Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-19
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
Not a Desirable Foe.

WI q OGsFabtG roe
So nlmble the Jappies.
The cute little chappies
Who iuggie with arms on sea and on plain,
They keep every nation
In some CONSERVATION
Amused az their feats 81 legerdemain.
Though war e. ne circus.
The tFilks th4t they vark o.
Have something the SAVIOR Of canvas and ring
No wonder his B'arship.
when losing warship.
Complains Of surprises they daringly spring.
No contortionist Bruin
And suaris az the ruin
The sleight o'hana experts in magic achieve,
While all the time laundering
And anKiOusly wondering
What the slick little soamps have Up IN their
sleeve.
They've got him % prancing,
Yea, even % dancing,
While bis growing l. fearful
His feelings are fearful,
A. awkward he trips 70 the measure they sing.
You nimblest Of chappies,
Your antics with Russia excite Us to mirthi
But hereafter y0ull md e
Not easy, now mind it,
Mrs. B. L. McCarron Of St. Adams was
at her fathers, Augustus Woehler's, over
Sunday.
Miss Edith Barnes, second assistant in
the High school, was at her home in Barre
Saturday.
Mrs. Aurora Rogers OF Royalton Is Wis
iting her brother, Rev. Homer White, ar
irving Friday.
Miss Cora Holbrook returned Saturday
from q weeks stay in Stoekblidge with
her brother, Arab,
Mrs. Roxana Hebard has been sufferin g
lately from infiammatory rheumatism but
is now much better.
Mrs. Lillian Libbey Of Portland, Me-, is
a guest for two or three weeks OF her
mother, Mrs. Henry Harper.
Mrs. II. w. Tewksbury and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, were in Montpelier satur-
day as the guest Of Mrs. c. A. Lang.
The houses OF ID. ID. Howe and Mrs. c. s.
Parkhurst on Central street have been
connected with the village water system.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tracy and son are
to leave town next week for South Hero
to pass the summer at their cottage on the
island.
Mrs. McGrath, matron Of Hastings Hall,
a home for girls in Fitchburg, Mass, is
the guest Of Miss Grace Lamson for few
weeks.
Mrs. Jane r. Bruce for two weeks the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Sargent,
left Saturday for her home in West
minister,
A SON was born last Thursday to Rev.
and Mrs samuel Knowles. Mrs. Marshall
Of Adams, Mass, is staying with the fam
lily for the present.
Mrs. NJ. j. Paine, who makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. r. +. Prichard,
went Monday to Scottsville, n. u, where
she will spend the summer with another
daughter, Mrs. d. L. Parsons.
News has been received here Of the
death OF Miss Ruth Faxon in Roxbury,
Mass, Tuesday, April 10. after many
years OF invalidism. The deceased nsa
spent several summers in Randolph with
her friend, Miss Harriet Wiswall.
The Cooperative creamery paid 224 cents
a pound for 81 200 pounds Of butter fat
during April and made $3.50 pounds OF
butter. Patrons received s7,Oes. The
Brigham creamery paid 24t cents a pound
for butter fat in the same month.
Mrs. Z. l.. Brooks, after winter spent
in Philadelphia with her daughter, Mrs
Dewitt Webb, reached home last Thurs
day. coming from New York with Mr.
and Mrs. w. W. Morton, who had beer
visiting their son, Robert, in that city
Joseph Brown excited the jealous envy
of his brother fishermen by catching
Friday morning under the foundry dam
a rainbow trout that weighed 81 POUNDS
Ii was ~ inches long and had been I'M
successfully angled for on many previous
occasions.
Mr.and Mrs. David Hatch, who were
EMPLOYED in a hotel in New York through
| the winter, and have lately been working
| in a restaurant in Boston, arrived Satur-
day from the latter city 10 spend few
weeks vacation at the home OF Mr.Hateh'
father, John Hatch, on Central street.
Miss Carrie Sault, who has been book
keeper for lumber merchant IN Bellows
| Falls the past year, is to return 10 Ran
dolph TO be cashier and bookkeeper III
Bell Brothers. store, in which she was en-
ployed some years ago. Miss Sault eA-
poets to assume her new duties next Mon
day,
Mrs. Abe Holt and four children came
Friday from Bristol 10 Join Mr.. Holt, who
has taken up his residence in Randolph
and is to conduct his sewing machine
business from this point. Their goods ar
rived day or two earlier and they ars
now living in the lower part OF Mrs. =. .
Parkhurstis house on Central street. Two
of the children did not come with the rest
of the family, being with the grandparents
in Lebanon, y. IL.
/ At St. Johns church last Sunday there
was a special service LOT the hhishts Ae.l u
plar. An the Sir Knights OF this vicinity
attired in the handsome uniform ofthe or
der. attended the service in a body, march
| ing from the hall to the church. large
delegation from Beulah chapter, Order o
the Eastern Star, also attended. The rec
/ tor. Rev. A. Carswell, delivered a sermon
suited to the occasion and to the season
the Sunday after Ascension.
The Randolph Woman's Literary clui
met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. +. +
Emerson. There were "a mem ers ahl
Ave Guests present. The subject for thu
afternoon was Illinois, and the program
was as follows Quotations from Lincoln
Educational Items, Mrs. w. f. Lamson
The Early History of Chicago from 1888 Z
the Present Time, Mrs. l.. P. Thayer; Chi
capo university, Mrs. F, e. Prichard
| Chicago orchestra, the auditorium, Mrs.E
o. Blanchard. These papers were careful
" prepared and very interesting. REFRESH
| ments were served and social houl
| fragepd