Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-29

From DARK and bitter DAYS
But sad or gag, they've passed away,
And now with hope and cheer,
We bid farewell TO nineteen -four
And hail the glad New Year.
A. Fl. Powers was in Montpelier Friday
on business trip.
Leonard Coulumbe has gone to ST. Al
bans to stay until after New Years.
A daughter, weighing nine pounds, was
born saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Totman.
Judge and Mrs. ]. W. Rowell left Friday
for Montpelier to pass the winter at the
Pavilion.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Lille are visiting in
Middlesex and Montpelier for a week or
ten days.
Mrs. Laura Cushman, after weeks stay
among her friends in Randolph, went
back to Burlington Friday.
Mrs. Ruth Wood OF Milton has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. K. A. Thomas,
arriving before Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Sharpe and son,
Harold, went to Newport, y H., Saturday
to visit Clarence and Mrs. Micah Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Atwood were in
White River Junction with their daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Lazelle,
rom Friday until Tuesday.
George e. Ryder, who has been foreman
in the office Of the Barre Daily Telegram
for the last few months, is now ad-setter
on the Burlington Daily News.
Perkins Flint started Monday night
for the West, and will pass the winter IN
Iowa and Wisconsin in the hope that his
health, which is much better, will be per-
msnently re-ests blished by the change.
At the annual exhibit OF the Addison
County Poultry association in Bristol
recently, Rev. Samuel Knowles OF this
place received the third award for a cock
erel. second for pullet and third for a
pullet.
NJ 3. Harriet Chase, who bad been stay
ing at j. ID. Denisonis for a few weeks. re-
turned to Bethel Saturday, when Mr. Dem
ison and bis daughter, Miss Katherine,
went 10 Nashua, y. H., to spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Spring.
Miss Carrie Young, who left the HER
AID Office about three years ago and went
West. has been employ ed on the San Juan
Islander at Friday Harbor, Wash, since
the first OF June, but departed from there
the f4th inst, for Seattle. where she ex-
poets to spend the winter.
Royce Bass, who is now travelling sales
man for his uncle, dealer in stove Innings
in Taunton, Mass, arrived Friday from
Northampton, with his sister, Miss Fam
ME, a student at the institute for the deaf
a that place. They are with Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. l.. Bass for the holie avs.
Franklin Salisbury, while at work about
the Salisbury Brothers furniture factory
last Thursday morning, had his thumb
aud foreiinger On the left hand cut of at
the first joints by one OF the saws. The
injury, though serious enough, is not so
bad as if the other hand had been the one
to suffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Lamson, who ae-
campanied their relatives. DIR. and Mrs.
II f. Mann, on the latter's return to Mar
inette, Wis, the last OF October, after
trip East, reached home Saturday, having
been away about two months. They yis-
tied several places in Wisconsin, spent
some time in Sp .ingfield, Mo. attended
the fair at st. Louis, iourneyed through
Oklahoma and stopped at Washington
aud Philadelphia on the way back.
The Kimball Public library was most
beautifully decorated for the Christmas
season by III. NJ. Totman. the florist, TO
whom the order was sent by Miss Annie
imball from New York. Wreaths OF
ground pine and holly are hung in each
OF the windows, the pillars OF the de- !
livery room are twined with evergreen,
which also surrounds the picture OF Colo |
mel Kimball above the fireplace and forms
a tasteful arrangement over the door.
The Order Of the Eastern Star had its
annual meeting last Thursday evening
and elected the following officers for the /
ensuing year;-Mrs. j. p. Cleveland, |
worthy matron; NJ. B. Rumrill worthy /
Mrs. NJ. b. Rumrill, associate
Miss Abbie Clark. secretary, Mrs. /
5. c. Clark, treasurer Mrs. George II. /
conductress; Miss Elida
Newcity, associate conductress. The 4
ofthe above-named and the /
appointive officers, who have not been /
chosen vet. will be held Thursday even
ing, January ~.
The marriage OF Mary ID. Bagley 10 4
Orville Gale at Rouses Point, \. ", the /
18th inst. is the elimination OF quite pref
ty romance, with the usual stern parent
the course of true love in the
good, old fashioned way. The bride, who
reached the advanced age OF 10 years the
third of last September, was taken by
writ Of habeas corpus in October, from
her father, Henri Bsgley OF Mortified, on
account OF the trouble which arose be-
tween them regarding the attentions OF
the Young man who is now her husband,
which trouble was further aggravated by
The fathers expressed determination 10 go
10 Cuba and take the young lady With
him, much against her viii. Her RAN
iolph friends not wishing her to be forci-
bly, carried to Cuba instituted legal pro-
seedlings. and the father agreed to forego
The exercise Of his parental authority Il
he daughter would give up the young
nan, and the girl was accordingly placed
by Judge Rowell in the care of Mrs. Frank
Archer. who lives in the Martin block.
Mr.. Bagley. finally, did not go TO Cuba at
an. and Mary. fearing that he was taking
steps to regain control OF her, took some
,teps herself in the direction Of houses
Point, found the young man OF her choice
md freed herself from paternHl rule BY
sutering the bonds OF matrimOny. She IS
low living in Rouses Point, where the
room is working on a farm for Mrs.
Archer's son. Walter.