Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04

J. u A. GthIN0nHs W no Went 10 hAFlANE~
ton Saturday to be with his wife during
a dangerous operation that was per-
formed at the Mary Fletcher hospital,
came back yesterday, leaving Mrs. Pear
sons IN a very comfortable condition.
Miss Mary Howard, after spending the
/ summer vacation S. it'll her mother, Mrs.
G., ~ Howard, has resumed her work as
teacher of the seventh grade in the
1 schools Of Springfield, Mass, where she
has taught successfully for the past eight
! years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 3. Drew arrived Fri.
] day from Bellows Falls 10 spend three
weeks in this vicinity, being at present
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs Charles Hoi-
man. Mr.. Drew begins his second year as
a student at the veterinary college 10 llha-
/ ca, \. v, this fall.
/ n. c. Soper, Clement Republican repre-
sentatiye-elect from Randolph, was the
/ first member Of the next legislature 10 en-
/ gage his quarters N this city, having tele-
/ phoned here and engaged his room imme-
/ diately after his election on Tuesday after
noon Montpelier journal.
Mrs. Ellen M. Chandler and her daugh-
I ter, Mrs. W. b. Gates, and son, Chandler
Gates, came Tuesday from Burlington to
DR.. II. IL. Melntyre's. Yesterday Mrs.
Gates and her son went to pomfret leaN-
ing Mrs Chandler TO await their return
here the latter part Of the week.
The pocketbook lost by Mrs. W. y. Be
mis- Of Prescott, Ark, on the train while
coming here last week 20 visit her uncle,
Luke Parish, was found under a chair IN
the car by +. l.. Thresher, the Pullman
car conductor, who deposited il at the
Montreal station for safe keeping.
james J. Pratt and his son, Charles, Of
Boston, who are cutting timber on the
mountain in Granville, have come across
some pretty substantial birch trees. Last
week they cut down four trees that meas
ured 2000 feet, Scribner's rule, and one tree
measured four feet on the stump.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Thomas. Rev. q. f.
Ladd and family and y. W. McCollom and
family broke camp at Greensboro last
week and are in Randolph once more.
Mr.. McCollom caught cold going 10 camp
last week and il developed into a slow
fever, from which be is at present grad
ually recovering.
Harry l.. Ford. who has been connected
with the Peoples shoe store in Barre for
the past four years as manager and clerk,
has finished work for the store and taken
position with the Equitable Life Assur-
ance company Of New York city. lie
opened an Office in Barre for business the
first OF September.
Mrs. Wiley and her daughter, Laura, |
and Mrs. q. +. Graham Of Springfield, I
-hAh7osf WHY al L. L. nav n NrktAMtAs
coming up from Bethel Mrs. Wiley was 1
formerly Miss Sarah Cobb, a member OF 4
the well-known Cobb family OF Randolph, \
whose home was where Mrs. +. D.
Strong's house now stands.
Rev. Fraser Metzger, Mrs. Mary Mann, 4
Mrs. Ida Mann, Miss Lucy Flint and Mrs
K. A. Parker went to Woodstock yester- 4
day TO attend the annual state conference A
of Christian churches, which lasts until 4
fnUaRrrnEy Rev NJ Mgrrarx al ]
went down from Burlington.
w. NJ. Terry has a splendid site for
fish pond Of two 10 six acres extent on his
farm near Peth. nice, clean brook.
favorable to trout propagation, flows
through basin-like depression that
could be damned and overtiowed at an
expense not to exceed 5000. These little
preserves afford a great deal Of pleasure
and satisfaction.
Nathan l.. Pennock OF Somerville. Mass.
who had been calling on old friends and
acquaintance in town, left Thursday for
Bethel, where his daughter Miss Ellen
Pennock, was staying with Mrs. e. C. /
and the next day took his de-
parture for Somervilie. Mr.. Pennock at
the age Of $ years performs the duties Of
janitor Of the Somerville Grammar school.
Misses Fannie and Carrie Draper left
Tuesday for Barre TO commence their
third and fourth years respectively as
teachers in the schools n that city. Miss
Alice Woodward also went to Barre to be-
gin her first years work as teacher in the II
fourth grade OF the spaulding school. and II
Miss Mary G. Tewksbury started for Hyde
PARK 70 take Up her duties as preceptress
Of the Lsmoille Central academy.
The rural free delivery from this post
Office started Monday with both carriers
Elmer Montgomery and W. =. Rand. COW
ering their respective routes as previously
outlined in this paper. The boxes for the
accommodation Of the patrons Of the two
lines had not arrived Monday. DELAYING
the full Inauguration of the system. The
time allowed the carriers for covering
their routes is from O'Clock in the morn
ing until ? in the afternoon.
The Entertainment association has inst
booked the last attraction for its next
winter course. There are seven mum bers
IN all, and each Is considered well up tow
ards the head in its particular class. An
Effort has been made to combine quality
md variety, and il is believed that the
course viii be much more satisfactory than
my heretofore given. The dates have not /
III been fixed. but the attractions will l
'ome m the following order.-Grand Con-
'ert company Of Boston. with Sibvl sam
mis-, prima donna; Frank r. Robertson.
Illustrated lecture on the Martinique dis
ster ana the West Indies. which Mr.. Il
Jefferson has recently visited: Brooks
lhieago Marine Band orchestra. 81 meme
,ers, the highest class orchestra on the II
Dad (matineel; Eli Perkins. hnmorist-
ecturers Almondbury Hand Bell Ringers
aslly the superiors OF all bell ringing 4
roupes; Marc, the renowned magician:
enator J. p. Dollirer Of lows. lecture.
his talent assures Randolph q course well
: orth patronage. The tickets viii be. a.
sual- only $50 for the entire course a
anyass VIII shortly be made.