Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05

weeks. went back to Glen Cove, l.. l.,
Friday, and Mr.. Greene's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. Greene, and two younger
sons, Loren and Harold, CAM. from Glen
Cove last night.
Henry clifford of Rochester and one Of
his city boarders, Wentwood Browning
Of New Bedford, Mass, we're in town
Monday. Mr.. Clifford has lately sold his
farm in Rochester and expects to move
the goth OF this month to the house he
bought on Maple street Of E. s. Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Rye have with
them Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Preston, who
drove from their home in Georgia Mon
day, and W. r. Wheeler of West Rut-
land, who arrived yesterday for q ten
days stay. Lewis and Mitchell Rye
journeyed to Rutland Monday by car
riage.
The board of pension examiners-Dr.
A. c. Bailey, DR.. f. c. Angel aud DR.. o.
d. Greene Of Bethel-sat in DR.. Bailey's
office yesterday and four veterans from
out Of town appeared before them, [. W.
Jones of Barre, George w. Davis Of Pitts
field, Stephen Farrar and Leonard p.
Lawrence Of Montpelier.
Lieut.. Dewitt G. Webb, who has been
stationed at the navy yard in Key West,
/ Fla, the last three years, Is ordered to re-
port in Washington, ID. c., as soon after
/ Aug. 10 a. possible. He will then be
sent TO Indian Head, Nd, but after Nov.
/ / will be transferred to Washington for
/ a term Of three or four years. His next
move will probably be to the Philippines.
He does not expect to come to Vermont
this summer, which Mrs. Webb and Miss
Wanda are spending in Randolph
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Clark, their
son and daughter, Edith and Lawrence,
arrived last Thursday from Whitman,
Mass, and were at Rev. Joseph Hamil-
toms until Saturday. when Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark went to Marshfeld and the young
people to Woodstock. Monday Mr.. Law
renee and Miss Edith came back from
Woodstock and the next day. accom-
panied by their aunt, Mrs. Alice Fisher,
Joined their parents in Marshheld, from
which place the Clark family viii start
Aug. IL for their new home in Pasadena,
Cal. A son, Edmund P. Hamilton, and
his wife Of st. Johnsbury have been ct
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton's this week on a two
weeks carriage tour, which they con-
tinue today. Another son, Ernest Ham
ilton, and his wife of Bakersfield, also
travelling by carriage, reached here yester-
day.
Capt. B. F. Bowman, master Of trans
portation for the Vermont q. A. R., start
ed last night with six carloads OF excur-
sionists for the National @. A. Rs en-
campment at Salt Lake City. The special
train passed through this station about
half past five and the LyndonviIle band
of twelve pieces, the military band Of the
Vermont department for this excursion,
faff he nd in he 70
favored Randolph with two exquisite Sc
Iections, because II has the honor to b,
the W. r. c. department headquarterl
and the home OF Mrs. E. n. Rising, tho
state president. Mrs. Rising joined tbs
, excursion al this point. z. J. Blodgett
! former Randolph boy, was one of thu
musicians and bis wife, Mrs. Constance
Gerry Blodgett, was also member OF thu
Lyndonville party. Captain Bowman ex
poets to 60 through to Seattle.
: Robert Bruce and Clifford Averill, bel
: boys at the Fabyan House in the Whit,
] mountains, have distinguished them
selves by climbing Mt. Washington il
. two hours, the shortest time in which tn
. tramp has ever been made. Accompanied
by two other boys, they set out at fiv'
, minutes to nine Monday morning, Jul,
I 20, and reached the base of the mountain
I six miles from the Fabyan House, a
E II 20; at / 20 in the afternoon they wer
e at the summit, which is three miles from
: the base. At 4:22 they were at the bas
again and then sprinted halfway to tn
Fabyan, covering the lass six miles in on
hour and "a minutes and reaching tn
hotel ct IA minutes to six. All tn
!. guests OF the house were out to meet th
= boys and made much of their exploit
Mt. Washington Is a slight climb of 8, "a
feet into the air. The White mountain
are having this summer some Of the hotties
+ weather ever known in that lofty region
], Nelson Brown, once a citizen Of Ran
: dolph, but who had lived for the las
d eight years in Pittsheld, died in tina
j place Tuesday afternoon from the effect
J. OF shock suffered Sunday, July 25. II
q left a wife, five children and three steE
3 children. The children are John Brow
IS Of Pittsfeld, Mrs. Edna Ray, verno
le and Warren Brown OF Newark, n. j
Z and Ray Brown Of Poultney; the steE
children, Ethel Meacham OF Pittsielt
Frank and Belle Meacham of Roxbury
Mr.. Brown is survived by two brother
and two sisters, ]. N. Brown OF Raj
as dolph, Bradford Brown of Bethel Gileas
Mrs. Sarah Davis of this place, Mr.
= Elisha Dana of Pomfret. The funer
" will be in Pittsheld at 10 O'Clock tomo
row morning and the remains will
II, brought to Randolph for burial. NJ
OF Brown was a veteran of the Civil war, I.
Z. which he enlisted twice in the First We
~ mont cavalry and served to the end of Il
b, conflict.
Death Of {. 7. Sault.
de In the death OF Edward 7. sault, WI
We hreathed his last at o'clock last night,
,ir brave soldier, respected citizen, faithf
father and husband, passed to his I
~ ward and Is sincerely mourned
81 one who walked uprig htly and live
- honorably in the sight of his fellow me
The weakness of failing health W
apparent in the early spring and grad
ally increased until it became certain th
rs. q malignant condition of the liver ma
ne the end only a question Of days.
er- Born in Highgate, Nov. "a, 1910, N
SauIt came to Randolph at the age Of
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