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

Rev. FIR. j. l.. Penders was guest at the
Roman Catholic Episcopal residence In
Burlington last Thursday, when the annu.
al examinations for the junior clergy OF
the diocese we're held.
AT the annual convention OF the Kings
Daughters in Swanton last week, Mrs. X.
b. Mcintyre and Mrs. w. w. Morton were
made members of the nominating commit
tee. and Mrs. L. p Thayer was chosen sec
rotary for Orange county. The next con-
ven.ion Of the society will be held In Rut-
land.
Charles stimets. who for three years has
been farming in Glen Cove, L. J., has de-
cided to go into the express business at
New Haven. Conn. Saturday he and ms
wife arrived in Randolph and were enter
tanned j. NJ. Atwood's, spending Sunday
at Lake Mitchell in Sharon with Mrs.
stimets' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. ANS
den.
B. F. Sargent has rented the lower part
of his house on South Pleasant street 10
4 w. ]. Blodgett, who moves from the house
Just purchased by Frank Griswold. The
upper part OF Mr.. Sargent's house will be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. LYMAN ID. Rix,
who have been living with Mrs. Rixs
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fabien Dupuis, on
School street.
The 65th annual meeting OF the Vermont
Historical society is to be held at the state
/ house in Montpelier Tuesday, the 10th
inst, when the names Of Col A. B. Chand-
| Ter Of Randolph and Prln. c. II. Morrill, OF
the Normal school will be presented for
membership. The society has % applica-
tions for membership from prominent
men ell over the state.
Frank Griswold has purchased Of the E.
F. Emerson Co.. through the A. b. Cush-
man Real Estate agency, the house for
merly owned by Mrs. Eiecta Cushman
next to st. Johns church. The price paid
was 5000. The house will be occupied by
Mr.. Griswold's son, Charles F. Griswold.
and family, as soon as some repairs to be
made upon it are completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. :. Loudon OF Shenan-
doah. Iowa. who had been visiting at DIR.
II. II. McIntyre's. left Friday for home via
New York and Washington, ID. G. They
were accompanied to the first named city
by their SON. DR.. Guy f. Loudon of Bur-
lington, whose wife and infant son are
with Mrs. Loudon's parents, DIR. and Mrs.
Mcintyre, for the month OF October.
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Putnam of Holton,
Me-. and Mrs. Putnam's mother. Mrs.
Purinton of Bangor. Me-, who had been at
Mrs. II. W. Tewksbury's for two weeks,
went Saturday to Hanover. n. H., to stay
over Sunday with Mr.. Putnam's brother
Robert. From Hanover they were to go to
Manchester. y, H.. TO attend missionary
meeting and from there return to Maine.
Either industrious strawb berry plants in
| Vermont are taking advantage OF the ex-
/ tended summer season to bring forth
second lot Of berries in October. or the
| weather in july was so cold and forbiddlng
that they refrained from all effort and are
now producing an abnormal crop OF fall
fruit. The 4th OF the month Mrs. Fred
| Kent picked few riDe straw berries, and
the 18th Mrs. II. r. Holman and Mrs. A.
r. Holman found nearly enough TO sng-
gest a shortcake.
A meeting viii be held at the school
house in the lower branch district at
Braintree Saturday evening at 1870 o'clock
/ to form an association 10 be known as the
Fish and Game Protective association Of
Granville and Braintree. The purpose OF
the organization is to stock the waters OF
| the First Branch of the White river and
! its tributary streams and post the lands
along their banks to prevent unlawful
fishing. trapping and shooting. All those
i interested in the organization OF such an
| association. both ladies and gentlemen,
are requested to be in attendance.
As w. f. Rand, rural delivery carrier
/ No, l, drove into the village Saturday
4 afternoon from his mail route, his team
collided with that OF Henry Fits opposite
r. r. Brvan's drug store on Merchants
| Row and the wagon was overturned. Mr.
Randis four-year-ol son, Ralph, who was
with him, was thrown out and, pitching
headfirst onto the curbing OF the side
walk. broke his jaw DIR. r. G. Angel re-
duced the fracture. and the little fellow is
doing nicely. less serious feature OF
the accident was the loss of several dozen
/ Of eggs which Mr. Rand was bringing into
/ the village and which were fractured in
the overthrow past repair.
On the return Of Hon. VIM. II. Dubois
/ from New York last week, he brought
1 beautiful wreath Of waxed begonia leaves
and English violets. tied with a broad
purple ribbon. one OF the floral pieces at
the funeral of the late Col. r. j. kimball.
which the family OF the deceased wished
/ to be placed in the Kimball Public library.
/ The wreath hangs over the fireplace in the
rotunda and lust below the large oil paint
| ing OF Col. Kimball. which the son. Will
liam Eugene Kimball, gave to the library.
This painting. a remarkably fine likeness
OF Col. Kimball. is now more highly
nrized than ever in his native town, where
his genial presence will be sorely missed.
Hon. c. ]. Bell of Walden. master OF
| the state grange, was present at the regu-
! lar meeting OF West Randolph grange
Saturday evening and delivered very
interesting address, giving the grangers a
clear and concise account OF what has
been accomplished by the order for the
EOOQ OF inc "a -
state and country at large. The proposed
Grange hall. to be erected on the site OF
the house recently bought OF Mrs. Hattie
Mcbride by ID. II. Morse and A. A. Priest,
came up for discussion, and committee
was appointed to consider ways and
means and obtain some idea OF the cost OF
a suitable structure. The committee is
composed of W. w. Jones. Alonzo Emery.
Y. l. Spear, II. w. Vail and VIM. II.
Nichols.
The fourth annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Osteopathic association closed
last Thursday with a reception given IN
the evening by DIR. and Mrs. II. II. Mcln-
tyre. sixteensof the is osteopathic physi-
clans located in the state were present
Thursday and elected these officers for the
ensuing YEAR President, DIR. l.. ID. Mar
tin OF Barre, vice president, DR.. c. g
Wheeler of Brattleboro; secretary and
Treasurer, Mrs. II. X. Sherburne OF Rut-
land; executive committee, Dr. Guy r.
Loudon Of Burlington, DIR. II. X. Sher-
burne OF Rutland and DR.. L. w. Allen OF