Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-17
Hon. Fred Arnold Of Bethel was in town

| Hon. Fred Arnold of Bethel was In town
Monday.
The sun rises now about 80 and sets
about 4:20.
! h. M. Blanchard came from Barre Mon
day for short stay.
The Randolph foundry is shut down for
two weeks for repairs.
j. E. Cushman OF Burlington has been
in town this week on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Parkhurst of Barre
were guests at Julius Lamson's last week.
Robert ChedeI of Pittsfield is visiting
his brother, Charles, at N. W. MeCol-
lom's.
Mrs. Jennie Kathan and her sister, Miss
Lizzie Averill, of Northfeld were here the
last OF the week.
Mrs. Will Cushman and Mrs. E. A.
Thomas spent several days with Mrs. N.
j. WhitehilI in Montpelier last week.
Mrs. Clara Fosters daughter came from
West BraIntree Tuesday to spend her
school vacation with her at A. J. Kelley's.
s. M. Flint shipped 400 lambs and 80
calves Monday morning, paying &c. a.
pound for the lambs and DC. pound for
the calves.
Miss Stella Watson of Randolph is the
clerk at the Art Novelty store. Although
stranger in Barre Miss Watson Is MAX
ing many friends here by her winning
ways Barre Daily Times.
Mrs. Henry Harper went to Burlington
last Friday expecting to spend several
weeks as a patient at the Mary Fletcher
hospital. During her absence Miss May
Wilson of Montpelier is acting as house,
keeper for Mr.. Harper.
Several from this place attended the
anniversary celebration of the /. o. o. #.
lodge at Bethel Monday evening. Rev. q,
w. Morrow presided at the banquet as
toastmaster and was also one of the
speakers OF the evening.
Something unique In the annals OF
modern law was the action OF a we'll
known gentleman OF Randolph giving
bail, by telephone, for the appearance OF
Bethel citizen. No doubt the latter
thanked bis stars for living In a modern
age with modern invention.
The Emerson Manufacturing Co. are
skimming along on the top wave OF pros
perity these days. During the past few
flushed work for new buildings in Mont |
pelier and Barre They are now filling an
order for 5000 dozen butter boxes for var |
ious creameries throughout the country.
Last week pair OF shoes were received |
here for the late Hugh Grove, who died
Sept. 18th. They had been sent by the |
manufacturer to the I'd Massachusetts
in time to be distributed among the sol
dieis before their departure for home. As
the shoes had been addressed to the indi- /
viduai members of the company, they |
were forwarded to them after they had
been sent back from Cuba.
At the regular meeting OF Fern lodge OF
Rebekahs Friday evening two candidates
were received into mem bership, after
which refreshments OF cake and coffee
har q l.a lar 80.
trict meeting will be held with the lodge
here. Social lodge OF Mortified and the
lodge from Barre will exemplify the de-
gree work. after which banquet will be
served the visiting members. An utter
esting program Is being prepared.
d. L. Dyer has shipped ten carloads OF
ice to outside parties this fall, over eight
carloads going to Burlington parties. He
has had calls from cities in Massachusetts,
during the past few weeks, but could not
spare the ice. He fills his houses with
only pure ice, clear as crystal, and has
never failed to supply the local demand
Applications were received
but Randolph was the only [
one able TO respond.
The first snow OF the season fell here
Being very moist 1t chung
like blanket to every tree limb, and tele-
phone and telegraph lines were weighted
to the breaking point. Alternate rain and
snow continued to fall Friday until even
ing when the temperature fell quite rapid
ly below the freezing point. The first
vehicle on runners to make its appearance
on the streets Saturday was farmers box
sled, which set the young people to think
ing seriously of a Thanksgiving sleigh
ride.
Marcott q hayes have a yoke of Hol
stein oxen that are own brothers to the
pair that were sold by them to =. j. Ben
son OF Woodstock In August and which
weighed 4,S00 pounds In September, being
Ave years old. They would work on
either side, with or without the yoke, al
ways keeping step, and would accomplish
! great days work. The young pair which
Messrs. Marcott a Hayes are working are
perfect prototypes 81 81 the old ones. At Their
!, 200 pounds.
At the grange meeting Saturday even
ing nine candidates were instructed in the
irst and second degrees. State Master 9
Belt was present and spoke in the highest
terms of the prosperous condition Of the
order here. This was the last grange he
Visited before going TO Concord to attend
we're made for the attendance OF the West
grange at the meeting OF the I
tate grange in Bethel Dec. 10, IA and Is, q
v hen the local team will exemplify the 0
work OF the third and fourth degrees.
rhe Randolph orchestra was invited by
State Master Bell to participate in the
public program ut the evening session on
he second day. The grange male quartet
s also planning to be present.
Last Friday evening, despite the un-
favorable weather, there was quite gath .
ring OF friends at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Judson III. Fits In honor of their
wenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The
rouse was very prettily decorated with
evergreen, the figures s1S73-1S98," repre-
emitting the years OF their united life, hsv-
ng place over the folding doors. Re-
reshments were served In the dining
DOM, Mrs. Fred Terry and Mrs. Henry
Fitts acting as pourers and Mrs. Clarence
Webster and Miss Annie Fits as walters.
and valuable gifts bore evidence
II the esteem of many friends. Among
he more noticeable were q handsome
ideboard and q dinner set. An excellent
,oem by Mrs. Susa Bass, written for the
occasion, was much appreciated by all.