Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-19

Who would fancy that barrel
Il would be all right 70 buy,
While it's dangerous for iugful
To be vended on the sly?
| Since in quantities It's safer,
Then give Socrates the laugh
And this most delicious poison
In no stinted measure quan.
Mrs. Asenath Cross made short trip to
Montpelier Saturday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Dewey spent Sunday in
Montpelier with her daughter, Miss Ethel
Dewey.
Miss Msrcella Kendall returned Satur-
day from stay OF two weeks at her home
in STAFFORD.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. King were in Hart
ford Saturday to see their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Lashway.
Hon. Dudley Denison and his daughter,
Miss Gertrude, of Royalton were at J. ID.
Denison's over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Beals OF jamestown, n. d.,
was the guest OF Mrs. E. ID. Strong last
Thursday, leaving the next day for Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Manchester have
gone to Mechanicsville, n. Y, to visit
their son, Henry, and family. They left
Monday.
DR.. G. j. Rumrill has moved his office
from the place on Merchants Row which
he occupied with DR.. L. A. Russlow, to his
home on Prospect avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Huse and daughter,
Ruth, OF South Barre were in Randolph
over Sunday, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Huse and Miss Winnifred Mann.
Mrs. George Hoyt, who had been in
Boston and vicinity for three months,
stopped here Friday on her way home to
Montpelier and staid until the next day.
Mrs. c. NJ. Green and baby, who had
been in Randolph all summer, for the
last three months with Mrs. Angie Need
ham, left Monday for their home in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martell are again
occupying their home on South Pleasant
street, having returned last Thursday from
Boston, where Mr.. Martell was employed
through the summer.
Ernest c. Drew has received from the
Boston Herald Co. fine nose mask as
prize for correctly solving one OF the series
OF children's prize contests now running
in the Boston Sunday Herald.
Miss Angie King OF Mortified, who has
been taking medical treatment in Ran
dolph for the last nine weeks, continues
to gain steadily, and is now SO much bet
ter that her mother, Mrs. Nathaniel King,
went back 10 Mortified Saturday, leaving
her daughter in the care OF Mrs. A. j.
Boyee.
Mrs. Carrie Stebbins and Mrs. E. o.
Thurston drove from Northfeld last
Thursday and remained over night, the
former with Mrs, Homer White and the
latter al the home OF her father in-law,
Charles Thurston. They also visited Mr..
and Mrs. J. b. Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Page at the Wayside farm.
The WomRn's Literary club was enter
tanned last Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
Homer White, in the absence of the APP
pointed hostess, Mrs. l.. p. Thayer.
twenty-five members and ten invited
guests were present. The subject OF the
meeting was "Louisiana," and quotations
from George W. Cable were given in re-
Spouse to the roll call. The literary pro-
gram consisted of the following Items OF
Interest" Mrs. r. b. Mcintyre; "Histori-
cal Sketch from 1871 to the Present Time,
Mrs. j. p. Cleveland; 1.-THE Mississippi,
New Orleans" Mrs. W. W. Morton; "Su-
gar and Other Industries Mrs. f. II.
Joslyn. Refreshments and a social hour
closed the session.
The grange meeting Saturday evening
had an exceptionally large attendance.
The lecturers program, in charge of Miss
Flossie Terry, was open to the public on
the payment OF a small admission fee and
consisted OF a bright little comedy, "Nho
is Who % presented by DR.. w. Nj. Kelly,
l.. ". lnANtTs - VI DQEllhHs MISS btIlAhnN
Trerise and Mrs. Clarence 5. Booth, and
two solos rendered by DIR. Kelly. At the
close OF the entertainment dancing was
enjoyed by the young people, Miss Lura
Montgomery presiding at the piano. Some
new members were voted in, and applica-
tions for membership received. The pro-
gram for the next meeting will be in
charge Of II. NJ. rotman.
A manufacturer OF sweet cider from
hax a
recently with a cask OF that palate-tick-
ling liquid which he was not anxious to
carry home again. As soon as his pres
ence and what he had in his lumber
wagon became somewhat noised abroad,
there was a sort of spontaneous movement
in his direction on the part of men,
women and children, doctors, lawyers,
merchants, chiefs" all bearing in their
hands jugs, pitchers, bottles, pals or any
kind OF receptacle that didn't leak. They
hung onto the wheels Of his chariot till
the last drop had been extracted from the
gurgling cask, and only allowed him TO
escape out of their hands on his solemn
affirmation that he would return the next
day with larger quantity.
Next Thursday, Thanksgiving day, the
bank, the stores OF +. A. Thomas, Bell
Brothers, A. ID. Tewksbury, Z. +. Noyes
q Co., W. +. Lamson, Colburn Clothing
company, Mrs. Hattie Mcbride, J. j.
Trerise and K. II. Slack:will be closed
al day. The markets off. n. Jerd and
Huntington & Tredo, the grocery stores
Of j. r. Lamson, w. w. Morton, w. F.
Edison and Charles Thurston, the drug
store OF Mrs. h. G.. Morton, the fruit
store Of h. Nardini, the jewelry and
stationary store of A. +. Bass, the candy
and tobacco store OF L. A. Atwood, and
the barber shops will close at noon. The
grocery store OF E. w. Tewksbury & Co.