Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-29
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John n. White an Aneged Deserter.

John N. White an Alleged Deserter.
Deputy sheriff ]. F. Lamson has re-
ceived from the acknowledgement of the
army at Washington, ID. c.. q circular
offering $50 reward for the arrest of John
N. White. charged with being a deserter
from the army. The circular shows two
pictures-front and side view-of the
missing soldier and reads as follows:--
"John n. White, private, Troop B,
7th cavalry, who was enlisted June Is,
1908. is reported to have deserted at
Fort Riley, Kan, Sept. %, 1908. At en-
listment he gave bis residence as 232
West 18th street, New York, and the
name and address of the person to be
notified in his behalf in case OF emer-
gency as Charles White (his father), Ran
dolph, VII
A personal description then follows,
after which the circular continues -"
reward OF $50 is payable for the appre-
hension of this man and for his delivery
to the military authorities at any time
within five years from the date of his en-
listment. The reward is payable at any
United States army post to any civil
officer or other civilian who delivers the
man there. II he is Apprehended be
should be delivered ct, and the reward
claimed at, the nearest army post.
John n, the 25-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J.. White, left home
three years ago the goth OF March and
went to North Attleboro, Mass. From
there he drifted down to Norfolk, Va,
about year later and some time after
was heard from at Washington, d. c.,
where he enlisted q year ago last June.
Last August his mother had letter from
him and he was then at Fort Riley. He
expressed himself as well pleased with
army life and said that his troop expected
to be quartered in the spring at Fort
Ethan Allen and he should then have q
chance to see his people again.
His parents have not heard from him
since and are at a loss to account for
his having deserted.
A Cay Little Opera.
ssThe Gingerbread Mani at Chandler
Music hail Tuesday night was a pleasant
surprise, not only to those who had
looked little askance at the pictorial
billboards, but also to those who had
rather expected q good thing and found
the pleasures Of realization greater than
those Of anticipation. The plot was no
deep laid scheme of tense emotional
strain and failed to thicken beyond a
thin Cruel consistency, but its fun was Of
the bubbling unlabcred variety that pro.
voked Irresistible laughter. It was all
so we'll done, too, that Mother Goose
nonsense became genuine wit.
The scenery and electrical effects were
beyond anything previously seen at the
ball, and yet the company did not use
all Of its appliances and was unable to
present all Of its stage pictures. A
very beautiful scene was in the Moon
song, when clouds, touched By the silver
light. pneueded the crescent that. holding
the Moon Girl, foated across the stage.
The music was lovely and, in chorus
xnd solo. was sung bv good voices. The
leading soprano. Lola Renard princess
Sugar Plum has a remarkably sweet
voice that she is soon going abroad to
cultivate for grand opera
Fred ]. Rice was the Gingerbread
Man, and carried that role to perfec-
tion. The ginger in his composition
showed in the stunts he did, and those
stirred even self-contained Randolphites
to enthusiastic applause. John J. Nc
Cowan, as Wondrous Wise, was a fell
low of infinite jest, with q nose as
sharp as the point Of his jokes and had
no trouble in setting the house on the
roar. Eleanor Waring (Margery Daw).
Annie Thropp (the- village boy), Carrack
Major (the bogie mani, and Adele Ar
cher (Jaek Hornerl were also leaders in
the cast and quite as good in their
work as any of their fellows.
The costumes. while not of the Crom-
weIiian period, were artistic in design
and coloring and rich in material.