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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
The Late Q. 4. RumrIII.

Oliver II. Rumrill, aged 50 wears. 4
months and Il days, died suddenly OF
apoplexy Friday, November 4, in Detroit,
Mich, at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
T.. f. Lamb, who found him dead In his
bed when she went to his room In the
morning, according TO her usual custom,
to see how he was. He had had a little
cold, but nothing Of a serious nature. and
retired last Thursday night with no pre-
monition that he was lying down to his
last sleep.
Mr.. Rumrill was born in Cayendish but
came to this vicinity when a boy and had
spent nearly all his life in Br1okdeld and
Braintree, Since the death of his wife six
years ago, he had lived with his daughter
IN Detroit, where the funeral service was
held at O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
The body was brought here Tuesday by
the daughter and her husband and taken
TO the Braintree Hill cemetery for burial
IN the family lot. There was a short sery-
ice at the grave with Rev. Fraser Metzger.
pastor Of the Christian church. as me
officiating clergyman.
The deceased left a granddaughter. Miss
Nellie Fisk u this place,an two nephews.
Nj. B. kumrill Of Randolph and Charles
Rumril Of Berlin. The latter was unable
10 be present.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
Randolph Continued.

Mrs. /. s. Chase spent yesterday in
Montpelier.
Miss Clara Bean has been in Montpelier
and Barre since Monday.
Mrs. l.. ID. Rhodes went to Hancock
Saturday for a week OF so.
Mrs. George Chedel and Mrs. Nj. r.
Granger are in Montpelier today.
Mrs. A.. n. Angel went to Barre yester-
day to spend the rest of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Vaughan have
been in Woodstock for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Kicker have been in
Plainteld and Groton since Monday.
A son was born Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Holman, living on Park street.
Miss Stella Plstt of Burlington was the
guest Of Miss Desier Moulton over sun
dav.
John F. Mead attended the Fish and
Game League banquet in Montpelier last
night.
Fred Beedle returned to Keene, n. H.,
today after a week OF hunting in Ran
dolph.
Mrs. C. W. Litch OF Montpelier was at
the home OF her brother, r. S. Abbott,
over Sunday.
Mrs. Lois Xix is confined to the bed
with an attack Of the grip at the home OF
her son, Lyman ID. RiN.
Mrs. Ida Batchelder is suffering from a
severe cold, which threatened at first to
develop into pneumonia.
Earl Cushman Of Burlington is visiting
his relatives and old acquaintance in
Randolph and Brsintree.
George Drew, after several weeks at
home. went back to his work at the
Woodstock Inn Tuesday.
Charles Gracy's family went Tuesday to
live IN PIttsield, where Mr.. Gracy is
working in a lumber camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coulumbe, Jr., and
child Of Ripton were with Mr.. Coulumbe's
parents in this village from Saturday to
Tuesday.
Hon. Y. /. Spear has a new 6--horsepower
Cooley engine at his farm that can also be
used at the Maple sugar Market when
necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. J. Huse had Mrs.
Huse's brother. J.. ID. Grout. wife and
daughter OF Morrisyilie with them from
Saturday TO Tuesday.
j. II. Moulton came down from Mont
pelter Monday To vote election dav. and
yesterday bis daughter. bliss Mary. ar
rived for a few days stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. r.. Mead and children
and Miss Annie Mead will start next
Wednesday for California to spend the
coming i've months o. winter At Los An
geles.
Mrs. Henry Pope snd youngest child.
who had been visiting in Moretovn.
stopped here yesterday on their return 10
Springfield and are st C. r. Pope's for a
day or two.
John White, who has been employed on
the electric car line in Meriden. Conn.
lately, BE- passing q two or three weeks va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles White.
W d Fits o. RoXhury and W. l.. Fits
81 san Francisco, who II East for the 8rst
time In - years, have been visiting reia-
ttyes in Randolph and Braintree for The
last few days.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
A Musical Treat.

The night before Thanksgiving, Novem-
Der %, the people of Randolph will have
an opportunity to listen to music OF an
exceptional order as Prof. e. NJ. Bowman
Of New York, organist and director OF
the Baptist Temple choir OF that city,
will give an organ recital in the Cong
church, a, sisted by his daughter, Miss
Bessie May Bowman, a contralto soloist.
Prof. and Mrs. Bowman and their
daughter are to spend Thanksgiving in
Bethel with the professors brother, DIR.
j. A.. Bowman, and to this circumstance
is due the musical pleasure which the
people of this village viii enjoy.
AT the Worlds fair in st. Louis, Prof.
Bowman and his talented daughter gave
two organ and song recitals IN Festival
ball to audiences that were estimated to
number over 1000 persons. The St. Louis
papers spoke OF Miss Bowman's singing
as faultless and of her voice as a contralto
Of wonderful beauty, power and indi-
Viduality. "She was kindly received
when she came forward to sing her first
group of songs, but when she finished
the plaudits that broke forth showed that
1900 people had discovered a new star in
the musical armament
The organ, upon which Prof. Bowman
played with masterful command, is, by
II sounding stops, the largest in the
world. IL contains 100 miles of electric
wires, 1900 magnets and 4 motors aggre-
eating 23l horsepower. 1t is to be placed
permanently in the great Convention hall
at Kansas City.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10

Abe Holt, whose place.as local agent for
the Singer sewing machine has been
taken BY j. f.. Jerd, is nov in charge OF
the once OF the Singer company in Leba-
non, n. H., and will move his family 10
that town next week.
Mrs. Nellie Morse and her daughter,
Miss Nina Battles, came from Montpelier
Friday and spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. Sargent in this village and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Sargent in Gilead. Miss
Battles went back to Montpelier Monday,
and her mother followed Tuesday.
Mrs. ID. s. Philbrick and son Of Culi-
son, Kan, who were here in the spring
with Mr.. Philbrick, are again the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Lamso for a week
or so before returning home after a sum
mer's s|oiourn in the East, with friends in
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Eugene Wardner, in driving towards
Elm street Saturday, met a double team at
the foot OF the hill and in attempting TO
pass, his horse, which was little
frightened, managed to overturn the car
rage and throw him out. Mr.. Wardner
fell to the ground, fracturlng his right
shoulder and cutting the side OF his face.
Tuesdays election here was as quiet as a
modern prayer meeting. Randolph cast a
light vote-only 62 votes out OF a total of
over 900 in town. IL was a falling of from
the vote OF 1900 OF 20 votes, the Republic
cans losing 81, the Democrats 10 and the
scattering vote fell from s to 4. The gem
eral election returns were received over the
New England telephone from. Montpelier
Tuesday evening. NJ. NJ. Wilson, ESQ,
dedicated his new law Office by inviting
several friends in and furnishing cigars
while he repeated the returns received by
phone. The result was known by 10 O'Clock
and the Republicans went home satisfied.
Mrs. Roxana Hebard has received news
OF the death OF her brother, Azariah 5
West, in his 18th year, in Bookings,
South Dakota, October p. He was a ma
tive Of Minerva, n. y, but went West
when a young man and became one Of the
early pioneers OF that part OF the country.
He was a veteran Of the Civil war and a
man justly held In high esteem. Much OF
his life was spent in Wisconsin but since
1882 he had resided in Bookings county,
where three of his five living children
took up government and five miles from
the town Of White. Besides Mrs. Hebard.
who visited him eight years ago, he left
two other sisters, Mrs. Heman Smith in
Iowa and Mrs. Stella Chapman in Kan
sns.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10

long term. Her greatest activity was
felt IN the Christian church, OF which she
had long been a me mber. Her interest
there was always intense and her loyalty
to its purposes never tagged. She had
served as president OF the Ladies' Aid
society and the society was unusually
prosperous under her long aud faithful
administration,
The most marked Characteristic Of her
life was an implicit faith i'm her Maker
and that life closed like a benediction.
She left one daughter, Mrs. Charles Stew
ems, and a brother, Mr.. Rodney Flint, OF
Braintree.
at the Christian church, Rev. Fraser Metz,
ger, her pastor, officiating. Cox.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
Death Of Mrs. L ]. saraent.

Mrs. Leroy j. Sargent died last saturday
ate a severe illness Of nine weeks. at tbe
age Of 59 years. She was a woman well
and widely known throughout the COM
muntty, having been born at Brook6eld
and having long been a resident Of Ram
dolph. shortly after the close Of the war
she was married to Leroy J.. Sargent III
Braintree.
She had been for a number Of wears An
active member OF the Womanis Relief
Corps and held the office OF president Of
that organization for an exceptionally
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
ExamInatIon Of Ieaehers.

Public examinations of teachers will be
held at the High school building in White
River junction, Bethel and Chester, Nov.
% and %.
GAN candidates for examination person.
ally unknown to the county examiner,
shall furnish a testimonial Of good moral
character and satisfactory evidence Of
ability to govern ae 2w
n. }. WVTEHILL, Examiner for Wind
sOr county,.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
a Gard.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Stevens wish to ex-
press their thanks to the many friends
who so generously remembered their
mother with flowers, and other kind at
tentions during her long illness, and for
the beautiful flowers since received from
the Ladies' Aid, the w. r. G. and c. +.
society and from the many friends.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
Card.

We wish to express our sincere thanks
to the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us az the time of the fire,
and for their kindness since then.
Mr.. AM Mrs. kIMBALL WILLIAMS.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRANK WILLIAMS.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ARTHUR WILLIAMS.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HALE WILLIAMS.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GALE MORSE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10
WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC.

c. }. RockweIis ad. on pages. Nv
FoR sALE:-Dry wood. ~. TRERIsE.
20 lbs. tripe in kegs 75c. r. n. JERD.
Dry wood for sale. II GEo. r. DUMAS.
See }. r. Jerd's phonogrsph ad- page 3.
FoR sALE:-swin's Poultry Food.
+. y. JERD.
For SALE: -Four good cows.
A. NJ. ADAMS.
WANTED Man for winter on farm.
Nv +. 4. Ellis, Bethel.
Ishau be in Randolph Nov. II and is.
DIR. GEO. II. SPILLER.
WAyTFD:-Poultry alive for cash.
n. r. REED, Mortified, Vt.
FOR sALE:-Four good, second hand
stoyes. n g w.
For SALE OR To LET -Holstein and
Durham bulls. Il. +. hiCkEk
Pigs for sale. Inquire Of A. b. Gay or
c. W. Hayward.
Highest market price paid for hides,
skins and pelts. +. y, JEhD'
To RENT:-Tenement Of 5 rooms. In
duire Of A. b. Cushman. tt
Real estate mortgages desired at once.
Address A. b. O. Randolph, VI,
WANTED Colts 10 break.
Al W. u EANnLff last biahfAANf W.
For Edison Photographs and supplies
see page 1. MRS. r. T.. NANoRNAM.
See {. r. Mobiles ad. for Christmas
greens, Bethel column.
Custom butchering done. Old horses
and bob calves wanted. Nv 5. II. KING
FOR sALE.-Dry hard body wood. Leave
order at J. r. Lamson's or sugar Market.
b. 81 NJ, G. ", Rut., o. q L. G. mileages
at Hulbert's barber shop, Edson's block.
Christmas goods at the Store Studio.
Embroidery stamping at the Store Studio.
/ have taken Abe Holt's place as local
agent for the Singer sewing machine.
j. +. JERD.
win be at Randolph Inn Saturday,
Nov. -. Be sure and see me then.
v. A. EVANS, Graduate Optician.
WANrED:-Lady or gentleman, fair edu-
cation, to travel for firm Of $4,000 capi-
tai. salary s1,072 a year and expenses
paid weekly. NJ. PERCIVAI, Randolph.
let me send your laundry TO Montpelier
Wednesday morning on the sos and back
Fridays. II you take the train yourself
a mileage OF me. C.. r. STEELE.
FoR sALE;-Good paying business for
man or woman. VIII sell right or trade
for n kind Of property that does not re-
quire entire time to look after. Address,
Lock Box log, Randolph, Vt. @2w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
The Issue in Illinois.

st. Louis Republic: The assessment
system, by which corruption funds for
the maintenance of personal machine
are raised from state employees. under
mines the quality of the public service
in a state. This assessment system
has been practiced TO an unheard-of
degree in Illinois.
The employee who holds his position
by reason of certain political activities.
and not by reason OF his ability TO fill
the .slace he occupies. cannot do good
work. All discipline and orderly organ
ization in working force are destroy
ed whcI. such methods obtain. Yet
this is the condition in the Illinois
state institutions.
State jobs are filled under such a sys-
TEN by men who have no means of live
lihood outside Of politics, and who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
The Great Ego Causes Distrust.

lncre is no denying tho fact that the
president of Il nation such as ours, with
the influence which he exercises. the
power he commands and the SpOils
which he is able To distributes. Is Il
force to bc rccloned with. and Mr.
Roosevelt has not only taken advun-
tage of every atom of power and priv
legc. but has even gone beyond.
Then, again. Mr.. Roosevelt is an i'm
pUl>ive man and does not calmly weigh
the merits OF every subject that comes
before him in his official capacity. care
fully Investigating all sides and con
siderinc the equities OF the case with Il
dcliberation worthy OF the high e.
fee he holds
Because of these things the people
are more or less in fear always OF
what his next move may be.-Concord
Patriot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

openly ''go in for all they can get"
That it must mean the growth of Grim
inal corruption. could the facts be I'm
earthed. is apparent. Exactly this is
the situation in Illinois.
Deneen could not have been nomin-
ated but for the organization which
this system supported, and Yates can
not go TO the senate without the con-
tinued strength which his development
Of the system has given him. The
plain remedy is TO Gust the whole
crowd. 70 vote the republicans, good
ana bad, out of Office, and to put dem
ocrats in Office, with the plain under
standing that the rotten spoils system
is 10 be substituted by the merit sys-
tenn.
The voters of Illinois should think
this matter over carefully, and they
should ballot for governor in Noverl
Der upon this consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

Alva Adams, who has been nOmina-
ted for governor by the democrats Of
Colorado, has been Il party leader in
Colorado for years and is an aspirant
for the United States senatOrship. He
has been governor two terms-in 1887
50 and in lS97-99-and he also was a
member Of the first Colorado legisla-
ture. Mr.. Adams was born in Iowa
county. Wisconsin, May II, 1880. When
a very young man he went 10 the Cen
tcnniaI state and started in the hard
ware business. His home is at Pueblo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

The Tariff Reform club of New
York recently addressed letters to the
editors OF democratic and Independent
newspapers all over the country ask
ing their views upon the matter OF
tariff revisions. OF S12 answers re
ceived only fl objected TO moderating
The duties on imports. OF the whole
number 529 favored the admission of
all raw materials free of duty, and 713
believed that the tariff should be cut
down on trust-made products that are
sold cheaper abroad than at home.
Nearly COO thought that tariff reform
should be a leading issue i'll the cam
paign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

was the gal il must have been hey
ghost, and there wasn't no use talkin
about her 10 no one Instead u keepin'
quiet l asked:
"Whcrc did y take on the gall
The Teller seemed to wake from Il
sleep. for he set up straight instead
of leanin' agin the fgur' or whatever
it was and asked kind O dazed:
WHAT"
THE gal beside Y? Where did y
take her on
Gal: What Cal?'
The gal with the white sailor col
lor."
The Teller give a shrek and climbed
over the back of the seat. keepin his
face my way and goin' backward till
he disappeared behind the coach and
1 heered somepn go thud on the road.
l pulled i'll and went back and there
lie lay dead. He'd broke his neck.
Soon rs we'd got the body on the
coach I looked for the gal. What DO ye
suppose. stranger, Ia TUX for her?
a bundle Of rolled blankets with part
of linen buster stuck out at one end.
which in the dark I'd tux for Il collar
The Teller had taken it up on to the
seat and gone to sleep agin ii.
The Gurus part OF it was that we
found the gals pjctur' i'll his pocket
and she wore the same sailor collar as
when she'd been murdered. Before
the coroner people testified that the
man had gone to JuieSberg with her
and. since the murder. had been con-
fIr,,,,lIy- hands
John TURNER WYETH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

Henry Mills Alden, who has com
pleted his 35th year as editor of Har
per's Magazine. still retains the little
cubby-hole of an office partitioned off
from the corner of the editorial rooms
which he occupied first in 1869 Some
years since. when a spasm of improve
ment seized the editorial department.
he was offered a commodioUs set Cf
offices at the other end OF the long
apartment. but he smilingly declined
To- move. He said he should miss too
much the little ray of sunlight that had
streamed in on his head in the morn
ings for nearly 80 years. and added
that ne thought the little ray would
miss him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

John b. Mitchell of Richmond, Va,
IS the first and only negro 10 attend a
convention of the American Bankers
association. At the gathering in New
York last week he made a short speech.
Mr.. Mitchell. whose parents were
slaves. was born i'll 1863. Just 20 years
ago he started i'll business with $40.
Today he owns a prosperous printing
plant. is president Of a savings bank,
and has several valuable pieces OF real
estate. His bank was organized two
years ago. and is one of ten such in
stitutions in the country controlled by
NEGROES.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
Proposal for Bios.

The Rock Island Baseball assOcia-
ton hereby invites sealed proposals
for the equipment of their new base
ball park. contractors to furnish all of
the labor, brick or stone, hardware.
Wire netting. barb wire and all ma
terial. except lumber. necessary 10 the
construction OF grand stand, bleaChers,
fences and ticket Offices. and 10 dis
mantle and make use of. as far as
possible. all OF the material, except the
fence. in the present park.
Plans and specifications can be had
at the BijOu Cigar store Bids TO be
opened on Wednesday. Oct ,. 1904
The board of directors reserve the
right TO reject any or all bids.
NJ H. SEXTON,
President.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications OF argumenta-
tive character, political or religious,
must have real name attached for pub
LEGATION. No such articles will be print
ed over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

Senator Lodge Is not nearly SO much
alarmed over the enthusiasm of the
Democrats in Massachusetts as he Is
over the lack Of enthusiasm Of the Re
publicans- Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
Friday, September %, 1904.

Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
did the best they could, of course; but
the Real and Only 1t is T. r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, III. I'm
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

Cattla-Stoers $50 n 300: COWS and
l.yII,rs S@F,4.2-- calves g n 30.
ffugS-MiNs& ana butchers S5.25 n q.
sSlt.D--N Rings or over SS-uu :. / "a /:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
TOday's Quotations on Provisions, Live
stock, Feed and Fuel.
Provisions.

Rock Island Sept. 22.-FoliowiuE ave
the wholesale quotations in the local
market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

B.tt,r-Crsanery poe; dairy J. lcc-
E.-E--E'Tr-a- l.c-
Lard-9c
Live P0uItry-Sprin- chickens S2-I5
n $50 rer dozen. hens Sc per pound:
ducks So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23
Go to :.
WILLIAMSON S
To buy or sell Second Hand
Goods of all Kinds. ....

1923 Second Avenue. New Phone 1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-23

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
$4,000 for Fairgrounds.

The Associated Charities, and the
general committee OF citizens which
has espOused the cause OF public play
grounds, must both be gratifed by the
action OF the Commissioners in in
Guiding in the District budget an al
lOwance of $4,000 for the open air
recreation OF young children. The
Times assuredly is. From an enter
prise of S1,7OO size, inaugurated
mOdestly about two years ago by the
CHIEF of Police, dependent for its
means upon voluntary contributions
this project viii thus be raised TO an
institution capable Of performing a
valuable public service of practical
il not altogether Acknowledgements
tiOns.
With $4,000 and the cooperation of
the superintendent of Public Build
ings and Grounds, the plan of the
committee is to employ as superin-
tendent OF each space some one per-
sonally interested in Open-air sports
and competent TO prevent disorder
without holding the children down TO
the hard limits of prescribed eXer-
cises. In summer perhaps 10000 or
$1,000 children can thus be kept from
the street. encouraged 10 healthful,
normal play. and developed into bod
lily self-reliance.
OF course. this recommendation OF
an $4,000 allowance is merely a rec
OmmendatiOn. 1t still remains to con-
vince the two District committees that
such an appropriation is neither an
extravaganza nor a concession TO a
fad. For this work the Commission
ers, the citizens committee, and the
Associated Charities are strongly
armed. The Times hopes, however
they can carry with them as argu-
ments the Endorsement of their petit
ton by every citizens association in
the District of Columbia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

should be permitted at large TO devas-
tate the land, abuse its traditions,
throttle its hopes. and reduce ii to
the aspect of thirty battered coppers.
But the man who declines to be spell
bound, but who maintains a grasp
on his reasoning faculties. knows that
both sides are given to the use of
superlatives. No red ruin stands
ready to overwhelm the country. The
country is here to stay. 1t is on a
permanent basis. Its people are pa
triots, generally inclined TO peace, but
ready TO fight for a common cause,
and that cause the one represented
by the flag. Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike mean all right One side
is always irritated at the grasp OF
the other upon offices, and at the rele-
cation Of some pet theory. There
fore. the spellbindeT.
There is no wisdom in being vOr-
ried. Whoever. after the flow OF elO-
quence has been damned, can count
the most ballots, the Government viii
move straight along, and all viii be
we'll