Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-12

Miss NJ. A. Smith returned Monday
from New York.
J. w. Atwood was in Burlington satur
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pratt are spending
the week in Burlington.
Mrs. Cora Merrill and her daughter
were in Windsor Saturday.
Mrs. II. II. Goodwin and her daughter
came home Monday from their visit in
Rutland.
Miss Nellie Dickerman went TO Boston
Monday to study the spring fashions in
millinery.
Charles Griswold Of East Templeton,
Mass, spent Sunday with his father,
Frank Griswold.
Miss Alice Coulumbe, who had been
home on a visit, returned to her work in
Bellows Falls Monday
Mrs. Alpha Guernsey OF Montpelier and
Miss Ala Day Of South Royalton are the
guests OF Mrs. w. 5. Curtis.
L. s. Hayes Of Bellows Falls stopped
here Friday on his way home from a tour
OF the northern part OF the state.
Lewis Fillion Of Mortified, who had
been passing a two weeks vacation with
Leonard Coulumbe, went home Saturday.
Mrs. Myra Abbott Of Alstead, n. H.,
was the guest Of her cousins. the Misses
Matthews, Friday and Saturday of last
week.
DIR. and Mrs. S. n. Gould went to
Huntington Monday, being called there
by the illness OF Mrs. Gouldis son, Fred
Bagley, from pneumonia.
Mrs. Josie LOOMS OF Northheld came
Friday to take care OF Mrs. John Peavey,
whose attack Of grip is complicated with
erysipelas, causing serious illness.
DIR. w. AIEvans, an optician from the
Center, is 10 have the room over f. II.
Joslyn's jewelry store with y. l.. Boyden
and be here certain days to fit glasses.
Town Clerk f. A. Hatch calls attention
to the fact that people owning dogs
should see that their pets are licensed be-
fore April In order 10 save extra trouble
and expense.
A son was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles White, Of whose fourteen
children ten are living making a family
whose roll is longer than that Of some
district schools.
Miss Alta Bailey, who has been confined
to the house since December I'd except to
ride out few times, was in bed again the
first Of the week with high fever and
threatened with bronchitis.
The many Randolph friends OF DR.. j. ID. /
Wheeler of Boston viii be glad to learn 4
that he Is recovering from his recent shock /
as well as could be expected. He can now /
walk with the help OF cane and can move
his arm in all ways, though 1t is still weak /
from lack Of use.
DIR. and Mrs. II. II. Mcintyre started /
Saturday afternoon for San Francisco by /
way OF FL Psso, Fort Yuma and Los 1
Angeles At San Francisco they will visit 4
MsIafs#rf.fa hrdf her Col q u Miller ]
who is quartermaster for Manila ana the
Pacific coast. They expect to return
about the 10th of April. Their niece, Mrs.
W B. Gates Of Burlington, has been in
San Francisco for a month, and her hus-
band has now gone to join her on trip I
through Southern California, Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado. They will
also return the latter part of April.
A sample OF the village water supply
taken from tap in the middle Of the VIII
lage was sent by the health officer, DIR, A.
c. Bailey. TO the Laboratory Of Hygiene at
for analysis. NJ. j. Miltze,
director OF the laboratory, reported the
water to be biologically and chemically OF
4 good quality with microscopically a
slight amount of anonymous matter, but
no turbidity, sediment, color or odor.
The analysis is given as follows; Total
solids, lilo; loss on ignition, 10; fixed
solids, 10.40; free ammonia, .0022; albumin
mold ammonia, COG; chlorine, ~; nitrogen
As nitrates. .1450; hardness, go. Evidently
il will be safe to drink the water as long
rs one doesn't have TO swallow the names
Of its ingredients; that might cause
The Boston Journal in recent issue
had the following to say OF one OF Ran
iolph s drovers :-"B. +. Kicker of Ran
iolph, VT, cattle buyer and cattle raiser,
TaaaduN and WpnnpgnaN
md STAYS at the Revere House. Mr.. Rick
II is one OF the best known guests who
put up al the Revere, and in Brighton on
.attle day is equally as familiar a figure.
There isn't much about cattle that Mr..
Kicker does not know, and as sportsman
Who delights to penetrate the Vermont
woods in search OF game he is known for
niles around his locality. As irst-class
tory teller Mr.. Kicker is hard to beat, and
when he stays in Boston over night he is
Usually the center of crowd OF listeners
n some corner OF the hotel where he is
pinning good yarn"
The Book club met Saturday afternoon
With Mrs. w. +. Lamson and had an at ]
OF 80 members and guests. In the !
bsence of the president, Mrs. William {
BASS, and the vice president, Mrs. e. r.
doulton. the secretary, Mrs. G. Z. Abbott, q
'ery ably discharged the duties OF presid- I
ng officer. Quotations from STOCKTON 9
we're given in response to the roll call by I
hose who were fortunate enough 10 ma ]
ny. and Miss NJ. Lucina SaXton told the c
Tub some bright and breezy Book News t
o which those present listened eagerly. A c
,aper by Mrs. w. w. Morton was most
sketch OF 1.-The Early Days OF T
which state was the topic !
or the day. Two articles on Andrew I
'arnegie, selected by Mrs. NJ. A. Tewks-
Jury, were read by Mrs. f. +. Prichard. I
he first, from the Cosmopolitan maya ]
inc, gave his career as captain of indus
~ and the second was EAmerican Au- S