Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-18
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Miss Elizabeth Campbell has finished
her year Of teaching at Bellows Falls and
returned to Randolph.
B. r. De-ieritt of Waterbury was here
Tuesday to look over the crop prospects
for the canning season.
Mrs. Thomas Fitch went yesterday to
visit in Brattleboro, going on to New
York city for a weeks stay.
Mrs. Hiram Dean finished weeks Wis.,
it with her broth J. NJ. Atwood, and
returned to Barnard yesterday.
g. o. Stratton OF Montpelier, president
of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, was in town Saturday.
F. A. Richardson, clerk in the e. w.
Tew ksbury store, is of duty by reason of
illness that confines him to the house.
j. r. Spring brought his family from
Nashua, N. H., Sunday, returning that
night and leaving them at the Denison
home.
DR.. H. G. Beekman is again down with
q recurrence OF his trouble. Mrs. Jennie
Crcwn Of Hanover, N. H., attends him
as nurse.
Mrs. c. A. Densmore of Chelsea and
Mrs. George Hatch OF Milford, N. H.,
a. II.
day till Monday.
Miss Irene Whitcomb, a visitor at n.
w. McCollom's and G. A. Chedel's, her
cousins, for three months, returned Mon
day to Great Darlington, Mass.
c. E. Abbott, who spent the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. w. H. Griffin,
in Valdosta, Ca, arrived In Burlington
Monday, and is now with Mrs. E. ID.
Sc, ar.
Leighton e. Abbott, travelling sales
man for the Vermont Marble Co., with
headquarters st St. Louis, Mo-, has been
transferred to Philadelphia, Pa, and will
travel for tnat branch.
Miss Mary s. Dubois went Saturday to
Wallingford, Conn.,, to visit Miss Jennie
Campbell and attend commencement at
Smith college, Northampton, Mass, the
fifteenth sins her graduation.
Miss Edith A. Abbott, who has been
teaching art in the New York Training
School for Teachers thu past year, sails,
with Miss Anna Clark, for Europe July /
on the s. s. Roma, Fabre line, from
Brooklyn.
No one appeared Monday at the hear
ing set by the selectmen on the petition
to lay out a public highway from the
milk bottliug plant southerly to connect
with the highway at the Irving Lamson
place and no action was taken.
James Rand left Sunday night for
Sharon Springs, n. Y, where he isto be
for the third summer in q ho-
tel. He was accompanied as far as
Cohoes, n. Y, by Rev. FIR. Penders, who
is to spend a week in that vicinity.
Miss Clara Bean returned home Mon |
day, having completed the year OF teach |
ing in the Barre city graded schools. |
Mrs. c. II. Ingalls, and Miss Ada Bur- |
roughs, who had been in Montpelier to |
attend . spiritualist meeting, also re-
turned home then.
Mrs. F. w. Parsons and two daughters |
arrived Monday for q summer stay at F. |
L. Parsons. They were met at London |
derry by Mrs. Parsons sisters, Mrs. H. |
E. Flint and Mrs. F. W. Jewett, who ac-
companied them here, after all had spent |
two weeks visiting aunts in that town.
Brooklyn, Albert E. Chandler and son CT |
New York arrived Tuesday, with the do |
mestics, and will occupy Mari-Castle for |
who was already here. Albert will re-
ing later.
A single-frame picture in F. II. JOS
iyn's show window contains photos of |
four noted wrestlers taken 20 years ago
g. w. Flagg of Braintree; H. NJ. Dufur, |
champion of the world, then of Ram
dolph; w. A. Burbank, champion of the
West, and Nat Hutchins, Dufur's broth
er-in-lsw, lightweight worlds champion.
Tuesdays papers told of the suicide at
Woodstock Monday afternoon Of George |
L. Myers, who was last year employed as |
tinsmith by j. Fl. Lamson, leaving early |
in the winter. He went to a room in the |
attic of the home of his brother, Martin
Myers, and, sitting before mirror, put
bullet through his temple. He had been
ill and despondent for some months. He
was about 55 years old and unmarried.
At the annual meeting of Randolph
Graded school district Tuesday evening,
L. B. johnson was chosen moderator and
v. I. Spear clerk. The printed reports
were accepted. After r. j. Mitchell and
DR.. A. c. Bailey had each been elected as
member of the prudential committee and
had been excused by their request, DR.. j..
A. Russlow was elected for three years.
H. P. Sanford, auditor, J. w. Raymond,
treasurer, and A. NJ. Hubbard, collector,
complete the list of officers. A tax of
60c. was voted.
In the case of State VS.. B. F. Kicker in
Orange county court, charge Of obtain
ing money under false pretences, the re-
spondent Tuesday entered demurrer to
the indictment on the ground OF its in
sufficiency, which was sustained. The
state moved to amend, which was grant
ed and exceptions taken by respondent to
the granting of the motion. The re-
spondent then demurred to the amended
indictment, which was overruled and ex
ceptions taken thereon by the respond
ent and the case passes to the supreme.
court on these questions without further
trial. In State vs.. Sherman Godfrey for
cruelty to animals, the respondent was in
court ready for trial and the states at
torney entered q nolle prosequi, ending
that case. N. l.. Boyden for respondent.
In State vs.. Ben Carpenter, convicted OF
shooting cattle of ID. T. Dyer,
the respondent was sentenced Tuesday to
not less than one year nor more than one
year and three months in the house Of
correction. In State VS.. Frank Meacham,
statutory rape the respondent pleaded /