Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-20
RANDOLPH CENTER.

RANDOLPH CENTER.
Rev. G. w. Patterson is in Hanover for
a few days.
son was born Thursday to Il. c. Muir
ply and wife.
II. II. Paige and wife are in Cabot visit
ing his mother.
+. p. Eaton is making butter at the
Temple creamery.
c. F. White is on the sick list and is
attended by DIR. Bailey.
L. j. Harrington has been sick the past
week but is convalescent.
p. r. Clark has hired Geo. H. Slack, I'd,
and wife to work for him the coming
year.
Miss Ethel Cummings has been in town
for few days visiting schoolmates and
friends.
Miss Belle Welch has finished her school
in East Randolph and is spending week
in Jonesville.
+. w. Pierce Of Chester, one of the Nor
NAL school commissioners, visited the
school last Friday.
Walter c. Howard has pneumonia. But
one lung is seriously affected and it is be-
lieved that he is convalescing.
n. l.. Boyden is in West Fairlee this
week in a case in chancery which is being
tried before him as special master.
Dwight Smith OF Stowe has so far re-
covered from his sickness that he has gone
home TO stay until he fully RECEIVERS.
Walter c. Howard has recently received
from Prince Edward Island a fine male
blue fox to add to those he already has.
Miss Caroline Weymouth was unable to
return to her school in East Bethel this
week, a severe cold combining her to the
house.
j. w Fargo has been to Randolph sew
eral DAYS as auditor settling accounts of
town officers and arranging them for the
printer.
The Normal will take a recess from
today, Thursday, till next Tuesday so that
students may enjoy Washington's birth
day at their homes.
Mrs. Tower, who has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia, is more comfortable.
Her two daughters, Mrs. Carter and Mrs.
Terry, are with her.
Last Friday a dog owned by Geo. II.
Slack, I'd. fell into the well at p. X. Clark's
and was not found till Sunday when it
was taken out more dead than alive, but
il is thought it will live.
Ii is true that Henry J. Hyzer started for
Cuba to look after some land that he has
purchased there, but on arriving at New
York he was sick and was obliged to go
to the hospital or come home, and he came
home to wait for milder weather.
r.. NJ. Damon has sold his farm COM
Drisinp the Tarbox and Moses farms of
about 260 acres to Samuel b. Day OF Essex
for $500. Mr.. Damon keeps the Clark
farm and is to put up large barn this
summer.
The Epworth League will have an oyster
supper and candy pull at the residence OF
ID. r. Clough next Friday evening, Feb. 21
Supper from to s. The candy pull is
under the direction of Robert Smith, the
candy maker. This social was postponed
from Monday evening on account of the
storm.
There viii be an art exhibition and sale
of photograph frames, pictures and home
made candy at Normal hall, Feb. 2S, from
two TO five o'clock. There will be on eN-
hibition work done both by students Of
the Normal school and pupils of the train
ing school. A very cordial invitation IS
extended to all.
Over sixty attended the sociable and
oyster supper at Mrs. Boyden's saturday
evening. The supper was all that could
be desired and the evening passed pleas
antly. Miss Florence Boyden entertained
with her gramophone, Miss Josie Hodges
sang several songs and recited, Paul Baird
and Geo. II. Slack gave recitations. Miss
Jennie Hodges presided at the piano. The
ladies' treasury was increased quite an
amount.
The John Thomas Concert company in
the fifth entertainment of the lecture
course here was a grand success. MIR.
! Thomas was at his best and his imperson-
atoms and songs were producing
and he was thoroughly appreciated, and
the encores always "brought him out" and
| they were frequent. Mrs. Annie Webster
| Thomas was master OF the violin and her
selections as well as playing were fine.
She was heartily encored after each selec-
ton. Many pronounced her playing the
| best they ever heard and all called IL eX-
| cellent. Miss Stone was first-class ac-
companist and Miss Lamport beautiful
singer. II was i'm all one OF the best enter
tainments of the course and the committee
are to be congratulated on securing this
| company and also for providing so full
and satisfactory a course as they have this
winter. There was a large attendance and
1 Normal hall Was well filed.