Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-06

Annie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
b. Wood, entertained quite party of her
young friends Friday evening in honor
OF her eleventh birthday. Refreshments
were served.
J. g. Mann left Friday for his store in
counters, show cases, etc, have been shipped.
His sale here closes June 10Th when his
store will be vacated.
Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Chidley, Dea.
Lewis Fish, Mrs. Eugene Wardner and
Mrs. Mary Mann are attending the Chris
tan church conference in session at
Woodstock this week.
W. W. Morton left for Boston Friday
where Mrs. Morton had been spending a
week. They are attending commencement
at the Institute of Technology from which
Robert Morton graduates this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mason OF Portland,
Me, left for home Monday after a visit to
his parents, q. Il. Mason and wife. Mr..
Mason has good position in the office of
the general manager of the Maine Central
Mrs. II. G. Cole and Mrs. L. n. Boyden
of Boston came Monday for day or two
with their sister, Mrs. T. j. Adams. They
are now in Proctor, having taken a car
rage trip to the home Of Prof. and Mrs.
W. p. Abbott.
Pearl Lamson left Monday for Boston
to spend few days. Yesterday he Joined
the party of about 60 Boston people for a
trip to Colorado. w. Il. Lamson and
are also Of the party.
William Moulton left Saturday for
Hartford where he spent a day with his
sister, Mrs. Benjamin Briggs. Monday he
went to Boston TO resume his route as
Pullman car conductor between that city
and Albany and Binghampton, n. Y.
Mrs. John Abbott OF Winchester, Mass,
and Miss Madeline Smith OF Chicago ar
rived at III. p. Sanford's last week. At
eight O'Clock this evening, at the Cong1
church, will occur the marriage of Charles
g. Dubois OF Chicago and Miss Sue San
ford.
Mrs.John Morse OF Barre was here Mon
day TO arrange for the burial OF her father,
West w eeks, formerly OF this town, in
South View cemetery beside the body of
his wife. The funeral occurred Tuesday.
Mrs. Morse was formerly Genie Weeks Of
this place.
John Wynn, an engineer at Mandan,
No. Oak, arrived last week to visit his
father. Patrick Wynn. He came by way
Of Buffalo where he visited the exposition.
"Jack" Callahan and wife came from st.
Johnsbury Friday to spend a few days
with him.
Rev. Fred B. Kellogg OF Mount Vernon,
\. y, has declined the call Of the Cong |
church to its pulpit and il is understood |
that he has accepted the pastorate OF the |
Cong'l church at Waterbury. Last Sun |
day Prof. Richardson Of Dartmouth col |
lege occupied the pulpit.
The special town meeting Saturday, |
called to take action on the subject of /
raising money for new sehoolhouse at |
East Randolph, voted to raise a tax Of zoe. |
on the dollar to meet the expense of same.
With the regular school tax OF Soc, as
by the school directors, this
will mean a school tax OF zoe. for the town
district this year.
Mrs l.. T.. Blodgett of Randolph Center
won the Quaker prize range given away
at j. II. Lamson's store for the
best guess on the Quaker range sign which
was placed on the building some time ago.
There were three who guessed within one
eighth of an inch Of the combined length
and width, and the choice among them
was made by lot. G. H. Hoyt, Miss Katie
Pratt and Mrs. Blodgett each guessed 26
feet, 11I inches. The correct guess would
have been 26 feet, III inches. The sign was
by II. H. Mcintyre.