Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05

Clyde Blake OF Hill, N. H., has been Wis.
iting at d. e. Goding's lately.
Miss Angie Leonard is passing the two
weeks vacation at her home in Pomfret.
| There is to be birthday party at The
Methodist church this evening, March
5th.
Mrs. Elliot Conyers OF Boston was the
guest OF Mrs. VIII Fairbanks over Sum
| day.
s. N. Gould attended the White River
Valley Good Templars' Union in Sharon
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Laird OF White
River junction spent Sunday at Mr.. j. D.
Wbeeler's.
Miss Ida Thacher went Saturday to Bos-
in that city.
the Burlington college Friday for few
days. vacation.
John Smith started Monday for Vino
ma, MIMI, to visit bis sister whom he has
not seen since the close OF the war.
Miss Mary Howard returned to her
school in Springfield, Mass, Monday, af-
Clyde Blanchard of the Randolph High
school, who has been very sick with the
humps, is now able to be out again.
II Mr.. Henry Tewksbury had postponed
his lecture another week, "The Coming
Storm" would probably prove to be an
eq uinoctial.
The Randolph Book club now numbers
thirty-two members and about forty doll
lars have been expended Tor the years
supply of new books
Earl Blanchard, one OF the High school
pupils, is beguiling the tedium OF vaca-
ton by little bout with the mumps at
his home 10 Braintree.
Hon. J. w. Rowell is one Of the three
Judges OF the supreme court selected BY
Governor Woodbury. TO settle his $4,000
libel suit with the Rutland Herald.
Mrs. A. N. Blanchard OF Montpelier, on
her way home from Boston last week,
stopped over one day with Mrs. William
Bass and called on numerous friends IN
town.
The Kings Daughters, at their special
meeting Friday, voted to contribute twen-
ty-fiye dollars to the the relief OF the Ar
menian sufferers, and fifty dollars to the
town library fund.
Mrs. Jane Bailey returned Friday from
Rochester, whittier she had been called 70
attend the funeral Of her cousin, M. w.
Cooper, whose remains we're Orougnt from
New York for burial.
Professor Edwin Frost OF Dartmouth
college, a nephew OF Hon. VIM. II. Dubois
and a gentleman with many acquaintance
in this village, has made some very sue
cessful experiments in the Rontgen sys-
tenn OF photography, with the assistance
OF one of the other professors. Placing
several objects in pasteboard box and,
inserting it in a larger wooden box, ne
filed the intervening space with paper,
and on taking the picture, the contents OF
the inner box appeared on the plate. ne
also obtained distinct photographs OF
fracture in the forearm OF young man IN
Hanover, by laying the arm on plate
holder placed upon table. CrooK's
tube was held above it, and the exposure
lasted from ten to fifteen minutes.
professor Frost used Grove battery OF
seven cells and an induction coil OF eight
miles OF wire. He is Of the opinion that
the foregoing results, obtained by him,
are more satisfactory than any expert
ments previously made in this country.
Since sunlight will disinfect water IN
which there is bacteria, Edison thinks
that The Rontgen rays will yet be iounn
able to kill the bacteria OF tuberculosis,
rvnhoid fever and other diseases. When
this happy state is reached, the state board
of agriculture will be armed with Kont-
zen kodaks and proceed to clarity the DO,
Vine system by pressing the button ana
letting the 4 rays DO the resl'