Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-13


on the sick list.
J. E. Eldredge was in Montpelier Mon.
day on business.
Miss Lucinda Dupuis was in South
Royalton Saturday.
NJ. j. Smith of Windsor is working in
the Randolph Foundry.
Rev. F. X. Graves is to preach the Me.
mortal sermon Sunday, the 23d.
William Holmes and DR.. c. l.. Stewart
are having their houses reprinted.
Mrs. l.. 3. Johnson and children have
been visiting in Barre several days.
Fred Shequinne attended the funeral OF
an aged aunt at Highgate Monday.
/ LYLE Rice is to move from Braintree to
/ the Gabrielle house on Weston street.
Mrs. Iona Chase was at Wells River and
| Hartland the latter part OF last week.
p. P. Lamson and sister, Mary, left this
morning for two weeks visit in Boston.
| Miss Marion Cameron OF Suffield, p. O.,
is stopping at Levi Dudley's for several
| weeks.
John Abbey has bought the Sidney
Smith farm on Braintree Hill and viii
move to it at once.
c. II. Tewksbury OF Boston was in town
Friday. Mrs. Tewksbury will stop at
Hartford for the present.
The famous stallion case will go over TO
the fall term of the supreme court by
agreement OF the parties.
The school team won a hve-inning
game of ball with a town team at Me-
Call park last Thursday by score OF 8 to
4. The High school battery was Lewis
and Webb and that OF the town team
Dumas and Grove.
j.. NJ Holman was in Burlington
Wednesday to purchase lumber and sash
for the Walsh house that be is building.
This material ought to be manufactured
in Randolph and might be il some one
could be found with courage enough TO
start the Abbott mill.
At the next meeting Of Randolph
grange there will be work in the first and
second degrees, besides the consideration
Of several applications for membership
That there may be time for a short pro-
gram of a Memorial day character, the
meeting will open at seven O'Clock.
The stock farm is shipping in the vicin-
ity of 100 pounds Of butter per day on the
average. Ii has for years furnished near.
~ all the table butter used at DelmC nj
co.'s restaurant in New York and has late
" begun providing the steamers OF the
White star line. The farm has many
other high-elass patrons.
The fishing excitement is bearing fruit. !
a mud puddle which formed in front OF
Beams barber shop this morning was
quickly posted and Warden Joe Brown |
was summoned to measure a herring |
which appeared to have been caught. Sew |
eral concomitants Of i'm de steele fishing |
were in evidence, including bottle OF
'liquid bait"
The village trustees held their first |
meeting OF the year Saturday evening and |
4 81. 4
man. The policemen appointed are Peter /
Sault, d. c. Woodward, S. c. Clark, j. l.. |
Moses and F. +. Sault. II. 5. Booth was
street surveyor. The board |
will hold its regular meetings the first /
evening of each month at the engine 4
rooms.
J n. Dudley, an attorney OF Colebrook, |
n. H., was in town last week to attend to |
the sale of the Weston lot TO Col. Chan |
dler. Mr.. Dudley was formerly a priuci- |
pal OF the old West Randolph academy |
The lot purchased includes about 20 acres, |
lying west OF Col. Chambers present |
property. 1t is to be added to his park /
and the road will be continued so as to
traverse il.
Or. A. B. Gay tested as follows last /
week In Bethel, F. A. Trask, 19; in RAN |
doluh, Ed Dame, 8; T. A. smith, 5; VIII /
). Bryant, Il; 4. +. Edison, 81; A S. Pride. |
3; in Brookield, T. J. Russ, Is. Con-
5emned 8 OF MIR. Trask's and OF Mr.. /
Bryants. This was the third time that /
Mr.. Edson's herd, probably the largest in /
Town, had been tested and each time it I
has passed perfectly. Being out OF tuber-
eulin this week, DR.. Gay is unable to con-
tinue his tests until supply arrives.
The project OF starting the Abbott mill
was discussed at an informal meeting of
citizens Friday evening. lit
done at all, ii will probably have to be
by a local stock company
with men in charge who are interested
and in whom the citizens have confidence.
such men are ready to take hold, under
certain conditions. The proposed duty on
pine lumber in the new tariff bill may
prove to be encouragement, for reasons
explained in an editorial this week. How
ever, IL is possible that active steps may be
taken in the near future to organize a
stock company. 1t is to be hoped that
our citizens will show disposition to en-
courage such an undertaking, not only by
word, but by more potent assistance, IL
he time come.
The dam at the Sanford mill is being
repaired. The original leak was at the
north end. This was temporarily stopped
by the use of sand bags and the water let
through the gate in the dam so as to afford
opportunity 10 permanently repair II. In
he process, another leak sprung on the
vest end of the dam and large quantity
Dl gravel, ETC., ran into the Chadwick
pond below. No serious damage was
lone, however, and the new leak was
quickly stopped ana that portion OF the
lam replanked and protected with brush.
As soon as the water lowers, the repairs
will be completed in thorough manner
Il. p. Sanford q Co. will soon set a new
iouble turbine water wheel to replace one
u the four now in use. They contem-
llate putting in a roller or some pattern
i steel mill for grinding, in connection
With the old tried-and-true stone sys-
EN-. They report a good business this
pring.
'he W. &. 7. q. County Convention.
The twelfth annual convention OF the
orange County Woman's Christian Tenn
,erance Union is being held in the Meth
dist church here this afternoon and will
,e continued throughout tomorrow. Wis.,