Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26

1 hdiHtE al the scattered children
For the feast that crowns the year
| ihey nave come from every quarter,
! Rushing eagerly towards home,
| Like noek Of hungry chickens
| To the coop from which they roam.
| And they rally round the turkey
! Appettes with raz0r-edge,
| mat az all the pies and buildings
| Do not even feign TO hedge.
/ ihlhk IN midst Of happy feasting-
| To inspire grateful mood
| what mercy we're not living
| In an age Of condensed food
Fancy now the indignation
| Which IN human hearts would storm,
| II they served Thanksgiving dinners
In some kind Of tablet form.
M. L. Chadwick has sold his handsome
colt to A. \. Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele were in
Clarepont, n. H., Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Miss Nellie Fisk is filling the position
OF bookkeeper for the E. F. Emerson COM
pany.
Charles Bass, who was guest last week
at II. Z. Sharpe's, went back to New York
Saturday.
Mrs. Emily Harvey OF Montpelier was
guest at w w. sprague's last week, leav-
ing Saturday.
Miss Cora Hayes, after weeks stay in
Randolph, went back to Springfield, Mass,
last Thursday.
Joseph William, and Charles Goodhart
are IN Worcester, Mass, visiting their sis
ter, Mrs sanville.
The Woman's Literary club will meet
with Mrs. FIJI. Joslyn Saturday afternoon
from 3 TO o'clock.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. w. w. Morton December l, at 2:30
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. F.. B. Thomas went to st. Johns
bury Saturday to spend few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Smythe.
Miss Emroy Matthews was IN Rochester
Thursday and Friday Of last week with
her aunt, Mrs. Walter Chaffee.
A daughter, Lucille, was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Holman, and grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Heber T. Hol-
man.
The ladies Of the w. r. C. will meet
with Mrs. Robert Z. Parker on School
street for an afternoon social Tuesday,
Dec. /.
Miss Adelaide Hood. who had been the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Moulton at
Stoneegh for a few weeks, returned TO
New York Friday.
Mrs. L. A. Gibbs of White River
Junction came Monday to assist in the
care Of her sister, Mrs. f. c. Terry, who
IS Ill with a digestive trouble.
The annual election OF officers Of the W. |
X. G. viii take place at the next regular
meeting Saturday evening, December 5. |
Let all the members be present.
The annual meeting and election OF Of |
fcers OF Beulah chapter, No. IS, o. +. s.,
will be held Thursday evening, Dec. 3, and |
full attendance is desired.
Frank Adams, who drove last summer
for the Dubois and Abbott families at the |
Sanford farm, is now in Evanston. ILL.,, |
where he has found similar employment. |
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Dean have closed |
their house on Central street and Tuesday |
left for Boston, where they are to pass /
part of the winter with Mr.. Deans broth |
er, George Dean.
DIR. J. NJ Ryder OF Bellows Falls was
here briefly last Thursday to pay profess |
sional visit to Mason Battles, whom he /
found seriously i'll with rheumatism COM
plicated with other troubles.
Mrs. LISA Ranney is now acting as
general agent for the Albany Extract |
company and appointing local agents for |
the company's products in the different |
towns OF southern Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. win H. Curtis gave very
pleasant whist party of five tables at their |
home on Highland avenue Friday evening. |
n. s. Booth and Mrs. W. G. Emerson car /
ried of the honors OF the game.
Mrs Mary Batiste, who had been in
Mortified caring for her sister, Mrs. |
LOUIS Fillon, during the latter's illness,
came back 10 Randolph Friday and the
next day returned to Bellows Falls with |
her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Clark and
daughter, Lucia, who have been occupying
the house OF l.. p. Thayer on Highland
avenue since early in the summer, intend
to leave Monday for their home in New
Haven, Conn.
In the assignment OF judges for the
county courts of the state from December
/. 1903, to December /, 1904, Chief Judge
Lamoille, December / next, Washington,
March ?, Caledonia, June Z, and Orleans,
September Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peavey gave an in
formal reception at their home on Main
street Monday evening 10 enable the men,
bers OF the Baptist church and congrega-
tion to meet the Rev. Samuel Knowles,
who occupied the pulpit in the Baptist
church last Sunday.
j. b. Denison and daughter, Miss
went to RoyaIton Monday
and staid with relatives there until yes
terday, when they left for Nashua, y. H.,
where they are spending Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Spring, with
whom Miss Katharine will remain until
after Christmas.
b. +. Kicker moved last Thursday to
his new house on Highland avenue, and |
he Croker house, so called, on South
Pleasant street, which he vacated, has
been rented by its present owner, Rev. {
Joseph Hamilton. to Robert {. Smith, ,
II the Earl Baking Co. in the Howe
block. who moves from the Center. N
The University club met Monday
,veuing at the Randolph Inn with NJ NJ. a
Wilson as host. Preceding the literary e
Exercises came the annual business meet e
nh NJ NJ Wflsnn plppfad
PRESIDENT, L. B. johnson vice president,
nd +. =. Prichard secretary and treas I
lrer. The paper before the club was a I
cry interesting article on Rudyard
IipIing and his works by the Rev. G.. 4
". Patterson of the Center. 5