Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-02
H. O. BIxBY. Local Editor.

George f. Reed and wife are visiting rel.
atives IN BrooSfield this week.
sylvester II. Barnes and wife Of Barre
city visited friends in town last week.
fast week Tuesday c. NJ. Dickey and c
Densmore caught nine pounds Of trout
Miss Sarah Gustin is visiting her neph-
ew. DR.. Walter 5. Gustin, al Onion Viii
BYRON Berry went to Burlington on bus
ness Tuesday, returning Wednesday
night.
George Hutchins and wife Of East Barre
we're guests at DR.. F. II. Godfrey's over
Mr' and Mrs. w. d. B. Avery of Brad
ford were guests at DR.. NJ. II. Corwin's
last week.
II. W. Spears son, Everett, has gone to
# DWELL, Mass, to visit his uncle, Everett
W. Spear.
d. P. Hutchinson has been sick the past
two weeks with rheumatism. He is now
u slowly improving.
Mrs. A. NJ. Goodrich OF ST. Johnsbury,
formerly Mrs. f. X. Hyde OF this town, is
n Visiting friends here.
Mrs. w. p. Hubbard and Albert Bene-
diet Of South Royalton visited at p. l..
Ssrgents the first Of the week.
Mrs. Erastus Young and daughter, Miss
Essie Young, OF Montevideo, Mimi, are
visiting at the Misses Andrus.'
Among the largest catches Of trout this
season we note that of Warren Gilbert
who had several that weighed from to II
pounds.
Master Theodore Whitney Of Fitehburg,
Mass, came to A. w. Mhitney's Monday,
where, and at James Hamblins in Brook
4 deld, he is 10 spend several weeks.
Edwin w. Lewis and family Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, came Wednesday TO spend
few weeks with his brother and sister,
Fred w. Lewis and Mrs. A. w. Whitney
Mrs. William F. Davis Joined her hus-
band at the Profile House, White Noun
tains, last week. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. B. II. Adams, who return
I'd home Thursday.
Mrs. A. A. Clough OF Holliston, Mass,
and Mrs. Fannie r. Bixby OF Bath, Me-,
daughter and daughter iu-law Of Newell
: Bixby, have been visiting him for a few
days, leaving Saturday morning.
g. K Darling and wife, Dr. S. \. Goss
and wife. A. l.. skinner and wife, and j.
b. Atwood and wife were among those
who attended the Orange County Neter-'
ans reunion at Lake Morey Tuesday.
During May, the Orange County cream
II cry received 35q,570 lbs. Of milk and 1927
lbs OF cream, from which were made lS,
Il iss lbs. OF butter. Patrons were paid pic.
+ per 10. for butter made and Die per Id.
Tor butter fat.
The moving picture entertainment at
n the Town hall Friday evening, given by
laing Bros. OF Toronto, was anfexeeption-
4 ally fine entertainment Of the kind. The
4 pictures were mostly new and presented
n IN a clear and attractive manner.
tthe patriotic promenade IN the town
4 hall saturday evening, there viii be con-
cert from till S AS and promenading from
3 till y. Old and young are invited to at
tend this July 9TH entertainment. The
Chelsea cornet band will furnish music.
school in district No. II, taught by
Edith +. Hood, closed saturday, June 20.
Number OF pupils, rs; average attendance,
PA. Pupils having no marks, Helena and
Ethelynd Sargent. Lila Sleeper, Grace
Densmore, Evangeline Bearor and Merton
Laird.
Harold ID. Comstock. son OF J. VI. Com
stock OF this town. who graduated last
week at Dartmouth college, was admitted
q member OF the Phi Beta Kappa society.
This is a special honor as only a few men
OF the highest scholarship are admitted TO
this society.
The line Of march for the procession at
o'clock July ith will be as follows Start
4 from in front Of the court house, up Main
II street to j. NJ. Comstock's, countermarch
a around the commons. down Main street 10
n the Tracy corner. countermarch and back
to starting point
The school at South Washington, taught
A by Emma L. Taplin, closed June ~.
N Number OF pupils, "a. Ebert, Hattie,
II stella, Helen and Arthur Clough, Nellie
4 Webster, FLOYD and Daniel Bixhy, Hope
I and Blanche Abbott. Willie Lyford, Harry
4 Daniels had no marks.
n IA. r. Corwin and family, =. A. Cor
4 win and family and Mr.. and Mrs. A. III.
Powers went 10 Randolph Monday TO at
" farn 4 .str arrfa res nf
wins son. Harry j. Corwin, Of Lowell,
Mass. and Miss Elsie ;. Powers OF Ran
dolph. Mr. and Mrs Corwin are to reside
at Lowell.
The residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
T. Hood was lively Thursday afternoon,
A the occasion being party given BY Miss
IS Nav and Katherine Helmer to twenty
live OF the young people, Refreshments
were served on the veranda. Morey' the
4 photographer, came and took picture OF
the group. Each child was presented
with a souvenir box Of bonbons and all
had a very enjoyable time.
Mrs. w. II. Colby sat down on the stove
hearth the other morning to get warm and
caught her clothing ON fire. She tried TO
put the fire out, but could not and was
obliged TO call for help, when the blaze
was soon extinguished. Mrs. Colby es-
capped with being slightly burned and
badly frightened. but had she been alone
IN the house the affair might have proved
serious Warning sit on the stove
hearth.
All interested are cordially invited 10 at
tend the Sunday evening devotional SER
Vice in the auditorium OF the Cong
church at O'Clock During the month OF
July the pastor will take up the parable OF
the Good Samaritan in four brief sermons
under the general theme. Along Lies
Highway The series VIII be given ~
the following er:-July 5. "fhe Men
Who Travel the Jericho Road" July ~;
The Expected and the Unexpected
July ~, "Relief ". Restorailoni July n
The Argument 'ad Hominem' p.
William N. Titus. a well-to-do farmer
living one-haif mile from the village, was
found Yesterday morning about ! O'Clock
IN pasture overlooking his house Win
his throat cut from ear 10 ear. tie had been
missing since. ? O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
from his field where he was hoeing corn
but no alarm was felt when he did not APP
pear for supper. A search as far a. posi-
Bile was made Tuesday night and a party
started al light next morning. lewis
Densmore, who was later than the other