Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-02
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having had excellent success in the pri-
mary department this year. Both have
been very popular in social circles and
many friends will regret their departure.
No successor to Mr.. Prichard has been
secured yet by the school board.
Evelyn, the eight year-old daughter Of
Herman Spencer of South Barre, met with
quite a serious accident Sunday after
noon, while returning home from
Randolph with her mother and aunt
Mrs. Carrie Comstock Between RAN
dolph and Brooktield, EVELYN attempted
70 get out of the wagon 10 pick up her hat.
she stepped on one OF the spokes Of the
front wheel in getting out, and, as she did
so, the horse started, causing her to fall
between the spokes. As the wheel turned,
her body was wound around the axle,
breaking her right leg above the knee,
also her knee pan, and causing some slight
injuries to her hip. When she fell for
ward, her head fell directly in front OF the
wheel, so that II the horse had not been
stopped as soon as it was the wheel would
have passed over the body, which would
have undoubtedly resulted in her death.
Among the surviving members OF the
10Th vermont Volunteers in the Civil war
whom their colonel. Senator Redfield
Proctor, is entertaining at his home in
Proctori in celebration OF his I'D birthday
anniversary June l. are q. w. A, Putnam,
D. n
son, NJ. v Chadwick, Levi Dudley, II. c.
Gilbert OF the Center, samuel Worse OF
East Randolph and VIM. Perham OF East
Braintree. The ladies with the Randolph
veterans are Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Lamson
and Dea. Howard's daughter, Mrs. Har-
riet Burnap. The celebration began yes
terday with an inspection Of the Vermont
Marble company's works and lasts
through today, the veterans beng the
guests of Senator Proctor during their
stay. This regiment was a nine months
regiment, organized September %, 1862, at
Brattleboro. II went to Washington, ID.
O., October q OF that year and was in
camp for some months at Fairfax Court
House and Camp Vermont The mem
bers participated in the engagements at
Fairfax Court House, Va. and Outlets
station while Companies II and X took
part in the battle Of Gettysburg. The
regiment reached New York city on the
way home just as the draft riots were oc-
curing and after remaining through them
was mustered out August 5, 1868. Mar
shall A. Carpenter OF Brookheid was n
captain in the 18th, and W. ". CarpeHter,
who was unable to accept Col. Froctor's
invitation, Is another Randolph member
Of the old regiment.
Death Of Mrs. Isaac Newton.
Mrs. Ellen l.. Pratt, wife OF Isaac
Newton, 6ied at a quarter past eight last
evening, after three months illness with
heart disease complicated by other
troubles.
She vas born in Braintree, the daughter
of Isaac and Ruby tWhiting) Pratt and
had reached the age Of 6S years. Besides
her husband, she left two stepsons,
Arthur l.. Newton OF New York and
Lester OF Medford, Mass, who were SUM
moned home by telegraph Saturday as
the end seemed TO be near Both re-
mained until yesterday morning, when
Arthur was Obliged to return on account
OF business matters. Mrs. Newton is also
survived by two brothers, b. /. Pratt OF
this place and Denison Pratt OF Los Gatos,
Cal.
The deceased was member of the
Baptist church and an active worker in
the w. &. T. T., having the cause Of
very much az heart.
The funeral will be held in the Baptist
church at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
with burial in Southview cemetery.
The Grand List for 1904.
The listers have completed the annual
inventory OF the taxable property in town
and a summary Of their labors gives the
igures;-
an s7-i20 acres hrst-oiass land, s752. $500
2si0 - acres secund-class land bso9soO0
Total value Of real estate, sissso1soo
Personal property, 6elidiQ0
s2Oos. 1890
/ percent for taxation, t20o6tss
7s2 polls az %, l,56to0
Grand list. sgi62Sss
The grand list for 1903 was S2i ,65403,
which shows trihing loss for this year
OF s2S.07. Instead OF a loss, however, a
surprising gain is really shown when
IL is considered that $4,000, OF one-half
OF the Julie Dillon Moulton estate, has
been withdrawn this year, which large
sum, through increases in various di-
rections, has been almost entirely made
up.
The total amount Of deductions made
this year from the lists Of taxpayers OF
the town on account OF debts owing is
sl76,242.00.
The classihcations OF exemptions, from
which is omitted The value of property
OF six religious bodies, is as follows:-
North Randolph Creamery sIs0000
Polls no soldiers exempt, lbg0000
"a over 10 years % age, i6sl00O
funahle to pay, 5000
Total exemptions, sssi0oOo
The School Concert.
Miss Fannie Crandall Of Burlington
closed her seasons work as musical in-