Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-02

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whose Eemains were taken TO Massacnu-
1 sets for interment.
ID. II. Morse and II. w. Vail started out
Tuesday morning to assist in the public
meetings to be held by the state board oil
agriculture in Stowe, Waterbury, East
| Montpelier and Brookfield. The North
field News in noting visit Of Mr.. Morse
! to that town recently, said :-"Mr. Morse s
I connection with the board of agriculture,
where he is doing valuable service, to-
gether with his work in the interests OF
the state grange and his private business
affairs, makes him very busy man these
days"
The fifteen months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Knights died last Thursday
night after a three weeks illness with
bronchial pneumonia. The child had
been very sick but Wednesday afternoon
appeared so much better as to warrant
confident hope Of his recovery. The next
morning. he was decidedly worse again
and sank rapidly till death relieved him.
The funeral service was held at the house
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Samu-
ell Knowles, pastor of the Baptist church,
officiating, and the body was placed in the
tomb.
The senior class of the Randolph High
school, at the invitation OF one Of its mem
bers, Eugene Morrill,, eDioyed a straw
ride Friday evening to East Braintree,
where the young people were most hos
pitably entertained at the home OF Z. L.
| Powers. The house was decorated for the
occasion in green and gold. the class
colors, and a very happy evening was spent
in games and music. At 10 o'clock the
party was ushered into the dining room,
also adorned with green and gold and
having the inscription, "Welcome X. ii.
s., class '05." A delicious supper was
served, one of whose features was a mag
nifioent cake, appropriately marked with
the initials of the school and the class
date.
The warming for the annual town meet
ing March has been posted and contains
among others these articles To deter
mine whether the town will have one or
two road commissioners; to see if the town
will appropriate money, and II so, how
much for free hospital bed one year at
the Randolph sanatorium for the use OF
such inha bitants as are entitled to receive
assistance from the town; and to see II the
town will build a schoolhouse to accom-
modate pupils in Districts s, 9 and 10. In
regard to this last article, the first plan was
1 to have the sehoolhouse located on Fish
| hill, but no suitable site beng found,
later suggestion was to build il near X. II.
Chamberlain's and to take for its pupils
those in the Fish hill, Morgan and stone
school house districts, who have now to
I De NhTfitu HOi1it uArthuNS W Sihhgls
Mrs. f. F. Emerson was the hostess OF
the Randolph Woman's Literary club Sat
urday afternoon, Feb. 25. There were Is
members present, the largest number so
I far this year, and several guests. The roll
call was responded to by patriotic quota
I lions. Mrs. +. ". Joslyn read a very in
| terestiDg paper on her visit 10 various clubs
/ during recent trip to Massachusetts,. She
attended a musical OF the Daughters of
D 81 q fhafflanerb of the
J Revolution, the Fortnightly Of Winehes-
| ter, and banquet of the Daughters of
/ Maine. The program Of the afternoon fol-
4 lows:-"Philippine Islands on
/ Transportation and Commerce" Mrs. X.
NJ. Fowler; "Aguinaldo,p Mrs. q. r..
/ Ladd;" "Manila,n Mrs. c. f. Moulton !;
Life and Writings OF Jose Rizal,N Mrs. j..
/ w. Raymond; "Industral Possibilities of
the Islands, Mrs. Samuel Knowles. Re
/ freshments were served and the social hour
ended delightful afternoon.
A very charming luncheon was given
| by Mrs. M. T.. Holmes last Thursday to
/ the ladies of the program committee OF
/ the Randolph Moman's Literary club, the
event being in honor Of the chairman of
the committee, Mrs. G. +. Ladd, whose
I removal soon to another place OF residence
is regarded as a distinct loss to the social
and literary circles of the village. Covers
were laid for seven about an artisticallY
spread board with a center piece OF carna-
tions. An elegant five-course banquet
was served, and st its conclusion the
hostess arose TO express in graceful phrase
the keen regret of the club in the depar-
ture of so valued a member as Mrs. Ladd,
while presenting to the guest OF honor a
| handsome gold-lined spoon as a souvenir
OF the occasi ion and Of the friends she will
leave in Randolph. The recipient made
her acknowledgements IN happy manner,
and spoke Of the pleasant remembrance
that the club, its work and its asso-
Citations should always be to her. The
guests were then delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mr.. William Holmes, who
related interesting "reminiscences on his
early life in England some eighty years
ago.