Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-25


The concert to be given in the Christian
church tomorrow evening will doubtless
be one OF the best musical treats of tn,
year. Every one ought to take advantage
OF the opportunity. The best local talent
is to be reinforced by well known singers
and players from abroad.
William Booth Of Newport, n. H., anc
his son Of st. Paul, Mimi, arrived lyester'
day, the former to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Il. 7
Lille and his son, Clarence $. Booth, anc
the latter to start on the evening express
for st. Paul, where he is manager OF the
commercial club OF that city.
o. s. Cham berlain has sold his house on
School street for about $3.50 TO George A
Chedel OF Pittsfield, who will take posses
sion OF 1t in couple of weeks, or as soon
as Mr.. Chamberlain can find a suitable
place TO buy or rent. Mrs. Chedel is q
cousin OF Mrs. N. w. McCollom.
Walter Smith, cashier OF a bank in
Orlando, Fla, is North on a visit to his
mother, Mrs. A. A. Smith, at the old home
in Randolph. He arrived Saturday; ae-
companied by his niece, Miss Mary
Wheeler, OF White River Junction. Mrs
Smith has also as guest DR.. Eva Bagley
OF Yankton, S. ID.
The Manchester, which has been fun OF
summer visitors all the season, has now rs
guests, among them Mrs. +. A. Thomp-
son OF Brattlebor wife Of the manager OF
the Souto mill when located here, and her
sister, Mrs. Lewis Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
They arrived Tuesday with Mr.. John Fas-
sett, also Of Brooklyn.
very close and exciting game of ball
between Peth and West Braintree was
played on Braintree hill Monday, with
great running catches by Bass and
Cleveland, the score standing to 3 in
favor OF West Braintree. The batteries
were Bass and Grain, Carpenter and Bass,
with Bowman for umpire.
William Martelle and family have re-
moved to Canaan, n. H., where Mr.. Mar
telle is the owner OF a gristmill, and the
house on South Pleasant street, which he
sold to Mrs. q. o. Howe, was taken pos
session of Tuesday by its future occupants,
Prin. and Mrs. +. G.. Ham, who have
moved their goods from Montpelier.
The doings of the camping community
at Caspian lake this summer have been
written up for the HERALD in very
entertaining manner by Mrs. Joseph w.
Atwood, one OF the campers, TO whom
the readers are indebted for an interest
ing feature Of the paper. Mrs. Atwood's
work shows talent for journalism and
descriptive writing.
Miss Eta Chamberlain, who went out
to the St. Louis exposition two months
ago with Mrs. l.. p. Thayer and daughter,
reached home Tuesday, having been the
greater part OF the time with her aunt
and cousin, Mrs. Lucy Morse and o. A.
Cheney at Fort Scott, Kan. On the re-
turn journey, she had one more day at the
fair, ten days for sightseeing in Chicago
and one at Niagara.
W. A. and c. c. Reynolds, with their
brother, Heman, OF Barre, and 0. l..
Cheever, also of the Granite city, were at
Highgate Springs last week, returning Sat-
urday with Is pounds Of pickerel as a sam
pie OF their skillful trolling. Heman Rey-
nolds, with his wife and two children,
who had been passing the time OF his alb
sence at the homes of his brothers in this
village, went back to Barre Monday.
Miss Nettye Robbins returned last
Thursday from months absence spent in
Greenfield, Mass, Hartford, Conn, Bay
onne, n. j., and New York. Monday,
Miss Robbins and her aunt, Miss Carrie
Lille, went to White River Junction to
meet the formers mother, Mrs. Cora Rob-
bins, on her way home from Bethlehem,
n. H., where she had been employed for
seven weeks at one of the White Mountain
houses.
DR.. g. w. Scott is repairing and some
what remodeling mis- block on Main street.
Both the doctors office and the Newcity
shoe shop on the ground floor are being
enlarged four feet and four inches at the
front by building out bay windows hav-
ing two side, as well as front, lights. A
stairway in the center of the building will
take the place of the outside fight OF
steps to the upper tenement, and the bal
cony overhead is to be taken in to increase
the size OF an upper room.
According to an enactment OF the last
legislature, the justice ticket TO be voted
at Freemen's meeting the first Tuesday
in September must be printed on red pa.
per, and the town representative ticket on
white paper. The ballot box to receive
the votes for justices of the peace must be
painted red with the words, justices OF
the Peace" plainly printed upon it, and
the box to receive the votes for town rep
resentatiye must be painted white with
the words, "Town Representative there
on.
James c. Austin, ST., aged "a years, died
at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the home
Of his son, James c. Austin, Jr., on Fish
hill. For several years he had been suffer
ing from the heart trouble which caused
his death, and for the last five weeks had
been unable to leave his room. He was
native Of Swanton but came to Randolph
with his son some years ago to take up
his residence. He was deaf and dumb, as
is also the wife who survives hum with an
only son. The funeral was held at the
home yesterday at 10 o'clock, Rev. A.
Carswell officiating, and interment was
made in the cemetery at Randolph Cen
ter.
Miss Ella Herrick, for the last ten years
instructor OF drawing in the Burlington
city schools, has resigned to accept bel
ter and more lucrative position in the
schools OF Maiden, Mass. Miss Herrick is
the daughter of Rev. +. r. Herrlck Of Mil
ton and has many acquaintance in Ran
dolph who will be glad TO hear-o her
advancement. Her sister, Mrs. Hale