Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-10

dentlemen's night. There were seven
tables OF whist, and at the general reckon
/ ing the greatest makers of points were
found to be Mrs. Clarence S. Booth and
Mrs. +. A. Dunn. Refreshments of sand
witches, doughnuts, cheese and coffee were
served, and very pleasant evening was
spent.
Kimball W. Morse of Barre, at one time
landlord of the Red Lion Inn in Randolph,
with John rrow, Frank f. Carr and John
/ Trow, trustee, prominent business men OF
Barre, has sued the Gold Mining company,
whose headquarters are at Manchester, y.
/ H., and the four attachments aggregate
$4,000. 1t is alleged that the status OF the
company was falsely represented to them.
The writs of Mr.. Morse and John Trow,
4 trustee, call for =, 500 each, while those OF
the other call for 2, 500 each.
Beulah chapter, No. 5, o. E. s., chose its
officers for the coming year last Thursday
evening as follows:-Beulah d. Parker,
worthy matron; Lueius Webb, worthy
patron; Lucinda S. Cleveland, associate
matron; Jennie +. Abbott, secretary;
Laura NJ. Clark, treasurer; Stella E.Hutch-
inson, conductress; Elida ID. Newcity, as
soeiate conductress. The appointive Off
GERS are:-Lynda NJ. Whitcomb, Adah;
Susan G. Gabrielle. Ruth; Mary /. Scott,
Esther; Irene Q. Rumrill, Martha; Grace
G.. Russlow, Electa; Ellen B. Blanchard,
ApbEIA IL 0NhAAANAf bAoo
S. Bass, chaplain; Ella NJ. Chamberlain,
marshal; finance committee, j. p. Cleve-
/ land, Susa s. Bass, Almira NJ. Fisk.
The Woodstock Standard in its last issue
had the following item concerning Mrs.
/ Crandall, wife OF Mrs. Il. 7. Salisbury's
brother and a lady very well known in
this vicinity &. II. Crandall had
narrow escape from being seriously burn
/ ed the day before Thanksgiving. She had
/ Lrp mia ~ In, he az and
with the cover off, was smuggling chicken
when her sleeve caught fire. She had fall
/ len on tine cellar stairs few days earlier
and was suffering from broken wrist so
| that her other hand was useless to fight
| the flames. The results might have been
| disastrous had il not been for the presence
| of her husbands mother, Mrs. A. X. Gran
dali OF Randolph, who had come shortly
before to spend the winter with her SON."
s'Two men hailing from Randolph and
named Luck and Bickford, respectively
says the Morrisville Messenger, iran up
against hard luck here Wednesday even
ing 1.-THE I'd inst.) by being held on the
charge OF stealing a horse blanket from
| Barrett's stable in Waterbury. The re-
quest to hold the men came to Andrew
Smith through Deputy Sheriff Burt OF
Stowe, and late in the evening the latter
escorted the accused back to Waterbury.
I
in Waterbury for dinner and when they
/ left to drive to this point, they hitched up
/ for themselves and, either Intentionally or
otherwise, took along s. blanket not their
own. They were tried, Dec. 4, at Water
bury and by paying fine and costs, settled
the matter. II is the opinion OF the oft-
GERS that an overdose OF the ardent was
more responsible for the trouble than in
territorial criminality."
A goodly number Of those interested in
the formation OF a Snowshoe club met at
! DR.. Il. o. Blanchard's Office Friday even
ing and effected an organization by elect
ing A. T. Bass, president; Edmund Nixon,
secretary and treasurer; DR.. blanchard,
Miss Mary G. Tewksbury and Fred Cope
| land, executive committee. The member
ship, which is constantly increasing, in
cludes Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Bass, DIR; and
4 Mrs. T.. O. Blanchard, Mr.. and Mrs. +. +.
Prichard, Mrs. Belle Dubois, Mrs. Evan
Evans, DR.. and Mrs. j. p. Clifford. Mr.. and
Mrs. p. p. Lamson, Rev. G.. +. Ladd, c. A.
Lang, Harry Morton, Robert j. Mitchell,
Fred Copeland, John Lamson, Howard
Drew, Misses Mary e. Tewksbury, Euniee
Flint and Grace Lamson. As soon as
there is sufficient depth OF snow the club
will begin making tracks over the hills
and across the fields that may for time
cause the surviving deer and other timid
creatures to imagine that megatheriums
and mastodons are not so entirely extinct
as heretofore supposed.
More discouraging to feminine loafers,
at least, than any number Of authoritative
notices or threats against making the
railroad station a general rendezvous and
club room, is the presence of several rats
and mice whose entrance and exit is
effected through a commodious rat hole
conveniently situated below the water
faucet between the two waiting rooms.
In and out they glide, and slip around be-
meath the seats with the most exaspersting
sang froid, while feet are simultaneously
curled up around the room, terrified eyes
watch the wsvering shadowy movements,
! smothered shrieks mark every change OF
direction, and piteous appeals OF where
| is il now ~ are exchanged between those
not so frozen in horror as to be unable to
speak. One day this week the situation
was relieved by valiant lady, who, with
grim determination, hunted one OF the
| rodents from under seats and out OF
corners into the open, and promptly dis
patched it with a club. while sigh OF re-
/ lief went up from all around and feet
were once more let down cautiously to the
/ floor.