Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-19

Mrs. Hiram Bean 10 staying with rela-
tives In Felchville.
Miss Kate Hsaley Of Barre was recently
the guest Of Miss Ethelynd Gould.
Miss Eta Chamberlain from Framing
ham. Mass, Is at home for the holidays.
Six in the family Of Fred Goodrich, in
GLIDING himself, are sick with the mumps'
Mrs. H. M. Miller was summoned Mon
day to Warren by the illness OF her moth
er.
The w. C.T.U. will meet at three o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Irene
Dyer.
An effort to organize . singing in this
place will be made Immediately aiter
Christmas.
Miss Maud Blanchard reached home
Tuesday after quite lengthy sojourn with
friends In Brooklyn.
Mrs. Hudson Kimball, the blind woman,
has gone to Burlington to live with her
son, Perley Kimball
Miss Marion Finn, bookkeeper for the
firm OF Jones Brothers In Burlington, IS
visiting friends in Randolph,
Miss Grace Cooling goes Saturday to
pass the the Christmas vacation with rela-
tives in Mount Holyoke, Mass.
MI. and Mrs. jackson Lamson 60 next
Saturday to Boston to spend the winter
with their daughter, Mrs. 8. v. Holman.
State Superintendent M. s. Stone OF
Montpelier left here yesterday after
attending the closing exercises at the
Normal.
Mrs. Bishop, who has been at Mr..
D. E. Goding's some little time, returns
day after tomorrow to her home in Mount
Vernon, N. Y.
Mrs. E. p. Flint and Mrs. j. w. Lynch
left town Monday with the intention OF
spending few weeks in Boston and
Worcester, Mass.
C. E. Wyman has received from his
cousin, James w. Evans OF Colorado, some
very fine specimens OF gold and silver ore
taken from the mines near Denver.
Messrs. H. Sharpe and G. L. Martin took
bicycle trip to Rochester Hollow, Sun
day, q rather unusual Journey for wheel
men to take onNthe 18th Of December.
A telegram reached Mr.. Willard Gay
Yesterday, announcing the safe arrival OF
DR.. and Mrs. e. o. Blanchard at Savan-
nah, Ga, after fine voyage Both were
well and expected to reach Atlanta to-day.
Sunday, there came near being serious
conf1agration at the stock farm boarding
house. An oil stove exploded in one Of
the chambers, filing the room SO full Of
smoke and fire that the flames crept
through the register hole to the room be-
low. Beyond blackened walls and ceiling,
no great damage was done.
DR.. G. L. Stewart is beginning to re-
sumo business after having been confined
to the house for over week by two frac-
- ~, hx,o t,r soo
while paying visit at will Hoisington's
in Rochester Hollow. The ice was COW
cred with little light snow and the doc
tor, in walking from the barn to the
house, stepped on the treacherous snow
and, his feet slipping out from under bin,
fell, breaking the eleventh and twelfth
ribs.
Monday, Hon. v. /. Spear, DR.. Rich of
Burlington and DIR. Gorham of Waitsfeld
began again their search for tuberculosis
in this section. Forty-four head Of cattle
belonging to Henry Soper were tested and
nine OF the number condemned. One az
fected animal in Allen Priests herd,
which the veterinaries had been uncertain
about when they made their previous test,
was killed, also one Of Mr.. s. M, Flint's
cows Justin Chadwick's cattle were pro-
nounced free from the disease.
The Randolph grange, ate it's meeting
Saturday night, elected the following Of
ticers: d. H. Morse, worthy master; A.. A.
Priest, overseer; Alonzo Emery, chaplain;
Miss Belle Morse, lecturer; Edwin Morse,
steward; Lyman Hutchinson, treasurer;
Mrs. Joseph Harlow, secretary; Miss Ger
trude Hart, Pomona Miss Eta Limited,
Flora; Miss Nora Connolly, Ceres; d. Hale
Flint, assistant steward; Miss Lizzie Hol-
man, lady assistant steward; Edward
Smith, gate-keeper; Joseph G. Harlow,
musical director; Mrs. ]. d. Battles, orr
ganist.
Several weeks ago, the Rev. Virgil VIII
liam Blackman was driving home to Beth
ell in the night, after attending some kind
OF gathering here, when he met with an
accident near the bridge this side Of the
dark, he drove down bank by the side Of
the road and was thrown out and quite
seriously injured. He notified the town
OF Randolph that he should claim dam
ages, and our selectmen went down last
Saturday to investigate the matter, As q
result, they settled with Mr.. Blackman for
$215, which Is considered fair both to the
town and the injured party. .reg
Yesterday morning, man by the name
of Carter, travelling through this section
with the Gold Medal advertising cart.
came near being killed at the Finley
bridge railroad crossing, where SO many
fatal accidents have occurred. He was
driving over the crossing when freight
train, the noise Of whose approach was
deadened by the rocks, struck the wagon,
smashing 1t all to pieces and throwing the
driver headlong. He was found lying on
the track in an unconscious condition by
Mr.. E. N. Rising OF this place and some
others, who happened to be in that vicin-
ity. The train was stopped as soon as pos
sible and the train hands came back to
pick up dead man but found the victim
able to sit up, though considerably dazed
and suffering from wound in the top OF
his head. He was taken to Bethel land
left in the care Of DIR. Greene. His horses
had tangled themselves up2with a tree and
were thereby prevented from running
away.
In the Savings bank window, N. Osgood
Snow has on exhibition an oil pain ting.
which challenges criticism from artists Il,
general. The picture, bearing the title
"Grandpa's Darling" is copy Of one
known artist, Thomas Wood of Mont
pelier, and sold in New York for $500.
The principal figure in the picture is that
OF an old gentleman and is correct like
ness OF former well-known character in
Montpelier, Mr.. Kendall Davis. The
background represents an old barn., in
which Mr.. Davis and his granddaughter
were sitting. Not far from the same time
Mr.. Snow, who was then at work in Mont
pelier, painted picture In this same barn.