Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-05

wife. Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Curtis will leave
town the last Of the week for a summer
sojourn at Greensboro.
Miss Mary Howard is passing week !
vacation from her duties as teacher in
Greenfield, Mass, with her mother, Mrs.
c. NJ. Howard, arriving saturday.
Fred, younger son OF Byron Goodwin,
fell Tuesday from a bicycle which another
boy was pushing and struck on his left ell
bow with such force as to cause a very bad
sprain.
Mrs. Edwin sprague, who had been at
ID. NJ. English's on Central street since
leaving the Sanitarium about seven weeks
ago, returned TO her home in BrookfeId
Saturday.
Miss Eta Cham berlain was home from
Montpelier Saturday, and on her return
was accompanied BY Miss Mary Pratt, who
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. o. S.
Chamberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Shapiro have
moved from an upper tenement in the
Mansion house on Central street TO the
apartments on the ground floor vacated by
Mrs. John seymour.
Mrs. " p. Townsend OF Chelsea and
Miss Cummings Of Hadley, Mass. have
been guests at A. II. Powers since Mon
day, Mrs. Townsend returning this
morning to Chelsea.
Lester H. Watson was operated upon
. successfully at the Sauitarium Friday for
Z the removal Of a tumor and is doing nice
ly. DR.. Clifford and Or. Gile Of Hanover,
Z y. H., were the surgeons.
B. +. Kicker shipped this week $50 calves
and 100 hogs, earring at this station IL
calves and 25 hogs. From to 8 cents
pound was paid for the calves and from 4
7 to A. cents pound for the hogs.
Harry Browne of New York has taken
the place OF r. II. Packard IN the meat
market Of +. n. Jerd. He has moved his
family from New York and they viii make
their home fer the present with Augustus
Woehler, father Of Mrs. Browne.
Rev. Dr. A. L. Cooper supplied the
4 Methodist church in Bradford last Sunday
in the absence OF the pastor, Rev. A. II.
Webb, who has accompanied his wife TO
Los Angeles, Cal, where Mrs. Webb is one
/ Of the delegates from Vermont to the gem
eral conference OF Methodist churches.
Dr. Cooper staid in Bradford until Tues
day to ofiiciate that day at the funeral Of
the late Norman W. Barrett, whose death
occurred Friday from pneumonia.
Capt J. r. Eldredge, department COM
mander Of the Vermont q. A. r., with the
aid OF Assistant Adiutant and Quarter
master General B. +. Bowman, has just
gotten out the finest roster the department
has ever had. Ii is well printed on good
paper is neatly arranged, well bound and
has been prepared in a much shorter time
than usual. In il can be found a complete
list OF the department officers, stan, aides
Il de- camp, representatives to the 3sth ma
tional encampment, with the alternates,
the national staff, past department COM
manders and all the Posts OF the state
their names, location, number of mem-
bers, commanders, adiutants and quarter
masters. The summary shows l0l posts
in Vermont, with a present membership
Of 3075, decrease of 239S since 1890, the
banner year, when there were 100 posts
and 5473 members. From a membership
in 1875 OF 561 in Is posts, the increase was
gradual until 1890 when II began 10 de-
crease. The largest post is in Rutland,
with I47 members; Burlington comes next
with 1O4 members, then Randolph with 80.
Annual Village Meeting.
With nothing special on the tapis, the
annual village meeting Tuesday evening
still drew out fair attendance Of voters
4. b. johnson was elected moderator ana
V. /. Spear clerk.
The printed reports OF the officers were
accepted and adopted.
For first village trustee, ballot was
had, resulting:-
HI. w. Mcintyre, 81
r. A. Shattuck, ii
Scattering,
1. S. Chase was elected second trustee.
Inc Nute AoA '"AN A"9teS ~
C.R. Granger, A
q. l.. Martin, 10
Scattering, Is
For fourth trustee, this was the yote:-
L. A. Russlow, l0
a. NJ. Hubbard, 81
Scattering,
JB. Fidredge was elected fifth trustee.
The other officers chosen were VIM. II.
Dubois, treasurer: G.. W. Barnes, collector
\. C. Buck, chief engineer; J. i. FISK, Isl
asst. engineer; +. A. Dunn I'd asst. engi-
neer; engineers to serve as nre Mardehs
EJ.F Mead, T.. A. Thomas, auditors; l..
Richmond, water commissioner for five
Passed over article relating to concret-
ing.
sion 10 trustees.
Petitions granted to add TO the village
limits so as to include the premises Of 5,
w. Howard on Forest street, Eleanor
, BOYD and Mrs. {. ;. Parkhurst on Central
street.
! Appropriated s125 for street sprinkling
Authorized the trustees to secure tht
services of a competent policeman 10 go on
I duty each day at p. M. and serve 10 3 a
, M and longer IL needed, also TO be ready
to answer day calls.
: Directed trustees to install at fire engine
house an apparatus whereby notice can %
given Of the location Of fires, al an eN'
pense not 10 exceed 80.
Voted village tax OF 25c.
J Instructed trustees 10 see what can b
done toward repairing the roadway nesid,
. the railroad track leading from Soutl
Main 10 South Pleasant streets.
j. b. Eldredge and G. X. Granger haN
rendered their designations as trustees
elect, having been chosen while not pres
ent st the meeting. Their places Will b
! filled by the remaining members OF Ia
board.
r, n. S. Wins Opening Game.