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


win Spear, who went about a year age
to Zion City near Chicago and later re-
moved to Kenosha, Wis, has gone, witt
Mrs. Spear and his son, onto a fruit farm
at Benton Harbor, Mich, where they
have been since New Years. Peaches are
grown on this farm as well as other fruits
and should the family find Embarrassing
congenial they may conclude TO purchase
The White River Junction Landmark
states that citizen OF that place struck
an icy spot in Randolph last week and fell.
bruising his knee sufficiently TO cause
| lameness ever since. There ought to be
sand enough in Randolph to fix the streets
so that citizens OF the Junction at any
rate v in be able TO stand in our slippery
I places.
A unique feature OF the Vermont Maple
Sugar Makers convention in Montpelier
Feb. II and u will be a maple sugar
banquet the last evening of the session.
There will be sugar hot and sugar cold.
sugar waxed and sugar grained, maple
sugar candy-in fact all the different
forms of this delicious dainty. There
will also be speeches, and it is expected
that DIR. w. NJ. Kelly and Miss NJ.
Blanche Sparhawk will sing.
The Rutland Herald, in reporting the
third annual concert OF the Proctor Choral
society, says sit was a great success, not
only financially but as a musical event
II is considered to have been the best OF
its kind since the organization was started,
The efforts OF Miss Blanche Sparhawk, the
leading soloist, were well received by the
audience, which filled the hall, and the
duet sung by Miss Sparhawk and Mr..
Baldwin had TO be repeated several times"
b. q. Goodwin's family were somewhat
disappointed in their Sunday dinner
through the loss of a roast OF pork that
was purloined Saturday night from the
refrigerator, which stands ON the piazza
and happened to be unlocked. This is the
second time the receptacle has been
visited to noticeable diminution OF its |
stores, and it is beginning to be feared 4
that refrigerators on the Highlands will /
have to be taken inside or fitted with /
com bination locks.
With the Thermometer falling during
the night to 30 or so below zero and rising
during the hottest part OF the day to six
above, no cases of heat prostration have
been reported lately, even among the
stokers tending the furnace fires with
green wood or some of this post-coal-
strike coal, whose effect on the atmosphere
In the early morning would indicate that
1t was originally designed for refriger-
ating purposes. This kind OF weather.
however, is as invigorating as a quart OF
oats, and any old plug Of a horse will
pfhhce around ike a fOur-year- colt /
and pretend to be afraid of pile OF
boards.
The Book club had a most enjoyable
session Saturday afternoon with Mrs. l..
p. Thayer and continued the subject of
New York. Quotations in response
to the roll call were from J. Fenimore
Cooper and items of genuine interest,
evidently selected with great care, were
given by Mrs. f. II. Joslyn. Miss Annie I
Walsh read from an article by Maxmil- 4
lion Foster on ''The Fairgrounds of New
York." which treated Of the excursion
points and picnic resorts about the city.
At the close she entertained the company
it'll some amusing letters received by
teachers from parents relative to their
young hopefuls. Mrs. A. b. Tewksbury
had very excellent paper on 1.-THE
Chautauqua Movement" and Mrs. l.. p,
Thayer gave an interesting description OF
New York Playhouses."
The annual meeting OF the Ninth Mason
e district held in Randolph last Thursday
afternoon was most successful gathering
OF its kind. There was an attendance Of
10, Of whom about 60 were from out Of
town. Mystic Star lodge OF Brookfeld
was represented by Is members. Temple
lodge of STAFFORD by 10, Summit of VIII
Jamestown by 3, Rural Of Rochester by 2.