Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-12
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At the last meeting OF the Neighborhood
whist party held at j. b. Wells, the hon.
ors were divided between A. q. Wells and
Mrs. 9. S. Booth and r. n. Godfrey and
Mrs. Ernest Tracy, both scores being plus
County Examiner F. r. Prichard Of
Bradford was in town Friday and Satur-
day and examined II candidates for
teachers certificates in Edson's ball.
The general verdict was that the ques-
tons were unusually difficult.
The date OF the final extra" for the
dancing school has been settled by
Misses Whitmarsh and Cushman, who
have engaged Dubois q Gays hall for
Friday evening, April goth. Wilder's
orchestral club OF Montpelier will proba-
bly, furnish music.
In a recent number OF the NelC England
/ Home magazine appears a picture taken
from photograph in VIM. II. Keuneyis
collection. II is entitled Miniature Dig
\ nifty" and shows Miss Florence, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Granger OF Barre,
posing with spectacles.
Miss Mabel, daughter of Frank Holman,
! formerly OF this place but now OF Spring
| field, Mass, is one OF the honor members
OF the graduating class OF the city High
/ school, whose photographs were given last
week in the Springfield Republican. She
will enter Vassar next year.
( Tuesday Rev. F. G. Rainey and DR.. A.
/ l.. Cooper, who is conference evangelist,
left for the annual conference at Bellows
Falls. DR.. A. G. Bailey goes tomorrow as
lay delegate from this parish. II is ear
nestlY hoped here that the present pastor
will be returned to this charge.
Mrs. Moses Spaulding's store on Mer-
chants Row is closed this week for invoice.
She has conducted business there for the
past ten years, lately with little profit.
Her son has been down from st. Adams
this week to assist in Strengthening out
the business, and the store may not be re-
opened. The report that an attachment
had been placed on ii by Cross, Abbott a
Co., is erroneous.
Tickets arc selling well for the enter
tainment at Grange hall tomorrow even
ing for the benefit OF the orchestra. The
three act drama, Comrades which will
be presented by grange talent, Is one OF
Bakers best. At its close Randolph or
cbestra, eight pieces, will play for
dance, for which an attractive order has
been arranged. Il is hoped that the benz
etit will be rousing one, as 1t should be.
At the annual meeting Of the Randolph,
Braintree aud Brookheld Fish Protective
league, the following officers were elect
ed President, &. b. Mann; vice presi-
y
Howard treasurer, b. A. Flint; directors,
j. f. Kimball, +. II. Allis, w. NJ. Terry,
Lyman Hutchinson, X. II. Howard; audi.
tors, j. ID. Laport and A. b. Manchester.
The next meeting will be held Saturday
OF this week at p. m. to hear the report
OF directors as to the cost OF fish fry
Tuesday Phoenix lodge Of Masons held |
its annual election, and the following is /
the list OF the elective and sppointive Of.
fcers:-W. NJ, A. j. Huse; S. W., r. r. /
Parker: J. W., Clarence Cole; Sec, Iucius 1
M. Atwood; s. D.. +. A. Phillips; id, p. /
J. Blanchard; $. $, J. B. Fisk; J. s., Leon /
Drew; Tyler, 5. S Whitcomb; Mar, NJ. b. /
Rumrill. Installation will occur Tuesday /
night, April 2ith. There Will be work and /
all Masons are invited to be present.
VIM. II. Dubois has just received a let
ter from Col. A. b. Chandler, who is /
spending some time at Pasadena, CAL, for 1
his health, in which be says that he has /
made apparently substantial progress
toward recovery during the past six i
weeks, and that he is now in almost nor
NAL condition, with a gradually lessening I
headache each day. His physicians give 1
him assurance of ultimate entire recovery.
This Will be gratifying news to his many
relatives and friends in Vermont and else
where.
Monday Sheriff Spafford OF White River
Junction, in behalf of Cross, Abbott x
Co., placed an attachment on the store
Of W. f. Blood for the amount Of s402l0,
the value OF goods purchased by Mr..
Blood OF the Junction firm. The store
was closed from 10 o'clock a. m. until 2
o'clock p. M, when business was resumed.
Tuesday N. c. Greene, who had been
given a chattel mortgage on the goods to
secure him from loss, accompanied by X
NJ Wilson the /
Junction and discharged the debt. We'd
nesday two attachments were placed on
the store, one by Caswell & Co., OF Boston
for about $50 and one by Lord q Bailey OF
Boston for about 500. Since then Mr..
Greene has learned of other creditors OF
his halt brother, MIR. Blood, whose debts
would probably amount to $1,000. An
invoice OF the stock OF goods is being
taken today and Mr.. Greene is in posses
sion OF the store.
Friday afternoon at two O'Clock the
funeral OF Mrs. Fred Davis was held from
the Christian church, Rev. W. II. Chidley
officiating. A quartet from the choir
rendered several selections. There was
profusion OF beautiful flowers from the
friends OF the deceased. Her age was "a
wears. s months and 10 days. The bear
ers we're her three uncles, Levi g. Erskine
of this place, Fred Erskine of Roxbury,
c. II. Briggs OF Mortified and her broth
erin law, Richard Davis OF Waterbury.
Among those who came from out OF town
to attend the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs,
c. II. Briggs and daughter, Winnifred,
and Miss Edna Parish OF Mortified, Mrs.
George Fisher, Mrs. Fred Fisher and Miss
Beryl Hildreth OF South Mortified, Mr..
and Mrs. G. NJ. Erskine, Miss Nettie /
Barnes and Fred Erskine OF Roxbury, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Davis OF Water
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis OF the
Profile House, New Hampshire, and Mr.. ,
aud Mrs. Waldo Butterteld OF Braintree.
The baby, which is only few weeks old, !
is being cared for at present by Mr..
Davis sister-in-law, Mrs. Richard Davis
Of Waterbury.