Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-15
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Eli ST. Lawrence, returned
Tuesday to their homes in White River
Junction.
Robert Ray Adams has been initiated
into the Delta Sigma fraternity OF the
University Of Vermont, and j. ii. Riley
into the Phi Chi fraternity OF the medical
department.
About fifty attended the Christian
Endeavor social at the Christian church
Friday night Games were played, aud
candypull furnished the chief amusement
OF the evening.
Charles r. Wood came from Boston
Yesterday TO see his father, William :.
Wood, who is not so we'll as usual. He
expects to return tomorrow and be here
again, with his wife, directly after Christ
mas.
The Cooperative creamery paid 2F
cents net a pound during November Tor
q, $50 pounds OF butter fat; made 1880
pounds Of butter and paid patrons sl9el.
The Brigham creamery paid 25 cents net a
pound for butter fat ia November
The A. B. Cushman Real Estate agency
has sold for Mr. and Mrs. Fred e. Terry
their farm within the corporation limits
10 W. J. Reynolds Of Hartford, who Will
take possession the first Of April. The
price paid was $500.
The meeting OF the Chautauqua circle,
set for Monday evening, has been post
poned until after Christmas on account OF
the illness Of the hostess for that evening,
Mrs. j. ID. Mitchell, who is having
slight attack Of tonsilitis.
Rev. Fraser Metzger was in Barre last
Thursday at a meeting Of the executive
committee OF the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, and Friday evening delivered an ad-
dress in st. Johnsbury before the Caledo-
MIA county convention of Christian En-
deavorers.
T. t. Sault of South Boston, whose busi-
ness trip in the interest OF the New Eng
land Annealing and Tool company, Of
which he is treasurer, called him in this
direction, has been spending few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. /.
Sault.
The Firemen's ninth annual concert
and ball will be held in Dubois a Gays
hall Monday night, January 2. The con-
cert will be by Gilbertson's orchestra OF
Barre, which will also play for the dane
ing, and the vocalists OF the evening will
be Or. w. NJ. Kelly, tenor, and Mrs. l.. p.
Naille, eontralto. supper will be served
by Caterer Oaks in the White Front.
DIR. A. &. Bailey closed Saturday his la
bors as health officer after a term OF sery-
ice covering period OF eighteen years, for
the first twelve of which no salary was
paid His successor IS to be DIR. j. p.
Clifford, who has been recommended TO
the state board by the selectmen. Dr.
Bailey has been an efficient officer, careful
in the discharge OF his ordinary duties.
ana prompt and energetic in sudden emer-
gencies like the late d phtheria scare.
The Randolph wJman's Literary club
met with Mrs. A. b. Tewksbury December
10. y hen there were y members and sever
ar guests present. The subject for the
afternoon vas Japan Mrs. +. F. Em-
efson read sNotes on japanese Art
ssNork OF japanese Draftsmen' was by
Mrs. j. w. Raymond; "Customs and Ira
diiionsr by Mrs. Fraser Metzger; "Gmls,
Women and Children" by Mrs. G. +.
Ladd. Refreshments were served and
pleasant social hour followed.
The graded school win close Wednes-
day noon, December p, for a Christmas
vacation OF eleven and a half days, open
ing again the Monday after New Years.
This curtailment of the usual recess is Tor
the purpose OF making up the greater
part OF the time lost in closing the
schools during the diphtheria alarm.
Mashington's birthday anniversary will
also be forfeited as holiday this year SO
that in all, only one-half day will be
really lost to the cause OF education
through the enforced suspension of school
work. Mrs. Bertha Burridge resumed her
place In the primary room Monday and
practically all OF her pupils are back ~
school.
The trial of the case OF George Lane VS..
the Central Vermont Railway company in
Orange county court has necessitated the
presence at Chelsea OF about twenty wit
nesses from Randolph. among them DIR. j.
p. Clifford, DIR. l.. A. Russlow, FIJI. ketch-
um. Il. :. Abbott, n. G. Buck, A. b. Gay,
Adrian Hatch, Frank Hatch, W. r.. Rand,
Elmer Montgomery, Louis Cuneo, John
Bean, Bert Lewis, George Bacon, George
Jerd and T.. NJ. McCrillis. NJ. NJ. Wilson
Is one Of Mr.. Lanes attorneys, and W. b.
Wall is assisting the counsel OF the rail
way company. Only two or three wit
nesses have been examined so far, Mr..
Lane being on the stand himself yester-
day, and at the present rate OF progress, il
is feared the Randolph gentlemen will
have a chance TO become very homesick /
before they can tell their little stories and
depart. The places OF MIR. Rand and Mr.. i
Montgomery as rural carriers are being (
taken Ia their absence by the regular sub /
stitutes, A. J. Huse and Arthur Adams.
Twenty years ago this month, Saturday, /
Dec. 6. 1884, the greatest coniiagration
that ever visited Randolph took place. /
Seventeen business firms were burned out, /
the Cottage hotel was laid in ashes, and /
seventeen families rendered homeless. +
The fire caught in the basement of W. +. /
Iamson's store and, feeding on oils and
materials, spread into the
partitions and the building was doomed. /
The flames in spite OF all exertions, were 4
carried from block TO block until the entire 4
square between Main and Pleasant streets 1
and Merchants Row was swept clean. All 4
/ hat was left in the business part OF the 1
village was the Smith NOW the Howel 4
block, Dubois 4 Gays block, the depot, A
1 he Tewksbury store, the Bass store and 4
house and the residence of Willard Gay, 1
these buildings being protected by wet 4
carpets and force pumps. The sum OF /
200 went up in smoke, but hardly had 4
the EN- bers cooled before plans were being 1
made for the handsome brick blocks that 4
now occupy the site Of the old buildings, /
and Randolph proceeded at once, Phoenix
fashion. TO rise from her own ashes. Rob I
ert J. Burdette, the humorist, who had 4
lectured here the night before in the En-
rtainment course, and was 20 have re- 4
ceived 800 for his services, refused to ac-
cept but s25, contributing SI5 to the Free
Reading room 70 assist in making up the
loss sustained ia the fire. Places were
quickly found for temporary stands BY
the merchants, houses were opened 10 the
homeless and In a very short time the car
rsar5fn~ and hrfrl- Favfr grara ON hand hard i