Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-15

Mrs, William Parker Of Plymouth, were
called here Saturday by the critical illness
| of their brother, e. w. Carlisle, who IS
suffering from a recurrence OF the trouble
/ for which he was treated at the hospital
| last year.
| L. o. Thayer and Miss May Carter are to
| be married today at the brides home In
Morrisville They will make their home
| in Randolph, where the groom is en-
| ployed as tinman in the hardware store OF
| j. II. Lamson, and are to live in the upper
| part Of j. NJ Atwood's house on South
| Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Holbrook of NAL
| den, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Hol-
brook OF Bethel were the guests Of Mrs.
Roswell Holbrook Saturday. Mrs. Hol-
brook has with her now Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nye Of South Royalton, who are
assisting her in moving from her old home
to the Micah Mann house.
News has been received here Of the death
of Mrs. Isaac Parish last week in Honeoye
Falls, n. Y, Of Bright's disease. Mrs.
Parish, who was about so years of age,
was born in Randolph, daughter OF the
late Joel Mann, and left a sister, Mrs.
Seth Flint. brother, G. B. Mann, and a
niece, Mrs. A. NJ. Hubbard, all Of this
place.
Invitations were issued yesterday for the
marriage reception of Miss Lucie Clarissa,
only daughter OF Hon. and Mrs. VIM. b.
Wall, and DR.. Harry Gardner Beekman to
take place on the evening OF Wednesday,
Oct. 18th. at the Randolph Inn. DR.. and
Mrs. Beekman will be at home after Dec.
18th at 81 Hall avenue, West Somerville,
Mass.
DIR. and Mrs. Francis Eaton have rented
furnished the house of DR.. j. ID. Wheeler
in Maiden, Mass, and will go there the
middle of November with Mrs. Eaton's
mother, Mrs. q. E. Cushman, who is to
spend the winter with them. DR.. and
Mrs. Wheeler are to leave about the same
time for California, where they will proba-
bly, remain until spring.
The annual meeting of the missionary
society OF the Christian church was held
last Thursday with Mrs. f. p. Hastings,
and these new officers were chosen
President, Mrs. Mary Mann; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. c. L. Kilburn, Mrs. W. w.
Carpenter, Mrs. A. A. Smith; secretary,
Mrs. James Carrigan; treasurer, Mrs. E.
p. Hastings; auditor, Mrs. 5. {. Clark.
The long looked-for new water wheels
for the electric light plant passed this
station this morning and are now at
Bethel, having made a remarkably quick
trip from Dayton, o. There are three of
them, each OF 142 horsepower. They can
be run separate or together. With the
shafting, they occupied two fiat cars. The
wheelpit is ready for them and it will not
be long job to install them.
Three hundred and twenty-five season
tickets for the Randolph Entertainment
course were sold, and at the auction sale
of seats Monday evening the sum of S123.-
70 was paid in premiums. The bidding
started at $50 for first and second choice
OF seats and ran from that sum down to
aar4fg taa. 49, a 4 ca
55 and so cents. The amount realized
from this auction was up to the average of
previous years, but was less than that of
last year, which reached the unusual sum
OF S13S.
Deputy United States Marshal Luke
Parish was in White River Junction
Monday to summon witnesses in the case
of Samuel Wilson VS.. p. W. Clement.
which went on trial in Rutland yesterday.
This is a SANDER case, in which Wilson
sues Hon. p. w. Clement for $4,000
damages on account of some public
utterances of Mr.. Clement with regard
to Wilson's shooting and fatally wound
ing man in White River Junction while
acting as spotter there.
The first Of the series of entertainments
IN the Randolph course was a concert
given last evening by the Royal Hungar-
ian Court orchestra to well-filled house.
This orchestra is one whose press notices
can be taken seriously, for il is worthy OF
ali the good things that can be said of it.
Its conductor, p. X. Matus. is an artist
who can interpret the music OF the mas
ters and IS himself a composer Of no mean
ability. Four of the selections on the
program were his and they were dis
tinguished by a Sousa-like swing and
melody that appeals irrisstibly 20 the
cultivated and uncultivated ear alike.
Gilbert G., younger son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Forth, died Saturday morning Of
valvular heart disease at the age Of II
years, 10 months and day. He had been
unable to lie down since the beginning of
his illness little over year ago. and his
sufferings, which he bore with remarka-
bic patience and fortltude, were often in
tense. The funeral service was held al the
house on Pearl street Saturday afternoon
al O'Clock, Rev. r. q. Rainey Officiating
and the burial was in Southview ceme-
terry beside two brothers OF the deceased.
HIS father and mother, brother. Hartley.
and sister, Eva, survive him. The hear,
ers at the funeral were four young men
VIM. and I'd. st. Lawrence, John and Pearl
White.
L. ;. Grant post, G.. A. R., is very cor
daily endorsing Capt. J. T.. Eldredgeis
candidacy for the position OF department
commander OF Vermont. and a circular
letter has been sent to every post in the |
state BY Adlt. +. II. ketchum, giving the
captains record as a soldier and citizen. 4
The Mortified News has this to saw
-1rand Army men are mentioning Cant 4
J. +. Eldredge Of Randolph for the posi- .
ton Of commander OF the department ~
Vermont. Capt. Eldredge has a highly
honorable war record and Is one Of Yer
monts most esteemed ,itizens. IL he
should he selected 10 the position no one
doubts that his administration would ~ 4
credit % the patriotic organization ~
which he Is leading representative.