Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

Miss Elizabeth Campbell OF Randolph,
who teaches in Bellows Fails, is q mem
Der OF the executive committee OF the
Vermont Women Teachers club, which
was organized in Burlington and expects
to enroll every woman teacher in the
state. II has three important objects : to
raise the standard of the profession, to
better the salary conditions OF women
teachers and to work for the establish
ment of pension fund by the state.
Royal A. Mcclellan passed away at S
O'Clock last Thursday morning from heart
trouble, with which he had been more or
less afflicted during the last 20 years.
For several mouths he bad suffered more
severely than usual, aud grew worse con-
stantly in the FIVE weeks preceding his
death. Mr.. MISC elan was born In West
ford, this state, GO years ago but for
many years was a resident OF Fairfax and
lived also in Cambridge. In 1901, he and
his son, Frank, came to Randolph and
bought the Walbridge farm, which they
had since carried on. The remains were
taken to Fairfax Friday for the funeral
and interment aud we're accompanied by
Mrs. Mcclellan, the son, his wife and
daughter.
Young Gotcb was defeated in Burling-
ton Friday night by Fritz Hanson, cham
pion welter-weight wrestler. who won
two falls, scissors and toe hold, the first
In "a minutes and the second in Il min
utes. The first round is said to have been
about the hardest wrestled in the city,
the men being forced through the ropes
aud OF the platform several times.
Towards the close there was a good deal
of rough work Hanson using the full
body bold and slamming Gotch about on
the mat. Following the last fall, Young
Gotch announced that be stood ready TO
wrestle Hanson at the eco-Roman style
or catch-as-catch-can with the toe hold
barred, and would deposit q suitable for
felt to arrange the match, which will
probably come of in three or four weeks.
Bethany guild held it's annual meeting
in the Parish house last Thursday after
noon and selected these officers for the
coming year:-President, Mrs. Alfred
Eaton; vice president, Mrs. Lemuel Rich
mond; secretary, Miss Inez Litchheld; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. +. w. TeWkebury; |
treasurer, Mrs. 8. G. Clark; assistant treas |
nreF, Mrs. j. p. Cleveland; executive |
Mrs. II. H. Paige, Mrs. /
George J. Prince, Mrs. L. A. Russlow,
Mrs. @. A. Chedel, Mrs. Alonzo Emery. /
The guild raised about $175 during the
PEAR, which II started with a balance in
he treasury OF y132.93. The sum Of
l1s1.6 has been expended in the pur
,hase of dishes and silverware for the
Parish house, music for Bethany choir,
epairs on the parsonage, missions, flowers
ind charitable purposes. A balance OF
,ver s125 is left on hand.
Edward Bruce Partridge. aged 81 years,
months and 20 days, died in Mussel-
hell, Mont, Nov. 20 OF pneumonia. Mr..
was born in st. Paul, Mimi,
Ian. 80, 1875, son OF Edward M. Par
ridge and Elmina Bruce. In 1853 his
PARENTS came back East and settled in
'omfret, afterwards moving to Randolph,
' here in 1851 his father enlisted in Co.
/ OF the Second U. s. sharpshooterH.
Ifter the war he returned to Pomfret and
ived there for number OF years. AS a
Dung man, the deceased worked as farm
and in Pomfret, Barnard and Wood
took, attending district school in win
eF, and was finally graduated from the
Green Mountain academy in South Wood
took. He left four children by his first
gite, who was Emma Dudley OF Plymouth,
nd two by his second wife, Susan DeLee
I Lombard, Mont, who survives him.
Inc brother, Herbert Z. Partridge, lives
n Ludlow.