Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-05

High school Friday evening at their
home on Highland avenue.
n Z. T.. Mason, who went to Rochester
with the Elite Dramatic company, Is
taking a vacation from his duties as clerk
in the store Of A. ID. Tewksbury.
DR.. George p. Morris and DIR. w. NJ.
Kelly are sick with the grip at the Red
Lion Inn, whose proprietor. Harry Harm
den, is also a victim Of the disease.
Mrs T.. T.. Vanornam, who was but
| Just recovering from a critical surgical
| operation, is now sick with pneumonia
at her home in the Wheeler block.
Hon. V. l. Spear started yesterday
morning on a trip to Ryegate and Brattle-
| boro to attend to the slaughter Of cattle
condemned by the tuberculin test
A daughter weighing 81 pounds was
1 born Sunday TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Slack
Of Chelsea, and granddaughter OF Mr.. and
| Mrs Dillingham; Waldo of Randolph.
Harry A. Segel, who is managing the
closing out sale of the Colburn Clothing
Co. Is stock, spent Sunday with his family
in Barre, returning to this place Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. T.. o. Blanchard very
pleasantly entertained the teachers of the
Christian church Sunday school Tuesday
evening at their home on Main street
Carrier Elmer Montgomery was prevent
ed by grip Tuesday from making his usual
trip on rural delivery route No. 2, and his
| place was taken by the substitute carrier,
Charles Ingalls,.
The Brooklyn Whist club met with
| Mrs. Heber 7. Holman yesterday after
noon. There were three tables Of whist
and the ladies had a most delightful time.
| The next meeting will be with Mrs. W. +.
Edison Wednesday afternoon, February Is
| Mrs. Mary Mudgett, who lives in the
! Hubbart house on Central street with her
brother, George Fits, suffered a shock
| Monday, affecting her right side. She rail-
| lied from it satisfactorily and at last re-
ports seemed to be progressing tavorablY
| towards recovery.
The Ladies' Aid of Braintree Branch
will hold a sociable Thursday evening,
Feb. II, with Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Battles.
The ladies have a well-stocked fish pond
to furnish amusement for any who enjoy
the art of fishing and refreshments will De
served. All are cordially invited.
The appointive officers to be installed at
the Rebekah meeting Friday evening
are Chaplain, Mrs. l.. q. Tracy; right
| support to noble grand, Mrs. l.. G.
Erskine; left support, Mrs. NJ. b. Rum
rill; altar supports, Mrs. &. ID. Smead and
Mrs. F. l.. Kent inside guardian, Mrs.
George Hutchinson; outside guardian, n.
c. Buck.
An item in the Martin (Tenn.) Mail
says that on Friday night, Jan. 30, "A
| pupils recital was given by the classes Of
| Mrs. Elizabeth Rabbit Silverthorne and her
daughter, Bessie. A very attractive pro-
gram, consisting of vocal solos and duets,
piano solos and duets, introducing many
novelties, was given. The recital was in
the opera house."
f. II. Dana, who moved from Barnard
about a year ago, died yesterday at his
home in Bethel Gilead from a general
breaking up of the system due to extreme
old age, he being in his 92d year. He left
| a wife, who is sister of Joseph
Brown of this village; son, Lewis
Dana, Of Pomfret, and a daughter, Mrs.
Adams, of Barnard.
| During the past week gifts OF books for
| the library have been received from Hon.
| Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor, history OF
| Reading, VT, and history of the First
Congregational church of Windsor; and
from Hon. John II. Flagg of New York,
volume of poems written by himself. Mr..
Flagg is a native of Vermont and now
prominent attorney OF New York city.
Three Of the twenty-five poems in the vol
ume are of particular interest, the one on
"Vermont" and one addressed to Hon.
Justin S. Morrill, on his eghty-third
| birthday, April IA, 1898, and another,
entitled "Captain Clark and the Oregon"
| Thanks to the donors.
Clestic c. Stevens, who has some renown
as a skillful hunter of hedgehogs, has in
vented a folding Ratchet that closes like
a iackknife and can be easily carried in a
! pocket The law requires that in order to
| secure the state bounty of 80 cents the
4 hedgehog's head must be presented, and so
/ to enable him conveniently to bring for
ward the necessary trophy of the chase
/ Mr.. Stevens conceived the idea of this
Ratchet, which when open is fastened
firmly at the joint so that il will not shut
of itself and becomes a dispatching agent
almost equal to an automatic guillotine
Armed with THIS deadly weapon it is
feared that Mr.. Stevens will become such
an eXterminating force to hedgehogs that
Candlemas day in this part of the country
will have to go out of commission as an
aid to weather representations.
Hon. V. /. Spear received the following
| order yesterday from the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington sit is here
by ordered that animals may be shipped
from the state of Vermont into the state of
Massachusetts, for immediate slaughter at
Boston (including Brighton) and Somer-
vile; provided that they shall not be un-
loaded en- route nor at any public stock
ward, nor be driven over any streets, but
shall be taken by rail to an abattoir where
inspection is maintained by the depart
ment. II is further ordered that the hides,
SKINS, mar, nOIns anu nouis OF rufnlndnts
and swine may be taken out of the state Of
Vermont, subject only to the regulations
of the states to which they are destined
This is considerable of a release from the
rigid quarantine for the foot and mouth
disease. which the department realizes
has been finally stamped out.
The 10th annual meeting OF the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association will be
held at Armory hall in Montpelier Febru-
arv II and - The euu1 Of -175 will he sfa-
tributed in premiums, and only one entry