Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-28

to Mr.. and Mrs. John Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Howard of Brain
tree were guests Sunday of c. C. Morse.
W. A. Bailey was called to his home in
st. Johnsbury last week by the death of
his brother.
Mrs. Mary E. Harrington has received
a new automobile. 1t is Cadillac of 80
horsepower.
A son, David Herbert, was born May %
to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. Owen OF
Bethel Gilead.
A son, James Fordyce, was born May
"a to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Mccullough
of East Bethel.
II. L. Johonnott of Burlington has re-
turned to Bethel to work in the drug store
of Victor A. Grant.
Mrs. w. A. Collins, living in the Cur
tbs house on South Main street, is recoy-
ering from severe sickness.
j. H. Buck has sold to Charles K.
Smith of Randolph his meat shop build
ing on the westerly side Of Main street,
East Bethel.
The Bethel town team defeated the
Barnard town team last Friday at Bethel
by score of 10 to and on Saturday the
WhitcoInb High defeated the Woodstock
High at Bethel by score of to 5.
Miss Ann Todd came up from Boston
last Saturday, called here by the illness of
her sister, Miss Jane Todd, who has been
taken to the Randolph sanatorium for
treatment.
Christopher Arnold dug up an Indian
flint head on the low land near his home
last week. This location seems to be q
favorite one for finding flint heads, as
several have been located there in the past
twenty years.
DR.. r. NJ. Chase was at Montpelier last
wa;k from Wednesday till Friday attend
ing a convention of the State Dental asso-
citation. Thursday evening he attended
banquet given in honor of the founders
of the association, he being one of that
number.
The store of the Bethel Dry Goods COM
pany was closed Saturday by Sheriff E.
Il. Cushman by virtue of holding several
different claims on the property, the first
being a mortgage in favor of Luce &
Smith for a balance due on the purchase
price OF the goods sold last November. In
addition, Mr.. Cushman held several writs
in favor of attaching creditors. The
affairs of the concern are reported to be
in somewhat tangled condition. On
Monday, writ was issued in favor of
Samuel Spence of Nashua against w. w.
Pendexter, who has had charge of the
store for some time past. This suit is
based on a claim that goods had been
sent to Pendexter on consignment, the
proceeds of which should have been
turned over to Spence, but which pro-
ceeds were used for other purposes. The
store remains closed at this writing,
Tuesday.
Two cases of local interest were decided
at the supreme court at Montpelier last
week. In the suit of Henry w. Davis VS..
Mark Mudgett, the judgment of the low
er court was affirmed and the case sent
back for further proceedings in the coun-
ty court. Davis cattle got out of his
pasture and wandered into Mudgett's
garden. Mudgett impounded the cattle
and Davis replevined them, claiming that
Mudgett had no right to impound the
cattle because the fence was divided
fence. There were several nice legal
questions arising, and while this round
ends in victory for Davis, the case goes
back to county court, where there is a
chance for another trial. John j. Will
son for Davis; w. N. Batchelder for
Mudgett. In the state case against Will
liam Smith of Royalton, the Judgment
of the lower court was set aside and the
case sent back. Smith had been sem
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs for
selling liquor illegally; John j. Wilson
for defendant.