Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23
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tree Saturday night and among the gifts
was a nice travelling set for Dr. H. w.
Holden, who has been master OF that
grange the last three years, while Mrs.
Holden was remembered with q silver
souvenir spoon Of Bethel. The doctor,
who was called from the State Grange
meeting in Burlington to Rutland last
Thursday by the illness OF his mothe
Mrs. E. W. Horner, came home SUNDAY,
leaving her much better.
James Savage and Bernard Flynn Of
Pittsheld made little excursion to
Braintree Tuesday and before they had
been there very long began to make
things so extremely lively In the vicinity
OF the depot that they were arrested and
given an opportunity TO calm down in the
Randolph lookup. Yesterday morning
they pleaded guilty before Justice H. r.
Flint OF Braintree to q first offence Of in
toxication and were given a sentence OF
20 days each In the county jail In Chel-
sea, to which Deputy Selva Thayer imme-
dately escorted them.
Henry Race OF Granville, whom Deputy
Sheriff r. N. HenIenway OF that place and
F. II. Ketchnm OF this village escorted TO
Middlebury the 10th to answer in Addi-
son county to the charge of illegally kill
ing deer last July, was finally admitted
to bail, which his employer, Robert
Claflin OF Granville, furnished. His COM
panions in the case, Leon Cady OF Granville
and Wales Sargent OF Braintree, we're tax
en- to Middiebury at the same time and
Sargent atiIi languishes in jail there, but
Cady was released on bail provided by
Deputy Sheriff Bemenway.
The high and graded schools closed
Friday for recess Of two weeks, and OF
the teachers who have gone away for the
holidays Miss Ethel NJ. Park is at her
home in Lyndonville; Miss Olive II.
Moulton in springvale, Me-; Miss AIDE
lene Gray in Waterbury, Conn.,, and Miss |
May Howe in Brattleboro. Miss Luna |
Whitlock, who taught the 9TH and 9th |
grades, has gone to Manchester, N. H., /
and will not return to complete the |
school year. Miss Parks mother, Mrs. |
w. l.. Park, came here last Thursday from /
the State Grange meeting in Burlington
and accompanied her daughter home the
next day.
Recommitment Of the Insane.
A hearing was held before Probate
Judge George L. Stow yesterday in NJ.
M. Wilson's Office in regard to the cases
OF Minnie Ripley, James Baron, Nancy
Flint, lamar Angel, Sarah Hull and
David L. Kinney Of Randolph and Louisa
Caswell Of Braintree, all confined in the
state hospital for the insane Rt Waterbury
with the exception OF Sarah Hull, who is
in the retreat at Brattleboro.
This hearing resulted from a recent de-
cision OF the supreme court concerning
the illegal commitment Of insane patients
to the asylum and was held on petition of
the selectmen, who caused twelve days
notice to be given to each patient. DR..
Don Grout, superintendent Of the Water
bury hospital, and Mrs. j. K. Case, one
OF the nurses, brought Miss Ripley and
Mr.. Baron to the hearing and testified as
to their mental condition and that OF the
other patients, who were not able to APP |
pear, and also as to the danger OF their
being freed from restraint and set at !
large. DIR. w. j. Haigh OF Brattleboro |
was present to testify concerning the pa
tient at the retreat. !
Miss Ripley, whose case has excited a /
good deal OF sympathy, seemed to her OBJ
servers not to have reRained her mental y
poise, and both her appearance and her l
at the hearing convinced them of r
her insanity. DR.. Grout bore witness to s
her condition and said that it would not '
be well for her to be at liberty, his state I
nents being confirmed by the nurse, I
Mrs. Case. y
Mr.. Baron was boisterous at times and I
gain in tears, and he was adjudged i'm y
ane and unsafe to be at large. The same d
onclusion was reached in regard to the 3
ther patients and all OF them were re- al
ommitted. N
Trade. N
Christmas trade, which seemed to drag
little last week in spite OF the excel II
mt sleighing, is picking up this week al
nd promises to reach, il il does not pass, Il
he standard OF previous seasons. The
reat fire aud water sale inaugurated by IA
ell Brothers in October rather anticipat- be
I the Christmas demand for dry goods. he