Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-05

class OF the High school Sunday, May rs.
f. NJ. Dana, who is erecting the taber-
nacle on Prospect street for the Seventh
Day Adventists services this summer,
went to Burlington this morning on
business,
Mrs. George w. Drew has rented the
store in the Howard block recently vacated
by the Globe Wall Paper company and Is
TO move her millinery and other business
lines to it from the White Front IN Du-
Bots & Gays block.
ID. J. Frazier. who carried on the
George s. Monltou farm, lately purchased
by Charles Banvow, has succeeded n. e.
Sleeper as manager Of the Green Noun
tain ttock farm and has moved TO the
farm boarding house.
r. Nardini went to st. Adams yesterday
| TO establish the sixth fruit store under the
anagement Of his firm. There is one in
Boston. one in New Hampshire and four
n Vermont located at Bethel, Randolph,
Waterbury and st. Adams.
The firm OF Burnell q Totman. florists,
has dissolved partnership, and II. Nj.
Totman assumes the business alone. 4.
| J. Burnell, the retiring partner, VIII re-
main in town for while and assist Mr.,
| Totman at the greenhouse.
j Lester Newton made hurried trip home
Saturday night to see his mother, Mrs.
| Isaac Newton, who still continues Sc
riously i'll. He returned Monday to Med
ford. Mass, where for the past nine years
he has been employed in drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Holman left
Yesterday for pawtucket, X, J., to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Holman's uncle, the
late Matthew kinniburgh. On their way
home they viii stop at Springfield, Mass,
to visit Mr.. Holman's brother, Frank
Holman.
There have been few changes made in
/ the depot force this week, Charles storms
/ having been succeeded as day operator by
J. M. OiConnor ana l.. T.. CaFron, as night
operator by A. Manosh Mr.. O'Connor
comes here from Roxbury, where he has
been stationed the last two months to
4 take charge OF the depot in the illness Of
i the agent, Wilbur Fits.
/ Hon, and Mrs. j. w. RowelI, who had
/ been in Montpelier all winter, arrived in
4 town Friday and opened their house on
/ Randolph avenue. Monday the judge viii
return to Montpelier for supreme court,
which will begin to SIT next Tuesday, and
/ the first OF June both Judge and Mrs.
I Rowell will go to St. Johnsbury to stay
through the session OF the Caledonia
county court.
/ The annual parish meeting of St. Johns
church was held Tuesday afternoon, and
. -
I ellie, Frank Griswold and Charles Girls
void were elected ve5trymen. J. ID. Deni-
son was made senior warden and seere-
4 tary, J. w. Gabrielle junior warden, Mrs.
\ l.. p. Thayer treasurer, l.. p. Thayer dele
I gate to the annual convention, and j. w.
Gabrielle alternate.
/ r. N. Godfrey has sold his farm on the
! Snowsvllle road to his son, sherman, and
win take up his residence in the village as
soon as repairs have been made to his
/ place on South Pleasant street. III. l..
I Cook, who had been occupying Mr., God
4 freys house, moved Tuesday into the
! lower part of Mrs. Kate Soper's house on
/ Highland avenue, the upper part of which
+ Mrs, Soper reserves for herself.
W. G. Sheldon of Barton Landing is
visiting his mother ana his sister, Mrs.
Byron Goodwin. He stopped here Mon
day on his way home from Boston, where
he had been to consult surgeon in re-
gard to a leg broken thirteen weeks ago,
and imperiectly set. He was informed
that it was too late to remedy the mis-
take and fears that be must depend upon
erutches for the rest Of his life.
Prospero Canosa, the young man from
Cuba who is acquiring a knowledge Of
/ English here, was travelling down Main
saw team approaching and in attempt
I ing to turn out ran his wheel against the
( curbing aud was pitched hcadlUug. The
4 concrete walk scraped most of the skin
/ from one side of his face and a deep cash
under his jaw had to be closed with few
stitches.
The regular meeting Of the Randolph
| Woman's Literary club was held April 30
with Mrs. L. p. Thayer, who kindly offered
I her home to Mrs. Rosabel Mcintyre, whose
/ illness prevented her from entertaining al
I her own residence. There were present L
members and five guests. The program.
which was intensely interesting, was as
4 follows:-Q Quotations from james Whit
comb Riley: selections from Rileyfs poems.
read by Mrs G. +, Moulton paper, "Earlv
/ History Of Indiana" Mrs. Mary Mann
4 paper. "Noted Writers" Miss Abbie Clark .
paper, indianapolis, Home Of Harrison, ~
Miss Eta HARDWOOD. A social half-bour
/ followed in which refreshments were serv-
ed and one OF the best times Of the season
enjoyed.
/ /. W. WEIGH, who, with his wife and
son and a friend. {. 3. Judd, came to
/ Randolph last summer from Grand
f Rapids, Mich, in his automobile and
I toured through Vermont and the Adir-
I ondacks. has now a new Toledo car.
which Is the largest private auto in
+ Grand Rapids, seating five persons lux
uriously and able to take care Of seven.
4 ID Is 50 horsepower and weighs 300
I pounds Its color Is Yale blue with gold
4 trimmings, and altogether il IS said to be
i the handsomest thing in the horseless line
vet seen in that vicinity. Mr.. WEIGH.
who is secretary Of the Grand Rapids
1 Automobile club. viii start out IN his new
auto August at the head Of calvacade
4 81 al least twenty motor cars belonging
I to the club and carrying eighty or more
people bound for the Louisiana Purchase
/ exposition at 81. Louis. The party Will
travel leisureiy and stop at South Bend
| Chicago Dwight. Joliet and Jacksonville
en- route. Mr.. WEIGH and his wife were