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

wife of the late Pearl Lacount, and a for
mer resident Of this town. The deceased
left one lbrother, David Salter, of Eas
Barre, and two sisters. Mrs. Della Slack o
| Maiden, Mass, and Mrs. Harriet Spaldinl
OF Barre.
Rev. f. q. Rainey, in his last service IN
the Methodist church Sunday, before
| leaving for conference, stated that during
his five years pastorate in Randolph he
had attended go funerals, ofticiated at g
| weddings and made 2000 pastoral calls
| The church mas lost but five in that time
/ by death and has received many additions,
The value Of the changes made in the
electric light plant in the last breakdown
is brought to the attention this spring
when the lights have come on with un-
| falling regularity during all the high
water and no wet belt has plunged this
part OF the world in darkness, as has hap
pened rather frequently heretofore.
Fred Grant, who works for o. w. Brock
way, was fooling with revolver Sunday,
when he found that it was loaded He
started to unload it when il went of, the
bullet passing through the fieshy part Of
his left leg above the knee and lodging
under the skin on the opposite side, from
where 1t was removed by DR.. q. w. Scott
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. A. L. Cooper are at
tending the annual session OF the YER
mont conference Of Methodist churches in
Montpelier, where the opening service,
the morning watch, was conducted yester-
day at S 80 by DR.. Cooper and Rev. A. II.
Webb Of Brad ford. DR.. A, G. Bailey will
go to conference tomorrow as lay delegate
from this church.
Perry A. Blanchard OF East Braintree,
who had been falling in health for two
years, died at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
of cancer Of the stomach at the sanitarium
in this village, to which he was taken five
weeks ago that skillful care and treatment
might relieve his sufierings as much as
possible. Mr.. Blanchard was 81 years OF
age and left wife; father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy A. Blanchard OF
East Braintree; brother, Earl, also Of
East Braintree, and sister, Mrs. Edward
Thayer OF Leominster, Mass. The funeral
was held at the home in East Brsintree
Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. j.
W. Coffin OF West Berlin, a former pastor,
officiating.
At the annual meeting OF the Randolph.
Braintree and Brookfield Fish Protective
league, held in Grange hall at East Brain
tree Saturday, the following officers were
chosen President, A. b, Manchester;
vice president, Luke Parish; secretary, X.
H. Howard; treasurer, b. A. Flint; di-
rectors, Lyman Hutchinson, X. II. How
ard, ID. ID. Howe, e. d. Smead ard III. V.
D. ~
Loomis; prosecuting officers, G. A.
Clough and d. ID. Howe; collector, II. T.
Holman. The bylaws were amended so
as to include violations OF the law against
hunting as well as fishing, and the date OF
the annual meeting was changed from the
last Saturday in March to the last Satur-
day in February. The directors were in
structed to procure fish to stock the
brooks belonging to members Of the
IaaUua The animal han will 10 held
in August
W. II. II. Mears and w. H. Lamberton |
OF Marshiield, w. Il. Dow OF Waterbury /
and George w. Dow OF Danville. the two /
last named being brothers OF the late Mrs. /
Annie b. stearns and the two first mem |
toned representing other heirs OF Mrs. |
Stearns, were in town last Thursday on /
business in the settlement of Mrs. Stearns |
estate. 1t will be remembered that Mrs 1
Stearns was for almost two years very IN I
al Hon. w. II. Nichols and was cared for I
by Mrs. Nichols and finally died there Oct I
p, 1902. During Mrs. Stearns' sickness I
VIM. n. Dubois was her guardian and aft 1
er her death, on petition Of all OF her heirs, 4
was appointed by the probate court ad- !
Of her estate, which he has I
converted into money and on .
Thursday paid to Mrs. Stearns' five heirs I
almost fifteen thousand dollars, less about \
.750 paid to the state treasurer as an in
heritance tax.
The weather though fine lately, has not I
been all that the heart OF the sugar maker 4
could desire Sap flows a little on the
warm days but not very fast or very long
and but little syrup and sugar have been \
brought into the village as consequences.
On he other side Of the mountain the /
season is said to be much more promising 4
for a good yield. Last Thursday was the .
first day when the conditions seemed 4
really favorable for sugar making. and \
Friday ten gallons OF new syrup were
brought into the village by George Flint,
found plenty OF purchasers for il at a
dollar a gallon. The Maple Sugar Market
has received but little yet but has already
nearly three times as many orders for
maple products as usual so early as this.
The Western agent of the market. J. +.
Arnold OF Michigan, who is paying his
first visit East, arrived Tuesday night
from New York and is guest at Hon. V.
|. Spears.
The governor has named Saturday. Apr.
3. as Arbor day to be observed bv the
people Of this state in planting shrubs,
vines and trees about the schoolhouse. the
church and the home. vermont he
saws, sis natural park, but a park that
needs pruning and preserving even more
than planting. Improve its system Of
drives and OF highways. stop the vandals,
N the persons OF linemen, from dIshgur- I
ing and destroying the trees. Teach the
and pulp makers that, in their
1wn interests, they should cease recklessly
1enuding our mountain slopes Of their
forests. Urge the adoption Of forestry
avs for restoration and preservation.
the waters Of our shaded brooks
md streams and our lakes in their purity.
Increase and regulate the seasons rainfall.
nstill these and similar lessons. on Arbor
law and every Hav and uur renrsla will an I
nance the physical beauties Of our land
.cane and mnltinlv The material rlchas OF