Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02


The badly dscompossd body OF George
Kent, . Townshend farmer, was found
last week Monday afternoon about two
rods from his home in that village by two
Of his sons, Bernard, aged H. and Perley,
aged 10 years, while they were ct play.
Kent. who was about so years old, dis
appeared about six weeks ago, being
last seen alive July Q. From time to
time q desultory search had been made
by the neighbors in the vicinity Of bis
home, which is about two miles from
Townshend village but without success
and all hope OF finding traces Of the
missing man had been abandoned. Mon
day afternoon, his two small sons were
playing on the shore of q small brook
which runs by the roadside snort dis
lance from their home aud came upon the
body Of their father. The body was
lying at the foot of a high bank under
some thick bushes, partly on he shore
and partly in watsr. 1t was q short dis
lance from the highway.
George Rent is the father Of Elroy
Kent, Vermont's famous criminal, who
is row in state prison at Windsor await
ing sentence for the murder OF Miss Della
Congdon. During the spring and early
summer he was employed as a laboref on
the farm OF Dennis Jones near Towns
bend village July 9 he left Jones' en-
pIoy and after being paid his wages for
the season, started late in the afternoon
toward bis home, g distance of about
three miles. That was the last seen Of
him.
The body, which was viewed by the
Townshend health officers, was hardly
recognizable. 1t BAD the appearance Of
having been partly eaten by some animal.
Circumstances surrounding the discovery
of the body indicate foul play and the
authorities believe that the man was
murdered. The spot " here the body was
4 found is almost inaccessible. A steep
bank slopes down from the highway to
the brook and this is covered by g dense
growth of bushes. Ii would be impossi-
( BILE for q man either to roll or fall down
/ this bank where the body was found. II
was fully clothed, with the exception Of
q coat, and this was found half way or
the bank.
It is believed that the man was as.
saulted and robbed, as his pockets were
found turned inside out, and that his
body was dragged down the bank
through the bushes where il was found
A large sum OF money which he wal
known to have had on his person wal
missing and no trace Of any wallet could
be found.
Fred B. Kent, aged Is years, another
son of the dead man, Was arrested In
4 Westminster and was taken to Towns
bend, where be will be held for the Sep
TENDER term OF Windham county court
charged with breaking and entering tn,
home Of c. A. Eddy OF Townshend ant
stealing clothes and cider belonging e
Mr.. Eddy. The clothes were found il
the Kent home.
Circumstances in the case point directly
to some member of the family as beinl
concerned IN the death OF the father
someone familiar with his habits anS
movements on the day Of the disappear
ance. Shortly after bis fathers disap
pearance, Fred Kent went to Westmin
ster West, where ne has been empIoye.
for the past six weeks as farm hand
He will be kept in . safe place where b
can be found when wanted in connection
with his fathers death.
Library Items.
} The Bethel Library Fund association
} has bean having q series OF card partie
which have been very successful, tb
last one being 9 $500" party held ct til
home OF q member OF the association q
! Lake AnseL The library is still in tn
Town hall, but its usefulness and popu
larity are such ~ warrant quarters of il
own, and 1t is toward this end that til
Bethel Library Fund association il work
ing.
he Library club connected with tn
Charles B. Danforth library Of Barnard
very active body, meeting every tw'
weeks. During the past year they hav
, been having frequent entertainments 70
the benett of the library. Among til
number was . musical lecture illustrates
with songs in several languages, followel
by dancing and refreshments, and . play
MY Turn Next" In previous years th
money from these entertainments ha
been used for books, catalogues, cards
etc, but this year it has been laid ssid
for the purpose Of building. The librar
contains 1850 welt selected books, wit
, quarters in the Town hall.