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

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Newton were in
Middlesex over Sunday.
Misses Jennie Godfrey and Lyla Putnam
are having three weeks vacation from
their duties as teachers IN the Hartford
| school.
| mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leeds returned
| Friday from Boston, where Mr.. Leeds,
who had been in New York, joined his
wife few days before.
The annual meeting OF the o. E. $. for
the election OF officers will convene at
Masonic hall on the evening OF December
p at 1880. All members are requested to
be present.
MIR. and Mrs. b. @. Bass reached home
Saturday after an absence dating from
November %. While away they visited
the st. Louis exposition and stopped in
Chicago aud Boston.
Prospero Canosa, who last year pursued
his English studies in this graded school,
and since ptember had been a student
at Goddard seminary, Barre, left here FRI
day for New York to sail from that port
for his home in Havana, Cuba.
The Sunday trains between Montreal
and Boston, which reach this station In
the afternoon the one from the north at
/ rs, and the one from the south at 5:l9-
will be discontinued after December Is.
The week day service will remain un-
changed
bali is to be given in Grange hall
Monday evening, December %, with the
Randolph orchestra OF five pieces for
music. X. l.. Smith will discharge the
duties OF floor manager, and 4. +. Bryan,
4. Nixon, X. L. Smith and r. o. FAIR
banks will otiiciate as committee OF in
PRODUCTION.
Max Holman, who is recovering from
severe Illness, celebrated his eighth
birthday anniversary Saturday afternoon
with a small party Of six boys, the young
host not being quite strong enough for
larger gathering. Games were played,
refreshments, with birthday cake, were
served, and Master Max was made the
recipient OF several nice presents.
Pr. O'Keefe Of Boston, vice president
OF the deiunet advertising firm, Pettin-
gill a Co., is now with the James T.
Wetherald advertising agency OF Boston
and has lately been honored with an APP
pointment on the staff Of Governor
bouglrs OF Massachusetts,. Mr.. o keefe's
wife aud children spent the simmer OF
1902 In Randolph, at The Manchester.
Goddard seminary at Barre closed Fri
day for the holiday recess, and the Ran
dolph students, Fred Chadwick and Miss
Estella Blanchard, are at their respective
homes Martin and Leda Briggs OF Gran
vile. also enrolled al Goddard, returned
Saturday from the som nary on the after
noon express and stopped here over one
train, spending the time with their fellow
students.
As Roy Holman was collecting milk last
Thursday for the Boston shipment, he
was thrown of his wagon at the Robinson
corner in turning onto the Jerry Adams
road. and struck the ground In such
way that had he not been rolled up IN
A 4. A. ~ och "a
il was, he injured the cords Of his lett
shoulder somewhat and has been more
or less lame since the mishap.
The G. G. Brigham Creamery company
is shipping milk from this vicinity to sup
ply a shortage in Boston. carload IS
sent about once in four days, the last one
going Monday. -Four cars have already
gone and there are four more TO follow
between now and the first OF the coming
year. Something like sixty cans OF skim
milk are put into every car so that II the
milk is too rich its quality can be lowered
TO the required Boston test.
A youthful traveller, six years OF age
perhsps, stepped of the mail train from
Inc south SATURDAY, afternoon and pointed
inauiring strangers 10 couple Of tags
pinned to hIs coat, one OF which stated
that he was Fred, son of ,. X. Blanchard
OF West Hartford, bound for O. L. DUO
ley's via the West Brookheld Stage anu
the other contained directions Tor the
stage driver. The young man wcs per-
fectly self possessed and after locating the
STAGE driver kept his eye on that gentle
man until he was safely started on the
last part Of his journey.
Al the annual meeting OF the Grange
SATURDAY. evening. II. NJ. Totman was re,
elected master. W. w. Jones overseer, ana
LYMAN Hutchinson was continued IN the
Office OF treasurer, which he has held since
the organization OF the order. The other
officers were chosen as follows;-Lecturer,
Miss Annie Messer; steward, hotnti
Cicngb assistant steward, Martin Con
molly. chaplain. Mrs. A. y. Manchester
secretary. John Connolly; outside gale
keeper. Henry Vail lady assistant Stew
ard, Miss George Mann Ceres, Miss Iva
snow Pomona. Miss Florence Terry
Flora. Miss lev Manchester.