Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-16


OF Norwich University, was in town Mon
day.
The Christian parsonage has been i'm
proved by the laying OF a hard wood floor
in the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Bush and two
daughters, OF Barre, were with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 3. Wall over Sunday.
| Mrs. Il. O. Thurston and daughter, Nina,
OF Northfield made short visit at Mr..
Charles Thurston's few days ago.
| The Ladies' Ways and means society of
the Cong'l church will have sociable Fri
day evening at the residence of DR.. and
Mrs. Upham.
Mr.. Miller, secretary of the Vermont
and New Hampshire Sunday school assoc
citation, was entertained at Rev. G.. w.
Morrow's, Tuesday.
William Seymour, shoe manufacturer
of Lynn, Mass, and his wife arrived Sat-
urday on visit to the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Seymour.
Mrs. Dimick and her granddaugh
Miss Cornelia Pierce, are expected to re-
turn Monday from Boston, where they
have been spending the winter.
Mrs. Hobart Peck has gone to East Ran
dolph to take care of her mother, who is
quite sick. Miss Amy Osgood. is keeping
house for Mrs. Peck during her absence.
Clarence Webster, who has one OF the
finest sugar places in town, has made 300
gallons OF syrup and small amount OF
sugar from ], 175 trees, which would seem
to be very fair yield for SO short sea-
son.
Rev. G. w. Morrow is to preach spe-
cially prepared sermon before the Odd Fell
lows, Sunday afternoon, April Goth, it be-
ing the nth anniversary of the foundation
of the order.
Among those attending the Methodist
conference at Barre last week were Rev.
and Mrs. F. K. Graves, Rev. and Mrs. x.
Udall, Mrs. Albert Morse and daughter,
Mrs. Ludolph Hebard, Miss ENERGY Mat
thews and Mrs. H. IA. Miller.
The selectmen, in accordance with the
vote taken at the last town meeting, have
purchased new safe, in which to preserve
the town records. This safe is constructed
with special reference to rendering it fire.
proof and was bought for the sum OF $3.50,
delivered.
Mr.. Henry Walcott of Randolph and
Miss Eta Doubleday of Royalton were
married last week at the home of the Off
ciating clergyman, Rev. II. M. Goddard, in
Royalton. Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott are to
live in Tunbrldge, where the groom owns
a very fine farm.
Friday morning as DIR. A. c. Bailey and
his son, Glenn, were riding over the |
South Pleasant street crossing, the horse
stumbled and pitched for ward on its knees
Glenn, who was driving, was thrown out
between the wheels and dragged across
the tracks while he pluckily held on to the
reins until his father could reach them.
The boys face was cut over the right eye,
and one wheel passed over his arm, inflict-
ing painful bruise but breaking no bones.
Last week, DIR. Wakefield of Montpelier,
acting under the direction of the state
board OF agriculture, tested for tuberculo-
sis the herds Of Lemuel Murphy, George
Hyzer, Mr.. Damon and George Pember at
,he Center, and also few cattle in the
mails were found and three of those be-
onged to Mr.. Murphy. The herds OF
George Temple and Munroe Pember were
'etested and pronounced to be in healthy
condition.
An astonishing story is now perculat-
ng through the state press to the effect
hat a certain Mr.. Gray OF Belfast, Me-, re-
emily repaired and cleaned his hen house,
n which he keeps go hens. The next day,
IN going out to bring in the eggs, he
ound so eggs. He is positive that no eggs
we're in the nests the night before and
laims that the hens all laid that day.
There really doesn't seem to be any good
eason for doubling the story, as 1t would /.
70 perfectly natural for hen to thorough
y enjoy house cleaning and to make the
'est thank offering she could, in recogni-
ion thereof.
Miss Hazel Fairbanks has been exhibit
ng in the postoffice window lately Gu l
ious thing in the plant line to be found 8
rowing in the climate OF Vermont. 1t is !
small orange tree, which she raised
rom clip started two years ago, and
n which are three small but perfectly I
ormed oranges that had been growing for 6
bout year. The plant Is not more than
foot or SO in height, and the fruit,
ripe yellow color, is nearly the size (
russell apples.
Since striking aristocratic Boston,
radley Newell, the healer, has found 1t :
ecessary, in order to satisfy public curl :
sity, to prowl around the roots OF his an +
estral tree in search of genealogical in
He discovered that strain OF
bow and-arrow" blood enters into his n
as his great grandfather was +
a Indian, no doubt famous medicine 4
lan," who frightened away diseases and I
ervous headaches by hideous noises
40 Strange dances, ana III OuQ mOHleubs h
those herb tonics and liver 9
itters, Of whose toning qualities the tribe t
lust have stood much in need, and whose .
,cipes are now the valued possessions of
,rtain patent medicine concerns that are !
Ding large business at the present day.
his Indian primogenitor sufficiently ex- i,
lains the curative powers OF the healer ]
ithout mentioning the black sheep OF the o
is to say, the mulatto on his 3
theirs side-or the German descent of =
is mother. A shrewd business instinct :
lould suggest to Mr.. Newell the advisa- +
ity of letting his hair grow long and Of Il
caring negligee blanket costume, which q
ould increase his popularity tenfold; for
lere are few things that people dote more q
pom than an Indian doctor, and an In q
Ian healer would be simply irresistible. \
is ancestral researches have not destroyed
ewells simplicity by putting him up h
18th family pride, and he still continues 4
charm people by his undoubted honesty 9
i'd sincerity. He now charges his pa
ents 90, instead Of 81, apiece, and frankly
US that both he and the public are vic
ms of newspaper sensationalism, mas y
UGH as his cures have been largely over
ted and xaggerated-which, in truth,
ould seem to be the case.
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