Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-21

way of Maple street Saturday forenoon
from his rural delivery trip, he drov
around the South street corner at to-
sharp turn and tipped over, a load o
packages and bundles being scattered IA
and wide and a thill broken in the fracas
DR.. A. b. Gay tested in East Randolph
last week five head of cattle for Charlie
! Clifford, five head for HAL Bennett and fif
teen head for Clark Wiley, all OF which
were pronounced free from tuberculosis
\ He also tested thirtystive head for FREQ
Waldo Of Chelsea, finding none OF tn,
! cattle diseased.
On their recent visit here Photographs
Hutchinson took several photos of mem
7 bers Of the Canadian Jubilee Singers
troupe. They were so well pleased with
them that they have placed an order with
him for 800 copies which they viii sell at
their entertainments. Ii speaks well for
the Randolph artists work,
Editor L. p. Thayer of the Middlebury
Register has been elected president Of the
Addison County Social and Business
Mems club, which has been formed for
the purpose Of looking out for Addison
county's interests in the business line.
The Barre Times says 1.-THE president
is rustler and should run across some
good ideas in his rustlings.n
DIR. K. f. Blood, who came here from
Corning, y. Y, IN the fall and has been
staying with his sister, Mrs. Ellen Blanch-
ard, moved Friday into a tenement in
Judge VIM. II. N chols' house on
Pleasant street. About eighteen years ago
DIR. Blood was associated with his brot her
in-law, the late DIR. George ID. Blanchard,
in dental Office in this village.
The Randolph postoffice makes an even
better showing than the figures given last
week would indicate. The total receipts
were S6050.91 and the expenses S2470.74
making total profit for the government
Of s35s0.17. The salaries OF the two rural
delivery carriers, amounting to 1920.
which were reckoned in last weeks item
with the expenses, do not come out of
the receipts Of the office but are otherwise
paid.
United States Marshal Horace W.
Bailey of Newbury has appointed for
his two deputies @. G. Graves OF Water
bury, constable and ex-sheriff of WASH
ington county, and Luke Parish OF Ram
dolph, who will have his official head
quarters at St. Adams while retaining
his residence in this town. This is
reappointment for Mr.. Parish, who has
been deputy marshal for some time and
has made very efficient officer.
AT no time since the beginning OF win
ter has there been any danger OF sunstroke
on the mildest days, and but very rarely |
have the caves dripped in the MONDAY
glare of pitiless sun that has hung in the |
heavens as warm and genial as a boarding. |
house furnace in coal strike. Tuesday /
just two weeks from the cold |
wave that sent thermometers to 40 and As /
below, came another consignment of |
arctic weather and the spirits Of the Their |
at Allen Chadwick's on Central /
street, near Aver brook, sank to 50a below, /
" bile in other parts of the village reports /
ranged from 30 to 45o below. A chilly 1
citizen, thrashing his arms to restore the
was heard to remark that the
bureau ought to give dark blue trading
stamps with such kind of weather.
Representative Charles B. lands of In
diana, who is to lecture in Dubois e GAYS
hall saturday evening under the auspices
u randolph entertainment committee is
aid to be one OF the brightest men that /
lave recently entered Congress. He won his
'purs IN the debate on the Roberts resolu-
lon' protesting against the seating of a
)olygamous gentleman from Utah. He is
II German-Swiss ancestry and his father.
well-known physician. went to the front Il
IS regimental surgeon when the war broke
'ut. AS soon as young lands was gradu-
TED from college he "hustIed for a iob''
ma, ready to do anything to earn an hon I
Isl livelihood. worked for time as a com I
non hand IN the field on farm and then
lauled gravel as a laborer on the streets Of
sogansport, Ind. Finally he became re-
'orter on the Logansport journal. and nj /
asst had country paper Of his own.which
e madea success. He has been in Con- /,
ress since lses, and his record has earned !
OF him national reputation Mr.. Lam (
rs subject Saturday evening will be ssThe
dosage of an Optimist." I,
The houga LpovUp ne tba n IN ~ |
ouse on Central street and occupied Inv !
!. }. Blakely, came near being burned to !
ne ground Monday night. In the ex-
RENE GOODNESS Of the weather there was. |
I course, good fire in the sitting room !
toye, and burning odor began to be no ]
lceable about half past eight in the even !
ng. The son, Frank, discovered trouble
mere the pipe passed through the ceiling
. reach the chimney above and on tearing !
ut the chamber flooring the flames couId :
e seen burning briskly between the parti- {
ions. An alarm was raised and with the !
ssistance OF neighbors the fire was finally 1
Xunguished, though not before it had
urned over quite an extent of the sea-
3ned timbers OF the house, which was one
the hrst punt m this village. 1t seems I
nat The chimney burned ou- without the :
imily knowing it, and the pipe. which /,
as only separated from the woodwork nv :
sheet OF tin instead of regular register
ecame red hot and set fire to the drv Old )
rood. A good deal of damage tothe house !
ssulted from the tearing and ehopping !
ecessary to reach the flames Had The 4.
re sroken out later in the night, the :
ouse could not have been saved, and the /
Occupants Of the chambers. in whose par
tion the blaze started, would have had a !
arrow chance for escape.
NO little anxiety was caused in this vii {
lge when the name Of Charles Green was +
.en 10 the list Of The 81 lost in the wreck /
the steamer Clallam Of the Seattle Vic E
lra teet Jan. 8, in the straits Of Juan de +
y uss, Il BENG feared that Charles A.. son z
Mrs Emily Greene OF Randolph. who \
al announced his intention OF returning I