Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-17

A daughter was born this week to j. j
Blaneh and wife of Braintree. Mrs
Blanch was formerly Miss Maud Wells.
At small progressive whist party at l.
p. Booths Monday evening the winners
were Mrs. Booth and Thomas Connolly
DIR. s. N. Gould and wife returned Sat.
urday from Hanksville, where Mrs
/ Gould's relatives had been i'll with ty-
phoid fever
+. e. Blakely OF Montpelier, well
/ known to investors here, was found dead
In bis re ON at ST. Johnsbury hotel yes
terday morning.
1 r. b. Denny, adjuster for the Union
Mutual OF Montpelier, paid 1910 Tuesday
as the full amount Of the insurance on the
cent Banister house loss.
The members OF the Eastern Star have
decided to hold a carnival In Dubois a.
Gays ball Jan. 81 and FEB. 1st, the plans
for which will be announced later.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold social gathering at Mrs. Il. 4.
Upham's Friday afternoon from three to
five o'clock. A cordial welcome to all.
j. B. Washburn had one thumb ampu-
tated this week. He broke 1t about a
year ago and again injured 1t recently so
that it had caused him much suffering
The Emerson mill Is about to begin the
manufacture OF an improved metal center
window screen. r. r. Emerson is now in
New York city placing it on The market.
DIR. W. NJ. Kelly and Miss Eunice Deni-
son go to South Royalton next Tuesday
evening to assist in a concert for which
much preparation is being made. Boston
talent will also take part,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Grover and daugh-
ter, Una, Of Lawrence, Mass, came Satur-
day to visit at N. e. Grtene's. Monday
they went to Barre to spend day. Mrs.
Grover and Mrs. Greene are sisters.
j. A. Gould has sold for $3.50 to e. B.
Huse and wife the farm he owned on
Fish hill ana is moving back to GAYS.
vile. Mr.. Huse will carry on the place.
Two children of joel Goodell are Ill
with what resembles scarlet fever, but DR..
Angel, who attends, and Health Officer
Bailey have not considered 1t ''the real
thing" as yet.
j. o. Sanford of Stamford, w. b. Wallis
successor in the Office OF state highway
commissioner, was in town Monday in
C consultation with Mr.. Wall as to the du- |
t les of the office. Mr.. Sanford is 81 years
old.
At the W. & @. whist party at Edson's
hall Monday evening there were seven |
tables. The highest score, plus 10, was
made by Mrs. A. NJ. Hubbard and Miss |
Harriet Angel. The next party will be
next Monday evening.
Ii. Y. Wemple OF New York, purchaser
OF the George Moulton farm, spent Sun
day and Monday at the farm making
plans for his summers stay. He will /
come with his family. Mrs. Moulton will /
occupy the place until then, when she
will remove to this village.
A. j. Huse, r. Z. Parker, c. w. Hay
ward, L. ). " nItcomb, Walter Fisk, j. NJ.
Atwood, A. n. Culver, l.. q. Erskine, 4.
Il. Ssult, j. r. Newcity and Dennis CASH |
dy visited Rising Sun Lodge, No. z, south |
last evening, when DIR. Harry
Hayward Of Tunbridge took his NJ. NJ. |
degree.
9. b. Pratt has finished building a large
and spacious barn, 4ix52 feet, for Otis and /
Perry Rlford on tue old Sps ford place in |
Braintree to take the place OF the one de-
stroyed by fire last summer. They are
finishing of and making stable room for
about 20 cows, which they intend to keep
on the farm.
Albert spooner of Bethel Gilead was ar
ested and fiBed 80 and costs for two /
offences Of liquor selling to which he
pleadt d guilty at Bethel yesterday. Brad. /
GROW ms place at G1lead was searched yes
terday, jug of liquor found and be is on
trial at Bethel TO-DAY. Ii is alleged that
these meu have been doing a fiourishing |
POCKET business.
A large number are i'll with grip or hard
colds, among whom, in various stages, are
the following DIR. w. NJ. Kelly, Mis-
Alice Buck, Edison Avery, Ernest Sault,
A n. Beedie, Mrs. j. W. Gabrielle, Miss
Emma Woehler, Mrs. Henry Soper, Orrin
Mann, Lynn Ciough, George Mcintosh,
Walter Newton, Mrs. Fred Bryant, Mrs.
W. W. Rogers.
Tuesday the patrons of the Randolph
Cooperative creamery received their
checks for December butter. The state
ments showed the number pounds OF but.
ter made, 2l,S5S; number pounds butter
Tat paid for, Is, 40; cash received for but
ter, IS, 49,; cost per pound 2 cents; cash
paid patrons, s5,057; per cent surplus,
Y IL; price per pound paid for butter fat,
Mr.. F. L. Temple, the landscape artist.
y ho recently visited here aud tried to in
terest some Of our people in identifying
public and private grounds, has secured a
large amount Of business in Barre which
he VIII do the coming spring. Ii Il likely
that he viii have the direction OF beauti.
tying the school grounds, which work
will be done this season. There is q
chance Tor much improvement of this
nature here.
John NJ. Tilden. q native OF this town.
born here In 1887, will be remembered by
older residents. He vent to Watertown,
y. Y. when 70 years old and began worK |
ss q tin peddler for Goodnow, Holden A
20. At The end of about u years be be-
came partner in the htm. Lister his
energy and ability won for him q halt
interest and finally be became the owner
% the business. This month he retired
from sctive business life after g years Of
honorable success.
The largest shipment OF stock Tor q long
time was made from this stsfion Nom
day. RoEell and GaIpin had 10 cattle and
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