Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-10

bints were gwen IN response TO the rol :
call. Mrs. z. G read al tr from
Mrs. Lul Parish telling OF the work Of
the Daughter. OF the American Revolu-
ton Of vi ich NJ 8. Pariso is member
and in particular OF q at of the Vermont
charter which is now endeayoring 10
raise $500 in order to erect q statue of our
most famous Revolutionary hero, Ethan
Allen, at Washington. This money is to
be raised in part by the sale OF Vermont
post cards OF new and attractive design,
by the members OF the ID. A. r. A paper
on. Housekeeping in other lands" was
read by Miss Desier Moulton, and the
reading Of an article on "Food Values
and Their Effect on Character and Consti-
tution' by Mrs. F. II. Joslyn, closed the
literary program for the afternoon.
There hangs in the delivery hall OF the
KIM ball Public library an excellent pie
ture Of Martin Chittenden, the second
governor OF Vermont and a son OF the
/ hrst governor, Thomas Chiitenden. The
\ picture has just been presented to the Ii
brary by Martin Chittenden's grand
daughter, Mrs. Louise tChittendenl
smyth, daughter Of George w. Chitten-
/ den, a former resident of Randolph " no
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Moulton on School street. The daughter
was married here July 2, 1861, to g. B.
SMITH aud now, the last of her family.
she is an inmate OF st. Luke's Home in
New York. The commission Of her
maternal grandsire, Huckins Storrs, as
I lieutenant in the army, which commits
sion bears the signature OF President
James Monroe, is also one OF the library's
curios and hangs on its walls. In early
life Gov. Martin Cbittenden devoted him
self to agricultural pursuits on account OF
his feeble health, but later entered public
life. He was a member OF the convention
which adopted the constitution OF the
United States. In 1890 be was elected
county clerk aud representative was
honored by reelection for six successive
years. He was judge Of the county court
from 1886 TO 1903; a member OF Congress
from 1s03-ls13, and judge Of probate
from 1921 to 1922. At the age OF 33 be
had attained to the rank of enlargement
in the militia. His term as governor OF
the state was from 1913 to 1914 and dur
ing the war with England he refused to
comply with the requisition OF General
Maeomb for the state militia. This act
was severely criticized at the time and
prevented his return to office.
Death Of Mrs. xenophon udaIl.
Mrs. PhiIista J. (Mills), widow of the
late Rev. Xenophon Udall, passed away
at midnight Thursday after long period
OF suffering from organic heart trouble,
which in the end caused dropsy. For the
last three months she had been confined
TO the bed and from Monday noon, the
oath ult., bad lain in a semi-stupor from
which she only aroused enough at times
to speak few words.
Mrs. Udall, who was in her 10th year.
was born 10 Orange but was living IN
Craftsbury, when she married Rev. Mr..
Udall, a veteran OF the Civil war, in
which be served three years Us member
OF Company E, Eighth Vermont regi-
ment. At the close Of the war he was or
dained to the Methodist ministry and for
25 years Mrs. Udall knew the cares and
responsibilities OF PASTORS vile.
About 1884 the family joined the YER
mont colony that went out TO South Da-
kota to settle in Loyalton, but after resi-,
dence of Ave and a halt years in the West
the UdalIs came East again. For two
years they lived in STAFFORD and then re-
moved to Randolph, in which they had
ever since remained.
Mr.. UdaIps death occurred here Oct.
~, 1907, and from that time the son,
Nelson w. Udall, had made home for
his mother and been her constant COM
panion. She also left q daughter, Mrs.
Charles G. Reynolds OF this place, whose
filial care had been the invalid's comfort
and ever present help in acute attacks OF
her chronic malady. Two brothers survive,
John Mills OF Craftsbury and Henry
Mills of Albany, this state.
The funeral was held at the house on
the Brainiree road at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon with Rev. DIR. A. l. Cooper Off
ciating, assisted by Rev. j. Wallace Ches-
bro. pastor Of the Federated churches.
Burial was in Soutbview cemetery and
the bearers were Alfred Webster, HAGEN
Wood, A. j. Foster and l. ID. Rhodes.
A Good Years Work.
The annual meeting OF the sanatorium
Aid society was held in Bethany Parish
house Saturday afternoon with an attend
ance OF IS members.
The committee for the free bed at the
sanatorium reported that 1t bad been in
use q weeks during the year. The work
committee had attended to the making OF
81 night robes for the hospital patients,
and the buying committee had purchased
s27 worth Of supplies fer the institution.
The secretary stated that tea and sale,
a concert, sale of Jingle Book, subscrip-
tions for free bed, Automobile day and
Open House day had contributed to the
funds OF the society. The treasurer re-
ported expenditures for the year as
1898. O4 and cash on hand as Si01.2l.
Officers we're elected as follows;-Presi-
dent. Mrs. l. A. Russlow; FIRST vice presi- !
dent. Mrs. Julia Walsh; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. j. P. Clifford; secretary, Miss
Annie Walsh; assistant, Miss Dehier
Mnulton; treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Thomas;
assistant, Mrs. Lemuel Richmond; sxecu-
tive committee, Mrs. B. D. Dubois, Mrs.
w, R. Sargent, Mrs. Homer White, Mrs. |
v. A. Grant and Mrs. Lucinda Cleveland
bed committee, Mrs. ]. w. Rowell, Mrs. !
J. B. EIdredge and Mrs. o. B. Copeland;
buying committee, Miss Ella Skinner,
Mrs. 1. B. johnson and Mrs. w. e. Lam
son; work committee, Mrs. A. B. Gay, |
Mrs. Edna Fairbanks and Mrs. b. q. /
Conduiu