Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-11

from weeks stay with her brother il
Montgomery.
Mrs. Nellie Mosher of North Pomfret
was with Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Waldo last week
from Wednesday TO Saturday.
Miss Addie Reynolds went to STAFFORD
Friday for a vacation until Wednesday
from her duties at the Wayside farm.
Members of the Tabard Inn library will
find the books at r. f. Bryan's drug store.
where they can get them at any time.
II. c. Constabl who has been visiting
his son at John Peavey's lately, caught a
trout in one Of the brooks around here
that weighed pound when dressed.
Mrs. Ahira Heath, with her daughter
and granddaughter, Mrs. Page and Miss
Mildred Of Rutland, visited Mr.. and Mrs
b. NJ. Huse at Willowdale last week.
Miss Sadie Waldo is staying in Chelsea
for awhile with her sister, Mrs. A. c.
Slack, whom she accompanied home on
Mrs. Stacks return, with baby Gertrude,
from a two weeks visit 10 her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Waldo.
Miss Lucinda Dupuis is taking a two
weeks vacation from the HERALD office
and left Saturday on a visit to Springfield.
Mass. Her mother, Mrs. Fabian Dupuis,
is away on a two weeks trip to SPRING
field, VT, Brattleboro and Hinsdale.
The Morrisville News and Citizen Of last
week had the following complimentary
notice in its Hyde Park column .-"M Mrs.
H. W. Tewksbury, who has been spending
several months here with her daughter,
returned to her home at Randolph Mon
day morning. Mrs. Tewksbury has made
many friends here, all Of whom would be
pleased 10 have her again the coming
year. Her daughter, the preceptress Of
Lamoille Central academy, leaves tomor-
row. Although reelected with a large in
crease OF salary, Miss Tewksbury has not
decided as TO coming back for another
year. All those interested in the welfare
OF the academy are unanimous in their de-
sire for her return. She is an excellent in
structor and her work OF the past year
proves Der fully competent for the position
she has so ably filed
The MorrisvilIe News and Citizen of
June 3 wakes facetious concerning an al
legged resident Of this place as follows;--
civilian Curran, who claims Randolph as
his home, but who travels more or less eX-
tensively, (by FOOT was gathered in by
Officer Smith last Thursday evening in a
badly intoxicated condition and placed in
the scoop for the night. He was accom-
panied by large dog, which was placed
in he lookup with its master. The only
charge that could be trumped against the
latter was for being in bad company, but
the arrangement was in accordance with
the wishes OF both cur and Curran. The
duo were taken Friday morning before
Justice Niles and States Attorney Bick
nell, where he plead guilty and received a
fine Of IS and costs, amounting in all 70
s13.44. In default OF fine be took an alter
nate sentence Of ten days in the county
jail"
Last Thursday was a dark day, on
81 fea . he
fires raging all about, but il was COM
paratively bright and cheerful, con-
trasted with May 10, 17S0, when the
darkness commenced between 10 and II
a. m. and continued until the middle OF
the next night, covering the country
from New Jersey to Maine. Where II
most prevailed, it was impossible TO read
ordinary print, to tell the time of day by
a watch or clock or do ordinary business
without artificial light. candles were
lighted in the houses reads an account
Of it; "the birds, having sung their even
ing songs, disappeared and became ST.
lent; fowls went to roost cocks were crow
ing as at break of day; objects could not
be distinguished but at a very little dis
lance, and everything bore the appearance
and gloom of night Two other less
dark days have been no,
ticed in the country, Oct. q, l4l6, and
Mrs. r. II. Chamberlin was the hostess
Of the Randolph Book club Saturday after
noon, delightfully."- entertaining nineteen
mem bers and fourteen invited guests. The
topic OF the meeting was North Carolina,
and miscellaneous quotations on the sub
iect OF music were given in response TO the
roll call. The program was OF musical as
well as OF a literary character, and two
piano duets, "La Baladinen and ia
Chasse au Lion were brilliantly executed
bv Miss Mary Lamson and Miss Louise
Hastings. Miss Annie Walsh gave some
interesting information regarding COM
posers and musical celebrities, and Miss
Grace Iamson's charming soprano voice
was heard in two solos, "kIng Olfa's
Lilies and 1.-THE Spring Has Come. An
excellent description OF North Carolina
famous winter resorts, written BY Mrs. w.
B. Wall, was read in her absence by Mrs.
:. f. Moulton, and "Conservatories OF
Music" was the subject Of studiously
prepared article by Miss Abbie Clark. The
roiees of Miss NJ. Blanche Sparhawk, So
orano, and Mrs. Eugene Segar, alto, blend
a beautifully in two selections from the
Tuscan Folk Songs, 1.-THE Flight Of the
Clouds and ..Nearest and Dearest Re |
res hments and a social half-hour closed I