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

Three flocks OF wild geese, each with its
leader and flying in the form of harrow,
swept over the village together yesterday,
betokening the approach OF winter.
Mrs. A. A. Priest and daughter returned
Tuesday from weeks stay in Concord,
n. H., with Mrs. Priests sisters, Mrs
Danforth and Miss Clara Burnham.
Mr.and Mrs. Harris Holman OF East
Roxbury visited Mr.. Holman's son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holman,
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week.
Mrs. Guy Loudon and baby, who had
been with Mrs. Loudon's parents, DR.. and
Mrs. H. H. Mcintyre, for two months,
went yesterday to their home in Burling-
ton.
Miss Mary c. Tewksbury went to Bur
lington Friday to attend an initiation
meeting OF her college society at the Uni
versity Of Vermont, and remained over
Sunday.
Miss Iyla Putnam, who has been teach
ing in Newbury, came home Saturday for
the Thanksgiving vacation and viii return
for the winter term, which is 10 begin
Nov. 30.
Misses Leaphy and Blanche Densmore OF
Northfeld were in Randolph Monday
and Tuesday, visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Charles Mann, and their cousin, Mrs. A..
NJ. Hubbard.
Charles Blodgett, assisted by A. l..
Adams, W. W. Tyler, Royal White and
Dennis Cassidy, is moving the old school
house at the Center to the place of Miss
Martha Gilbert.
The Rochester club will have a sociable
in Williams hall Friday evening, Nov
20, and the entertainment committee OF
the club has an interesting program pre-
pared for the occasion.
Patrick Connolly and Crosby Tyler, who
had been connected with the hotel at
Loon Lake, N. Y, for some months,
reached home Monday and will remain
here through the winter.
Mrs. Q. F. Moulton was in Montpelier
Tuesday to see Miss NJ l.. Hackett and
Mrs. Laura Denis, who have been staying
at Montpelier for month or two, but
return to New York today.
Mrs L. P. Brown of Stowe was in Ran
dolph over Sunday to visit her adopted
daughter, Miss Elsie, who is attending
school here, and was the guest until Tues
day of her sister, Mrs. John Gorham.
Mrs. Henry Brasseau and three children,
who had been visiting Mrs. Brasseau's
brother, e. j. Rockwell, and her sisters,
Mrs. Eli and Mrs. II. ID Sault, for week,
went to their home in st. Adams Satur-
day.
The Cooperative creamery paid "a cents
net for butter fat during the month of
September, made S,400 pounds of butter
and paid patrons S6,204. The Brigham
creamery paid 22l cents net for butter fat
during the same month.
Mrs. George W. Dukett has been enter
tanning her aunt, Mrs Emma Durkee of
ortk a NE . De-
ell. The latter came Tuesday and returned
to Bethel yesterday, accompanied by Mrs.
Durkee
B. f. Kicker shipped Monday to Boston
30 cattle, 125 hogs, 125 calves and $50 sheen.
sending from this station rs hogs and IL
calves, George S. Hatch shipped cattle,
s calves and hogs. -Four cents pound
was paid for hogs and from 2 to 5 cents a
pound for calves.
John Byrd, who has had long. hard
illness from typhoid fever at the hospital
in Pittsburg, Penn, is now able to leave
hat institution and will go this week to
Allegheny for a short time and then to
Buffalo, n. ", to spend a month with
cousin while regainlng his health.
Capt. J. +. Eldredge attended the 18th
annual banquet Of the Vermont comman-
derry, Military Order of the LOYAL Legion /
Of the United States, held in Burlington I
Monday evening. From that city he went |
to Highgate Springs to see about the cot /
tage which he is to build at Camp Ran /
1olph, lie has already purchased a steam |
launch for use on Missisquoi bay.
The Ernest Gamble Recital company
will give the second entertainment in the |
course Thanksgiving evening, November
q. The company is composed of Ernest
Gamble, soloist, Edwin NJ. Shonert,
pianist, and Miss Bertha Webb, violinist.
The first named is said to be among the
best Of American bassos, while both Mr..
shonert and Miss Webb have appeared
m Randolph before and succeeded in
moving this far from impulsive COM
nunity to enthusiastic recognition of
heir artistic merits.
Ruins, when they are picturesque and
invested with historical interest, may be
perhaps desirable additions to the land
'cape, but the old tum ble-down shed ON
he Weston street side of the track, which
freight train months ago knocked of its
could make no such claims for
being allowed so long to cucumber the
scene. II was an offence to the eve and
constant menace to life and limb. Chill
iren swsrmed over and under it, and
hat none OF them have been crushed he
heath its falling timbers continues 10 be a
natter for pious wonderment and thanks
giving. The remains OF the building were
orn down yesterday by d. A. Spooner.
An aggregation of talent known as an
Uncle Toms Cabin" company struck
own yesterday with a couple of blood
hounds, Shetland pony and brass band.
n which Miss Ophelia," ''Topsy,n and !
10 forth took horn with the rest and ma
AIDED the streets in the mud and rain. In
ne evening came an alleged entertain
nent in which the scenes Of that great
llay' teebly reproduced, served to iii in
he time while the buck and wing dancers
ne Ierpsiehorean fairies and the ragtime
rtlsts were catching their breaths for
resh and more uproariOus efforts in their
speclalties. It appeared to be a
peclalty entertainment with ..Uncle
ON 5 Cabin" between the acts. The at ,
enhance was small and before the show