Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-15
RANDOLPH CENTER

Mrs. Van Deueen OF ho1Duff - WISH
ing her sister, Mrs. w. L. He5ard.
Miss Mary Gaylord Of Burlington ii
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. A. Allen.
Grace church, Sunday, Holy Commun
ion ct a. M; Evening Prayer and ser
mon at p. m. M
The Maplewood viii close the season
today. It has been a good season and il
will be opened next year.
Mrs. Rebecea Davis OF White River
Junction is a guest Of her sister, Miss
Martha Gilbert, at the Colonial.
Miss Nellie Nutting and Miss Amesbu.
~, who had been spending several weeks
in Waterbury, returned home last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Jerome Of Salem, Mass,
has Joined her daughter, Gertrude, here
and they are guests Of john bolin's fam
lily.
n. NJ. Totman last week Tuesday took
in bis automobile Mrs. A. O. Wells, Mrs.
]. q. Holden, Miss Meta Boynton and
Master Henry Boynton 10 Rutland and
home by the way OF Brandon.
Fred Hayward took party OF FIVE in
two automobiles to Stove last Friday.
The party went to the top OF Mt. Mans
field and came back BY train the next
day. They have been guests at the Ma
pleN ood for a week.
c. F. White has sold two farms that he
bought and carried on together this year.
One, the J. NJ. Pember farm Of 120 acres,
be has sold to Harry ~. Brigham for
50. 900; the other, the Farnsworth farm Of
100 acres, sold to Frank g. Burridge for
S4, 600. The personal property IL to be
sold at auction soon.
The 'chinch bug" hes been at work
on Luke Parish's moving and destroyed
about four acres of grass, killing every
green thing. Mr.. Parish sent some Of
the bugs to Burlington and Asst. Horti-
culturist Armstrong wrote in answer that
the insects were "ehinch bugs" He
says: :-"This insect has not been report
ed in Vermont since 1926. In the West
il does considerable damage to " heat and
other grains. IN the East the damage is
confined generally to different kinds o.
grasses and once in while is found in
oats and wheat" To get rid Of the pest
Mr.. Armstrong recommends cutting the
grass, let it dry and then buTn Il. He al
so suggests spraying with kerosene oil.
Some years ago the boys had ball
ground dedicated 10 their use on the COM
mon By the selectmen OF the town. About
two weeks ago the Orange County tele-
phone director, Ed. Kent, put up pole
on the ball grounds and strung the wires
across. The boys were stirred up by
Is bat they called infringement on their
r.ghts. They entered 8 complaint to Sc
lectman Allen aud he in turn complained
to Pres. Kennedy OF the company and also
to Mr.. Kent, director. Nothing was done
towards removing the pole and one week
ago last Friday night the wire was cut.
Kent cot the states attorney over last
Thursday and together they interviewed
quite q number of the boys within radi-
US OF four or i've mil g. Friday, Sheriff
Kent brought Joseph Bean and Allen Nc
Murphy before w. L. Hebard, justice Of
the peace, on a charge OF cutting the
wire, and hearing was had. The court
found that the charge against the boys
was not sustained by the requisite meas
ure OF proof and tho boys were discharg-
ed. S. c. Wilson, states attorney, ap-
peared for the state; N. L. Boyden for the
boys. Director Kent removed the tele-
phone pole from the ball ground yester-
day.