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

~SAhNoAt VI ms success IS an instructor.
Horace 81. Howard has bought OF J.
Densmore Battles the Sumner farm OF
10 acres just above Joseph Tilson's and
mas decided II as birthday present to his
sou. Roy, who attained bis majority SAT-
urday. He has also decided to bis elder
son, Willis, the Howard farm OF 200
acres, which the latter has carried on for
many years. Both OF these farms cost
mr. Howard, ST.. over $4,000.
DR.. Gilman Frost of Hanover, N. H.,
and Professor Hitchcock, once member
OF the faculty of Dartmouth college but
now CT Honolulu, were in Randolph
Saturday on geological excursion and
were the guests Of Mrs. B. d. Dubois.
They examined the various strata in this
locality, inspected the granite opening ON
the Mann farm and were OF the opinion
that the granite seams here are narrow
and not OF the original bedrock sforma-
ton. Professor Hitchcock, whose spe-
cialty Is geology, is making some investi-
cations for State Geologist George H.
Perkins of Burlington and also for
Dartmouth college.
Sam Bowen, whom the loss OF a key
and some bottles of beer through the
connivance OF his nephew, Guy Bowen,
Fred Greene, Tom Spooner and Leslie
Durkee, had naturally irritated some
what, attempted to convince the parents
OF the Spooner and Durkee boys that he
ought to be reimbursed for the keg
spirited away by their sons. Not re-
ceiving the verbal or financial sympathy
be thought the circumstances warranted,
he grew so abusive in his intoxicated
condition that Chief OF Police F. Fl.
Ketchum was called to take care of him.
He was arrested, given a hearing and
fined s15 and costs, which he paid.
A Withholding and pugilisticalIy in
elined man, giving his name as James
Haggerty, and his residence as Randolph,
was arrested in Rutland last week because
he chose to celebrate his release from the
House of Correction by a drunken
carousal. In his highly stimulated
} courage, he struck the officer arresting
/ him and for resisting the representative
of the law and third offence of intoxica-
ton, be was returned to the House OF
Correction for other reformstory period
of 102 days at hard labor. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Haggerty erred in giving RAN
dolph as his place OF abode. for no citi-
Gems answering to his description have
been missed lately from the streets Of the
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Emery gave
musicale Friday evening at their resi-
dence on Highland avenue and about 80
guests enjoyed splendid concert pro-
gram. Mrs. L. s. Brigham and Miss
Mary Lamson were the pianists, and the
latter played beautiful opening solu.
The vocalists we're Mrs. Emery's brother,
Charles e. Wood of Newtonville, Mass,
and Miss M. Blanche Sparhawk, and in
solos and duets their singing was a rare
delight. Mrs. Wood, who is a finished
yiolinist, drew wonderful melodies from
the king of instruments and played soft,
sweet obligatos for the vocal numbers.
! Mr.. Wood introduced novel feature in
what he called "chime selections which
proved to be familiar Psalm tunes must
: cally raped out OF tumhlers of water.
Refreshments OF cake, waters and grape
juice we're served. Among those present
were Erred A. Emery and Mrs. Theron G.
Brooks of Washington, ID. c., Mrs. viii
liam Hathaway of Allston, Mass, Mrs.
w. p. Abbott of Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. A. Laird OF Royalton.
Frank wiswall of Warren and George
Hinkson of Braintree we're arrested last
Thursday morning, the former for intoxi-
alton and the latter for breach Of the
peace. WiswaIl and another man, Alvin
Mann OF Roxbury, went down to Brain
tree on the morning mail train and
bought bottle of whiskey aud pint OF
alcohol at the licensed saloon. Hinkson
Joined them and after q while, according
to his story, invited them to dinner,
which politeness was, for some myster.
ious reason, the occasion of a violent
} quarrel with Wiswall near the Braintree
J depot. They were arrested by Chief OF
. ] MI - - IL
: q hearing which was postponed to Satur'
day morning. Then Justice H. w. Val
J found Wiswall guilty of intoxication and
! of furnishing liquor. On the first charge
he was fined IS with costs Of $3.50 and
on the second charge he was bound over
| to Orange county court in the sum Of
/ $500. He paid his costs, had his fine re
mitted in consideration of signing the
pledge for year and found bail Hink'
son was ined SIS with costs Of s7.35 FOL
breach of the peace and, as be was unable
to pay, he was taken to Chelsea by Deputy
Sheriff Selva Thayer OF Braintree to serve
a sentence of 80 days in the county jail
Mr.. Mann became, temporarily, invisible
in Roxbury.
; Mrs. Carrie (French) Wallace of Boston
has been revisiting Randolph, her homG
some % years ago when her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. r. French, lived on Schoo
street in the house now occupied By
! Charles Burridge. Mrs. Wallace was the
guest for few days Of DR.. and Mrs. e
: o. Blanchard and went Saturday to Waits
field, where she has relatives living
/, Mrs. Wallace is engaged in missionary
work in Boston under the direction OF tbs
Baptist church and her particular field il
the West End of the city peopled by rep
I resentatives of nearly all the nations o.
the earth. She has been four years il
: that section, carrying the Gospel message
b to its $4,000 people and drawing then
7 within the circle of church influences
! Sincerity of purpose guided by tact fitl
/, her for the delicate work she has under
j taken aud opens, like magic key, thu
9 doors and hearts OF the tenement
: dwellers Once her mission was ques
toned by 9 foreigner who wondered
: why, with churches in plain sight ane
their bells ringing for service, it wa
) necessary to invite people to attend