Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22

and gone to shelburne, North Dakota
just across the state line, to open new
station for the road there.
BY installing a vial Of diluted carboli
acid for medicine Monday, Mrs. Mary Sax
ton came near being the victim Of acciden
tai self poisoning. She took a swallow o
the fluid which fortunately was too weak
to burn her. DIR. r. G. Angel and a stomach
pump formed the combination that re-
lieved her. and she has felt no seri0ui
effects.
4 a fan Sunday was responsible for pain
fuI accident which Mrs. A. II. Beedle suf-
i fered. Her mouth formed the point oi
contact between herself and the floor, witt
the result that three teeth were broker
and severe cuts and bruises sustained
within and without, besides the shock 10
1 Mrs. Beedle's not too vigorous system
She is progressing nicely.
The amount raised by the Ladies' Aid Of
4 the Christian church last year was sl05.i2,
aside from the regular collections. The
committees are a sick committee, Mrs.
Charles Kilburn, chairman; visiting com
mittee, Mrs. A. A. Smith, chairman;
emergency committee, Mrs. Fraser Metz
ger, chairman; flower committee, Mrs. T..
o. Blanchard, chairman; and executive
committee, Mrs. Fred Kent, chairman.
The Union Clothing company OF Barre
has purchased the stock of the Colburn
Clothing company and will close out the
same in this village. Harry A. Segel and
Myer 5. Levin of Barre. members OF the
Union company, were in town for a few
days last week to invoice the stock. going
home Saturday TO stay over Sunday and
returning Monday. The Union Clothing
company has two stores in Barre and is
connected with store in Montpelier.
Rev. @. o. Howe supplied at St. Paul's
NJ. T.. church. Manchester, n. H., Sunday,
speaking in the morning on zeal" and
in the afternoon on "Juniper Tree
Experiences. The Mirror and American
says:-"Mr. Howe added to the very
pleasant impression which he had already
made upon the people OF the parish and
to the number Of his personal friends
among them, in meeting them after the
Mr.. Howe is not candidate
for this pulpit.
Randolph has seldom had a more salts
factory entertainment than that given in
the course saturday evening by the Al
mondbury Hand Bell Ringers OF England,
assisted by Mr.. Poland. impersonator and
reader. The bell ringing was done in
faultless style, with never a note mis-
played or flaw in time. The company
has fine equipment of bells and the effect
was most pleasing. Mr.. Poland, the
reader, captured his audience in a way
that such entertainers seldom do here. In
his PRO and Con-" he delineated the con-
tiicting emotions of the sutton and his final
collapse so perfectly as TO challenge adj
miration. Mr.. Poland was substituted for
the regular reader, but the change worked
no injury.
The annual meeting OF the Ninth Ma
sonic district will be opened in Randolph
at O'Clock this afternoon by Phoenix
lodge, No. Is. The program has been
arranged as follows:- Mystic Star lodge,
No. 81, of Brookfield to work the first
degree, and Summit lodge, No. 1O4, OF
Nilliamstown TO give the lectures; at 6
O'Clock in Edson's hall a banquet served
BY the Order Of the Eastern Star; at 1880
Phoenix lodge, No. 2S, Of Randolph TO con-
fer the third degree; lectures by Temple
lodge, No. 81, Of STAFFORD. followed by
criticism and speeches from the grand
ofhcers. DR.. G.. +. Nolan OF South STRAIT
ford is the district deputy grand master.
The district includes Phoenix lodge OF
Randolph, Charity of Bradford. George
Washington OF Chelsea, Temple of STRAIT
ford, Pulaski Of Wells River, Jackson Of
West falriee, Minerva OF Corinth. Mystic
Star Of Brookfield and Summit OF VIII
Jamestown.