Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-20

At the meeting OF the W. and @. whis
club at Edson's hall Monday evening, A
K. Dean and Mrs. K N. Godfrey won th,
donors, with score OF plus %.
T. l.. Wood, who had been spending
several weeks with his brother, w. s
/ Wood, returned to Montpelier Tuesday
somewhat improved In health.
There was good attendance at the NJ
e. church last Sunday evening, despite
the cold. The sermon next Sunday even
ing will be upon "Coyetousness."
Mrs. s. e. Davis was called to North b.
ampton, Mass, last week to assist in car
ing for her daughter-in-law, who lately
suffered relapse from typhoid fever.
DIR. Stewart, who attends Ira Spear at
Brsintree, reports that be is recovering
nicely from the self-infiicted wound in
his throat received several weeks ago.
Miss Anne Dubois arrived last Saturday
from Northampton, Mass, for the college
vacation. Charles @. Dubois comes from
Chicago Saturday to spend Christmas.
There were about rs couples at Dubois
q Gays hall last Friday evening for the
first lesson In Miss Whitmarsh's dancing
school. Miss Cushman OF Mortified was
pianist.
Rev. and Mrs. C. o. Judkins OF Mont
pelier were guests of Mrs. A. e. Bass
Friday. Mr.. Judkins lectured at the
Center In the evening upon "The Social
Animal"
The fifth annual fireman's ball will be
held at Dubois a Gays hall next week
Friday evening. The Barre opera house
orchestra, eight pieces, will furnish music.
The dancing will be preceded by CON
cert and supper will be served at the Red
Lion Inn.
Mtaa Maur;na rha... 4. Ali. ...as.s,
large number OF Globe coupons for Miss
Stewart, whose prospect is excellent for a
free trip TO the national capital Being
the only candidate in White river valley
and very popular one, she makes a
strong competitor for other sections,
which are more divided. II all the Globe
readers In this valley would use their
coupons for Miss Stewart, her success
would be almost assured.
W. Bates Nichols of Diuuba. Cal, ar
rived last week Thursday for a two weeks
visit with his father, Judge W. IL.
Nichols, and other Vermont relatives and
friends. Mr.. Nichols has a large and
prosperous fruit growing business at
Dinuba and thinks his section OF Cali
fornia is about the incest spot on earth, in
which many who hear him describe its
advantages will agree. He finds the
plunge from warm climate into 40 de-
s ~ pNARn HNatbNA 4uAAH huHTD oHNs
Miss Anna Nichols, his sister, is with him
at Dinuba.
Guy Lamson's parents, W. e. Lamson
and wife, received news last week that be
was about to be discharged from hospi.
tai IN Cuba " here he bad been III with a
type OF malarial fever. He is in the en-
ploy OF the Cuban Central Railroad COM
pany, which owns and is clearing for a
"a ilroad a stretch OF fine timber land ex-
lending ABOUT 80 miles up the Csuto river. /
5uY writes that the Cuban soil is remark |
ably rich, the loan being about ten feet |
deep. Parrots in large mum bers are found /
IN the forests and alligators abound in the |
rivers. A company has just been organic
ID In this same section to establish
steamboat line and sugar mills with a
capital stock OF go, 100000. Recently Guy /
ook horseback ride 100 miles into the
over the route OF the proposed l
One night be slept in hut
With native. bis wife, sick baby, a
fock OF poultry and a litter OF pigs.
dinner in Cuba was much
Ike Vermont one, however, turkey and
Ill.