Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
ORANGE
RANDOLPH.


When the 9th Vermont regiment was
marching through Wilmington, N. c.. in
1862 Ben was discovered in the field near
by poughng, and upon being invited to
enter the ranks OF tho Union, he replied
that he did not know what to do with
his horse Upon being instructed to leave
It, he gladly did so, and fell into the ranks
Lieut.. William Holman of This town, upon
the termination of his term Of service
brought Ben with him to Randolph, where
he gave him an education in the graded
schools Ben was sold twice as q slave
He had been employed for years In the
mill of T.. +. Emerson e. Co. The funeral
was held from the Methodist Church
Thursday afternoon and interment was
made in the Southview cemetery. the
Rev. Fraser Netzger officiating The G..
A. r. attended In body by request of
the deceased
The homo Of Mr.. and Mrs John l..
Moses was visited by a large number OF
people on Friday. the 50th wedding ami
vcrsary Of the host and hostess. The &C.
caslon was Informal and very enjoyable
John Leavitt Moses was one of seven
children born to Dearborn and Mary
Leavltt Moses, June Is. 1898. in Meriden,
y. H.. whore he lived till he reached the
age Of "a. when ,e came here to reside.
and in this town married for his first
wife. Mary Kidder. who lived six years.
She died leaving no children He mar
ried Ablie Amanda Jones June 3. 1890
the late Rev Samuel Sparhawk perform
ing the ceremony Since then they have
lived in different places in town and for
the last 80 years in the house which they
now occupy. Three children have been
born to them a daughter, Ellen Marcia
who died in infancy. Mary. the wife OF
A. +. Gay, and Miss Emma, who Is a
teacher in the Summer street building
MIR. Moses was for time a partner of
the late Robert Smith In the dry goods
business. Later he was in company with
A. Fl. Beedle in the meat and grocery
business. He finally purchased the livery
stand now occupied by a. Il. Gay.
which NE conducted for - years
Stanley, the three yearold son of DR..
and Mrs. II. II. Hayward. died Thurs
day afternoon at one o'clock, follow
Ing an operation for appendicitis by
about two weeks The funeral, which
was private. was held from the house
Saturday Afternoon. the Rev. J. Wal
lace Chesbro officiating. Interment
was in tho Southview cemetery. The
bacca laureate sermon before the grad
uating class of the r. II. $. was given
in Chandler Music hall Sunday evening
by the Rev. Fraser Nletzger. Music
was furnished by ladies' quartet
composed of Misses Blanche Sparhawk,
Lettic Bailey. Minnie Barbour and
Lucille Grant The class numbers
eight. Commencement exercises will
be held to-day followed by the
graduation ball in Dubois & Gays
hall.-Dr. and Mrs. L. o. Blanchard
went to Hanover. N. H.. Saturday by
automobile to remain over Sunday
Mrs. E1bridge Holman is in Spring
field, Mass. From there will proceed
to New York to sail for Scotland for
n six months visit.-Mrs. Huber Hol-
man IS visiting in Waterbury.--Chil-
drens day exercises of the Federal ed
Sunday school will be held June IL
The final meeting for the season of
the Randolph Womans Literary club
was held with Mrs. T.. @. Ham Satur-
day.-Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchinson
are located in Springfield. Mass, where
they have purchased a house.-Charles
Briggs and his daughter, Bernice. and
Miss Emma Seymour were In Bethel
over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Hay
ward have moved from the u. A.
Spooner block to the north tenement
in the Cushman block.--A sharp frost
Friday and Saturday nights destroyed
many potato and corn crops in this
section.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
Federated Church are to meet Friday aft
ernoon with Mrs. G. o. Howe.-Thc
graduation exercises viii be held in
Chandler Music hall this evening
with the following program: Invocation
the Rev. ]. Wallace Chesbro; salutatory,
Myrnie A. Clifford: essay. Jetta A.
Rogers history. Ruth A. Roundy: essay,
Hazel NJ. Slack; Grafton. Philip Sails
bury; poem, Marion Harrington; presen-
taton of class gift to the school, Harold
p. Gaylord; response, Gilman NJ. Gay;
prophecy, Una ]. Allen; presentation of
diplomas Marion A. Harrington and
Harold Gaylord rank equally and the
valedictory fell to the latter Mrs. Mary
Pratt has returned TO White River juno
tion.-Mrs. e. w. Horner of Rutland has
been the guest OF her son, DR.. IL w.
Holden, for several days.-4Miss Mary
Carr TeWksbuly has been Reelected for
the fourth time to the faculty of the Rut-
land city schools. Miss Tewksbury and
her mother will be at their Randolph
home about the middle OF June for tho
summer.-A daughter was born Thursday
to Mr.. and Mrs. b. A Alen-Mrs. C. r..
I Of hn1
Peck OF Pulenville. n. Y. are being en-
teTtained by the Rev and Mrs, Fraser
Mctzger.-R. II. s. ball team gained a vic
tory over Hartford high, the score being
TO 3. and defeated Mortified high by
II score of 4 to l.--Montague Place will be
occupied this summer. In the absence of
tho kimhall family. by Mr., and Mrs.
George Morse, their daughter, Gwen
dolyn, and Miss Mcintosh, who arrived
here last week.-Mr. md Mrs John Priest
announce the marriage engagement of
their daughter, Eva Mildreth. to K. Har-
rison Howard of Braintree
+. d. Gould Of Gaysville Is at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. j. A. GoGld,-Herbert
Abbey has moved to Barre--C. C. Beedle
of Keenc, N. H., is the guest of his
brother, A. II. Beedle,-Mrs. H.: Il. Es-
mond is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles White.-Hereafter the Randolph
National bank will not open Its doors for
business until nine o'clock In the morn
ing,
Mrs. l.. i. Thayer OF .dorrisville Is In
town for q short time before going to
Highgato Springs for the summer, where
she will be Joined by her daughter, Mrs
Maurine Hursom, of Louisville, KY
Miss Florence Howe arrived Monday fol
months vacation from her duties al
nurse at Germantown, Ps.-Mrs. Clarence