Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-03
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.


guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas, ar
irving yesterday.
Mrs. ". c. Emerson and Mrs. 4. 3. Gay
were in Burlington Tuesday, visiting Mrs.
s. ii. Mccullough.
Thomas Hammond, Esq, OF Northamp-
ton, Mass, spent Sunday in town as
guest at j. r. Mead's.
Charles Crazy is working in a lumber
camp in Pttsfeld and is thinking of
moving his family there.
The Woman,s Relief Corps will serve
baked bean dinner in Edson's hall Tues
day, Freemen's meeting day.
The Chautauaua circle is invited to meet
with Miss Clara +. Dame at Mr.. Thurston's
Tuesday evening, November s.
Charles f. Wood of Boston has been
visiting his father, William 5. Wood, since
Saturday and will return tomorrow.
Capt. and Mrs. j. e. Eldredge call the
camping season closed for this year and
are at home again, coming from Highgate
Springs Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Fisher of Cabot vis-
tied Mrs. Eliza Fisher and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Alice Fisher, at Mrs. T.. f.
Upham's yesterday.
Charles Crandall and his little son,
Maurice, of Woodstock are with Mr..
Crandall's sister, Mrs. r.. T. Salisbury.
They came Tuesday and intend to leave
tomorrow.
Mrs. l.. A. Pearson entertained over Sun
day her sister, Mrs. +. W. Rogers OF
Bethel, and her brother, Charles Miller,
with his wife and two daughters, OF North
field. Mrs. Parsons daughters, Misses
Gertrude and Jessie Pearson, who had
been in Montpelier for a few weeks, came
home Saturday.
All the witches in the village we're loose
Halloween and made things lively until
late hour. Door bells rang, doorsteps
were moved from their accustomed places
and similar pranks INDUCED IN. The boys,
having an inkling that there we're festiyi-
ties going on from which they we're eX-
cluded, proceeded to locate the candy
making, trick-playing damsels without
loss OF time and add to the interest Of
the awesOme rites by their unexpected
presence. Fifteen young ladies were found
st Miss lisa Manchester's, busily engaged
in studying the prospects Of the future
and had their secret reyel rudely dis
turbed. A dozen younger maidens as
sembled at Miss Mildred GoOdwin's and
told ghost stories that made the roots OF
their hair Jingle. In the midst OF a lovely
time in burst a mob of youngsters, who
demanded a share in the proceedings and
levied heavy tribute on the candy.
About 5 o'clock last evening Kimball
Williams drove down TO the village from
his farm a mile away on the Rochester
and shortly after a blaze was seen in
that direction, which was thought at
first to be a brush heap burning. At a
quarter past six the fire alarm was given
and the fremen started for the scene, but
on their arrival at the Williams place
found all the buildings IN flames and
nearly consumed. The cause OF the fire
ia / gtaFfnn in "A stall in the
barn and burned rapidly. Mrs. Williams
was at a neighbours at the time. leaving
the premises alone. The farm had nice
lot of buildings that could not be replaced
for 5000 and only $500 insurance was
carried on them. All the furniture was
saved and the stock with the exception
OF one pig. Mr.. Williams moved from
Bethel Gilead two years ago to this farm
and had been fixing II up until he had
everything IN nice shape. Much SYM
pathy is felt for him in his loss.
Death Of Mrs. N. N. Bruce.
Mrs. Melissa NJ. (Maxham), widow Of
Rev. Joseph Bruce, a Freewill Baptist
clergyman, died at ! O'Clock Monday
Mrs f. n. Rising, with whom she had
lived for the greater part of the time dur
ing the last twenty years.
Mrs Bruce. who was So years old in
July, had been gradually failing for some
time, and her death was more due to the
weakness OF old age than to any organic
trouble.
Besides her daughter, she left three
sons. George n. Bruce of Springfield, /
Mass, DR.. NJ 4. Bruce OF Brattleboro and /
Charles W. Bruce OF Boston. She is also 1
survived by an aged brother, Franklin
Markham Of MiddleseX, the oldest and 4
last surviving member OF their fathers /
q 4. all hon huNH "A
in regular order, beginning with the
youngest, and then the neat Older, until
only the eldest is left alive.
The funeral was held at the Rising home 4
Yesterday afternoon at ! O'Clock, Rev \
Samuel Knowles, pastor of the Baptist
church, officiating, and interment was IN |
the family lot in the Braintree Branch I
cemetery. The bearers were n. II. How
ard, }. J. Trerise, Alfred Webster and
Charles Burridge.
The relatives from away at the funeral 4
were a son of the deceased, George \.
Bruce of Springfield. Mass, a nephew,
John Markham OF Middlesex; a daughter
in-law, Mrs. NJ. L. Bruce of Montpelier,
and a niece and husband, Rev. and Mrs.
Guy Lamson OF Montpelier, Mrs. Lamson
being the daughter of DIR. Bruce.
Returns ofthe Hunting Season.
Only nine deer were brought into Ran
dolph during the open season just closed,
and OF this number five were mentioned
last week as having beeen shot by J. b.
Eldredee, Patrick Connolly, Leo Flint,
John Curran and Guy w. Parker, the first
three local sportsmen and the last two
from East Granville and Chelsea, respect
lively.
last Thursday Willis Howard shot a
1916 pound buck on Rochester mountain.
He also found, back OF the Seth Holman
farm in the B. G.. Bass neighborhood, the
carcass OF a big buck, with a handsome
pair OF antlers, that had, It seemed likely, (
been Killed before the season opened.
George Jerd and Howard Drew, while
hunting in Braintree, brought down a
buck weighing 1SS pounds Friday morn
ing. As both fired at the animal and
neither knew which shot killed It, they
had to divide the honor and the spoil.
Levi Preston OF East Randolph and his
brother Of Barre brought in a fine buck
hist dressed 80 pounds.
Frank b. Wood was so unfortunate as 10
shoot a doe near the Joseph Tilson place in
Braintree. II was dusk when he caught
sight Of a pair of horns in a group OF three
ieer and fired az the buck. One OF the