Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-13

Miss Ella Boudette, who had been with
her sister, Mrs. z. l.. Merchant, went to
Quechee Tuesday on her way to Fitchburg,
Mass.
viii Rand's fish team collided with Dr.
Scott's team on the East Randolph road
Monday, tearing the back from the latter's
sleigh.
Ruth, daughter of Allen Jones, had sew
eral bones in one foot crushed Saturday by
wood falling in 1.-THE shed. DIR. Bailey dressed
the member.
Charles E. Briggs and Miss Emma La
queer were married Feb. 9th. They VIII
reside in Horace Towards new house on
Weston street.
The winners at the last whist party were
W. i. Edison and wife, score, plus IS. An
other party will be held Thursday even
ing, Feb. 18th. All having invitations are
most cordially invited.
Vim. Brooks and Miss Harriet Durkee,
both formerly of this place and who We're
recently married in Providence, r. l., visit
ed here last week. "Billy' is IN the milk
business in Providence.
Miss Jessie Thomas of Pea body, Mass,
who had been visiting for a few days at
the home of her uncle. +. A. Thomas, IS
now with relatives in the north part Of
the state. She will return here later.
The w. c. r. U. will hold a Frances
Willard memorial service Saturday after
noon at o'clock with Mrs. Sarah Rogers
The program will be followed by refresh
ments. Any interested in the work are
welcome.
Hon. James Hutchinson is one of the
delegates of the Vermont State Woman's
Suffrage association to the annual conven-
tion Of the National Woman's Suffrage as
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ington this week from the 18th to the 18th.
The night express from the north got
stalled in a snowdrift near Waterbury
Sunday morning and did not arrive until
80 a. m. F. A. Phillips and his bass
viol were passengers down from Barre and
had wearis ONE wait at Montpelier
Junction.
The last entertainment Of the course is
tomorrow EVENING" grand concert, by
the Boston Ladies' Symphony orchestra,
% pieces, assisted by Mr., Carl GRANGE,
basso. This orchestra is favorite in the
large cities and fine concert is anticipate
ed.
The remains of Mrs Edna f. Banister,
who, ii is suspected, was one OF the vic
Tins OF Miss Jane Toppan, the alleged
Lowell poisoner, were exhumed recently
at East Randolph and an authorized med
ical specialist from Boston made an ex-
animation and took the viscera away for a
chemical analysis. oF
W. A. Scott has sold his stailoring BUSH
ness to Charles Rockwell OF Claremont, n.
II :. and gone to Boston, where he has a
situation as cloth inspector for a whole
sale house. Mr.. Rockwell formerly lived
here and has many friends in Randolph,
who will welcome him back. He viii
open the shop next Monday.
a. o. a
Randolph Book club met with Mrs. r.
Mcintyre. The following program was
listened to with much interest: Quota
tions from MacLaren. current events, Mrs.
Morton; Ian MacLaren, Mrs Morton;
Scottish Chiefs, Mrs. Joslyn. After the
program refreshments were served.
The first Of the new engines of the c. V.
to reach Randolph came Saturday, draw
ing some cars through to South Royalton.
Il was No. 223. There are four OF these
now running. They are much larger and
heavier than the old ones. and il has been
necessary to strengthen the bridges for
them. This is now being done to the
Hartford bridge, after which the new en-
gines are to run on the through express
trains.
Several sections in the steam boiler
heater at the primary building leak, and
the escaping water has made it difficult to
keep the fire. Janitor CURLY declined to
try longer, and claimed that the thing was
liableto blow up. School was dismissed
Monday forenoon, and two Of the COM
mittee, with ID. G. Woodward and several
other practical men, put in the forenoon
experimenting They decided that there
was no danger of explosion, and Mr.
Woodward has been fireman since New
sections have been ordered, and the boiler
will be put in good condition. Frank
Parker succeeds Mr.. CURLY as iaBitor.
Miss Mary A. Connolly leaves for WASH
ington, d. c., tonight. She has a tempo
rary position as compositor in the govern
ment printing office at ga perweek, which
she expects viii develop into a permanent
place. She goes in under the civil service.
having attained a high mark at an exami-
nation taken last fall. Miss Connolly has
been connected with the HERALD for the
past twelve years, first as compositor, and
for several years past as local editor and
Office assistant. She has always proven
faithful, industrious and very capab bic and.
while the HERALD regrets to lose her. il
reloices that she has won this very desir-
able place.
Notice has been received from the post
office department that an inspector viii be
here shortly TO look over the rural mail de-
livery route that is proposed here. The
route laid out, subject TO modification. is
from TINS NllAaEe UP the bfhncn 70 hifOrd
brook, by Brad Bass mill, to the Roches-
ter Hollow three-corners, down Thaver
brook to this village. down the Bethel
road TO the old church, through Bethel
Gilesd TO d. G. Torrey's, over the hill to
Beanville either by Appleton McIntosh's
OF George Hatch's, and back here dis
lance OF about = miles in all. Win ;.
Rand and John Dubois are candidates for
carrier, " hich pays 500 year.
senator Tillman left q pleasant impress
sion on those he met here, az the hotel and
elseW here. He was easy to greet. q good
couVersatioualist. and very jolly. 10 one
who said 60 him, u don't believe an YOU
said IN your lecture, be replied, "But you