Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-24

MISS mary dOWhru IL e1pcctcu toAay
from Springfield, Mass, to spend part OF
the Christmas vacation with her mother,
Mrs. {. NJ. Howard. On her daughter
return, Mrs. Howard will accompany her
to Boston and remain there for the rest OF
the winter.
The funeral OF Gen. Stephen Thomas
was held in the church of the Messiah
at Montpelier, Monday with twenty
officers and members OF the old Eighth
being Capt. j. K. Eldredge, Capt. y. r.
Bowman and John Hatch OF randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Towne Of Barre, who
had besn to Boston, stopped here FRIDAY
on their way home and spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Shattuck. The first
of January Mr.. Towne begins his duties as
cashier for the new Peoples National
bank of Barre after long connection with
the old Barre National as assistant cashier
DR.. Daniel B. Freeman, native OF
Brookfield, who for the past 35 years had
been living in Chicago, returned to the
East short time ago and has now opened
dental Office in South Royalton. Dr.
Freeman went to the Civil war from Ran
dolph Center, serving IN Co. q, 10Th yer,
mont, under the late Captain Pearl
Blodgett
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Bruce, who had
been visiting in Randolph, Brookteld
and Mortified, went back to Brattleboro
Monday. Mr.. Bruce was taking an
enforced vacation from his work in the
furniture factory OF B. Souto q Co., on
account OF an injury received by the
breaking OF a machine, flying piece OF
which struck him over the LETT eye,
cutting an artery and dealing him a
terrific blow.
| A very successful social was held in
Grange hall last Thursday evening for the
benefit OF the High School Athletic associ-
alton. There was a good attendance OF
young people, who witnessed lively game
OF basket ball between the first and second
teams, in which the first team won. Re
freshments were served in the lunch box
fashion, games were played and the even
| ing ended with a little dance, for which
Miss Lura Montgomery played.
Excelsior encampment, l. o. 0. F.,
elected the following officers at the meet
ing Friday evening Chief patriarch, j.
M. Atwood high priest, A. N. Hayes
senior warden, F. l.. Kent; junior warden,
l.. q. Kent; treasurer, }. p. Cleveland.
The appointive officers will be named at
| the time Of the installation the first FRI
day in January, which this year will be
| New Years. Grand Patriarch T.. A. Cook
OF Newport paid the encampment an
official visit last Friday night.
The High and Graded school closed
| Friday for a vacation Of two weeks
| There we're a few Christmas exercises in
the rooms below the High, and in the Pri-
mary building there were the usual trees
and gifts for the children, and remem-
Il ORANGES generally for the teachers. The
nonresident instructors have taken their
departure for the holidays, Miss Edith
/ Barnes. the second assistant in the High
i school, going to Barre, Miss Elva Park
hurst to North Troy, Miss Emily Johnson
to Waitsfield and Miss Blanche Adams Ia
South Royalton.
Gardner Brewer, who is well known an
this village, il one of the Burlington mer-
chants suffering from the big lire IN the
1 Y. NJ. e.. A. block in that city December
Is. He had only recently enlarged his
store in the block by taking over the
rooms formerly occupied by the Burning
ton Light & Power Co. and had large
stock OF goods on hand, much OF which
was removed during the progress of the
fire, while the rest was considerably dam
aged by smoke. The fire started IN the
basement, where a stream of oil overflow
ing from a huge kerosene tank found its
way to the fire box Of the heating appara-
tus and became ignited.
Invitations have been issued by the
Randolph Womanis Literary club with
DR.. and Mrs. II. H. Mcintyre Tor re-
ception from to 10 on New Years Eve
at the Mcintyre residence on Randolph
avenue. The hostesses will be Mrs. +
Z. Dubois, Mrs. A.. j. Curtis, Mrs. ]. z
Cleveland, Mrs. &. f. Abbott Mrs. d. F
| Lewis, Miss Jennie Stewart, Miss Ettf
Harwood, Mrs. l.. p. Thayer, Mrs. H. v
Fletcher, Mrs. NJ. +. Holmes, Mrs. Mary
Mann and Miss Abbie Clark. In the
absence OF Mrs. Mcintyre, who is in
Burlington for several days, regrets Of
acceptances can be addressed to the
Lob nf the committed
| Miss Abbie Clark.
The funeral of the late AFRO j. Boycs
was at 10 o'clock Friday forenoon at the
home on Central street, Rev. r. q. Rainey
officiating, assisted by the Rev. e.. y
Ladd. quartette composed of Miss Nj
Blanche Sparhawk, Mrs. Eugene Segar
DIR. W. NJ. Kelly and A. II. Beedle, sang
"Nearer, Ny God, to Thee, = LEAD Kind
ly Light" and ''My Heavenly Home. =
The bearers were the brother Of the de-
ceased, Ora Boyce' OF East Roxbury,
Charles Williams of Montpelier, John
| Hutchinson of Braintree and Levi Kidder
OF Bethel The friends from away present
at the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wardner OF Roxbury, Fri Ditty Of Brook
field, Chester Dana o. waitsfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Orzo Boyce OF East Roxbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kidder and Horace
Dunbar of Bethel.
Hon. V. /. Spear OF the State Board OF
Agriculture states that since the board
has been somewhat curtailed in its war
fare against tuberculosis by the regula-
tions forhidding the employment Of local
veterinaries by the board in testing herds,
the farmers have in many cases hired
their own veterinaries, had their cattle
tested on their own accounts and called
upon the board only to attend to the
slaughter OF the condemned animals
and settle the losses according to law.
! There are but two state veterinaries, Dr.
I F. A. Rich OF Burlington and DIR. George
Stephens OF White River junction, con-
nected with the board, and they were
una BILE, without the aid of local veter-
'maries, to cover the field as rapidly as
desired, so the farmers have in a measure
taken things into their own hands. By
| the present arrangement about thousand
cat1ie a week are being tested.