Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27


NJ. c. Rowen shipped Monday 16 hogs
(5le) and six calves (4f o6f).
Mrs. William Tracy was taken sick Fri
day with an attack OF the grip.
Mrs. n. e. saxton is with friends in
Brookline, Mass, for the holiday.
J.B. Putnam has gone TO the Center to
spend the winter at the Randolph House.
Ten tons of.poultry were shipped from
here Friday ON the Thanksgiving poultry
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Collins OF Montpel-
Ter we're at A. ii. Beedle's from Thursday
TO Saturday.
The Chautauqua circle has been invited
TO meet with Mrs. J. W. Rowell the even
ing of December /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Blake Of Island
Pond visited at Rev. q. o. Howe's last
week, leaving Saturday.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. r. f. Emerson Tuesday afternoon,
December 2, at 2:30 O'Clock.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by Louis A. Atwood, whose liabilities are
=, 414.18 and assets II ,23l.6O.
IA. Cramton of Enosburgh Falls came
last Thursday to spend a few days Win
School CLOSED yesterday afternoon for
the rest Of the week, that being the extent
Of the Thanksgiving vacation.
Fred p. Beedle returned to Keene, \. H.,
Friday after a weeks stay with MS par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Beedle.
Mrs. L. NJ. Chandler, who had been
STAYING with her sister, Mrs. II. II. Nc
Intyre, went back to Burlington Friday.
About 20 from here went down to Bethel
Friday night 60 witness the presentation
OF "Uncle Sin by a Randolph company
before the Crescent club Of Bethel
The ladies OF the Braintree Baptist
society will hold the first sociable OF the
season al Geo. $. Hutchinson's Thursday
evening, December g. Everyone IS. IN
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Thresher OF North
field. Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Thresher and
daughter. Martha, OF Bethel Gilead and
Miss Emma Flint were guests at r. l..
Thresher's Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Jessie Pearson is at home taking.
vacation from her duties at the Montpelier
House. Montpelier, during the ten days
recess of the legislature. She VIII return
for the rest of the session and then come
home for the winter.
Mrs. G. L. Iasher, an evangelist, who
had been working in West Rochester, was
at George {. Flint's three days last week
and held one meeting in district No. D,
Braintree. which was largely attended.
Friday she went to Westmore TO take up
her labors there.
l.. Wflliston Hatch, youngest son OF
,John Hatch, and Miss Maud Z. Shaw OF
Barre were married at the Congl parson-
age Saturday afternoon by Rev. u. T.
Iadd. Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch went at once
to Barre, where the groom is employed IN
the Downing livery stable.
Mrs. II. II. Bean Of Roxbury, Mass, was
in town briefly last week, coming Friday
and going the next day to Thetford, where
Mr.. Bean has been carrying on MS iarih
since September She was TO return TO
Roxbury this week. Mr.. Bean, who is not
intending 10 continue in active business as
farmer, has some idea of spending the
winter at the South.
On Friday afternoon, November
2sth. to and inclusive OF "Wednesday,
Dec. nth, will be an exhloitlon ana saie
of various useful and attractive holiday
articles, such as are suitable and con-
venient gifts for the coming season
They are collected by Mrs. Frederick
Leeds and are direct from New YORK,
A general invitation is extended al
Locust Lodge.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge, having received
hattering offer TO teach IN Marlboro'
Mass. closed her labors Friday as prl-
mary principal in Essex Junction, where
she has been very successful; she wa ga,
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. {. W
Harvard, over Sunday and Monday wen'
| to visit the school at Marlboro, OF which
she will assume charge at the close OF
the Thanksgiving recess.
The annual meeting OF the Volunteer
Hose eompanv was held at the hose rooms
Monday evening and the following otlcer'
! were chosen for the ensuing year - ore
man cart No. 1. Fred Dunn; assistant, Z
A. MCGEE; foreman cart No. 2, John b
Fisk; assistant, q. T.. Ryder; HOOK ahO
Ladder foreman, j. j. Irerise; assistant
Fred Bryant; secretary, OTIS Dumasi 6 en-
tertainment committee, l.. /. Booth, Otl'
Dumas. w. II. Kenney, J. J. Trerise anc
lip. ]. Blanchard. IL was voted TO have th'
annual Fireman's ball and to leave the De
tails i'm the hands of the entertainment
committee. A financial settlement wa'
had at this meeting, and the tiremen, wh'
number forty-two, were paid sSl5.oO.
From table giving the gross receipts
and other figures for all the presidential
offices in Vermont for the fiscal year END
INC June 30, il is learned that the gross
receipts at the Randolph office amounte'
to s5.65l 81, and the net receipts 10 sS,z9 al
63. the postmaster's salary being sl,tvO
Al Bethel the gross receipts were s3,ZZl.S
and tbe NET ii 463.3s. postmaster's salar!
si 3nD. at south Royalton the gross re
CENTS were s1,715.45, net s9ol.so, post
masters salary 500. In the past tive year
| tbe amount OF business done at this ONO
has increased 5000 at least.
There was a good attendance at IN
grange meeting Saturday evening, whei