Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-22


$50 brief and passing = thing il fame.
Edward Moot Of ,Weathersfeld stood
alooe for about ten days with his little
stunt Of five and one-half cords of wood q
day. Now comes Julius Raymore of
Bethel, " no is said to have felled. cut,
split and piled 25 cords OF hard wood in
ak days. Next" calls the Rutland Her
aid. to which the Burlington Clipper re-
plies THAT'S nothing to the record Of
Senator FIagg Of Orange, who has with
his bare hands thrown and piled no less
than 578 men in the good old days when
he was the champion collar and elbow
wrestler in the state. He piled them all
square on Their backs too. There was q
grapevine twist or something Of the sort
that be worked Ia piling EN-" The SEN
ator is evidently going to have a chance
to wrestle with legislation and give it
grapevine twist when needed for be IL
not only chairman OF the Senate commit
tee ON military affairs. but q member
also OF the committees on rules, claims
and federal relations. Representative
Parish of Randolph bias been appointed
to the House committee on elections,
Representative Flint OF Braintree to the
committee on agriculture, Representative
untiedt Of Brookfeld to the joint COM
mittee CT the House on game and fisher
les and Representative Webb of Granville
to the joint committee on the house of
correction.
Jay Read Pember's Anniversary.
Jay Read Pember, a native OF Ran
dolph. who for the last 20 years has been
organist of the Universalist church in
Woodstock, presented a delightful pro-
gram at his anniversary service IN that
church the evening OF the 18th inst. He
was assisted by well-known Woodstock
singers aud by L9dis Dalbeck, 'ceIlist Of
the Inn orchestra.
"Besides the organ prelude, Festival
March, BY Merkel. Mr.. Pember, says the
Woodstock Age, "played two other num-
bers which showed very well the strength
and sympathy which mark his attractive
qualities as musician. His daughter,
Mrs. Frederick A. Wilson, sang "A
Prayer for Faith and a duet, M Faith
Looks up to Thee was by Mrs. Mary NJ.
Jackson and Mr.. Pember' son, Karl A.
Pember.
"Mr. Pember, aside from his services as
organist, has found time to enter largely
into the musical life OF the village, in
which be has been a very helpful force
and influence, and kindly appreciation Of
his work was shown by the general inter-
est in bis anniversary service. The gift
Of q sum in gold at this service was
further evidence OF the regard Of bis
friends"
The Glnserbread Man."
"The Gingerbread Man." the musical
I fanfaau l. - fouor rooI
draught of pure spring water. II takes
us back to Santa Claus land of our child
hood days. Merry laughter and hearty
welcome greet the many familiar charac-
tiers Of the play. Little Jack Horner
played BY Adele Archer, "Mazio, = 'sThe
Gingerbread Man." "King Bunn." and
their splendid song hits delighted thous-
and in New York, Chicago and Pbiladel-
phia. Nixon & Zimmerman will present
their original brilliant company Of sixty
J two players in eThe Gingerbread Man. !"
at Chandler Music hall Tuesday evening,
Oct. 81.
1 Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman paid par
ticular attention to the pictorial side of
this social comedy OF Frederic Rankin
and A. Baldwin Sloane. Many OF the
pictures presented are the most lavish
ever given in a play. Santa Claus land Of
4 the first act, the cloud effect In the sec
ond one, when little Jack Horner sings to
the moon and slowly q crescent moon
swings into view. bearing q magnihcentIy
gowned. beautiful girl. are marvels OF
scenic sptendor.
Rev. Charles Grosvenor Insane.
/ Rev. Charles Grosvenor, pastor of the
Cong'I church in East Braintree since
i Gmk
day and taken that night to the asylum
in Brattleboro by d. w. Flagg of the
Wonderland Moving Picture company.
Previous to bis Braintree pastorate, Mr..
Grosvenor has twice had periods of men,
tai disturbances that, though not of long
duration, yet required special treatment.
For the last three weeks he has been
notieeably peculiar in his actions and
Sunday, the 18th, be broke down in tie
service and was unable to preach.
The following Monday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grosvenor went to Fair Haven to the
state Christian Endeavor convention and
returned last Thursday in an auto that be
hired to take them home. Late in the
afternoon Friday they drove to J. d. La
ports on Maple street ana accepted an in
vitation to stay all night. Mr.. GrosveDor
seemed very nervous and excitable but
was determined to sing at the moving
picture show in Dubois & Gays ball. and
he and Mrs. Grosvenor did indeed sing a
duet there. They left the hall before the
show was over and went back to Mr.. La
ports.
Mr.. Grosvenor grew no calmer and the
next day his condition was such that Drs.
Angel and Rumrill were called to exam
inc him. Judge OF Probate George L.
Stow Of Chelsea and the setectmen of
Braintree were summoned to take action
il his case, and it was decided to place
him in the Brattleboro asylum for treat
ment.
Mr.. Grosvenor is a veteran Of the Civil
war and he and his wife have taken 9
! great deal Of interest in U. 8. Grant posi-
and corps since coming to Braintree. Fol
IS or 10 years their pastoral labors vert
! prosecuted in the Southern states
, Georgia, North Carolina and Kentucky
but more recently. before accepting thu
call to Braintree. they had been in Brook
? lvn They have one aou in Pateraon N