Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-29

ing except Tuesday and Saturday until
Mrs. w. F. Edison and Miss Mand
johnston we're in Lebanon. N. II. sundav
70 attend the funeral OF their father.
Sonn Johnston, whose death from heart
ulssase occurred last Thursday night.
ne was % years OF age and left a wife
ana nine children-Mrs. W. F.. Edison OF
n@nooipn, Mrs. A. NJ. Young Of Palmer.
Mass. mrs. f. NJ. Simmons, Misses Jen-
me- Matilda, Margaret and Ena of Leba-
non, y. a., Miss Maud OF Randolph and
rreu Johnston Of Lowell, Mass.
The funeral OF Mrs. Clayton Trask was
nelo ct her late home on Hale street last
thursday afternoon, Rev. Joseph Hamil-
ton omclating. The relatives and friends
present from away were Mr.. and Mrs.
wesley Collins Of Bethel, Horace Kings
Dury OF East Bethel, Miss May Wyman of
burlington and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
irask OF East Brookfield. There were
many beautiful flowers and among them
an exquisite bouquet of lilies from DIR. e.
). Fish of South RoyaIton. Burial was
IN southview cemetery, and G. 8. Booth,
Mr.. Collins, Edgar and Leon Trask acted
as bearers.
Rensselaer, Holman, aged so years, died
ct his ranch in Linden, near stockton,
Cal, Tuesday, the goth inst. His home
was at Pacific Grove, CAL, In which he
had large mercantile establishment,
and he left wife and four children
three sons, Clarence, Wilfred and Rita,
and daughter, Minnie, who was in Ran
dolph three years ago. He is Also sur
vlved by two brothers, Eugene Holman
OF this place and Harrison Holman OF
Roxbury. A sister, Minora, died ct Lin
den ranch last September. For his FIRST
wife, the deceased married Miss Laura
Whitcomb Of UnderhilI, sister OF Mrs.
Martin L. Washburn. His second vile
is California lady.
There was a jury trial Saturday before
Justice II. w. Vail in the case OF r. c.
Smith vs.. Seth Wilson-an action to re-
cover $50 claimed to be owing the plain
tin In q settlement of accounts. Mr.. Will
son, who has been located in Malone, N.
z, since the first OF March, did live on
the Crocker farm ct the Center, now
owned by Mrs. Emma o. Garland, and
had dealings with the plaintiff while
there. The jury was made up Of H. 8
Booth, Lemuel Richmond, II. P. Sanford
, I. 8. Chase, A. Fl. Beedle and e. s. Alb
bolt, and the verdict was in favor Of tn,
, defendant. ]. Q. Sherburne was counse
for Mr.. Smith, and N. L. Bovden for Mr.
Wilson. The case was appealed.
e. L. Bass has been favored with let
, ter from Spain dated at Madrid and say
ing that the writer had been cast int
= prison and wanted Mr.. Bass to help bin
. get possession Of large sum Of none,
deposited in an American bank. Tn
Spanish correspondent asked him to senC
4 a cablegram to an agent OF the prisone
, in Spain and then to sail for that countF,
! to pay the costs Of the trial and obtaiI
I from . certain bag papers that woulI
authorize the hank to pay over TO hin
/ the money on deposit, of which be wa
to have q generous share for his trouble
! Not caring particularly to visit Spain q
/ this time or to build any castles there Of
e the strength Of his promised reward, Mi
: Bass sent the letter to the Boston polio
4 department, where it was recognized q
' an old fraud which was probably tried o.
I Noah before he entered the ark.
William Portus Baxter Of Chicago ha
/, forwarded to the Herald and News thre
q curious relics Of other days, OF which on
), Is a gallery ticket issued by George
r Brown, sergeant-at-arms, and admittin
I bearer to the impeachment Of Presiden
n Andrew johnson before the United State
J, Senate April %, 1858. Forty-oDe year
ago this was . coveted strip of cardboar
a and no bearer, it can safely be presumed
! failed to present it on the appointed dat
a the impeachment OF president not bein
. an every day occurrence. During tn
! last administration the impeachment wa
OF the Senate by the president and it hal
4 pened so frequently and spontaneous
that no tickets were issued. Anoths
strip OF cardboard-the three-spot {
= spades-has on its reverse tie announcI
ment OF an "Independent Ball." to whic
!. "the company Of Mr.. e. Rabbit is solicit
\ ed at ID. Cash's assembly room on the At
> inst. at D. m. Danville, VT, July
> 1910; Enoch Dole, w. s. Shepard, b.
Deming. Henry Towle, managers" III
third relic is q carte de visite group phi
d tograph of the 100 members Of the Hous
l. of Representatives, Congress, in 1858
n right in war time In the group are II
n late Justin s. Morrill,, Frederick c. Woo
n bridge and Portus Baxter, who ropresen
Is ed Vermont.
/ The Central Vermont Railway compan
has Just issued its Champiain Tercentei
ary number of "Summer Homes in tt
4 Green Hills of Vermont" which Is pr
= fu6ely illustrated ana DeautltuAAy prAAt0'
n It contains q large number of new bal
4 tone illustrations Of scenery and other
q fractions OF Vermont with information
d regard to the Tercentenery celebFatio
se and fares from the principal cities in Il
rs United States and Canada, east OF the ID
Re troit river and from Washington mort
The book is not for distribution in th
7. state but will be sent elsewhere free
IN charge, on receipt OF six cents in staml
r. to pay postage. Two views and d
Of scription OF Randolph appear in tn
re NUM- Der and in the list Of family home
RI The Manchester advertises for 20 guests
1e s1.25 to $3.50 per day; Mrs. Charles
T. Griswold for eight and Mrs. W. W. Jon
" for eight or ten, the latter stating q
terms as IS to q per week. At the Ce
ter, Miss Martha Gilbert will take 20
IS to s12 per week; Miss Mary e Farg
8, at e. per week; Mrs. J. H. Holden, 2
= at IS to s12 per week; Mrs. @. I. Dea
- ing. Southern View farm, number
given, terms, IS per week; @. H. Tempt
T. :. 4 or 8, at moderate terms. The Randoll
: Inn in this village and the Randoll