Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-07

A son was born Friday to Mr.. and Mrs.
William st. Lawrence.
Miss Lucy Robinson returned Friday
from months stay with her sister in
Barre.
The Chautauqua circle is invited to
meet next Monday evening with Mrs.
j. ID. Mitchell.
DIR. A. j. Duffey OF Boston was the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Kenney FRI
day and Saturday Of last week.
/ Miss Mary Gleason, Mrs. Luther Colby
and son, Everett, and Miss Lou Colby
were here from Warren last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl L. Church and baby
OF Rockford, ILL.,, are with Mr.. Church's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Church, ar
irving Saturday.
Miss Belle WEIGH, who is fitting herself
for trained nurse at the Carney hospital
in Boston, is in town on short vacation,
arriving Monday.
The University OF Vermont base ball
team is now on its New England tour with
Leighton Abbott Of this place, who is to
be graduated this year, as first baseman.
Mrs. II. ]. Chadwick and two children,
who had been with Mrs. Chadwick's
mother, Mrs. Clara Averill, for two
months, went Saturday to their home in
st. Adams.
Mrs. Estella f. Buck and Mrs. Mills,
mother and aunt Of n. G. Buck, who had
been visiting him, returned 10 their
respective homes in Lebanon and West
Lebanon Monday.
Mrs Emily Young, who came a month
ago from Central City, Neb., 70 see her
sister, Mrs. Asenath Cross, went Saturday
to Worcester to visit another sister and
will return here later.
A. G. Osgood, who bought OF Justin
NJ. Holman the big storehouse close TO
the track and near ID. A. Spooner's, is
repairing ii and fixing it over into a
repository for the farm machines and
carriages be handles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Burt, who have
been occupying Idleton cottage for about
a year. are to be in their own house on the
Burt farm this summer, and Mrs. A. ID.
Lamson will arrive from Philadelphia the
middle OF June to take possession OF the
cottage and spend the summer IN Ran
dolph.
The Memorial day sermon will be
preached before u. =. Grant Post, q. A. r.,
in the Baptist church Sunday afternoon,
MAY "a, at 2 o'clock. The members OF the
Post win meet in the @. A. X. hall at l 80
and march to the church, and they would
and the schools form part OF the process
sion. A cordial invitation is extended to
the public generally.
The contract for the new public library
building at Windsor has been awarded TO
Wiley Il Foss OF Fitchburg, Mass, the
builders OF the kimball Public library
building, which the Windsor trustees
visited few weeks ago and found emf
nently satisfactory. The Windsor bene-
factor Is Hon. b. F. Blood OF Waltham,
Mass, who has just increased his dona-
tion 5000. making the total amount OF
his gift $4,000.
As E. r. Emerson was driving down
Prospect hill at the end OF Randolph
avenue Friday morning, ne thougnt ne
heard some one calling him from behind
and, turning his head around, he un-
thinkingly refined the horse to one side so
that the team collided with hydrant.
The horse started, threw its driver out and
ran into Hon. James Hutchinson's yard,
where il was caught. Mr.. Emerson
escaped with no more serious consequences
than shaking up, but the carriage was
considerably damaged.
Mrs. w. w. Morton was the hostess OF
the Randolph Book club Saturday after
noon and entertained twenty-nine mem
beers and eleven invited guests. The sub
leCt OF t0t IntttiuE WIS hAS DSe,e -
Columbia and the quotations were from
the terse and pithy sayings OF President
Roosevelt. Mrs. f. f. Dubois gave
clear, concise epitome Of National
Affairs" and Miss NJ. Lucina Saxton de-
scribed the White House and its present
inmates, presenting an excellent pen pic
ture OF the historic mansion and telling
amusing anecdotes OF the stirring Roose-
welt children. Mrs. c. f. Abbott, IN
well-written paper. gave one good idea
Of the new White House as great eXecu-
tive Office and the important center OF
national life and activity, illustrating her
remarks with some fine views OF the
interior. ssOur Four Year Queens" was
the subject OF an interesting article by
Mrs. ]. p. Cleveland, who reviewed the
nrominent characteristics and different
aims Of the long line OF those who have
held the proud position OF FIRST lady OF
the land.n Mrs. William Bass, whose
illness caused her paper to be deferred
few weeks, opened the program with
pleasant talk on Drexel institute OF Penn
sylvania. The secretary, Mrs. I. r.
Abbott, presented to the club very hand
some gavel, the head OF mahogany and the
handle of birdseye maple, TO be used py
its presidents in the discharge OF their
official duties. Mrs. NJ. f. Holmes as trst
on the committee to draft constitution
and bylaws, submitted the same, 10 De
4.