Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

time a clerk in r. A. Thomas store, was
guest at +. B. Thomas from Friday q
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. II. Dunham and daugh-
ter, Marion, who had been in this vicinity
for a week. went back to Saratoga Springs,
y. y, yesterday.
Prof. and Mrs. }. NJ Trask have been
selling of their household goods and
about the first OF Jnly expect to go to
Boston TO take up their residence.
Miss Maud Gourley, who has been living
In st. Johnsbury lately, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. David Dunbar, and will 90 from here
to Lowell, Mass, where her home is to be
for the present.
Mrs. c. L. Adams, who had been in VIII
Jamestown for week, came back yester-
day to spend the rest OF the time before
her return TO Howell, Mich, the first OF
the week with her parents, Lev. and Mrs.
A. l.. Cooper.
B. f. Kicker shipped this week 100
hogs 800 calves, 10 cattle and II sheep.
From Randolph he sent 4 hogs, pair OF
oxen and Is calves. Five cents a pound
was paid for hogs, PC to &c for calves
and &c to &c for sheep.
Alta meeting Of the county examiners
held In Montpelier Saturday with state
Superintendent w +. Ranger, 1t was de-
cided to hold summer schools, opening
July n, in Randolph, Barton, Townshendi
Burlington, Morrisville and Chester.
Deputy Marshal Luke Parish was in
Montpelier, Barre, Chelsea and Thetford
last week to summon witnesses in the case
Of Charles r. George, who was convicted
by the United States court OF fraudulent
use OF the malls in getting orders from the
Vermont Legislators last fall for legislat-
i've album.
Mrs. Harriet F. Rice Of Woodstock
stopped here Monday on her way to Stowe
to see her nephew, Rev. q. f. Ladd, and
family Mr.. Ladd's sister, Miss Lucia
Iadd Of Stowe, who went from here 70
Woodstock to visit her parents, came back
Tuesday for a stay Of two or three days be-
fore returning to Stowe.
Caroline, the infant daughter of Rev. G.
T.. Iadd, while sitting in her carriage on
the piazza at the Cong parsonage yester-
day, worked the vehicle, through spring
ing and jumping, to the edge OF the piazza
until il finally went off, throwing her onto
the concrete walk. The carriage fell on
her, but she escaped with only a badly
bruised cheek and eye.
The South Pleasant street railroad cross
ing is getting to be a perilous place
through the close proximity of freight
trains and the-to the equine mind-terri-
bic noises that they make Several acei-
dents have occurred there lately, and yes
terday morning as Wesley, son OF Frank
sawyer. was driving down from the Brig
ham creamery, an engine whistled sudden
ly when he drew near, and his horse dash
ed over the crossing in a panic of fright,
fell down and smashed the thills OF the
wagon.
The forest fires raging around on
Granville mountain, between here ana
Bethel. at Lanesboro and Ripton, have
made the atmosphere so smoky as to
obscure the light Of the sun and give
us dark day. ."his morning ashes, brought
from the cont lgrations by passing 6ree-
yes. fell in different parts of the village.
Somew here about 1S20, forest fires ragged
so fiercely in Vermont that the sky was
and in Randolph candles were
lighted to enable the people to find their
way around and attend to tneir usual
tasks. Great CONSERVATION prevailed
among the more timid, and few were
fearful that the great and dreadful Day
OF Judgement had come.
Mrs. II. w. Tewksbury came Monday
night from Hyde Park, where she had
been passing the winter with her daugh-
ter. Miss Mary, and is staying at Bellview
cottage with Mr.. William Holmes, while
his daughter n-law, Mrs. NJ. f. Holmes,
who went away Tuesday, is in Lowell,
Mass. to attend the wedding of her niece,
Miss Frazier. The wedding occurs today,
the groom being Mr.. Shumway, who, as
well as the bride, was a summer guest at
Mrs. Tewksbury's last year. Miss Mary
closes today a very successful year as pre-
ceptress of Lamoille Central academy at
HYDE Park, to which position she has been
re- elected with an increase OF salary. she
is expected home Saturday.
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County Telephone and the Randolph
exchange was ratified by the
companies at meeting in Chelsea tues
day. This contract provides for change
OF service through the Randolph central
switch board for a radius OF about ten
miles and a toll OF ten cents per message
beyond that line. The line will be deter
mined and published within few days.
Members Of the Orange County Telephone
living in this village are permit
ted To sell their shares and instruments
outside the village The wires of the RAN
dolph exchange are already being strung
and as soon as the switch board is received
the office will be opened for business.
The Randolph High school team took
The starch out of the Bethel school nine
here Yesterday, defeating them by score
OF . to 13. The game was loosely played
on both sides. Randolph making II errors
and Bethel ~. Randolph made Twelve
hits. Bethel eight. Two-base hits were
made by Chedel, Goodhart and Vail for
Randolph, three base hits by Goodhart
Of Randolph and Whitaker OF Bethel,
and home run by Goodhart. Kimball
Of Bethel struck out eight, Copeland OF
Randolph five. The batteries were Kim
ball and Cleveland for Bethel, Copeland
and Connolly for Randolph. Each team
has now won game and the rubber
will probably be played next Saturday
al Bethel.
The Boston Globe Of May 20 contained
the following notice of the divorce OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank G. Wright Of Boston, who
were formerly residents OF Randolph:-"A
decree nisi has been granted by Judge
Pierce in the suit for divorce OF Minnie b.
Wright against Frank G. Wright. The
case was heard in special sessions and IN
the testimony for Mrs. Wright ii was
brought out that during the summer OF
1901 Wright and young woman OF Dor
chester spent some time at North Wood
stock. n II. Among others testitying
was a detective, who had been employed
by Mrs Wright, and il was shown that
I he defendant and the Dorchester woman
had for time lived at a lodging house at
the South End. A large number OF wit
nesses in behalf of the plaintiff were not
called, the Judge deeming further evidence
Although when the case