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

John II. Dubois went 10 Warren Satur-
day, returning yesterday.
The Kimball Public library will be
closed tomorrow, Christmas day.
Hon. VIM. II. Dubois and w. w.
Sprague were in Barre yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Clafiin OF Bethel
were guests Saturday at w. E. Rand's.
Mrs. John Peavey has gone to Everett,
Mass, 10 pass the holidays with her son.
The infant son OF r. H. Slack has been
having a severe attack OF bronchitis but
is at present better.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson left
this morning to visit their daughter, Mrs.
w. II. Roberts, in Manchester.
Judge and Mrs. j. w. Rowell. ho are
passing the winter at the Pavilion in
Montpelier, were in town Tuesday.
j. F. Hobart was called to Bristol, n.
H., Tuesday night TO render some assist
ance in the express business at that point.
Rev. and Mrs. Homer White are to
spend Christmas in Northfield. where
Mr.. White is supplying st. Mary's church
until permanent rector can be secured.
E. $. Cushman, his son. j. r. Cushman,
and his daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Sherman.
all of Burlington, came yesterday TO
attend the funeral, at the Center, OF Mrs.
McKenster Eddy, sister OF Z. ;. Cush-
man.
Mrs. Lavinia r., widow of the late Yer
non ID. Partridge, died last Thursday, the
18th, at +. c. Neff's in Braintree at the age
of 70 years and 3 months. The funeral
was held Saturday, Rev. Fraser Metzger
officiating.
HB. and f. T. Salisbury attended a
meeting Of furniture manufacturers in
Boston Monday and Tuesday, and from
that city Mr.. II. B. Salisbury and his son,
Franklin, expect TO sail Saturday on a
short trip TO the island OF Jamaica.
The Misses Hopkins from Burlington
were with their sister. Mrs. G. +. Noyes,
over sunday. The latter. with her baby
and her youngest sister, Miss Ruth Hop
kins, went Tuesday to spend Christmas
with her parents In Franklin, where Mr..
Noyes viii join her.
Mrs. w. W. Rogers Of Manchester, NH,
who was called here last week by the
death Of her father, A. j. Boyce, went TO
East Roxbury Tuesday and IS coming back
today for a short stay before leaving for
home. Her son, Homer, who was also
here, returned TO Manchester Monday.
I Mrs. Anson Burroughs, who had been
caring for her mother, Mrs. Edmund
Webster. in East Randolph through a
boro yesterday. Mrs. Burroughs and
family. who moved from this village a
few months ago, like their new home
in Brattleboro very much. Mr.. Bur-
ronghs is with the Souto company and
the daughters have found desirable places
in the various industries OF the town.
A. B. Manchester 4 Son received by ex-
press Yesterday from Chas. X. Record, a
noted breeder OF Holstien-Friesan cattle
Peterboro, ". ", bull calf, seven months
old. sire Julis DeKoI Paul, No. %, ,6S4, H.F.
II. B., dam Mollie Pledge, daughter OF
Plcdge Sd. Clothiida Pledges record IS
1Ies pounds OF milk in one day; and traces
to the Duke family DeKol; I'd official but
ter record is 1851 pounds butter in seven
days. Celeste Sd produced in her 3-year-
old form in one day 107 lbs, ozs. OF milk;
in days 522 lbs, B ozs.; in days 7l6 lbs.
ozs, and holds the worlds record for a
3-year- Daughter OF Pauline Pauls
butter record is / 1,143 lbs, Isl ozs. in one
year. All are noted milk and butter pro-
ducers.
A social for the Grand Army Post,
Woman's Relief Corps and those in
terested in handsome knit shawl to be
disposed OF by ticket was held at +. T..
Lilies on School street Tuesday evening
and proved TO be very enjoyable affair.
There were forty present and delicious
oyster supper was followed by pleasant
social evening, in the course OF which
the shawl was awarded TO Miss Nellie
Ford, who was the holder Of the lucky
ticket. This shawl, which was knit by
Mrs. Lille. was a work of no small un-
dertaking. as It is two yards. long, no
stitches wide and contains sixteen skeins
Of gray Shetland floss. A net profit of
8 was realized on il and that sum is
to 90 to the Grand Army relief fund. The
gross receipts of the social amounted to
about al.