Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-08
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
H.. W. Mcintyre is in Pomfret for
few days, going yesterday.
I Miss Blonde Seymour is home from
I Hyde Park, arriving Monday.
/ Frank A. Williams had a sharp attack Of
acute Indigestion Saturday morning.
which, however, did not long interfere
with his convalescence from typhoid fever.
Mrs. Hattie Brown Of Willistou came
Monday and has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. j. b. Wells, and Mrs. w. j. Blodgett
I in this village and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Wells al the Center.
Mrs. Robert FieIders. who with her
baby had been visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. o. p. Hood, and her husbands
mother, Mrs. j. ID. Laport, went back to
South Royalton yesterday.
Hon. w N. II. Dubois was in Woodstock
Tuesday and Wednesday as witness in the
case OF j. +. Clogston vs. w. W. Bean, an
action for fraud, on trial in Windsor
county court, in which the defendant won-
The Mum supper in the Baptist yestry
Tuesday evening was attended by a large
number Of people, who were not 50 mum
but hat he affair was an enjoyable social,
and the society was enabled TO realize
nearly so from their frequent lapses into
speech.
C. c. Roundy, the new member Of the
Randolph foundry firm, moved his house
hold goods Monday into the j. r. Hobart
bouse on Prospect avenue. which he has
rented. Mrs. Roundy and the children
are expected to arrive today from Woroes-
ter. Mass.
Al the annual meeting Of the Woman's
Relief Corps, a list Of whose officers is
given in another column, Mrs. Roswell
Holbrook was chosen alternate to the de-
rfF tstVaH -
very pleasant social Tuesday afternoon OF
last week with Mrs. A. +. Dean.
Mrs. J. w. Rowell and her sister, Mrs.
Flora Flint. have returned from Boston.
where Mrs. Rowell was very successfully
treated for several weeks by an eye special
list. Yesterday Judge Rowell came from
Montpelier and he aud Mrs. Rowell will
be at home few days before going TO
Montpelier for the winter.
B. +. Kicker shipped from this station
Monday hogs and 10 calves, paying 4
and a cents a pound for the hogs and
from TO 5 cents pound for the calves
q. G. Hatch's shipment was 80 hogs for
which he paid cents pound. Yester-
day NJ. c. Rowell went 10 Burlington with
a carload OF cattle, including some young
stock.
DR.. and Mrs. Il. o. Blanchard and Mr.
Willard Gay will close their home ON
Main street Saturday, and take up quar-
ters at the Randolph Inn for the winter.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. 2. Clifford and Mr.. ana
Mrs. II. r. Sanford have also gone 70 the
Inn for the winter, and Mrs. Susan Robin
son has been there for some time. Mrs
Belle Dubois will close her house on
South Main street soon and join the other
members OF the hotel colony of cold
weather boarders.
No More Diphtheria.
Al.
Tuesday morning OF last week, no diph-
liberia cases have developed as the result OF
exposure in the schools or at the Randolph
Inn, where the child was sick and died.
Friday evening, the Inn having been
fumigated and disinfected ana
those In quarantine being found entirely
free from the disease, the health officer.
acting on the advice Of the secretary OF
the state board of health, DR.. II. ID. Holton
Of Brattleboro, opened the house again for
business.
Monday morning the schools reassem-
bled, and Drs. Bailey and Russlow exam
ned the throat OF every pupil present IN
he High and Primary buildings and yis-
ted OF hers at their homes. Three boys
irving, son OF r. III. Greene Albert, son of
Il. B. Salisbury, and Elmer, son OF Eli
sent home from school as
races of tonsilitis were TO be detected i'm
heir cases. Elmer Sault's brother, Glenn,
las elso been having an attack OF tonsili-
is, which doubtless accounts for the other
Boys affected throat.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge, who was thor
,ughly exposed by caring for her daugh-
er in the fatal illness, did not contract the
lisease, but judged it best not TO resume
Ter school work for the present, her place
IS primary teacher being taken Monday
nd Tuesday by Miss Maurine Thayer.
Yesterday, Mrs. II. A. Leonard, for sew
raj years very successful teacher in the
-raded school, took charge OF the primary
DOM and will continue to teach for Mrs
}urridge until the latter has had time TO
ecover somewhat from the shock Of her
bereavement.
Miss HarrIette Hayward, aunt OF the
deceased child, who bad also been IN the
lex room, did not return to her duties as
Jerk in the postofiice until yesterday
morning.
The prompt action OF the health officer
llayed a good deal OF the alarm that was
I first naturally felt, and his vigorous
measures for the public safety were so
uickly taken and effectually enforced
hat uneasiness was soon succeeded by re-
ewed confidence, justified by the non
evelopmeut OF a single case.
Cultures taken from the three school
oys with iniiamed thrOats were sent to
urlington Monday, and yesterday the
sport came back from the state laboratory
hat no diphtheria bacilli was discovered