Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-10
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.


The "Pinafore" company will have a
rehearsal this evening at W. F.. Lamson's.
| Miss Myrtle RoweIl left this morning to
spend few days in Barre and Williams
town.
Hon. VIM. Fl. Dubois was on the street
Tuesday for the first time after months
I illness.
/ VIII Batehelder is confined to the house
/ this week with a second attack of the pre-
vailing distemper.
Eugene Williams Of Hartford, Conn, in
/ this vicinity on business trip, was about
/ town Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. John stimets and two daughters,
Josephine and Ruth, are visiting Mrs.
Stimets' sister, Mrs. +. l.. Amsden, in
Sharon.
Mrs. Leslie Rumrill has been in Barre
since Saturday with her sister, Mrs.
+ Burton Tenney, who is having an attack
of the mumps.
/ L. j. Sargent. who has been m poor
health all winter, is able TO be about the
house now, but has not been out around
/ for nearly six weeks.
Rev. Samuel Knowles and family are
now getting settled in the Baptist parson-
age, Mrs. Knowles and the five children
arriving last night from Adams, Mass.
At the regular meeting OF Randolph
lodge, No. As, l. o. O. F., next Monday
night, the first degree will be conferred.
All members are requested to be present.
A maple tree belonging to Mrs. Ida
Batchelder was broken by the wind and
lay across Pearl street Friday morning,
interfering with the electric light system.
AsC. +. Moulton was coming out OF the
dairy at the Green Mountain stock farm
Friday. he slipped on the ice and fell,
strHining his left wrist and bruising his
right knee.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Putnam were in
Barnard yesterday to attend the funeral Of
Mr.. Putnam's father, Solon ID. Putnam,
whose death occurred Sunday morning
from pneumonia.
The members OF the Ladies' Whist club
gave party at the Randolph Inn Monday
evening to which the gentlemen were in
vited. There were Al present, and BAN
/ quet preceded the cards.
, Mrs. r. w. Jewett went to New York
Saturday TO visit her sister, Mrs. Frank
Parsons, and to attend the convention of
The International Dressmakers' associa-
, tion held in the city this week.
! N. w. Lille has sold his farm in Beam
/ vile, Just below the Martin farm, for
$500 10 Samuel Homan OF Boston, who
will take possession the first Of April. Mr.
Lille will remove to the village.
/ AS will be noticed by the bills, the date
i OF the basket ball game between 60. f.
I Mortified, and the Young Mems club, to
/ he played in Dubois q Gays hall, has beer
& changed from Saturday 10 Friday night.
: B. F. Kicker shipped Monday 1875 hogs
j. rs calves and 10 cattle, sending from thii
station II calves and as hogs. For tn,
calves he paid from3 to 5 l-2 rents pound
and for the hogs 1-2 and cents pound
The employees Of the Emerson mill, who
e have been ending their days labor at
/ O'Clock in the afternoon for some time
: are again working ten hours a day, in
creased orders making the change neces
h sary.
A reception for Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 9
Tracy, in honor of their 50th wedding an
= niversary, will be given by the Rebekah'
!. in /. O. o. +. hall Wednesday evening
March 16, and cordial invitation is ex'
/ tended to all.
{ Mrs. w. +. Lamson and her sister, Miss
Abbie Philbrick, have both been quit
,. sick but are now much better, and Mis-
i Gail Lamson resumed her duties in th'
store this week after few days lines
with hard cold.
4 There will be a housecleaning soeiable
the ante-rooms of Masonic hall Thursda.
4 afternoon and evening, Mar. II, with sup
: per at 81 80. Those not otherwise solicited
: from will bring pies, cake or fruit.
good aLlGu0AHC6 Is ueSlINls
4 Mrs. Ernest Sargent came back yester
; day from Lebanon, N. H.. in which plac
n she met Mr.. Sargent Tuesday TO make ar
: rangements for beginning housekeeping Il
! a few weeks in Woodsyille, where he ha
I been clerking for about two months.
e Mrs. Russell Woodward has been il
r, Bethel Gilead for the last four weeks, car
S ing for her mother, Mrs. Mary Granger
II who died yesterday from Bright's disease
+ Besides her daughter, Mrs Woodward. th
deceased left son, Ransom Granger
Bethel Gilead.
Hon. p. w. Clement OF Rutland, candi
ie date for the governorship two years ag
v on the license issue, will speak in DuBoi
(, & Gays hall Thursday evening, March /
J. on aGood Roads" a subject that he
II bringing to the attention Of the differer
7, towns OF the state.
A. III. Powers has begun moving h
j. household goods from Chelsea to th
: }. ID. W heeier house which he has pul
chased on Main street, aud came yestel
day with the second load. Mr.. and Mr.
Powers expect to be here permanent
some time next week.
5 Mr.. Albert Metzger, a hardware mel
chant of st. townsville, n. y, and fath'
OF Rev. Fraser Metzger Of this place, DIE
Z Saturday night OF pneumonia, at the a
) OF 81 years. Rev and Mrs. Metzger, wi
have been IN st. JOhnsNllle since febfuhl
2g. will return before Sunday.
NJ. b. Rumrill, who carried on the far
OF his SON -in-law, George 5. Hutchinso
? last year, has moved to the house on Il
lCushman farm between the Cushms
farmhouse and Clarence Webster's. Pea
Campbell Of East Granville has TAX
charge of the Hutchinson farm.
9 Miss Edith Abbott of Mt. Holyoke co
lege and her brother, Leighton Of Proctc
are at home. called here by the illness az
death of their mother, the late Mrs. G.
. Abbott. Word has been received from [
eldest brother, Ernest, that he expects
arrive from Chicago Saturday morning.
Frank E. Copeland, who had his L
eve badly injured at the Emerson m
bv a knot that was forced out Of boa
and struck the ball Of the eye near I
sight. was able to 90 back to work Fl
dav. but Tuesday came down with rhe
matte fever and is quite sick at his hol
Il on Highland avenue.
Arthur Adshed. who was arrested Fe
4 5 ruarv 8 for intoxieatIon and breach Of
/ Z tueace. was sentenced to 30 days in jail q
10 nav fine Of SIS and costs. MOndi
1 Z having finished his term in iail, he y
j 3 brought back from Chelsea and taken
4 ! Deputv sheriff ]. +. Lamson TO the hol
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