Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-04
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Miss Mary Dubois has obtained leave o.
| absence from her duties as preceptress In
the High school and will accompany hel
brother, Charles, on European trip, leav.
ing New York about the first OF Marct
for Naples. They will travel in Italy
Switzerland and Germany, spend some
| time in Paris and then go to London, re.
turning about the first OF June. For Mr..
Dubois the trip will be partly one oil
| business for the Western Electric COM
pany OF Chicago OF which he is secretary
They will accompany Manager Thayer
ana wife OF the company.
An interesting case just missed coming
to an exciting trial Tuesday. IL was that
of Mrs. Angie Wood VS.. Jake Ford and
Amy Ripley to recover certain dress
or the equivalent thereof IL seems that
Miss Ripley claimed that Mrs. Woods
daughter, Mrs. Josie Kelhofer, OF Spring
/ field had neglected to pay a certain amount
/ due her and jake aud Miss Ripley
/ planned to get even at the expense OF Mrs.
| Wood. The latter had material for dress,
which she unsuspectingly made up at Miss
| Ripley's order. The latter, in company
with "Jake, F" called and Miss Ripley, ai-
ter trying on the dress, excused herself a
moment to step into another room. She
passed on out OF doors, wearing the dress.
/ "Jaks" then, in forei BILE language, divulged
the plot to Mrs. Wood. The latter Sc
cured legal advice and brought suit. II
was settled by the defendants returning
the dress and paying the costs.
The most successful annual ball given
by the local firemen for years was that OF
Tuesday evening at Dubois 4 Gays hall.
Music OF unusual excellence was rendered
by Bruce q Isabells's orchestra of Barre,
six pieces. An enjoyable copcert program
before the dance attracted good attend
snce of listeners and spectators. The
grand march was led by Charles Cushmau
and Miss Ella Uushmsn, David Grove and
Miss Winifred Chadwick, Fred Bass and
Miss Lucie Wall and ]. b. Mcintyre and
Miss Euniee Flint. The dance orders,
which were adorned with the emblems OF
the tiremen, contained twenty-four mum.
bers, and many stripped the light fantas-
tic" until about four o'clock. A supper
was served at the Red Lion Inn, which
was we'll patronized. There were about
fifty dancing couples present, not inelud
ing the tiremen, who cleared over $40.
The Randolph Book club held a very
pleasant "social hour With Mrs. +. o.
Blanchard Saturday afternoon, Dec. 30,
with the following program "A paper on
the early settlement of the Dutch in South
Africa and brief history of their move.
ments up to the present time was read by
Miss Annie Walsh; reading by Mrs. Clar-
ence Moulton on Cecil Rhodes and his
sister, Miss Alice Rhodes; Mrs. Lewis
gave an account of the British officers now
in South Africa and read the covenant OF
the Beers, drawn up upon their settle
ment in the Transvaal. Mrs. Chas. A b.
bott read an article on the effects OF the
South African war on the business inter-
ests OF the United States and Great Brit
ain. Miss Walsh then read little poem,
written by her aunt, lady eighty years
of age, upon the opening OF the twentieth
century. social half. hour followed the
program, during which refreshments
were served.