Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-11
Randolph Center.

4 kA0mNAVAR1 49, 49,
James Albin and mother visited at Eas'
| Barre last week.
Mrs. Phil Smith has gone to Berlin to
spend few weeks with her parents.
MD. Church has relatives from Illinois
and Massachusetts visiting him for re"
days.
There was large party from Bethel Wis
iting at Joseph Seymour's the first Of tne
4 week.
Miss Flora La Frances has opened dress
making rooms at Mrs, Boards, Randolph
Center.
The hay crop is unusually light this
year, while corn ana English grain are
looking fine.
! A. d. Partridge and wife Of Philadel.
| phia, Pa, arrived last week, accompanied
by Jennie Hodges.
Dana Clough has returned from Canaan
and is working for Mr.. Spooner on the
Geo. Nutting farm. n I'M n M H gIs
| Fourth OF July was very quietly OBJ
served, except Tor q good displayeof fire.
works in the evening.
Geo. Morse OF New York spent q few
days last week with his family, who are
boarding at Mrs. Holden's.
Charles Holman, who is employed by
Jordan & Marsh Co. OF Boston,is spending
his vacation with his father, HIS. Holman.
James Austin and wife, who have been
living with Clarence Logan the last six
months, have moved into the Ed Lille
house.
Rev. L: l.. Beeman is expected to preach
at the Methodist church next Sunday and
administer the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper.
Prof. Edward Conant is attending the
American Institute OF Instruction at Port
land, Me-, this week, where he is to be one
OF the speakers.
Mrs. Adams, widow OF the late B. Fad
ans, who has been sick for so long,is now
gaining and is able to be about the house
and to ride out.
This place is represented at the Christian
Endeavor convention at Boston in the
persons Of Misses Clio Tarbell ,Alyce Stone
and Mary Tracy.
Grasshoppers are very plenty in this
part Of the town and Brookfieid. Pastures
are suffering and many crops are being
more or less injured.
Mrs. Royal Robinson went to Burling-
ton last week to the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai for treatment. Her case is OF serious
nature and her many friends hope to hear
tnat sne l5 Improving.
Mrs. Carpenter, mother OF Mrs. N. L.
Boyden, died at the home OF the latter last
Wednesday and was buried Friday, Rev.
v. NJ. Hardy officiating. She had reached
the advanced age OF So and for more than
80 years had been member of the Cong'l
church. Most OF her life had been spent
in this village, where she was respected
and loved by all who knew her.
About O'Clock Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Richardson of Randolph Center and her
two daughters, young ladies OF about 20,
went in bathing in front OF the Hubbell
cottage at Thompson's Point. The daugh-
tiers went In first and were soon beyond
their depth, when the mother hastened to !
the rescue. The screams of all three quick
ly attracted attention. Arthur G. Crane
was the first TO arrive, followed closely by
Rev. DR.. w. s. Roberts and Austin d. |
Gibbs. Mr.Crane reached the mother and
younger daughter and pulled them in to
point where they could touch the bottom,
while DR.. Roberts swan to the rescue Of
the older daughter, who bad already gone |
down number OF times. A chain was |
formed with Mr.. Crane and MIR. Gibbs in
the water, and DIR. Roberts and the nearly |
young lady were drawn ashore. |
The Reindeer left the point half an hour |
after the rescue, and the three Richardson |
ladies were then reported as out OF dam
ger, though much exhausted by their fight /
for life and by the shock to their nervous
systems. There is good safe beach tor
bathing at Thompson's Point, but these
ladies' were newcomers and seem to have |
gone in without consulting anyone, Sc
lecting dangerous place within 80 feet OF
the dock. When the alarm was given DIR.
Roberts and Contractor Bailey were In the
second story OF DIR, Roberts new cottage,
At least $50 yards from the scene OF the ac-
cident. DR.. Roberts now holds the record
IS the fastest runner at the point, and both
he and MIR. Crane, like true Baptists, did
hot hesitate at immersion.--[ Free Press.
The family has been living at the Gen.
Ter for the past two years to educate the
daughters, the oldest OF whom was gradu-
ited from the Normal this spring.