Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26

ihfu T.. Martins Tor the deal In THIS COIL
munity. He left here to hold services in
Montpelier and ST. Adams before return
ing to Utica.
Station Agent c. A. Lang was called to
Montpelier Saturday night by news that
his wife had met with an accident while
returning from Burlington on the evening
train. In making her way across the
crowded platform at Montpelier Junction
she walked around a truck and in the
darkness stepped of the end OF the plat
form, falling onto the main line OF the
railroad and breaking bone in her right
foot.
The z. F. Emei son company has bought
of Charles Bass Of New York the three
acre lot on the north side of Prospect
street and on top OF the hill overlooking
South Main and South Pleasant streets.
The price paid was $500. 1t is the inten-
ton OF the purchasers to survey it into
building lots and to begin the erection
of house on one Of the lots this fall.
There is a beautiful outlook from all
sides of this piece of land, which has been
in the possession OF Mr.. Bass for IS years.
r. II. Ford of st. Albaus, civil engineer
of the Central Vermont railway company,
accompanied by g. S. Wright, principal OF
the Whitcomb High school, walked from
the Bethel quarries to this village Satur-
day morning. Mr.. Ford made the trip to
see If 1t would be a feasible route for
branch road from the quarries to connect
with Randolph. He found the elevation
about IS feet less than the proposed route
to Bethel, but the country in this direc-
ton is so broken as to make such road
impracticable.
Guy Philbrick Lamson, only son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. +. Lamson, is to be married
this evening to Miss Grace Ada, daughter
OF Julius NJ. Ferguson, Esq, at the resi-
dence of the latter in New York city.
Invitations have been issued by the
groom's parents for the wedding recep-
ton to be given in this village at the
Lamson residence on Prospect avenue
Tuesday evening, December /, from s to
10. That happiness and prosperity may
attend their married life is the wish of the
many Randolph friends of the young
couple.
At the meeting of U. S. Grant Post, G.
A. R., Saturday evening committee COM
posed OF Capt. j. +. Eldredge, Commander
John Hatch, Adj. r. H. Ketchum, John
Manney and B. /. Pratt, presented reso-
lutions on the death OF Col. X. j. Kimball,
which were unanimously adopted and
ordered to be forwarded TO the bereaved
family. This action Of the Post is pecul-
iarly fitting in the case OF one 'whose
DEATH in the words of the resolution,
"has made a vacancy which Is felt
throughout the state, but more so in our
town, where he had done so much for the
good Of the people and especially for the
mem bers OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public" The copy OF these resolutions
forwarded to New York was bordered with
a very beautiful and appropriate design,
the penwork OF Capt. b. F. Bowman.
The Rochester club and invited guests,
10 the number Of about so in all, had a
social at Williams hall Friday evening
which proved to be so much OF success
that II was unanimously voted to have
another one at the same place New Years
Eve. The entertainment committee had
provided a program which precluded the
possibility OF a dull moment, and most
delightful evening was the natural result.
A parlor drama "Love in Waiting" was
presented by Misses Minnie Carpenter,
Emma Bailey and Lena Rhodes, DR.. A. &.
Bailey and o. r. Greene; there were
piano solos by Misses Bernice McCollom
and Esther George, a vocal solo by Miss
Lettie Bailey, a duet by Misses Minnie
Carpenter and Emma Bailey and tableaux
and charades. After the refreshments Of
pumpkin pie, doughnuts, cheese and
coffee, promenades and games were in
dulged in.
Hayden Gaylord OF Brookfield and
George w. Pride OF this place were load
ing car directly in front OF the depot
with poultry late last Thursday night and
had the door drawn to. Some practical
joker passing by seized the opportunity OF
his life and slid the pin into the staple on
the outside OF the door, thus securely |
fastening the busy workers in. As soon /
as they had finished their labors and made |
ready to leave they discovered their plight /
and straightway great commotion arose
in that car, which they did their best to
knock to pieces. 1t had been too strongly /
built, however, TO yield to blows, and the
more they pounded, the harder whoever
heard them thought they must be work
ing. The thermometer sank lower and
lower, but violent exercise and thoughts
of the effervescing wit, which had been
inspired to lock them in there, kept them
warm enough to prevent any danger OF
freezing. About O'Clock in the morning
the night operator thought the disturb
ance a little unusual for that hour and.
going out to investigate, released the two
gentlemen, who expressed a strong desire
to meet the author OF a joke which had
kept them in cold storage for four hours
and in which for the moment they were
totally unable to see anything funny.