Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-31
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Elmer Tilson has been victim OF the
grip lately.
Mrs. Harry Corwin OF Low ell, Mass,
was among the arrivals Monday
Barney Shapiro Is in New York this
week, buying goods for his spring trade.
Aaron Bowen has bought the Squire
Bowen farm IN the edge OF Bethel for
| $1,000.
| Mrs. j. w. Raymond has been in the
Boston markets for few days, returning
yesterday.
Mrs. p d. Pike OF Mortified was in
town yesterday, visiting Mrs. A. A..
| Wainwright.
Wilbur Fits and daughter, Eva, of
| Rochester were the guests Monday night
OF Mr. Fits uncle, George Fits.
Dean Wedgwood, who has been having
the measles in Boston, is expected home in
day or two for his convalescence.
Arthur Vaughan went back to Boston
yesterday after a few days stay at the
home OF his father in-law, ID. II. Morse.
Mrs. w. j. Blodgett and Miss Susie
spent a part OF last week with Mrs.
Blodgett's sister, Mrs. G. l.. Smith of
Randolph Center.
Miss Olive Sargent has been taking
duties as clerk in Bell Brothers store on
account Of illness.
A daughter was born Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lashua Monday, Mr..
Lashua had the misfortune to fall and
fracture his cellar bone.
Fourteen young people drove last night
TO Allen Flints in Braintree, where they
were treated to new sugar and spent a
pleasant evening in " hist.
NJ. A. Te~ksbury has resumed duty as
manager OF the A. ID. Tewksbury store
after being confined to the house for
about two months by illness.
A. NJ. Hubbard, c. w. Hayward, c. A.
Lang, j. w. Gabrielle and c. e. Abbott
were In Montpelier Tuesday night to at
tend Knights Templar meeting
Robins, bluebirds and song sparrows
are here, and yesterday another harbinger
Of spring made its appearance-s -strawb ber-
ries IN the market al 25c. basket.
A daughter, Dorothy Althea, weighing
ten pounds, was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Flint, March 8, in Lowell Mass.
Mr.. Flint is a son Of Martin X. Flint
Misses Annie and Mildred, daughters OF
w. S. Howard, think they must be the
earliest Of Mayfiower gatherers, having
found some budded plants the 25th inst
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.. Wyman have rented
a tenement in the Chadwick block on
Main street and will move soon from
the Walbridge house lately purchased by
w. +. Edison.
S. DaPlato OF the fruit store, who left
here early in December to visit his home
in Italy, made his appearance in town
again Saturday, having sailed from Naples
the 9th OF March.
Fred Chadwick, who came home Friday
H. a
vacation, was taken at once with a severe
attack OF tonsilitis, but was so far recov-
cred yesterday as to be out again.
Mrs. Henry Allen and her son, Benia-
min, of Bellows Falls, who are GONZALES
cling from recent illnesses, have come to
Randolph, their former place OF residence,
to spend few weeks at George A. Pin
ney's.
DR.. and Mrs. j. d. Wheeler. who have
been in Pasadena, Cal, all winter, are to
return to Maiden, Mass, the middle OF
May, and will spend the intervening time
with friends in Monterey and San Fran
cisco.
There will be a basket ball game In
Dubois & Gays hall Friday evening,
April 1, between the Young Mems club
and the r. II. 5. alumni. The game will
begin at o'clock, and dancing will fol-
low its close
Mrs. Frank Rogers, who has been stay
ing with relatives and friends in town
since Thanksgiving and has been the
guest since Tuesday OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert T. Morse, leaves today for her
home in Barre with her two sons, Ralph
and Clarence.
The circulation OF books from the Kim
ball Public library in this village and the
Center during the month of March
amounted TO 1745, which gives a daily
average OF 70 7-22. The books taken were:
Glass books, 215, or 1896 Juveniles, 404,
or 23.1ao; fiction, 1926, or 63.9ed
The ladies of the Cong'l church were
well patroniZed at their sale of fancy and
useful articles, homemade candy, ice
cream and cake and new sugar at the
yestry of the church Tuesday afternoon.
The proceeds will amount to S35 at least,
and probably more, as there are a few
articles still to be disposed of.
b. +. Kicker shipped Monday 175 hogs
and 90 calves, sending from this station
50 hogs and 10 calves. For the hogs he
paid from a. to 5 cents a pound, and for
the calves from 3 To 8 cents. George g.
Hatch's shipment Monday was 20 hogs
at cents a pound and 3 calves at 5 cents
a pound.
There was hearing yesterday morning
before Hon. VIM. II. Nichols, judge OF
probate. ON iQe estate OF E4illdbtln n.
HAYES, the heir, w. c. Greenlaw of Bos-
ton, who was present, petitioning for
a further hearing on the claim of the
administrators, j. VI. Hayes Decision
was reserved. fss,S - - -
The National bank has received sam
pie of the OF the stickpins made from the
gold dollars issued by the government
for the st. Louis, Louisiana Purchase,
Exposition of 1901. The issue is limited
by act OF congress to 125,000 coins bearing
the likeness Of President jefferson and
125.OOO with the likeness OF President
Mckinley When made into stickpins
the price OF each dollar is .three dollars.
Home Again.
The trip OF the Hugh school seniors to
Washington, ID. c., in the spring vacation
was decided success, the utmost being
made of the eight days at their disposal
from March Is, with everybody and every
thing apparently conspiring together to
further the aims and pleasures of the
party.
Arrived at the Capital, they met Hon.
James Hutchinson, who has spent the
winters there for many years and gave
them the benefit of his familiarity with
the city. travelling about with them and
them on their return as far
as New York, from where he is expected