Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16

postmaster at Randolph and the appoint
ment confirmed by the Senate. No coun-
ter petitions were presented.
F. II. Joslyn was i'll last week with ton
silitis and scarcely able to resume duty
when his assistant, +. 5. Newton, came
down with a stomach trouble.
Mrs. Julia A. Walsh went to Boston yes
terday. Miss Margaret Walsh and Miss
Annie will go in few days and all Will
spend number Of weeks at the "Hub."
Miss Lena Spaulding visited friends here
this week, her school in Chelsea being
closed for two weeks because of scarlet e.
yer. She went to Gouldsville yesterday.
Ed. Hatch went to Burlington Thursday
to be with his wife, who underwent a crit
ical operation at the Mary Fletcher hospital
that day. She is recovering from it nicely
Miss Marie Therien of Windsor visited
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Merchant the last OF
the week. She was on her way from Mon
treal where she had spent ten days with
her parents.
Last Friday evening a merry party OF
''Invincibles,n through the kindness of
Miss Mary Morse, enjoyed straw ride to
Snowsville and pleasant stop at the hos
telry there
A carrom and whist party will be held at
Edson's hall Friday evening, Jan. II. All
members of Fern Rebekah lodge and those
holding invitations are most cordially in
vited to attend.
Tuesday, Jan. p, State Superintendent
OF Education Walter +. Ranger will de-
liver an address on "The Life of a Child"
at the Christian church. A good audience
should greet him.
Eugene Boudette Of Hartford, a brother
in-law Of u. /. Merchant, visited him the
last of the week. Mr.. Merchants case is
progressing nicely.
The cooperative creamery paid patrons
25le for butter fat last month, and the
Brigham creamery paid 26.5c for butter,
less &c for making. The latter sent its
last carload OF milk to Boston last week.
The little boy that V. l. Spear took last
spring from the band of ''little wanderers"
who found homes in this section, has gone
10 live with Alpha Messer OF Rochester.
Mr.. Messer was here Friday to get him.
A report prevailed Monday that c. f.
Stevens, the travelling man, had come down
with smallpox. He was suffering from a
rash OF some kind, but DIR. Clifford said it
was not smallpox and he is now out again
and all right.
Mrs. Thomas Carr was called to West
Hartford Tuesday by the death that morn
ing of her step-daughter, Mrs. Clarence
kempton, who has been great but pa
tient sufferer with consumption for about
ten years.
]. ID. Williams left Monday morning for
Boston where he placed his son, Louis. in
the Massachusetts General hospital for a
short time. Louis may accompany him
upon his return tomorrow and continue
the treatment at home.
Miss Eta Chamberlin, who teaches in
the Montpelier Union school. slipped at
the school building Monday and feii down
several stairs. bruising her head badly and
cutting her chin. forehead and nose. She
viii he of duty several days.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. and Mrs c. f. La
zeiie, with five others at White River
junction, were taken seriously IN with
ptomaine poisoning caused BY eating ice
cream They are now recovering. Mrs.
lazclle Is a daughter Of J. n. Atwood.
ID. II. Morse went to Bridgewater Cor
ners saturday to install the officers Of the
grange there. He went thence to Boston /
70 spend few days st the home 81 his /
daughter, Mrs. A. NJ. Vaughan. On his
return be stopped in New Hamushfre
where be is filing several engagements |
with the New Hampshire board Of arri. /
culture. LAST Friday be spoke at an in
stiiute in Plainheld.