Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-18
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

IEOAGlA w dA1Is A@1eoA A-1AtOts
Miss Annie Walsh is in Boston for a
week or two, going Monday.
r. j. Murray of Boston was guest at
Lemuel Richmondis last week from Tues
day to Friday.
Mrs. NJ. L. Sargent of franklin, n. H.,
was the guest OF Miss Gertrude Pearson
over Sunday.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
will be entertained Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. A. IL. Powers.
Miss odella Barttro left Saturday for
Burlington after spending a week with her
sister, Mrs. George f. Dumas.
Mrs. H. E. Sharpe was called to New
port, n. H., Saturday by the illness Ct her
stepmother, Mrs. Micah Mann.
Mrs John Midget OF South Royalton
has been visiting Miss Ada Burroughs and
Mrs. Abbie Bingham since Friday
O. II. Ramgdell of Pittsburg, Penn, is
now the day operator at this station, TAX
ing the place Of George c. Mooney, who
has been made station agent at Jonesyille.
Miss Bernice Greenwood, former clerk
| in Bell Brothers store. was in town briefly
Saturday, stopping on her way home 10
| Warren from Burlington, where she has
been employed lately.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Noyes, having stored
their household goods for the present,
took their departure from town Saturday,
I going TO franklin, where Mrs. Moves will
remain until he decides upon his future
/ business location.
! Frank Butterfield and Robert Bruce,
while fishing Friday in the river, caught
/ two cells, one Of which, three feet and two
inches long, weighed three pounds, and
/ the other. two feet and eight inches long,
1 tipped the scales at two and half pounds.
A water motor and dynamo ,Aave been
/ installed at the residence OF DR.. w. ;.
Curtis on Forest street SO that Mrs.
4 Curtis can receive her electrical treat
ments without making fatigutng trip to
the Randolph Telephone exchange every
/ day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Roberts OF Man
chester Center, VT, came Saturday for
stav OF week with Mrs. Roberts parents,
/ MIR. and Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson. Mr..
/ Roberts IS now cashier OF the Manchester
4 National bank, having been promoted
some months ago from the assistant
cas- hiership on the death o. the cashier.
XII. Howard captured live hedgehog
I Sunday by throwing something over u
and rolling il up so that il was unable 70
make any use OF its natural means Of de-
| Tense. He presented the prickly pet to
| the HERALD office, where he thought II
might find congenial employment as
quill driver, but as II looked capable OF
1 Irritating thin-skinned subscribers. the
animal was quietly removed TO secluded
/ spot to follow its original career Of
weather prophet.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy Of Morrisville made a
brief business trip to this place last
Thursday, returning the next day. he
was entertained at De4con w. +. How
ards. Mr.. Hardy is now engaged in
making extensive repairs on his residence
on West High street IN Mosrisville, build
/ ing a new piazza OF large dimensions, put
I ting a cellar under the ell, installing
bath room with all the necessary plumb
/ ing. and generally renovating the Interior
OF the house. When all is completed, the
| MorrisvIlle Messenger says i will be hard
I to find a more desirable residence IN that
| section.
News has been received here OF the sud
den death, at Muskogee, Indian Territory,
OF Harmon j. Rood, for many wears rest
| dent IN this vicinity on the farm IN
| Brookfield that still forms part OF his es-
| tate and on which j. A. Washourn IS al
present living. Having no children OF
| his own, Mr.. Rood took two boys and
gfrl from a Home and brought them up.
/ One OF the boys, William, became law
student in the University Of New York
/ and died there. The other boy lives with
1 his ather-in-law, ID. l.. Stiles, in Albany
Of this state, and the girl, Mrs. Gertrude
I Lavelle, is in Denver, Col. The body Will
/ be brought East for burial on Braintree
/ hill.
Cassius r. Peck, former student OF the
| Randolph High school, who removed re-
Gently from Burlington 10 Oklahoma for
the benefit of his health, is now prosper
ously located in Guthrie. In addition 10
the work of assistant United States attor-
ney for Oklahoma, Mr.. Peck has accepted
the position OF attorney for the Union
/ Trust company of Oklahoma City. This
| is one OF the oldest and strongest trust
companies in the territory, dealing IN
| farm loans and loans on business property
/ in eastern Oklahoma. Its capital stock Is
| 100000 and ii guaraniees-th the loans i sells
/ 10 investors. Mr.. Peck finds that the cii-
mate agrees with his health and seems
/ likely TO locate permanently IN this part q
the West,
A windfall of s1066.66 has dropped into
the lap OF Mrs. j. f.. Eldredge through
her distant relationship to the late Elias
/ Caldwell of Perry, Iowa, a bachelor who
1 left a fortune of s224 900 10 be apportioned
among 1I3 descendants of his parents
scattered all over the United states,
/ Eleven OF these lucky individuals arc
located in Vermont, Mr.. Cardwell being
one OF the Cardwells OF Warren and
/ simplifying the spelling OF his name n
early life. Mrs. Eldredge is grandnieet
of William Cardwell, half brother 81
Elias, and is one of ten heirs in this
branch OF the family. She is to be con-
/ graduated on having an ancestral tree
that il Is worth while standing under
with your apron held out, and her friends
rejoice in her good fortune.
A. b. Gay. proprietor OF the Gay livery
stable, took the High school baseball elut
In one OF his teams TO Mortified Wednes-
dav Of last week for their game there, and
while in that license town procured 9
Quart OF LIQUOR, with which he became SC
intoxicated that. upon his return in the
evening. Chief Of Police Z. S. Abbott at
tempted TO arrest him. With the assist,
ance Of some Of his friends, Gay managed
to evade the officer that night, but the
next morning more sober second thought
revealed to him the ACCESSIBILITY Of enter.
ing complaint against himself TO The
states attorney, which he accordingly did
He was brought before Judge VIM. IL
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