Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-29
Randolph Continued.

A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stimets.
Elisha May Of St. Johnsbury was in
town yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Dean are expected
home from Boston next week.
Rev. w. j. Cloues of Montpelier spent
yesterday in Randolph, inspecting the new
library.
Mrs. Morse, Mrs. r. j. Kimballis moth
er, is sick with pneumonia at her home in
New York.
Mrs. Eugene Ellison started today on a
weeks trip to Bristol and Huntington,
being called to Bristol by the illness OF her
brothers wife.
A son, Leonard Amazon, weighing II
pounds, was born this morning to Mr.. and
Mrs Rodney Slack. living in the house of
j. ID. Laport on Maple street.
Mrs. j. P. Clifford, accompanied by her
father, +. S. Rolfe of Stratford, n. H.,
went to Plainfield yesterday to spend
couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. W.
K. Danforth.
Mrs. William Pitkin was taken with a
hemorrhage of the head Saturday that was
followed Dy severe attack OF the grip.
She was somew hat better yesterday
though not able TO be up.
The Kimball Public library building is
nearly completed and arrangements are
being made for its public dedication about
the time of Washington's birthday, Feb.
p, which falls this year on Sunday. The
dedication will be on a weekday, but
whether Friday, Saturday or Monday has
not been definitely decided.
Prin. r. E. Prichard received a very
gratifying support for the Normal princi-
palshfp. II is understood that the choice
OF Prof. Morrill, was made in accordance
with the wishes of Prof. Howard, Nor
NAL School commissioner, before the
latter's departure for Europe, contingent,
Of course, on there being vacancy.
Scion P. Leland and Mrs. Ehie Thomas
are TO be married at s o'clock this evening
at the home of the bride in the b. q. Bass
house on School street by Rev. Brown Il.
Smith, pastor of the Baptist church.
They viii live for the present in Randolph
but expect about the first OF April to go to
Salisbury, where the groom has large
farm.
Lieut.. Gov. Zed S. Stanton Of Roxbury
was here last Thursday 10 see Judge Row
ell and Judge John Watson of Montpel-
Ter was here Friday. Judge Rowell IS now
able TO sit up a little every day, but IS
hardly in condition TO attend supreme
court, which opened Tuesday IN Montpel-
Ter with Judge James NJ. Tyler OF Brattle-
boro presiding.
The Woman's Relief Corps served
supper for Q cents at G.. A. |
r. hall Tuesday evening, and the bar
gain hunting spirit brought out large
number, who found the supper really
priced below its real value. The gross
receipts amounted TO s12, and the net
profit viii 90 towards fund for the
erection OF home in Vermont for aged
Corps members.
S. c. Clark, in passing over a narrow |
walk leading from the ground to the i'm /
ishing room at the foundry, slipped on the |
icy coating that covered everything yester-
day morning and fell a distance of eight |
or nine feet. He struck on his left Shout
der with such force as to knock the breath /
out of his body, but an examination re-
vealed no broken bones, only bruises and /
strained ligaments that cause him consid-
cradle pain.
William Frank Bower, aged q years,
died this morning at the home of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bower, on Elm
street after an illness Of several months due |
to consumption. He was first taken sick |
in Nav and came home from Springfield, |
" here he was working in machine shop, |
to regain his health. In August he went
back to work but two months later he had
to give up again and had failed steadily
ever since Besides his parents, he left |
brother, Alfred, of the Center, three sisters,
Mrs. Celia Raymore OF Bethel, Susan and
Fannie OF this place; a half-brother and 4
half-sister Levi Raymore and Mrs. Lewis L
Tatro of Springfield. The funeral will be
held Saturday morning in the Roman
Catholic church with interment in the
Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. John Bingham died at o'clock
his morning at her home on the William
Bass farm in Snowsville from the effects OF
an operation for acute appendicitis per-
formed Tuesday by DIR. Donald Q. Hawley
Of Burlington, assisted by Drs. Russlow
ana Angel. Mrs. Bingham appeared to
stand the operation very well and was in
comparatively comfortable condition yes
terday. At this morning the nurse
noticed something wrong about her pulse
and physician was summoned, but moth
ing could be done to save her and she died
an hour later Mrs. Bingham, who was in
her 41st year, left husband and six chill
dren, William. Frank, George, Hattie,
Agnes and Clara Bingham, and an adopted
son, Louis Rivers. The deceased was
born and brought up in Highgate. She
was a most estimable woman, devoted TO
the care OF her family and one who looked
well TO the ways Of her house.
The public library has recently had the /
following presents made TO n;-"rhe
lawson History Of Americas Cup" by |
InOfldS W. LAWSUIT VI /
and elegantly bound volume of nearly 800
pages published only for private distribu-
ton, and containing fine illustrations OF
all the principal yachts in this country 4
and England. The ladies of the Randolph /
Book club have made the library their /
usual present OF their 1902 books number
ing p volumes. Judge Nichols has con.
tributed an "Atlas OF Windsor County" 1
useful for reference and 10 aid in locating I
and farmers OF our neighboring I
Or. l.. G. Herrick has sent from I
his home in Ohio a very rare old BOOK,
printed ia Randolph by Serene Wright IN
$50 and containing the Declaration OF
Independence. constitution of the United
States. Washingtons appointment and
acceptance Of the command Of the Ameri-
can army, his address to the army, his
farewell address to the American people
and many other interesting papers OF over
one hundred years ago. Mrs. Lizzie
N AmlI