Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-30
RANDOLPH CENTER.

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day to attend TO legal matters
! Horace Hebard Of WILLIAMSBURG visited
I his father, Milan Hebarnr last Week.
/ Dana Robinson has so far recovered from
! his recent illness that be has been 10 the
+ village.
/ Ell. Boyden and family were in Han
cock last week visiting his father and
/ friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Temple were in
/ Pomfret over Sunday with MIS-. 1emple
parents.
I Clara Robinson, who had been visiting
+ friends in Boston, returned home last
4 Monday.
Charles Chadwick il making extensive
repairs on his house. IL. c. Hyzer is doing
1 the work.
Earl Bickford i moving and enlarging
his carriage house. Z. 5. Murphy IS doing
the work.
George Dryer had the large toe on one
/ foot amputated at DR.. Giford's sanitarlum
last week.
Pearl Clough has moved into c. l.
| Hodges tenant house recently vacated by
/ Mrs. Peake.
H.A. Allen is shingling his barn and
making other repairs. William Reagan Is
| doing the work
Mrs. F. NJ. Wedgewood Of Essex juno
| ton has been a guest at 1.-THE Old Home
steadn for few days.
| Melzar Woodbury. went to Montpelier
Yesterday to spend his ninetieth birthday
with his daughter, Mrs. Hiram A. Hnse.
-Four OF Mr.. stones daughters Grace,
Alice. Emma and Bertha-are at home at
the Maplewood for their summer vaea-
| tions.
At Grace church next Sunday there
will be divine service at 1920 O'Clock.
There will be celebration OF the Holy
/ Communion.
Eunice and Julia Slack have gone to
| Albany, n. ", to visit their brother, War
rem Slack, and their sister, Miss Luyia,
until September,
Mrs. Evans, whose husband lately died,
is here with her mother, preparing TO
move her household goods from the Meth
odist parsonage.
Mrs. Charles Houston and three children
| from Lowell, Mass, are at the Colonial
/ for the summer. Mr.. Houston VIII be
/ there occasionally.
Mary Nutting went last Saturday to
Sunapee lake for a weeks stay. From
| there she will 90 to Hartford, Conn, and
resume hospital work.
i The guests at the Maplewood are MI.
| and Mrs. swan and daughter OF Bridge
port, Conn, Miss jerks Of Bedford, Mass,
Mrs. Carestine Of Montreal Miss Florence
i Chamberlain of Springfield, Mass, Miss
Mabel Merrimen Of Northheld, Mass,
and Harlan GLACIER of Boston.
Mrs. Waldo and two daughters Of Hous-
ton, Texas, arrived at "The Old Home
stead' last Thursday for the summer.
Mrs. F. II. Bartlett and son, Kenneth,
Miss Mcintosh and Gwendolyn and Hor-
ace Morse all OF New York City, are also
there, with Miss Sherlock Of Boston.
| During the absence OF Rev. G. W. Pat
I terson on his vacation, 1t has been arrang-
ed by the pastor and committee that the
Cong'l church shall not be closed. There
will be a service next Sunday morning un-
, and also on the following Sunday. The
services OF the Sunday school, Endeavor
society and the midweek meeting viii be
! held as usual.
We now have here four places for the
I accommodation OF city or summer board
ers-The Randolph House, which is well
and favorably known; the Maplewood
which has been reftted with new tower
by which several rooms have been en-
larged, and with a new porte-cochere, new
] floors and paint, greatly improving IL;
: the "Colonial,n the Pember house, So
I called owned by Miss Martha Gilbert.
g which has been thoroughly repaired and
l modernlzed, so that it is a pleasant situa-
/, ton aud ''The Old Homestead formerly
: called the Welch house, lately owned and
! occupied by the Holdens. Mrs. Holden
: has had summer boarders there for many
| years and the demand for accommoda-
|, tions has been so great that this place
e has been enlarged and built over and lifted
. with modern appliances, SO that il is con-
I yenient and attractive and VIII accommo-
I date about twenty boarders besides the
family.
Nathan Wheeler, a brother OF =. A.
Wheeler, who worked for II. H. Page
4 became insane and was taken TO the
: Waterbury asylum last week. He had
4 been acting little strangely, but nothing
I occurred to excite suspicion. On Tuesday
: of last week he complained Of being sick
( and did not work, and when asked as tc
J, his trouble, said his head aehed and was
: not right. Wednesday morning he Still
( complained OF his head and said il was moi
= right. He ate no breakfast and soon saic
) | he would 90 to bed and went to his room
' for that purpose, as was supposed. In 6
short time, Mrs. Page happened to look
out OF the window and saw Mr.. Wheeler
!. running with great speed toward his
! brothers.. He had jumped from the cham.
4 Der window and was unhurt. He went t
:. his brothers, where he was taken into the
. house and cared for till the next day, wheI
q he was taken to Waterbury. During the
: night ii took three to restrain him. II,
I threatened to kill himself and was very
: wild. Ii is said that there is some insanity
= in the family. Mr.. Wheeler is p year
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