Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-20
Randolph Continued.


S. B. LOOMS is iii with pneumonia.
Abel Bowen is quite i'll with pneumonia.
j. @. Adams OF Montpelier was in town
Monday.
Alice Stevens has returned from Haver-
hill Mass.
Mrs. NJ. E. Saxton returned to Boston
Wednesday.
Miss Winifred Richmond is having re-
lapse of grip.
A. II. Bell was in Burlington on bust
ness Wednesday.
e. l.. Bass shipped carload OF lumber
from Richmond yesterday.
The Informals meet again with Mrs. A.
b. Tewksbury Monday evening.
e. l.. Bass family have all been i'll with
mumps. Mrs. Bass is still quite i'll.
Mrs. Blanche Riddall OF South Royalton
visited her brother, w. o. Morrill,, Tues
day.
sick with lung fever, but is gaining
The W. II. Q. sociable which was to be
held at John Manney's is postponed in
definitely.
Miss Anne Du Bois returned TO college
Yesterday, having recovered sufficiently
from her lameness.
James Murphy has finished driving the
Brookfield stage and Carver Green again
handles the ribbons.
@. Q. Preston OF Willismsto wn and Cor.
nelius Pettes OF Woodbury. were in town
yesterday on business.
Last Saturday was slippery day. Mrs,
G. j. Prince fell and cut gash on her
head and Mrs. Cross sprained one wrist.
Among the Randolphites in Montpelier
Il
Lille, Mrs. w. S. Curtis and Mrs. Q. e.
McCrillis. -
N. w. McCollom goes today to attend a
convention OF insurance men at Manches-
ter, N III. Mrs. McCollom and daughter,
Bernice, go to visit at Concord, N. II.
At the whist party OF % tables at Grange
hall last evening A. e. Dean and Mrs.
Adna Adams bore off the prize and Fred
Terry and Mrs, Charles Briggs scored the
most minus points. .pa
'rhe Royalton Association OF Ministers
will hold its winter session in the Congl
vestry at Randolph Feb. LIST at 10 80 a. IN.
The assignment OF parts will be according
to the printed scedule.
A reader hands us the following receipt
for mock cherry pie, which is eel the
rage": 1 cup chopped raisins. ! cup cram
berries, l cup sugar, l cup water, table,
spoonsful -four, teaspoonsful OF vanilla.
The main electric line from the power
station to this place was finished yester
day. Street and inside wiring are pro-
crossing. The homes OF w. II. Dubois,
M. A. Tewksbury and Homer White have
been wired the past week.
Lily Hoislngton. wife of Clayton
Spaulding, died at the home of her father,
Aaron Hoisington, in Rochester Hollow
Tuesday evening, OF kidney trouble. aged
% years. Sne leaves no children. Funer-
al Friday noon at the home.
The case OF Forrest Washburn VS.. c. S.
Foss was heard at Wilson's office Monday
before Justice Hutchinson. Defendant
sold a horse on which plaintiff held a lien.
Judgment for plaintiff to recover 50 and
costs, No appeal was taken. Wilson for
plaintiff; Boyden for deiendent.
A neighborhood whist party met at L.
G. Tracy's Jan. 18th. Seven tables were
filled. After refreshments of pie, cake
and coffee, it was decided to meet Jan. 20
at Harris Bass. The winners were S
Godfrey and Mrs. W. w Jones; second,
Roland Smith and Mrs. Godfrey.
The winooski items in Tuesdays Free
Press bad the following concerning the
Porter Co. "a strike among the "tack-
ers" at the screen shops was attempted /
Saturday, but they returned to work yes
terday. The majority are boys who earn
from 40 to 60 cents per day OF nine or ten
nOurb- IDeJ are ulStdllsHcu Win lne I
sche dule OF wages which, they say, is low
er than formerly. They get 25 cents for 4
100 screens and have to hustle to tack 200
in day. They are now at work on \
another grade which is easier, they claim. I
There are about dozen hands, some be- !
ing girls
Friday evening, Feb. 4th, at Dubois & 4
Gays hall there will be public debate on 4
the question, "Resolved, that state prohi- |
bition is preferable to well-regulated high I
license as a method of dealing with in
temperance" The disputants are:-Af-
firmative, A. l.. Newton, Rev. T. A. How
ard and Prof. NJ. s. Villas; negative, Wal
ter Wood ward, /. ID. Denison and II. W.
Tewksbury. A low admission will be
chaaged and the proceeds will go for the
benefit of the High school library. With
this absorbing question, handled as it
will be by interesting speakers, there
ought to be many anxious to be present.
Manager Segar was at Winooski over
Sunday in consultation with the members
OF the Porter Screen Co. 1t was decided
not to lease the mill here another year and
it will accordingly cease to be operated by I
that company after about March list. The
Porter Co. has large plant at Ninooski
and intends to add TO il during the COM
ing summer. so that ii can consolidate its
business in one place. This decision will
not be welcome news here. Though the
has paid low wages, it has given
to a large number who sore
Iy need it. However the mill is an ex-
ceIlent one, and some concern will be
likely to want it ere long.
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