Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-30

trees have been sent lately to California by
j. r. Washburn OF Putney, one OF the
Center Washburns, to be planted in the
Yosemite valley. He has a brother in
Wawona, where Rev. w. T. Sparhawk has
just gone from San Francisco for his sec
ond summer there, and this brother is the
wealthy proprietor OF number of hotels
and stage line.
Ellis Curtis, who has been living for
two years in Grand Rapids, Mich, with
his adopted daughter, Mrs. L. w. WEIGH.
is again in Randolph, arriving Friday, and
is staying with his son, A. j. Curtis, on
School street. Mr.. Curtis, Sr., who is 81
years OF age, made the journey from De-
/ troit alone, being accompanied as far as
that city by Mr.. WEIGH, who is large
manufacturer OF folding beds.
]. T. Knowlton, who was operated upon
three or four weeks ago by Drs. Smith OF
Gaysyille, L. M. Greene of Bethel and A.
| G., Bailey of this place, is in a very en-
feebled state OF health. Mr.. Knowlton
came to Randolph two years ago, buying
the Hodges place in Beanville, upon
which he has made many improvements
and had many others in contemplation
with which his illness has seriously inter-
| fered.
The grange meeting Saturday evening
drew a gathering OF over 300, great many
being present from Snowsville. The
entertainment was a bright little four
act comedy, entitled "Our Jim" with the
! following cast OF characters Uncle John
Matthews, Thaddeus Barttro; James Mat
thews, his son, Scion Vail; Bob, his
nephew, Roy Smith, Major Timothy
Nudge, l.. p. Booth; Dea. Hezekiah Tidd,
l.. %. Thayer; Bill Tidd, Guy Holman !;
John Henry Tidd, Charles Bass; Aunt
Deborah Matthews, Josephine Emery;
Caroline Antwerp, George Mann; Bessie,
the majors daughter, Harriet Hayward
Grace Antwerp, Mrs. c. 5. Booth.
During the first warm days Of March, a
few ambitious gardeners, with pickaxe
and shovel dug below the frost line and
planted peas. As they neglected to set up
stoves in the gardens and tuck hot water
bottles along the rows, the peas very
wisely staid under ground during the sub
sequent period in which the weather
bureau worked off lot OF remnants and
odd lengths OF winter weather in prepa-
ration for a fresh stock of summer goods.
Peas are hardy but they don't do espe-
cially well in frozen ground, and though
they might be planted before Christmas,
are rarely ready for picking in Vermont
before the Fourth of July. Now the sea-
son being little more advanced, gardens
are being plOwed, and the seeds OF future
''sassn sowed by agriculturists who go
forth TO labor in earlaps and mittens, and
are not eating their bread yet in any state
of profuse perspiration.
II. 7. Holman is interesting Randolph
farmers in growing corn this season for
the canning factory Of X. G.. Payson
& Co. at Mortified, whose superintendent,
George II. Lowell, was in town Mondey.
The company Will pay s ton for corn
delivered at the car, and the estimated
Weld per acre is from four to six tons. 1t
Is the eompany's plan to secure one hum
bred acres OF corn in this section, and over
sixty have already been subscribed by the
following Three each, John Wells and
@. II. Slack; one each, John w. Curran,
II. NJ Lamb, John Bean, W. 5. Bryant, N.
L. Conant. l.. j. Harrington, III. Closson
Gilbert, II. T.. Holman, &. ID. Button, w.
c. Slack, q. ID. MIDGET, z. q. Smith, Edd
Rope, j. W. Blanchard; one and one-half
each, Charles Powers and Wallace Blaneh-
ard two each, II. II. Holman, f. II. Smith,
j. ID. Delaney 5. II. Godfrey, II. j. Noble,
Lyman Hutchinson, W. NJ. Terry, r..
n. Powers, c. ID. Smead, +. e. Terry,
George lane, J; II. Fits, W. A. Jones'
Charles Morse. r. M. Robinson, n. l..
Boyden, A. l.. Bower, 5. II. Goodhart, A.
c. Snow and n. j. Sumner.
The affairs of the Queen City Park asso-
citation, in which several people in this
becoming more complicated than ever, and
il is expected that petition in chaneery
for the appointment OF receiver TO take
charge will be entered in court. The
present board OF directors are charged
with gross negligence and allowing the
park 70 run down. and with an Object 10
restoring it to its former condition the
apnlication has been made by John
Withell of Montreal, who claims to repre-
sent majority OF the stockholders. IL IS
said that the present management has
permitted the hotel to remain uurepalred
The dock to 90 to ruin, and the auditorium
platform and seats to decay. Lots have
also been sold from the land set apart as
common, and the funds provided Tor the
maintenance Of the beauty OF the park
have been otherwise used. The appoint
ment OF a receiver, the granting Of an in
junction against the association and the
appointment of a special master are prayed
for that the association may be reorgan-
lied. there being at present two boards OF
directors elected by opposing factions,
their presidents being DIR. f. A. smith OF
Brandon and James Crossett OF water
bury.
The s4th anniversary OF Odd Fellowship
was very successfully celebrated Friday
evening in Grange hall, where nearly zoO
people assembled to enjoy the excellent
program prepared for the occasion. The
opening address was by Rev. F. G. Rainey,
who sketched the past history, present
aims and future possibilities OF the order
i'm a manner that held the interested at
tention OF his listeners. A zobo band,
composed of DIR. A. c. Bailey, Glenn and
Miss Lettie Bailey, Rev. and Mrs. Brown
r. Smith, Miss Aida Newcity and
Mrs. Clarence 5. Booth, furnished
two musical selections that met
with instant favor, and that promising
Young pianist, Miss Ruby Allen, delighted
the audience with finely rendered solo;
Rev. Brown Z. Smith made few apt and
witty remarks, and Misses Ida Flint and
Hazel Fairbanks played charming duet.
Or. w. NJ. Kelly sang "Schubert.s sere-
made. - "May- be-" and ION TO Philadel-
phia,u to the manifest appreciation OF the
applauding company. Mrs. Anna X. r..
Kennev, district deputy, spoke entertain
inglv on the subject OF Rebekshship, CIV
ing much information regarding the
origin and purposes Of the order, and the
Randolph lodge contributed some skilful
floor movements as its share in the pro-
gram. A promenade closed the exercises
and preceded refreshments OF ice cream
and cake.