Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-11
A Local Firm in Trouble.

Vernon A. Foster OF Somerville, Mass,
filed petition in bankruptcy last Friday.
Mr.. Foster bought out the stock of goods
in the j. g. Sargent store building last
November, and had continued the BUSH
ness under the name of the Bethel Dry
Goods company. Within the past two
months numerous troubles have come
upon the business and the stock of goods
has been in the sheriff's hands subject to
foreclosures and numerous attachments.
AS collateral circumstance in the
same matter, W. w. Pendexter, clerk in
the same store, is in trouble. After the
name of Foster became of small credit in
the market, move was made to procure
goods in the name of Mr.. Pendexter and
one Samuel Spence Of Nashua, N. H.,
himself in straitened financial condition,
was induced to "consign" several thous-
and dollars worth of goods to Mr.. PEN
dexter. The word "consign' has tech
nical meaning among merchants, which
is that the title to goods sent on consign-
ment does not pass from the consignor to
the consignee. The latter is simply the
agent of the former to sell the goods and
to turn the proceeds over to the seller,
and the body of the consignee is liable
fer failure to so turn over the proceeds.
not turned over the proceeds of the sale
of the Spence goods, and about a week
ago he was placed under arrest. Efforts
to adjust the matter were not successful
and last Saturday Sheriff Cushman took
Pendexter to Jail at Woodstock.
The Late Mrs. Hannah Montgomery.
The following item in regard to a
former resident in this vicinity is taken
from the issue of the Springfield, Mass,
, Republican of June S.
'sMrs. Hannah Montgomery, who was
in her 95th year and was the oldest MEM
Der of Hope church, died about $3.50 yes
terday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Boynton, of %
Eastern avenue. Mrs. Montgomery had
lived in this city 26 years. Her age had
prevented her from being active, but she
had been in good health for one of her
years, although unable to read for the
past ten years. She was about one
month younger than Homer Merriam,
who was until his death the Oldest MEM
Der of Hope church. Mrs. Montgomery
had been years ago a member of the Sun
day school class which Mr.. Merriam
taught. She was born in Andover, Sept.
IA, 1913, the daughter of Nathaniel
Berry, well-to-do farmer. When about
20 she was married to John Montgomery,
who was il the wholesale boot and shoe
business. They lived in New York a
number of years, until the death of Mr..
Montgomery about 45 years ago. Mrs.
Montgomery then went to Gaysville, VT,
where she lived 20 years or so. She
leaves five children, Mrs. Boynton, with
whom she lived. Mrs. Emma Dickinson,
also of this city, c. H. Montgomery of
Pittsfield, formerly of Springfield, George
K. Montgomery of Rutland, VT, and
Mrs. John Ball of Brooklyn, N. Y. She
also leaves 10 grandchildren, one of
whom, Miss Beulah Boynton, lives in
Springfield, and eight great-grandchil-
dren. The funeral will be held at the
home of Mrs. Boynton, % Eastern
avenue, this morning at IL O'Clock.
Rev. DR.. George S. Rollins, pastor OF
Hope church, will officiate. The burial
will be in North Andover.''