Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-20

doetoring for a couple of months. 1t was
dappled gray Western horse that he
valued at about $500.
| Mrs. A. r. Lane and daughter, Mar
/ jorie, who had been in Montpelier for
week with Mrs. Lanes parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. II. Moulton, stopped here
over one train yesterday on their way
home to Mt. Vernon, n. Y.
F.A. standish of Montpelier, known as
'sThe Speckled Beauty man for the excel
I lence OF the cigar which he sells under
that name, was in the village last Thurs
day, looking after what he considers the
best interests OF Randolph smokers.
w. +. Slack has rented his farm on the
Rochester road to Roy Abbey, who moved
from the Holbrook place Friday and Sat
urday. Mr.. Slack has gone to Boston 10
engage in teaming, and as soon as he is
fairly established in business his family
will join him.
Mrs. James f. Carrigan will leave to-
morrow for Bridgewater, Mass, to join
her husband, who went three weeks ago
and is now working on the Massachusetts
State farm. Mrs. Carrigan has also found
employment in Bridgew~t2S.
j. W. Hale, who passed his 91st birthday
anniversary March 2, has not been able TO
visit the business part OF the village since
last November, ana for the last six weeks
has been more feeble than usual. Re-
newed strength, however, is looked for
with warmer weather and a chance to get
outdoors.
James Wilcox, one of the employees at
the railroad station, has rented the lower
part of Harrison Harwoods house on
Weston street, into which he will move
the last OF this week Mrs. Wilcox and
two children arrived Tuesday from Ma
drid, n. Y, and for the present the family
is staying with Mr.. Wilcox sister, Mrs.
b. McKenna.
At the annual meeting OF the Vermont
Black Slate company, held Saturday at the
company's office in the Mayo block,
Mortified, DIR. John p. Clifford, r. A.
Thomas and f. II. Joslyn OF Randolph
were made members of the board of di-
rectors, and Mr.. Joslyn was elected treas
urer. The outlook for the year is reported
as very prosperous.
Mrs. w. S. Curtis, who was taken last
week to DR.. Curtis private sanitarium in
New York for examination by Dr. Robert
Morris, specialist in cancerous troubles, is
gaining strength under the treatment
which she is receiving and is able now TO
walk across her room. 1t is hoped that
she may return next week and continue
the treatment here.
Whooping cough signs continue to be
almost as common as doorplates, there be-
ing at present about 80 cases Of the disease
in town. The latest places to be decorated
are the homes OF DR.. +. &. Angel, w. S. 8.
Buck, II. b. Salisbury, Fred Smith, Rod
ney SlacL and q. A. Pearson. The law
says that all cases shall be reported to the
health officer, and neglect OF this duty is
punishable by fine.
Id. Litchfield's horse-one that he has
recently purchased-w standing in front
Of the market Monday afternoon when a
gasolene engine, its sole terror, suddenly
began putting nearby. The horse leaped
like deer over the sidewalk into the road
and ran madly down Pleasant street, Main
street and across the. covered bridge,
bringing up in p. j. Blanchard's yard,
with harness and wagon all intact.
The monument to the Rev. Cyrus Ham
lin, father OF Mrs. q. Il. Laid, which has
been erected at Lexington, Mass, was the
gift of the Armenian people, in whose be-
half he spent time, strength and money
during his residence in Constantinople,
where he founded Robert college That
his sacrifices are remembered in the land
where be so sbundantly labored is most
gratifying to his family and friends.
NJ. e. Rowell shipped Monday 1859 sheep,
20 hogs and 3 calves, paying 81 cents a
pound for the sheep and five cents pound
Tor the hogs and calves. Messrs Kicker
and Hatch shipped % hogs, 10 calves, 3
spring lambs, cows and 2 oxen. Five
cents pound was paid for the hogs, to
5 cents Tor the calves, 9 cents for the lambs
and a. cents for the oxen. The three
COWS were worth FOO.
Mrs. Lewis Fish was stricken Friday
morning with a shock, the third which
she had suffered, and Sunday became I'M
able to take either nourishment or medi-
cine. She was found lying in the back
hall at Judson Fits. where she and her
husband have been living lately, Mrs.
Fits being Mr.. Fish's daughter. Failing
gradually, she fingered until this morn
ing, when she breathed Der last at 7:15
O'Clock. The funeral will be held from
Mr.. Fits Saturday afternoon at ! o'clock.
Rev. Fraser Metzger officiating
Mrs. Lucius Goodhart has been in Barre
since Monday with her aunt, Mrs. Har-
ret Spaulding, whose elder daughter
Lena, died that night in Chelsea, where
she had been teaching, after a two weeks
illness with pleuro- pneumonia following
the grip. Miss Spaulding, who was in her
43d year, had formerly lived in Randolph
and was a member Of the first class ever
graduated from the Randolph High
school. She was a woman of rare mental
and moral endowments that fitted her, in
her chosen career Of teacher, TO be in the
best sense the guide and instructor Of
youth.
The annual meeting OF Phoenix lodge,
No. Is. f. & A. NJ, was held Tuesday
afternoon with an unusually large attend
ance Of ~ members. The following Off
GERS were elected: w orshipful master,
DR.. G.. ". Scott; senior warden, DR.. F.. {.
Angel; junior warden, ID. ID. Howe;
treasurer for the 5sth consecutive wear. j.
=. Cleveland; secretary, Lucius Webb;
senior deacon, G. X. Webb; junior deacon,
W. {. Emerson; senior steward, j. j.
Stimets; junior steward, c. j. Boydsn;
marshal, NJ. B. Rumrill; chaplain, Rev.
samuel Knowles; tyler, S. 5. Whitcomb;
trustees, II. 5. Booth and J. z. Cleveland;