Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-28

Hayden Gaylord went to Burlington
this morning to see bis sister, Mrs. Csssius
Peck, who is dangerously Ill with heart
trouble.
Mrs. Edgar Morse and granddaughter OF
Waterbury were at III. +. Holman's from
Sunday TO Tuesday.
X. G. Gray Of Boston has been in town
since Tuesday installing an Innovation
fountain in the Grant drug store.
Mrs. ]. +. Tewksbury will go to the
Boston markets Monday TO prepare for
the coming spring millinery season.
Leonard Columbe had the third finger
of his right hand nearly severed last
Thursday by saw at the Il. II. Emerson
mill, in which he is an employee.
DIR. and Mrs. j. ID. Wheeler OF Maiden,
Mass. arrived Tuesday from White River
Junction, to which place they returned
the next day and from there will proceed
to Maiden Saturday.
The annual convocation of Whitney
chapter, No. 5, X. A. NJ, will be held in
Masonic hall at 2 O'Clock Monday after
noon, March 4, for the election OF officers.
hearing OF reports and other business.
DR.. A. b. Gay administered the tuber-
culin test last week to John w. Curran's
herd of IS cows that supply one OF the
milk routes of the village, and every ami
NAL was found to be in healthy con-
dition.
| Over forty couples danced to the music
| OF Curtis orchestra at the Old Folks ball
in Dubois q Gays hall last night. 1t was
pleasant party rendered more pleasant
by the excellent supper which the
Eastern Star served. e
H. B. Bell and family have taken up
their residence with Mr.. Bells sister,
Miss Flora, on Randolph avenue, vacating
the house of Mrs. Emma Reed on South
Main street, into which A.HG. Nicholson
began moving yesterday.
The line shaft at Salisbury Brothers
factory broke Monday afternoon and had
to be sent to the Baxter Machine shop in
Lebanon, N. H., for repairs. 1t was put in
place again SO that work was resumed in
the factory Yesterday morning, when
hanger broke, necessitating another sus-
pension of operations.
Mrs. Sarah Short Powers, widow of
Heman Powers, died at 2:30 this morning
in the 10th year of her age. She had been
an invalid since fall in June that result
ed in fractured hip, and in weakened
state bronchial pneumonia ran short and
fatal course. She left five children, all of
whom were with her in the last hours OF
her life-Mrs. Sadie Bruce Of Randolph,
Mrs. Charles Ford of Brattleboro, Mrs. f
II. Allis of Brookfield, Mrs. Harry Corwin
OF Lowell. Mass, and Earl Powers of this
Ipiace. The funeral Will be at the house
Saturday afternoon att o'clock.
Church Notes.
There will be evening preaching service
at Bethany church at 7.30 O'Clock Sunday
evening.
Theme OF the sermon at Bethany church
next Sunday morning will be "rhe Broth
erhood of Man."
!, At, the Christian Science chapel the SUBJ
ject OF the Sunday Bible lesson will be
MAN." Service at II a. m.
Methodist Episcopal church-Preaching
by the pastor at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school al IL o'clock. Epworth League at
$3.50.
Baptist, morning worship with preach
ing, followed by communion of the Lords
Supper, at 1880, Bible school at IL O'Clock ;
evening service, to which all are invited,
at $50.
,, The rector, Rev. E. N. Webber, will
hold service in st. Johns church at 1890
Sunday morning. Lenten service with in
struction on the creed at 4: 80 Wednesday
afternoon.
The ladies' OF the Baptist church will
serve the usual boiled dinner and hash
supper on March meeting day, and will
be prepared to handle large company at
the usual prices.
, On Friday night, March /, a sociable
will be held in the Baptist chapel by the
young people. A program of games is ar
ranged, and refreshments, consisting OF
i. hot frankforts, rolls and coffee will be
served.
Extension Case Tragedy.
Charles e. Barrie OF Wells River an
peared before Justice H. w Mcintyre of
this place Friday night to answer to the
charge OF incest and was bound over to
Orange county court in the sum of $1,000.
? IN default of which he was taken to
Chelsea jail.
child was born IN Wells River, the
. alleged parents being Barrie and a niece
OF his, Miss Mabel Jackson Of that place,
young woman of rs years, who is suffering
! from consumption and under medical care
Birrie's age is given as SO.
The infant was dressed, carefully
wrapped in shawl and laid in the bottom
of an extension bag by Miss Jackson's
; mother. Barrie then took the bag and
J started for Manchester, N. H., where he
had previously made arrangements to
, place the baby in founding asylum. He
was given vial and was to put drop Of
its contents on the child's tongue in case
of crying, but no sound was heard from
. the baby except little cough at White
River junction. When he reached Man
chester and opened the case, the infant
was dead. having probably expired with
: the cough that struck Barrie's ears at
the Junction.
, Sheriff Hammond Baldwin of Wells
: River and States Attorney M, M. Wilson
= Of Randolph went to Manchester the 4btk.
and the New Hampshire authorities tusnsd
Barrie over to them.
The child was buried in Manchester, but
two jars containing the stomach and part
of the intestines, with the shawl wrapping
the baby and the extension case, were
brought away.5z In s,eyFN 5.sgss