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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
BRAINTREE.

"Make life's walk easy" Buy Crossett
shoes Of Bell Brothers.
B. r. Nickerson went to Boston Tuesday.
Mrs. John Bancett OF Hudson, Mass, is
a guest at A. X. Wilson's.
Newton Flint and family Of Wellesley,
Mass, are visiting at Villas Flint's.
Burt Iadue and Melvin Smith returned
home from their trip TO Virginia Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Button has returned from
her visit to her brother az Colchester Reef
lighthouse.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Davis spent Sunday with
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. Charles Brown,
OF Granville.
The Kings Daughters and Sons will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. q. {. Flint Thurs
day evening, Sept p.
Mrs. Sarah Whitman, who has been
boarding at the hotel, returns to her home
In Lynn, Mass, today.
Mrs. l.. :. Jones and daughter. Gladys,
spent few days at Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Dunham's and Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Jones
Mrs. B. X. Houghton, who had been
spending the summer with Mrs. B. Nick
erson, returned TO her home in Stoneham
Saturday.
A very pleasant drive and family picnic
was enjoyed BY parties from White River
Junction. Granville and Rouses Point TO
Bald Mountain last Sunday. A campfire
was built on the summit Of the mountain
aud a very pleasant lunch was enjoyed by
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
RANDOLPH CENTER.

snake lies walk easy" Buy Crossett
shoes Of Bell Brothers.
Miss Barrett of Springfield, Mass, is
visiting at DR.. Noyes'.
N. L. Royden, ESQ, was in Montpelier
Monday on legal business.
Mrs. Deborah Smith has moved into
Mrs. Harriet Blodgett's house.
Harry Peake has returned home hale
and hearty from his trip to Manassas.
Mary Bolin went TO Roxbury yesterday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. john 0'Grady.
Richard Kennedy is putting up a house
on the old Orcutt premises owned by Luke
Parish.
William Reagan and family have moved
to the Hodges house that they lately pur-
chased.
AT Grace church next Sunday there will
be divine service at 3 p. m. All are cor
daily welcome.
Miss Lucie Wood has gone to Pomfret
for short stay and viii then go to Bur-
lington to reside.
Clarence Swan and family have closed
their cottage and returned to their home
in Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss Blonde Seymour of Hyde Park vis-
tied her parents, Joseph Seymour and
wife, from Saturday till Tuesday.
Walter 5. Shurtleff, city Judge Of Water
town, S. D., has been visiting K. X. Wood.
He started on his return journey Monday.
Pearl Clough has moved into the So
called Hyde house near Mr.. Damon's, now
owned by Geo. d. Hyzer, who has repaired
it,
Fred Sanborn and Miss Beatrice La
Francis were united in marriage last Sat
urday evening AT the Methodist parsonage
by Rev. G.. r. Wells.
DR.. Woods of New York. the family
physician Of George X. Morse at the Old
Homestead, was here from Saturday till
Tuesday to attend Horace Morse, who has
been sick two weeks with Inflammation
Of the bowels.
Although rainy and unpleasant, about
200 greeted VIII Carleton last Friday even
ing at Normal hall. He gave one OF the
best entertainments that has been given
here. His subject was "Chain of Success"
and he made good ana strong links in the
chain and illustrated it with his own
poems which he recites as no one else can.
1t was rich and sparkling all the time.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
WEST sRookFIELp.

new bell was placed on the school
house recently.
The West Brookfield creamery closed
Monday, Sept. 5.
Mrs Emily Bryant returned to her home
in South Royalton last week.
Mrs. Irving Chase and Mrs. }. o. Kinney
visited Mrs. Darius Hatch Wednesday,
Sept. T. Mrs. Kinney remained with her
few days.
Mrs. Edgar Sanborn, who had been
spending a few days at Z. Il. Powers,
started on her return Tuesday. She was
accompanied by Mrs. c. +. Powers as far
as South Royalton, where both ladies Wis
tied Mrs. Emily Bryant.
Ernest Boyce met with an unfortunate
accident one day last week while chop
ping. In some way his axe slipped and
cut a severe cash just above the knee.
clipping a tiny piece of the kneepan. Dr.
Rumrill dressed the wound and il is doing
well.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
PRICE THREE CENTS.
sRookFIELp.

Make LIES walk easy" Buy Crossett
shoes OF Bell Brothers.
Bert Fullam is attending the high school
at Northheld.
Clarence McDerment is doing lots of
threshing these days.
Hon. Cassius Peck OF Burlington was ia
town one day last week.
DR.. Grlswold and son, Stanley, spent 4
day in town not long since.
! Mr.. and Mrs Frank Ketehum recently
visited his brother, Walter, and wife.
I Dave Bennett is putting in a new siIo. a
round one, at the back Of his large barn.
John Lamson returned home from a
visit to Boston and Concord Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Mary Greene Nye and son OF Berlin
visited at Mrs Savilla Greenes over SUN
day.
Mrs. Laura Allis Of West street left
Monday to visit her daughter in Amherst,
Mass.
Geneyieve Carpenter returned to her
studies in the College Of Osteopathy, Bos-
ton, Monday.
Mrs. Knowles and Miss Tyler Of Natick,
the former sister OF Mrs. Fred Fullam,
are visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fullam and their
grandson, Harold, spent several days ina
Corinth last week
The Bear hill school opened the school
year with 10 pupils, with Miss Austin OF
the East hill as teacher.
Grace Abercrombie left for Tilton semi
nary Monday, where she begins her second
year in that institution.
Earl Stone left not long since for Win
sted, Conn, where he is working in a
clothing store for Daniel Colt
Mrs. French was called away from Mrs.
Kibbeeis the first OF the week and Miss
Labonta is caring for her at present.
Mrs. Irving Abbott, who has been away
Tor several weeks at Claremont, n. H., and
Bellows Falls, returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Flint OF Lowell.
Mass, with their little one, visited their
cousin, Mrs. Wallace Colt, the latter part
OF last week
Albert Rumney brought a range from
Randolph last Saturday and ii has been
placed In the kitchen OF The Second Cong'i
church The e. +. society purchased il.
The Center school, Bessie Panton teach
er, has l3 pupils. The number OF pupils
in the MeDerment district is 10, Miss
Bachelor teacher The West street school
has 10 pupils, Louise Iamson teacher.
The Sunday school convention which
was advertised last week to be held Friday
Of this week has been postponed until the
next day, Saturday. The convention Will
begin at i0;l5 a. m. with a praise service.
II will be in the village church.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Allis and daughter,
Dorothy. went Tuesday to Norwich, Ct.
10 be present last evening at the marriage
lf Hon. Wallace Allis and Miss Alice
Iathrop OF Norwich. The addition OF
mother Alice Alis to the family circle n
warmly welcomed.
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Mainn,s PluralItv 21.ooo.

Maine held its state election Monday
The Republican plurality is about 2s,Ob
The vote was much heavier than four years
ago, when the Republican plurality was
over g3.O00. This year the Republican vote
shows a gain Of 81, and the Democratic q
gain OF 2l. The prohibitory laws en-
forcement cut quite q figure. In Cumber-
land county, sheriff Pennell, who has
CIRCULATED the traffic, was reelected,
while sheriff Pearson. who enforced the
law strictly, Ras defeated In his county.
The Democrats gain some members IN the
legislature. The average Republican ma
jofity in Name Is between z0,0o0 and
300.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15

Gov. Terrill OF Georgia is TO have all the
militia officers save one court martialed
for failure to prevent the Statesboro
lynching, which ne claims il was in their
power to do
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15

The big packers strike is ended. The
men were ordered back to work this week
by the heads Of the unions. il being ad-
mitted that they were beaten. The en-
ployers promise to take the strikers back
as soon az they can find room for them,
but not 10 discharge the new men that are
efficient. Only part OF the strikers eX-
pect their old places back. II is a bad
blow for labor The men return, II at all,
on the old conditions against which they
struck.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
The Mortified Fair.

Rain put a damper on the Northfield
fair this year. The threatening morning
kept many at home who later congratulat-
ed themselves. There were 157 tickets
sold at this station and others went by
team. The special train up and back was
duly appreciated. The Graded school did
not keep on account of the fair.
In spite OF the unfavora BILE weather, the
attendance yesterday was good, fully 5000
being on the grounds. The exhibits were
not up TO the standard in most depart
ments, especially cattle and poultry. Flor
al hall was well filled. Among Randolph
exhibitors were the Hutchinson studio,
Photographic work, and III. NJ. Totman,
florist, who had handsome booth.
II rained from u until 2 o'clock, but
then let up long enough for the races to be
pulled OF on a damp track Then il Just
poured until the belated trains brought
the people home. One party of six took
the wrong train and came this way, to
Landlord Hayward's profit, returning
north this morning.
The trotting was good. In the 2 21Iclass,
Ferd Houstons Florence II. OF Northfield
took three straight heats; best time 2.24
King Wanhurst did likewise in the 2.50
and Hanover Girl in the 227. Old Veteran
Taylor drove Robert b. an exhibition half
Today's races were postponed this
morning until tomorrow on account of
he weather.
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RooseyeIt.s Aeeeptanee Lettar.

Roosevelts letter OF acceptance appeared
Monday. Ii is lengthy document, COW
erlng the political situation thoroughly
and making strong argument for Re
publican success. Parker's letter IS eN-
pected shortly.
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Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

W. r. Clark and Richard Grant are in
Hanover today.
Mrs. II. 5. Booth leaves tonight TO spend
month in Chicago with brother.
Mrs. lde Sargent and two sons OF Pater-
son, n. j., were at w. b. Wallis Tuesday
j. +. Hewitt, guest at Elm cottage for
three weeks, left this morning for Prince
ton college.
Mrs. l.. j. Sargent, who is seriously III,
is comfortable this morning and remains
about the same.
Mrs. Charles Benoit of Lawrence, Mass,
visited relatives at d. j. Frazier's last
week, returning Monday.
Mrs. Luna F. Gary after spending few
weeks at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. j. Frazier, returned to her home
in Boston Monday
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
Parker's First Speech.

Candidate Parker made bis first political
speech OF the campaign to 200 Democratic
editors at Esopus last Thursday. lie con-
trasted Democratic with Republican ad-
ministrations, to the disadvantage OF the
latter.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15
Factions Contend in New York.

The New York state Republican conven-
tion is in session at Saratoga. Gov. Odeli
and Senator Platt are at loggerheads over
the nominee for governor, Odell wanting
Higgins, while Platt favors Woodruff
A poll OF the convention shows Higgins TO
be in the lead.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-15

Of competitors. Tie excellence and uni.
formity Of Wise King has made demand
extremely gratifying to the producers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

hands to her ears and for moment looked quite distracted, so that he thought better of worrying her any more and only demanded to know if MT. Jeffrey kept any such weapon.
 Miss Tuttie's face grew very strange at this. MT. Jeffrey! Was he thereY she asked. The man looked surprised. They are searching for Mir. Jeffrey he replied. Isn't he here?' Mo- came both from her lips and mine. The man acted very impertinently. You haven't told me whether pistol was kept here or not said he. Miss Futile tried to compose herselS but I saw that I should have to speak if any one did, so told him that Mg. Jeffrey did have a pistol, which he kept in one of his bu- reau drawers. But when the officer wanted Miss Futile to go up and see if it was there she shook her head and made for the front door, saying that she must be taken directly to her sis ter''
 And did no one go up? Was no at tempt made to see if the pistol was or was not in the drawer7"
 ''Yes; the officer went up with me. pointed out the place where it was kept, and he rummaged all through 1t, but found no pistol. I didn't expect him to''- Here the witness paused and bit her lip, adding confusedly, MT. Jeffrey had taken 1t, you see"
 The jurors, who sat very much in the shadow, had up to this point attracted but little attention. But now they be- gan to make their presence felt, per haps because the break in the witness words had been accompanied by sly look at Jimmy. Possibly warned by this that something lay back of this hitherto timid witness sudden volu- bility, one of them now spoke up.
 Tn what room did you say this pis- tol was kept?"
 Tn MT. and Mrs. Jeffrey's bedroom, sir; the room opening out of the sit ting room where Mrs. Jeffrey had kept herself shut up all day"
 Docs this bedroom of which you speak communicate with the hall as well as with the sitting room?"
 ''No,, sir; it is the defect of the house. MT. and Mrs. Jeffrey often spoke of it as great annoyance. You had to pass through the little boudoir In order to reach it."
 The juryman sank back, evidently satisfied with her, replies, but we who marked the visible excitement with which the witness had answered this seemingly unimportant question won dered what special interest surrounded that room and the pistol to warrant the heightened color with, which the girl answered this new interlocutor. We were not destined to know at this ime, for the coroner, when he spoke sgain, pursued different subject
 How long was this before MT. Jef- frey came inl'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

E@yance, dIu asne was D1u. He scan- ned, or appeared to scan, the small scrap of paper which he now took into his own hand
 Tt is IVY wife's writing" he impa- tiently deGlared; written, as all can see, under great agitation of mind, but hers without any doubt"
 Twill you read aloud these words for our benefit?' asked the coroner.
 The lines he was thus called upon to read may bear repetition:
 I find that do not love you as I thought. cannot live knowing this to be SO. Pray God you may forgive me! VERONICA.
 As the last word fell with little tremble from MT. Jeffrey's lips the coroner repeated:
 ''You still think these words were ad- dressed to you by your wife; that in short they contain an explanation of her deathT
 q do."
 There was sharpness in the tone. MT. Jeffrey was feeling the prick. There was agitation in it, too; an agitation he was trying hard to keep down.
 You have reason, then," persisted the coroner, flor accepting this pecul- far explanation of your wtfe's death, death which, frl the Judgment of most people, was of a nature to call for the strongest provocation possible P
 My wife was not herself. My wife was in an overstrained and suffering condition. For one so nervortsly over wrought maay allowances must be made. She may have been conscious of not responding fully to my affec- ton. That this feeling was strong enough to induce her to take her life ts a source Of ungpeakable grief to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

"Only q lew nl4lIs.4... S,.., terribly frightened at being left there alone nnd was on my way to ask one of the other girls to come up and stay with me when heard his key in the lock and came back. He had entered the house and was standing near the door talking to an officer, who had evidently come in with him. It was a different officer from the one who had gone away with Miss Futile. MT. Jeffrey was saying: Whats that2 My wife hurt! Dead. sir!' blurted out the man. had expected to see MT. Jef- frey terribly shocked, but not in so awful a way. It really frightened me to see him and I turned to run, but found that couldn't and that had to stand still and look whether want ed to or not. Yet he didn't say word pr ask a question:
 What did he do, Loretta ?''
 II cannot say. He was on his knees md was white-oh, how white! Yet be looked up when the man described how and where Mrs. Jeffrey had been found and even turned toward me when said something about his wife having left message for him when She went out. This message, which almost hesttated to give after the aw- kul news of her death, was about the ending of some story, as you remem- Der, and 1t seemed heartless to speak of it at moment like this, but as she had told me to didn't dare to disobey her. So, with the man listening to my every word, and MT. Jeffrey looking as if he would fall to the ground before I Dould finish, repeated her words to him and was surprised enough when be suddenly started upright and went dying upstairs. But I was more sur brised yet when, at the top of the first Eight. he stopped and, looking over the balustrade, asked in a very strange voice where Miss Futile was. For he seemed just then to want her more than Rnyththg else in the world and looked beaten and wild when told him that bhe was already gone to Waverley ave hue. But he recovered himself before the man could draw near enough to see bis face, and rushed into the sitting tooin above and slIut the door behind him, leaving the officer and me stand ing down by the front door.
 "As I didn't know what to say to 8 man like him, and he didn't know what to say to me, the time seemed long, but it couldn't have been very many minutes before MT. Jeffrey came back with slip of paper in his hand and very much relieved look on bis face. The deed was premeditatedy he cried. My unfortunate wife has misunder- stood my affection for herv And from being a very much broken down man he stood up straight and tall and pre- pared himself very quietly to go to the Moore house. That is all can tell about the way the news was received by him."
 Were these details necessary Many appeared to regard them as futile and uncalled for, but Coroner z. was never known to waste time on trivialties, and If he called for these facts those who E knew him best felt certain that they were meant as preparation for MT. Jeffrey's testimony, which was now called for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

VIW WHEN Francis Jeffrey.s hand MA fell from his forehead and
 " W he turned to face the assem-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10
CHAPTER XII.

WW WHEN Francis -Jeffrey.s hand MAI fell from his forehead and wv he turned to face the assem-
 bled people an instructive compassion arose in every breast at sight of his face, which, if not open in its expression, was at least surcharged with the deepest misery.
 I pass over the preliminary examina- ton of this important witness and pro ceed at once to the point when the coroner, holding out the two or three lines of writing which Mir. Jeffrey had declared to have been left him by his wife, asked:
 .sAre these words in your wife's handwriting?'a
 MT. Jeffrey replied hastily and with just glance at the paper offered him: "They are"
 The coroner pressed the slip upon him.
 Look at them carefully he urged. 'sThe handwriting shows hurry and in places is scarcely legible. Are you ready to swear that these words were written by your wife and by no other 2''
 MT. Jeffrey, with just slight con traction of his brow expressive of an
 The disputed writins
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

suppose you have your reasons for asking even these puerile and seem ingly unnecessary questions. The cov- CT is a queer one, believe, partly red and partly green, and that is all I know about it."
 ''Is this the book"
 MT. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
 "I believe SO; it looks like it.
 The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakabIe in it's character.
 "'The title shows it to be the same," remarked the coroner. 'Ts this the only book with a cover of this kind in the house?''
 'The only one, should say-,s
 The coroner laid down the book.
 Enough of this, then, for the pres ent; only let the jury remember that the cover of this book is peculiar and that ittwas kept on a shelf at the right of the opening leading into the adJoin- ing bedroom. And now, MT. Jeffrey, we must ask you to look at these rings, or, rather, at this one. You have seen 1t before. It Is the one you placed on Mrs. Jeffreys hand when you were married to her little over fortnight ago. You recognize itf"
 sI do."
 "Do you also recognize this small mark of blood on it as having been here when it was shown to you by the detective on your return from seeing her dead body at the Moore houseT'
 ''I do; yes"
 @'How do you account for that spot and the slight injury made to her fin ger? Should you not say that the ring had been dragged from her handT
 'T should
 ''By whom was 1t dragged? By youp
 'tNo, sir"
 ''By herself, then?"
 EtIt would seem so."
 Much passion must have been in that act Do you think that any ordi- nary quarrel between husband and wife would account for the display of such fury? Are we not right in sup posing deeper cause for the disturb ance between you than the slight one you offer in way of explanation?"
 An inaudible answer; then sudden straightening of Francis Jeffrey's fine figure. And that was all.
 MT. Jeffrey, in the talk you had with your wife on Tuesday morning was Miss Tuttle's name introducedT'
 .tIt was mentioned; yes, sir.'' With recrimination or any display of passion on the part of your wifep" You would not believe me if said no," was the unexpected retoinder. -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-10

go, but she did not do so, and when the officer stepped in she'
 ''Well?"
 "She shrieked."
 "What! Before he spoke?''
 "Yes, sir"
 "Just at sight of him?"
 "Yes, sir"
 "Did he wear his badge in plain viewY'
 "Yes; on his breast" So that you knew him to be police officerY
 "Yes.'
 And Miss Futile shrieked at seeing a police of1cer?" "Yes, and sprang forward"
 Did she say anythingY"
 Not then"
 What did she doY' Waited for him to speak,"
 Which he did?"
 At once and very brutally. He ask. ed if she was Mrs. Jeffrey's sister, and when she nodded and gasped 'Yes,' he blurted out that Mrs. Jeffrey was dead: that he had just come from the old nOuSO IA WANSLlGJ AVGuuG, where Sn@ had just been found.''
 And Miss FuttleY
 Didn't know what to say: just hid her face. She was leaning against the newel post, so it was easy for her to do so. remember that the man stared at her for taking it so quietly and ask ing no questions"
 ''And did she speak at all?"
 "Oh, yes, afterward. Her face was wrapped in the folds of her cloak, but heard her whisper as if to herself: No, no! That old hearth is not a lodestone. She cannot have fallen there And then she looked up quite wildly and cried: There is something more! Something which you have not told mel She shot herself, if that's what you mean Miss Tuttle's arms went straight up over her head. It was awful to see her. Shot herself2 she gasped. Oh, Veronica, yeronica! With pistol he went on-I suppose he was going to say, tied to her wrist but he never got 1t out, for Miss Tut tie at the word 'pistoP clapped her