Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-04

John Chase Of Boston has been home
on a short vacation.
J. W. Brown, late of the Red Lion Inn,
and wife are now employed IN Hotel
Northern, Littleton, \. II.
Sherman Moulton Of Rutland spent
Thanksgiving at Stoneieign with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Moulton.
The second carload OF coal to reach
this town since the great coal strike
arrived last week billed to W. B. Wall
W. W. Kemp has moved to Bellows
Falls, where he has secured good
position with the Vermont Farm Ma
chime company.
Z. f. Leayitf, who had been in town for
about ten weeks, returned TO Boston Fri
day, leaving his wife with her cousin,
Miss Ada Burroughs.
Miss Lulu Thresher went Saturday TO
Mortified, where she Was given sur
prise party at the home Of her grand
mother, Mrs. G.. y. Prentiss, in honor OF
her birthday anniversary.
f. w. Tewksbury was in Northdeld
Saturday on business and attended the
Mary Howe concert which was held there
that evening. Others from here VINO az,
/ tended were b. r. Thresher and wife and
/ Fred Thresher, son and daughter.
Fred q, Webster of burlington was the
guest last Thursday of his sister, Mrs. II.
1 A. Leonard, who entertained family
party OF u. Mr.. Webster has lately pur-
chased in Burlington, as an investment,
/ the house of Sherwin Flint, who is now
located in Albany, \. Y.
/ b. f. Thresher has rented his farm in
Bethel Gilead to Walter Chamberlin Tor
three years and, with his family, VIII
make his home in Montreal, which better
| suits his convenience, as Pullman car
conductor The family went to Montreal
Monday to take up their residence.
Guests at Cedar Park on Thanksgiving
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Knowlton
and son, Raymond, from Gaysyille, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Knowlton and sons
/ Lawrence, Paul and Ellsworth, Of Frank
/ lin, y. H., and Miss Lillian knowlton
/ from the South Royalton Graded school.
/ Frank Knowltonis children have nine
grandparents, great grandparents and
great great grandparents living.
About 80 friends and neighbors OF
lee. Nen and wife called on them last
I Friday evening to remind them that they
/ had been married thirty years. j. J,
| Trerise in behalf Of friends and neigh
/ Sors Presented to them some nice
I presents, including a Of pair easy rock
J ing chairs, three pair lace curtains pair
I towels, glass tea set, fruit dish. cake
and coffee were served and social even
/ ing enjoyed by all.
A family party Of y persons sat down to
I Thanksgiving dinner at l.. O.. Tracy :.
There were present from out OF town
/ Chester Tracy, cousin, from Iowa, with
his wife and granddaughter, Miss Ger
! trude Tracy who returned 70 their home
I Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tracy and
l four children Of Mortified, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Tracy and son Of RoXbury, Eugene
Tracy, son and daughter Of Barre, Henry
/ Halves, son and daughter Of Berlin.
/ Cards are out announcing the approach
/ ing marriage of Miss Mary Edna, daugh-
/ ter Of Earl 8. Cushman of Burlington,
/ formerly OF Braintree, and Alfred l.. Sher-
man, city grand juror of Burlington. The
ceremony will take place at College Street
/ Congil church in Burlington Wednesday
evening, December 10, at 1880 o'clock.
/ Miss Cushman will have the good wishes
of many friends in Randolph, where she
was at one time a student in the High
school.
/ Out Of population of sixteen hundred
there were found forty devout people,
who had received sufficient blessings
/ during the year to make il worth while
/ TO return thanks for the same, at the
/ Baptist church last Thursday morning.
/ A sermon by Rev. Brown +. Smith was
comprehensive review of Gods dealings
with mankind from the earliest times to
the present, showing the many causes
which should inspire American citizens
with grateful hearts.
Alfred, 15-yr.-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Gibbs OF White River Junction, met
with a serious accident while ON Thanks-
| giving visit at his uncle's, +. l.. Terry..s,
/ here last Friday. A circular saw was in
operation at Mr.. Terry's and in some way
/ the lad got his right hand onto the saw,
! infiicting wounds which made necessary
| the amputation OF the two middle fingers
/ at the second Joint. The thumb was also
somewhat lacerated. DIR. J. p Clifford did
surgeons duty. The boy and his mother
are still at Mr.. Terrys.
/ The annual business meeting of the
/ Christian church was held Monday even
4 ing After the reports of the past years
/ work had been given, the following Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing year
/ Moderator. W. T.. Lamson; clerk, Ii. {.
1 Allen; treasurer, j. II. Lamson; Sunday
/ school Superintendent, Il. O. Blanchard;
trustees, j. VI. Lamson, f. l.. Bass, ii. Z.
/ Allen; finance solicitors, Mrs. Carrigan,
/ Mrs johnson, Mrs. Walsh; collector,
I Charles Kilburn; chorister, Mr.. Chatfield;
ushers, G. W. Barnes, Charles Stevens,
/ Frank Wood and Gerald Stevens.
The Randolph Book club met with
/ Miss Bertha Manney Saturday afternoon
with an attendance of forty, twenty nine OF
the number being club members. Massa-
! chusettS was the topic OF lne altti-
noon and the quotations in response to
/ the roll call were read by the secretary,
Mrs. c. L. Abbott, from different
Massachusetts authors. Items of inter-
est relating to women's clubs and out
/ lining their work, were given by Mrs. F.
/ T.. Pfichard, "Deerfield Valley was
/ the title OF historical sketch,
giving a vivid picture OF the Indian
massacre and other events, which have
made that valley famous, prepared and
/ read by Miss Lucina Saxton. Good
educators. of the staten was by Mrs. j. =.
| Cleveland, who closed her article by
saving 'sW.hile we have mentioned few
/ of the illustrious women there are many
who nave spent part OF their lives in
helping Massachusetts educate her chill
dren, one is particularly interesting to
us the honoRed president of our club,
\ Mrs. Wm Basi.n 'Greater Boston was
\ the theme of g bright and entertaining
article BY Mas Annie Walsh, whose
familiarity with the city enabled her 30
present many points of unusual interest.