Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-20

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Don't miss reading ad. Of Colbum
Clothing Co. on page B.
Miss Kate Davis is visiting friends at
Putney.
Miss Lillian Buck visited in Burlington
the first OF the week.
Mrs B. c. Rogers is visiting friends at
Waterbury and Burlington.
Gardner Wheeler of Bellows Falls spent
Sunday in town with friends.
Lee Cady went TO Lawrence, Mass,
Monday to assume his new duties.
The selectmen have appointed Bert But
ties to have charge of the 'Lympus ceme-
terry.
There is an unclaimed letter at the Beth
el postoffice addressed to Miss Mabel V.
Stone.
G.. w. Smith, president Of the National
White River junction bank, was in town
Tuesday
Miss Laura Marsh left Monday for a vis-
it to her friend, Miss Florence Reed OF
Lebanon.
DIR. r. NJ. Chase is in Rutland this week
attending the meeting of the State Dental
association
Miss Daisy Dean of Gaysville has been
spending several days with her friend,
Miss Mollie Abbott.
MIR. and Mrs. Lynn Chadwick OF Wind
sor spent several days with their parents
in this place recently.
Misses Carrie Curtis and Olivia johnson
arrived Saturday from Lancaster, n. H.,
for the spring vacation.
Arthur Adams is working in the Nation
al White River bank during the absence
OF Miss Mary Washburn.
Calvin Morse of Hartford was in town
the first OF the week and moved a portion
OF his household goods to Hartford.
Mrs A. fl. Spicer returned TO her home
in Greenfield Saturday after spending three
weeks with her sister Miss Celia Brooks.
Saturday was the 18th birthday of Miss
Josie Reed, and her young mates gave her
very pleasant surprise party in the even
ing.
Town Clerk Adams has opened his dog
license account for this year and urges all
owners Of CANNES to pay their dog tax at
once.
Mrs. f. b. Markham spent several days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Parker
Babeock, in Gaysville, returning home
Monday.
News has been received Of the marriage
at Laketield Mimi, of Mrs. AIDE Buhr,
widow OF the late AIDE Buhr, who was
killed last year at Finley bridge
Neighbors of Mrs. Z. n. Smith gave her
pleasant surprise Friday afternoon of last
week, bringing refreshments and present.
ing her with very handsome salad dish.
Mrs. Sarah osgood Whitaker. widow
Of the late Charles Whitaker, died March
10Th of cancer of the liver, at the age of
siNty-siN years. Mrs. Whitaker was
born in Newiane.
Hazen p. Sanford has conveyed to his
two daughters, Mrs. Grace Abbott and
Mrs. Sue Dubois, the old Walker Sanford
farm on Christian hill that has been IN the
family for about q century.
Daniel Lille Post, No. 81, G. A. r. are con-
graduating themselves that they have
secured the services of Rev. WiImond
Warner TO deliver the address before the
post the coming Memorial day.
Perley spaulding has been recently
transferred from Sufiield, Conn, 10 ST.
Louis, where he takes a position in the
division OF vegetable physiology and
pathology OF the Agricultural department.
The work is concerned mainly with the
diseases Of trees.
George Ryder, John lamsOn and Dean
Wedgwood Of Randolph arrived in town
hy boat Monday. They left Randolph at
6.10 .. m and arrived in Bethel at 7.45 D.
m. thus making the trip in about an hour
and a half They state hat the passage Of
the rapids at Finley bridge was quite ex-
citing
The Whitcomb High school closed
March l4th for the spring vacation and
viii open again Thursday March 9th
Principal Wright went Saturday 10 Join
his wife who IS still at the Massachusetts,
general hospital in Boston. Miss South
er Is spending the vacation with Miss
Kelsey at the latters home in Middlebury.
The high water IN White River the first
Of the week. made the ferry seem rather
dangerous and several residents on River
street, doing business IN the village, boarded
this side and did not 90 home. The
houses Of Mrs. NJ. Z. Harrington, g. n.
Upper and Selectman Flint are connected
with this side by telephone 50 that COM
munication has been kept open.
The rains and warm weather Of Satur-
day and SUNDAY and consequent high wa
ter were too much for the piles driven by
Ward a Douglass for the temporary bridge
over White river. and Monday morning
the last pile driven moved on down the
river. They had nearly SPAWNED half the
river. Joe Ward was in town Monday
afternoon, looking for pile timber, which
seems 10 be e hard article TO get.
Representative % the American Bridge
Co. were In town the first Of the week
consulting with the town authorities
about replacing White River bridge. No
contract was closed. Il l. estimated that
a single span bridge would cost about