was
arrested Friday on complaint OF Town
Grand Juror ID. ID. Howe ana brought
before Judge Nichols on the charge of
petit larceny. He pleaded guilty TO the
theft from the freight depot of a package
Of tobacco belonging to Charles Thurston
and was sentenced to the Reform school
for the remainder Of his minority. Young I,
Constable, who will be Is years old the
list Of this month, was taken to Yer
gennes Friday night by Deputy Sheriff j. {
+. Lamson for six years course at the
state institution, which it is hoped may +
have a salutary effect and incline him TO \
more reasonable ways of living. .
/. d. Williams, while plastering several \
months ago, dropped some mortar into d
his left eye, burning it 50 terribly that he 0
was threatened with an entire loss OF
light. A warty formation appeared on the b
ball, and this DR.. j. p Clifford twice i
iheared off, treating the wound and caus- }
ng Il to heal so smoothly that not a trace b
u the growth or its removal remained.
Mr. Williams partially regained the sight h
u that eye and went to New York to con- 81
ult specialist, who, upon examination, D
aid il was the finest and most delicate b
piece OF work he had seen in a long time il
md that had he himself had the case in v
he beginning there was more than prob D
bility that MIR. Williams would have b
7me out Of it with much worse eye. d
The regular meetings OF U. S. Grant
'ost q. A. r., and the Woman's Relief v
5orps Saturday evening were held as an \
Informal reception in honor of Capt. j. e. =
whose election to the position 4
4 department commander Of the Vermont X
7, A. r. is matter of pride and satisfac- 4
ion to his friends Of the Post and Corps h
nd his civil acquaintance. Geo. w. Y
.lagg very happily introduced Capt. FL u
.redge, who had been neither foreWarned
Tor forearmed, but made a very acceptable T.
esponse, and other speeches were made =
" j. ID, Denison, Esq, and 0rson Wood q
ock, Light refreshments were served -
nd social evening pleasantly spent. NJ. II
+. Sargent and Mrs. John Hewitt OF the q
outh Royalton Post and Corps were also Z
Mrs Fannie Brown, wife of Henry b
johnson, who was stricken with paraly- C
Is March !, suffered a second shock at 4 .,
$3.50 Monday morning and died at 3 Z
clock in the afternoon, having reached "
be age Of so years. MIR. and Mrs. Robin II
on, who would have celebrated their 59th h'
'edding anniversary in April, have been =
wing with their son, Royal, on the II. v. III
fletcher farm. OF their ten children.
ght survive, with the aged husband
'ana Of East Randolph, Alvin OF Elmore,
iiliam Of West Lebanon, y. H, Royal to
lrs. Carrie Comstock, Mrs S. II. King g
nd Miss Lucy Robinson OF Randolph and ia
lrs. II. II. Spencer Of Barre The funeral q
a. held at IL o'clock Wednesday fore IA
oon, Rev. L. Y. Moody OF the Center
hciating, with burial in the Center com
cry. All Of the children were present at
le funeral There were also in attend
ace sister, Mrs. Lyman Flint OF Barre;
grandson, Richard Atridge Of Barre; q
lusin, Mrs. Carl Dutton, and the latter's
N from Gaysville.