Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-07
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
vIclssitudes Of Youth.

Ten little Smith boys. father thought 'em fne;
gave one toy pistol, then there were nine.
Nine little Smith boys raa away to SKATE;
one Ten through the Ice, then there we're eight.
Eight little Smith BOYS stealing rides for fun,
All ran for an engine that only killed one.
Seven little Smith boys the Fourthof July.
Whena dynamite cartridge the smallest sent high
Six little smith boys went to school alive.
But bullet-like baseball reduced them % Eve.
The fifth in college gave up his breath
Through being carelessly hazed % death.
The fourth met his end in a football game.
And the third was rendered h0pelessly lame.
For the sons to him left Father smith gave praise
Declaring boys harder than turkeys 70 raise.
Mrs. F. B. Thomas and Mrs. A. E. Bass
were IN Montpelier Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Drury, who has been i'll with
severe cold, is much better.
The regular meeting OF the Eastern Star
will be held Thursday evening, the 18th.
Miss Effie Dunbar has gone to West
Fairlee to teach the winter term of school.
Mrs. Edwin Morgan, who has been se-
riously Ill with grip and pleurisy, is now
convalescent.
Mrs. II. w. Tewksbury and daughter,
Miss Mary, left Tuesday for a winters
sojourn in Burlington.
Miss Bessie Eastman was in Barre over
Sunday as the guest OF Mrs. James Walker
and Miss Carrie Draper
II. c. Gilbert is at F. A. Griswold's
again, returning Monday night from
stay OF seven weeks in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. G. b. Russell Of Albany,
y. Y, were the guests Saturday and sun
day OF Rev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger.
Hon. VIM. II Dubois was in Montpelier
ha n d HfFtrr fsF aHf.
board OF library commissioners, OF which
he is one.
Miss Kate Connolly was in Northfield
Saturday to attend the wedding OF
Charles Mack and Miss Nellie Hassett,
both OF that place.
Miss Julia Cummings, who had been
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
II. Powers, since Thanksgiving, returned
&c Claremont, y. H., Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Phillips OF Mohonk
Lake, n. Y, are in Randolph to stay until
after Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. {. Woodward, and other relatives.
Mrs. James Carrigan went to Windsor
the lst TO spend Sunday with her hus-
band, who is one of the guards at the
prison there, and before her return to
Randolph is to visit Mrs. Harry Allen in
Gaysville few days.
AtteEss hlChEfs Aihlc1 HIS blAuEuuEu
shipped Monday 10 hogs, 10 calves, 70
sheep and lambs and II cattle. They
paid a and q cents pound for the hogs,
from to 5l cents for the calves and
cents for sheep and lambs.
The circulation OF books from the kim
ball Public library during November
amounted in this village and the Center 20
1872, making the daily average % 1921.
Two hundred foriy-three Q57ga) were
class books. Sl6 go ie6Jj Juveniles, aud 9S3
t6379,) fiction.
r. l.. Bass is loading lumber this week
in Stowe and Waterbury. During the
year be has shipped 90 cars, on which he
has paid 5000 freight, and three cars OF
roller logs whose freight was not paid by
him. He is sending out this season l3
cars of piano stock
Mrs. William Tracy came from st. AL
bans Friday with her son, Charles, to care
for her mother, Mrs. Il, A. Hobart, who
was nj with the grip but is now gaining
SO fast that Mrs. Tracy expects 10 return 1
to St. Albans tomorrow. Mr.. Tracy WAS
here with his family over Sunday.
George W. Panton has sold his pair Of
matched horses TO Boston parties for .
$1,000. This is one of the finest pair ever
shipped from Randolph, the animals be-
ing brown bays, own sisters six and seven I
years old, raised by CLARK Hall OF East .
Randolph out of his Morgan mare sired
By Donbert, bred by H. p. Rlford and 4
now owned by Z. p. Riford.
Mrs. Alfred Knights took her adopted
laughter, Alice, to Boston today to have
he little girls eyes straightened and
reated at the Eye and Ear iniirmary. DIR.
fwitchell, the Burlington specialist, gave
/ as his opinion that several operations
would have to be performed on each eye
md that some time would have to elapse
each surgical, making the pro-
,ess long and complicated. Mrs. Knights,
however, is in hopes that the Boston
ioctors will take a more favorable view OF
he case. Mrs. knights mother, Mrs.
Warren Davis, is to keephouse for her in
Ter absence.
G. ID. Durham was taken TO Chelsea
tuesday by Sheriff j. +. Lamson on
writ of close jail execution made by Chief
i Police +. 5. Abbott last July but held
uspended until now in the hope that
more agreeable settlement might be
cached. In the spring, Dunham took
wood lob and Abbott advanced him mon
v to carry on the work The lob was
lever completed by Dunham, and, after
.ood deal OF trouble concerning It, Mr.
bbott had the writ made out to enable
i'm TO recover S30.52. claimed to have
leen misappropriated by the debtor.
asst Thursday evening Abbott and Dun
am met, and the argument between them
rev so bitter that Dunham assaulted the
hief Of police with both feet and hands, !
nd the latter defended himself with bis
lub. Abbott entered complaint with the !
tate's attorney, and Saturday morning
)unham pleaded guilty TO breach Of the !
eace and was fined - and costs OF little
yer S3. Dunham then entered complaint
gainst Abbott for breach Of the peace. !