Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-25
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Dean Wedgewood took a vacation from
E. A. Thomas store last week, spending
part OF II at Highgate Springs.
| A telegram received this morning an
nounees the death in New York last night
OF Mrs. Charles A. Morse, mother Of Mrs.
| K. j. Kimball.
Pauline, the hypnotist, gave two excel
4 lent entertainments in Dubois & Gay s
hall Monday and Tuesday evenings, work
ing many signs and wonders passing all
understanding by ordinary people.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl l.. Church and child,
after spending a month at the home OF Mr..
Church father, Horace Church, went back
yesterday TO Albany, n. Y, where Mr..
Church is one OF the typewriter statesmen
of the business college.
George Chatfield is to have charge Of the
bath houses at Magnolia, Mass. this sea-
son and started for the scene OF his labors
Tuesday, accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
+. w. Wood, who will visit friends and
relatives at Magnolia for short time.
The recent effort to interest the public
IN lecture course for next winter failed
to accomplish its purpose, scarcely anyone
attending the meeting called. The COM
mittee that has conducted the courses for
the past several years would willingly
transfer the burden to other shoulders. IL
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quite likely be conducted as a private en-
terprise Of their own.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Denison and Miss
Katherine are in Royalton today TO attend
the wedding OF Mr.. Denison's sister, Miss
Louise Denison, to Mr. Edward Waite Eli
der OF Denver, Col, the marriage service
being solemnized by the Rt. Rev. A. e. A.
Hall of Burlington. Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Spring OF Nashua, \. H., who are also
at the wedding, viii accompany Mr.. and
Mrs. Denison home for visit in Ran
dolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Rumrill, Mrs. L. p.
Booth and Miss Harriet Hayward went 70
Northheld Tuesday to listen to the prize
speaking contest Of Norwich university
that evening. Martin Leroy Rumrill being
one Of the speakers and delivering Senator
Hoar's Philippine speech. John II. Byrd
Is graduated today and delivers an Grafton
on "Russia's Unseen Power" Commence
ment visitors from here are Mrs. r. o.
Blanchard, Rev. and Mrs. Homer White,
Miss Hazel Fairbanks and Miss Mary Du-
Bois.
Guy c. Lamson, who reached New York
Wednesday OF last week from Holguin,
Cuba, arrived IN Randolph Saturday even
ing, accompanied by Miss Grace Ferguson
OF New York. ana spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Lamson.
Monday he and Miss Ferguson went to
Burlington for the L. V. NJ. commence
ment, and upon returning from there will
be at home for week before going back
to Cuba. where he is engaged in the land
business, dividing his time between Ha-
yana and Gibara.
There was quite little confiagration at
J. w. Gabrielle's Saturday, which narrow
lv escaped being a serious affair. The gas
oline stove had just been filed with gall
lon OF gasoline. some Of which, ii is sup
posed, ran over the outside OF the tank
As the stove didn't seem to work just
right and, thinking the fiues we're clogged
perhaps, Mrs. Gabrielle gave il a little
shake and lighted match to look under
meath when the gasoline on the outside
caught fire and enveloped the tank in a
blaze. Mrs. Gabrielle closed the vent,
seized the stove, set il in the sink and
turned the water on full head. The sink
quickly filed with water, which doubtless
kept the gasoline inside the tank from be-
ing heated TO the exploding point and
washed of the burning fluid, which con-
tinued to burn on the surface OF the water
The shellaeed woodwork of the kitchen
caught fire and was badly damaged in a
few places before the flames were extin-
guished by dashing water on the walls.
MIR. Gabrielle connected the hose with a
faucet but did not find il necessary &c use
it. After the gasoline on the outside of
the stove had burned off the fire died
down. The stove did not explode and was
not to blame for the accident, which hap
pened as accidents will. When the eX-
citement was over and they had time to
think Of minor troubles, Mr.. and Mrs,
Gabrielle became conscious of couple OF
pairs OF blistered hands, with which they
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