Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Fredd o. Thompson anc
daughter, from Swampscott, Mass, art
entertained to-day by Mr.. and Mrs. I
W. Hayward.
The Central Vermont is completing Its
much appreciated repairs at the depot by
the substitution of new seats for the ole
broken and discolored ones.
Miss Mary 5. Dubois md Miss Florence
Lamson have gone to Northampton
Mass, to spend Thanksgiving at smith
college with Miss Anne Dubois.
DIR. and Mrs. II. r.. Mcintyre and Miss
Marion came down from Montpelier,
Tuesday, and to day a re spending Thanks
giving with their friends in Pomfret.
The complaints entered in the case o
the State VS.. F. B. Thomas that came be-
fore the Washington county court at
Montpelier last week were quashed, with
leave to the State to amend them il 50 adj
vised.
Mrs. Anna Adams has gone to the Bur
lington hospital to be tre-.ed for a throat
trouble that has deprived her OF the use
OF her voice for several months. Dr.. j
III. Woodward the eye, ear. and throat
specialist, has charge OF her case.
The storm of Saturday brought FIVE or
six inches OF snow. and the snow pillow
made the rounds OF the village Sunday
morning for the first time this season.
"Works OF necessity and mercy" Obliged
several to try locomotion in sleigh the
22d.
At the annual State Teachers conven-
| ton held recently in st. Adams, Miss
Ella Herrick, a former student of our
| High school, gave a talk on art in public
| schools that was illustrated by an ex-
hibit from the Burlington schools in
which she Is the art instructor.
| Harry Mcintyre OF the University Of
! Vermont, Francis Eaton, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
/ ID. Wheeler, and Misses Ella Cushman,
/ Florence and lisa Lamson and Eunice
/ Denison witnessed the Dartmouth Viii
| iams game OF football, played Saturday
at Hanover to the glory OF Dartmouth by
a score of 10 to o.
Mrs. L. T.. Evans returned Saturday
from Boston, where she has been devoting
! five weeks or so To the study OF the
| banjo, mandolin and guitar, upon which
4 instruments she is a skillful performer.
She intends this winter to form classes
for instruction and eventually a local
Z Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club.
At the recent state Sunday school con-
vention, resolution was heartily adopted
recommending that on the Sunday after
/ Thanksgiving every Sunday school in the
state should make thank offering to aid
the Nursery Building fund OF the Home
I for Destitute Children, located at Bur-
/ lington. Al present there is no asylum
for destitute Infants in Vermont, and the
appeals for such home are both frequent
anu pitiiul.
The ladies OF the MetnouIst church
made about SIS from their sale and supper
in he i ison hail Friday afternoon and
evening. variety OF fancy and useful
articles was to be found upon the tables
presided over bv Mrs. ID. j. Morse, and
an attractive line of candies was pro-
yided bv w. c. Parmenter The supper
was most excellent. In the evening there
was a short musical program. its best
feature being the singing OF little Misses
Stella Morse and Lettie Bailey.
Judge Hutchinson. Judge and Mrs.
Rowell, Hon. and Mrs. Vim II. Dubois,
j. d. Denison, Esq, Rev. Homer White
and Mr.. A. L Lane were in Montpelier,
Monday to hear the address delivered by
Chauncey NJ. Depew before the Vermont
Society OF the Sons OF the American Reyo'
luton. The address, which dealt largely
with the early history OF our state and
the patriotic lessons that ii teaches, was
calculated to maze a Vermonter's breast
swell proudly while he sincerely COM
miserated the poor mortals 20 unfortunate
as to have been born outside the shadow
OF the Green Hills.
From the annual report OF the state in.
spector OF finance, it is learned That the
Randolph Savings bank has $50 deposit
tors, OF wnom p reside out OF the state.
Only six carry deposits OF more than
Fl 500, while the total sum OF deposits
amounts to 1926. 937 90. The total div
idends for the year were sll ,022 SO, and
the state tax thereon s20i9.4l. The ex
penses for tue year are given at 50 ,S27 80.
All the Savings banks in the state have
81 ,1sl resident depo.itors, whose average
deposit amounts to t2s3 81; and l2,O97 non
resident depositors, whose average Is
s4i4 q. The whole amount OF money that
Vermonters have IN the Savings banks OF
their state is s26, 1876 1906 50, which divided
by the total population gives 5000 as the
sum per capita.
This item OF general interest, as i con
Germs the recent weighing OF the mails at
the postoffices in tt e state, seems to be
making the rounds :-"rhe weighing OF
the mails oy the government once in four
years is done 10 form a basis for compen-
sating the railroad companies for carry
ing the mail OF the government for the
ensuing four consecutive years. As the I
mail pouches arrive at the postofiice they /
are put in the scales, and their weight, /
destination, date of arrival, on what route /
they are to be sent out again, and what /
time the train leaves that is to carry them, /
are registered; and when each pouch 1
reaches Its destination, 1t is weighed and /
described again there. The contract is
made with the railroad companies on 4
conditions that are fixed by law. Those 4
conditions are that 200 pounds shall be /
carried for Si2 topper mile per annum; 900
pounds for S6s.l3 per mile, and upwards
to 1000 pounds at sly2 IS mile. For each
additional 2.0c1 pounds the railroads re-
ceive s2l.3s per mile. IL the mail cars are
40 feet long, which is longer than the or
binary storage cars, another sum OF IS is
maid for each mile and $50 Is paid for
50 foot car.