Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-10


nicely settled in her new quarters.
Miss Amanda Northrup, head mistress
Of the Riverside school in New York, who
has been passing part of her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Alfred Webster, goes to
/ New York today to prepare for the open
/ ing Of school.
/ c. G. Dubois of Chicago and John ABB
/ bolt Of Winchester, Mass, are at the san
I ford farm this week, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbott have been entertaining there Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. B. May and Mr.. and Mrs.
[ John =. Page OF Boston.
! Anson Burroughs and family, Harley
Bruce and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
/ Hollis have followed the Souto Furniture
company to Brattleboro, making at least
six families that Randolph has lost
through the removal of this firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. D. Williams reached
home this morning from the q. A. X.
excursion to san Francisco. They
travelled 9f00 miles by steam, besides
trolley and carriage trips, and visited
good part Of the West and Mexico.
Charles w. Howard and his son, Charles
W., Jr.. who had been visiting at +. l..
Copeland's, returned TO Maiden, Mass,
Tuesday and were followed this morning
( by Mrs. Howard and daughter, Blanche,
who were accompanied by Miss Lima
Miller.
Miss Edith A. Abbott came Friday from
Burlington, where she had been spending
the summer in company with friend
from Boston A part OF the time was de-
voted 70 china painting to III a large or
der from the president Of Mt. Holyoke
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, who
have been spending the summer here, are
away for two weeks, going yesterday to
Burlington and viii visit in st. Aibans,
Irasburgh and Barton before returning for
brief stay in Randolph previous to leav-
ing for the winter.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John r. Spring arrived
Saturday from Nashua, n. H., to see Mrs.
Springs mother, Mrs. j. ID. Denison, who
has been in very poor health lately. Mr..
Spring went back 70 Nashua Monday
night, leaving his wife, who will remain
with her parents some time longer.
J. NJ Holman and F. "A. Hobart are to
build a nice summer house at South Hero
for VIM. Tracy. It's dimensions Will be
30X30, very neat and tasty. The builders
viii begin work the 10th. They are also
TO erect a cottage for Sam. Mccullough OF
White River Junction, assistant sUperin-
tendent Il. p. o.
The first frost of the season nipped the
corn little Monday night on the high
lands and hill farms, but the valleys and
river lands were protected by thick fog.
The cooler weather followed the severe
electrical storm Of Friday night, when the
bravest quaked little in the flash and
crash OF the elements.
The village trustees have about aban-
doned hope OF being able to do anything
in regard to sewage system this year.
There is no prospect of placing the loan
at the low rate prescribed, and the season
IS now SO far advanced as to make IL seem
best TO postpone the matter until i can
be taken up and acted upon at another
annual meeting.
w. H. Martelle. former resident of this
village. Is now living IN Boston, where no
Is doing plastering and brick work az the
rate Of so cents an hour for an eight hour
day. and is busy all the time. IN such
prosperous circumstances he viii be able !
before long to retire from business ana /
again take up his residence in Randolph, |
where he owns a comfortable home.
Mrs. Ida Rogers died Tuesday at her
home at Connecticut Corners with tuber- |
bilious tumors. from which she had suffer- |
ed for a long time. Sne is survived by six |
children-Dr. Jesse Root, an osteopathic |
physician IN the West, Mrs. George Russell |
OF Warren, Frank Root, and Jetta, Edith /
and Lee Rogers. The funeral will be held |
tomorrow, Rev. f. G. Rainey officiating.
Lawn Tennis Tournament.
The Elm Cottage lawn tennis tourna-
ment opened on Monday, August 81. On |
Tuesday, was played the championship |
match in doubles, which resulted in /
rather an easy victory for the champions,
Bass and Newton, over the challengers, /
Grant and Lamson. The singles tourna-
ment was won by Henry p. Lewis, who did /
not lose a set either to Bass or Chandler, /
and gained the all comers prize for the |
third consecutive year. In the challenge |
round with Arthur l.. Newton, however,
Lewis was defeated, though he won the /
first set in fine style and made a strong .
fight for the second and third sets. In the /
fourth set, he appeared tired and Newton /
won pretty easily, thus taking the cham
pionship for the seventh successive year.
The scores follow -
Doubles, championship round:-Fred T.
Bass and Arthur l.. Newton (hOlders) de-
feated G.. Richard Grant and John w.
Lanson (chailengers) 6-f, 10, go.
Singles, preliminary round:-Charles n.
Mccall defeated G.. Richard Grant, 81,
Go. 6-2; Albert E. Chandler defeated Louis
V. Bright, 60. 6-1, Cd; Fred T. Bass de-
feated Arthur r. Hernandez, 6-l, 6-3, 6-2i
Henry p. Lewis drew q bye.
First round Chandler defeated Nc
Call. 7-5, Sc, 6-2; Lewis defeated Bass
e-1, Sc, 6-l.
Final round:-Lewis defeated Chandler,
6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
Championship round:-Arthur /. New
ton (holder) defeated Henry p. Lewis
(challenger), SO, 6-3. Sc, 6-2.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ammi n. Wyatt celebrat-
ed the 50th anniversary Of their marriage
in Brattleboro Tuesday evening, sept. ], a.
the residence OF their daughter, Mrs. c. L.
Spear, with whom they make their home.
The event is of especial interest in this
vicinity as Mr.. Wyatt was born in Ran
dolph, Aug. %, 1927, the youngest OF eight
children OF William and Isabella (Mcln-
tosh) Wyatt, and now the last Of his fam
ily. When p years old he left his home
In Randolph for a 2 years stay in Dover,
M. Returning, he bought the old home
stead. from which he enlisted in December, (
1853, in Co. + of the 10Th Vermont regi-
ment OF volunteers, and served Is months,
participating in Is battles. In ISL he