Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

Nv ae J.. c. Walker, Principal.
Alverton viekers is laid up with a mild
attack Of typhoid fever.
A daughter was born Aug. IA to Mr..
and Mrs. John Merrill OF st. Hyacinth
street.
Rev. W. H. Rider Of Gloucester, Mass,
arrived last week at r. Z. Burnett's for a
vacation stay.
Amplias Williams, a veteran OF the
Civil war, had lived with his sister, Mrs.
Amanda Morse, until her death this
month. Tuesday, he went to Benning-
ton to enter the Soldiers Home. Edison
Emery went with Mr.. Williams, who is
nearly blind.
The approaching marriage is an.
nounced OF Joseph Mccormack, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Mccormack OF this
town, and Miss Sara Frances Hincks OF
Middlebury, which will take place at the
home OF the bride Sept. 8. Their home
will be in Atlanta, Ca, where Mr.. Nc
Cormack has a position as instructor in
mathematics in the Georgia School OF
Technology, q part of the University of
Georgia.
In the town school district schools in
the Flynn district, Miss Ellen Preston.
teacher; in Old Church district, Miss
Josephine Emery, teacher; Gilead district.
Miss Fowler of South Royalton, teacher,
will begin next Monday, Aug. 29. The
Mountain school will begin Aug. 20 with
Miss Della Kendall as teacher. School
will begin Sept. 8 in the South Iympus
district, Miss Ida Blossom of Roslindale,
Mass, teacher, and in the Preston dis
triet, Miss Caroline bearing, teacher.
Whitcomb High school will begin Tues
day, Sept. 6.
The Public Service commission gave a
hearing Tuesday at the Bethel Inn in re-
gard to the damages TO be paid to P. NJ
Savage and f. }. Cotton for lands taken
in connection With the Findley bridge
crossing elimination. There we're present
J. w. Redmond and Eli Porter of the
commission; Rufus w. Spear, clerk; G.
W. Writers, attorney for the c. V. Rwy.,
and the town officials OF Bethel. The
claimants were represented by w. N,
Batchelder and the town of Bethel by
John j.. Wilson. The board awarded
Mr.. Savage 5000 for his damages and left
the building Of a cattle pass and fencing
~ W AVhN ny NuE Eulllbau unless ulHeF-I
ent arrangements are made between Mr..
Savage and the railroad. In Mr.. Colton's
case one Of the large factors of his dam
age seems to be the closeness to his dwell
ing house that the proposed taking would
be and the matter was left open with the
expectation that the line Of the road
would be moved some distance from his
house and thus make the damage much
less, in which case an agreement might
possibly be reached between the parties.
Republican and Democratic caucuses
were held Monday to nominate candi-
dates for town representative and Justice
tickets. At the Republican caucus in the
afternoon DR.. 0lin D.. Greene was put IN
nomination as candidate Tor representa-
tive by Horace Z. Durham, who stated
that he was born in 1880, voted for
Franklin Pierce but had voted for Lin
coin and the Republican candidates since.
DIR. Greene's nomination was seconded by
W. @. Whitaker. who withdrew his name
and thanked his friends for attendance in
his behalf. As the caucus call had stated
that the ballot box for representative
would not be turned till 5 p. no. It was
decided that the nomination must be BY
ballot. though only one nomination was
made, and a ballot was bad, DR.. Greene
receiving 43 ballots and Scott Gillette i
The following justice ticket was put in
nomination:-W. q. Whitaker. r. J..
Flint, Clayton E. Durham, Charles II.
Dustin and L.. NJ. Heath, all Republicans,
and c. o. Spaulding and J. w. Miller,
Democrats. At the Democratic caucus
held in the evening the same justice tick
ct was nominated as the Republicans and
Rev. J. Wesley Miller Was nominated for
representative.
Giiead Cemetery improvements.
A worthy work has recently been COM
pleted il the Gilead cemetery by the erec-
ton Of markers st the unknown graves
and those Others not provided with head
This is the latest Of q series OF i'm
provements commenced over three years
ago and in addition to the general re-
pairs, the work includes the grading and
seeding OF the grounds, the cleaning and
strengthening Up OF the headstones, and
the resetting Of them in cement.
The necessary means to carry on this
work have been supplied by contribu-
tions Of money and labor BY interested
friends.
The fencing has also received its share
Of attention.
The . e who have had charge Of these