Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-09
Randolph Continued.


Miss Emma Burnham, for many years a
resident of this village, died Wednesday
night of last week at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry B. Howard, after linger-
| ing illness following a severe attack of the
grip in December. Miss Burnhaln, who
reached the age of 20 years the 18th day of
March, was born in Williamstown, the
daughter of the late David Burnham, and
lived all her life in that place and in RAN
dolph, with the exception OF a few years
spent in the West. Besides Mrs. Howard,
she has sister, Mrs. Waldo, in Plainheld,
a sister, Mrs. LOra Kinsman, and two
brothers in the West. The funeral was
held at Mr.. Howards Saturday morning at
9 o'clock, Rev. F. g. Rainey, pastor of
the Methodist church, officiating. and the
body was taken to Wllliamstown for
burial.
A three-mile run Especially was run off at
the Pastime Athletic clubs new grounds
last Saturday at New York. II was of
local interest to New Workers as it was
going to try out the best distance runners
against Jerry Pierce, a full blooded Sem
eca Indian. Being a member of the Pas
time club, Pierce trained faithfully for six
weeks on his clubs track, and he probably
read about these runners as advertised:
"a. L. Newton, champion steeple-chase
and long distance runner of the world; p.
Soutar, winner of the American cham
pionshIp cross-country run at the Buffalo
exposition; j. j. Joyce, junior three
and tive-mile champion of America"
When these men appeared on the scratch,
with three others, the Indian had "heart
failure" and could not be induced to start.
''Stub" won the race by 100 yards in Is
minutes, 40 seconds.
A freight wreck Monday morning
about two miles above School street
crossing disturbed the timetable for
that day considerably. A crank-pin
broke on the engine and some OF the
flying rods smashed the journals on the
wheels and skewed the whole thing
around so that the wreck train had to be
sent for. II was half past two in the
afternoon before the track was cleared
so that the morning mail, due at 1917,
and the afternoon express south, due at
1885, could reach this station. In the
meantime some OF the passengers on the
stalled trains, including the Rt. Rev. j. 5.
Michaud, bishop Of the Roman Catholic
diocese OF Vermont, and Rev. A. n.
Lewis, rector of Christ Episcopal church
at Montpelier, footed it to this village
and took dinner at the Red Lion Inn.
Prof. y. j. Whitehil Of White River
Junction, a member Of the executive COM
mittee OF the Vermont State Teachers
association, requests that the attention Of
Randolph teachers be called to the annual
meeting OF the association to be held at
Bellows Falls Oct. 1925. A strong pro-
gram has been arranged for this meeting
and such speakers as DIR. G. Stanley Hall,
president Of Clark university, Worcester,
Dr. John M. Tyler OF Amherst college,
Prof. S. A. Weaver OF Westfield, Mass,
president OF the music section OF the
National Educational association, Supt. {.
+. Carroll OF Worcester, Mass, and State
Supt. Ranger have been secured. Special
effort is being made to have the work
practical and to bring out the ideas of
individuals as well as TO get new ideas
from those who lead in the educational
thought Of the day.
An enjoyable event was the afternoon
tea, held by the Relief Corps Tuesday
with Mrs. Jasper III. Lamson, whose house
was decorated with hydrangeas. dahlias
and ferns. A fine variety of candy was on
sale and all expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the afternoon. Three little
flower girls, Geraldine Goodwin, Gladys
Young and Mildred Kent, attended the
ladies at the door and upstairs. The re-
eeiving committee was composed of Mrs.
Lamson, Mrs. ID. F. Lewis, Mrs. Alfred
Eaton and Mrs, Robert Parker, and the
toaters were Mrs. S. j. Walbridge, Mrs.
Eugene Holman. The pourers were Mrs
A. E. Dean and Mrs. Chase. with Mrs. l..
j. Sargent and Mrs. c. f. Abbott as alter
mates. Miss Mary Lamson, Miss Annie
Walsh, Mrs. n. c. Buck, Mrs. Fred Kent
were the servers, and the candy tables |
we're attended by Mrs. J. p. Cleveland and |
Mrs. b. L. Smith. with the assistance of |
Mrs Martin Rumrill and Mrs. Cutler |
Sanborn. The caretakers were Mrs. |
4 abraham CURLY, Mrs. Fred Terry and |
Mrs. Sewall Whitcomb.