Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-07

members, Miss Jennie Morton. Thirteen
of the sixteen young people belonging tC
, the class were present, including the presl-
dent, Julian Grow. Games were played
refreshments served and the ti.s OF school
days happily renewed.
Theron G. Brooks, who recently passed
the civil service examination for New
York state at Harrisburg, Penn, has re-
ceiyed an appointment as assistant bridge
, draughtsman to serve in connection with
the thoasand-ton barge canal work. Ht
has gone to his new position at Albany, n
Y, leaving Steeltown, Penn, where hs
has been located the past year.
r. W. Wood moved Saturday from Mrs
Susan Robinson's on Randolph avenue u
the house on Central street which he re-
Gently purchased of Elwin Young. Tit
latter's father, w. ii. Young, has rented
the chambers in Alfred Websteris hous'
on Park street. Mr.. and Mrs. ElwiT
Young are to make their home in Con
cord, n. H., where Mr.. Young has EN-
ployment.
Hon. James Hutchinson reached hom'
Saturday after a three months absence il
Washington, ID. c., and has opened hi
house again on Randolph avenue. III
stopped in New York and Boston on hi
way back and was accompanied from thu
latter city by his grandniece, Miss Marga'
ret, daughter OF John l.. Hutchinson, wh'
had been spending several weeks with hel
aunt, Mrs. Carl Thresher OF Melrose High
lands.
John Bean OF Randolph and Mrs. S. j
Nichols of Barre were married Thursday
March "a, in Windsor by Rev. VIM. Il
Douglass, pastor Of the Congl church il
that place. A reception was held at theil
home on School street Wednesday even
ing, March 30, when their friends assem-
bled and made it a very pleasant occasion
Cake, coffee and fruit were served for re-
freshments, and gifts were presented, In
behalf Of those present, by j. X. Williams
The meeting of the Randolph Womans
| Literary club was held with Mrs. julia
Walsh Saturday afternoon, with "A pres.
ent-26 members and is invited guests
/ The roll call was responded to by miscel'
laneous quotations. The subject for the
afternoon was .tClub Work, and very in
teresting notes were read by Mrs. w. w
Morton. "Origin OF Women's Clubs wa'
I by Mrs. VIM. Bass, and an excellent paper
1The Vermont Federation" was gwen BY
Mrs. q. Il. Iadd, while a comprehensiy,
view of English clubs was presented by
Mrs. NJ. f. Holmes. Delicious refresh
medts were served and a delightful socia
half hour spent. Mrs. Samuel Knowles
and Mrs. II. A. Leonard have been elected
to I'LL the vacancies in the club member
ship.
Andrew w. Edison, associate superin.
tendent OF the New York city schools, hal
had charge OF the preparation Of the edu'
cational exhibit for the city to the Louisi-
ana Purchase expos ition at st. Louis anc
will 90 with il to the exposition e
superintend its installation. Two hun
bred schools and about 600 classes haY'
been engaged in the work, and tn,
teachers were directed to hand in only
first drafts OF written work, a some
what radical departure from the ira
ditional method OF making a school exhib'
il. which is usually the ombined effort Of
few skillful pupils, with the help of the
teachers. The exhibit is divided into
three classes written work, Photographic
reproduction and school architecture
The Enclosure allowed the city for the edu'
catonal exhibit adjoins that allotted u
New York state. II is 50 feet long and Y
feet wide. This gives floor space of Lao
square feet. The walls are Is feet high
The plans for the Enclosure were prepared
by school Architect Snyder. An appro'
priation OF $4,000 was allowed for the
preparation OF the exhibit, but Mr.. Edison
states that the cost of it will go consider
ably over that amount.
Rev. f. G.. Rainey, who for the last five
years has been pastor of the Methodist
church in Randolph, received the appoint
ment at Vermont conference in Montpel-
Ter last week to the charge Of Lyndon and
Lyndonville in the st. Johnsbury district
Lyndonville, the larger of the two places,
is an incorporated village with a popula-
tion in 1900 Of 1874, and distant from il
only a mile and quarter is the smaller
center village. Mr.. Rainey's many friends
in Randolph regret his departure, and
their good wishes Will follow him to his
new pastorate. To the Methodist church
re comes the Rev. Xenophon Fowler,
W no for four consecutive years has been
stationed at Ludlow. Mr.. Fowler, is a
native of Ohio, was born in Tappan,
and in 1895 was graduated from Mt. Union
college in that state with the degree of A.
B. In 1898 he was graduated from the
Boston School of Theology as an 5. I. b.,
and in 1900 received from Mt. Union col
lege the degree of A. NJ. He Joined the
Vermont conference in 1898 and was sta
toned at Alburg, which he served two
wears. In 1900 he went to Ludlow and in
1904 Randolph becomes his third charge.
His immediate family consists only of him
self and wife