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


Mrs. T. II. Joslyn was the guest Of Mrs.
W. r. Cushman IN Mortified Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Gladding and Miss
Cora White were in East Montpelier last
I Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Common. Thanksgiv-
I ing guests at r. L. Parsons, left for their
i home IN Manchester Depot Monday.
/ Miss Emma Moses went back to Roch-
ester the 2nd To resume teaching after the
/ thanksgiving recess Of the public schools.
4 NJ. NJ. Wilson, Esq, Mrs. Sadie Bruce
and her son, Dewitt, and Miss Edith
Marcott united with the Christian church
I last Sunday.
Z Mrs. Julia Rindge was with Der broth
er, IL. r. Thatcher, and family in Goulds-
I vile during the holiday last week and
over Sunday.
/ Miss Kate Bradley, who had been spend
ing six weeks with her sister. Mrs. f. II.
E Grove, took her departure for Woburn,
I Mass, the attn inst
I Miss Jennie Woehler, who is somewhat
out OF health, suffering from a nervous
trouble, has gone 10 Burlington for two OF
{ three weeks Of rest and change.
/ Mrs. Louis sault and her foster daugh-
F ter, Marion Mitchell, came back the Attn
+ from Essex Junction, where they had been
holiday visitors al I. ". sault's.
/ ". w. sprague, who was in town Fri
T day. has transferred his headquarters from
Springfield Mass, TO Montpelier ana is TO
represent the 5harples Cream Separator
company IN Vermont and New Hampshire
hereafter.
! Miss Clara Bean left Monday TO resume
her studies at the Normal school in West
+ field, Mass, after few days vacation al
home. During the Christmas season she
f is 10 be with her brother and his wife, DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Bean, in Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Rebekahs ended the holiday last
Thursday with hist party held in Odd
Fellows ball m the evening, nine tables OF
players engaging in their favorite game.
Prizes forthe highest score were awarded
to Mrs.G l.. Spear and Mrs. AN. Hubbard.
/ The Rebekahs entertain again with whist
4 tomorrow evening.
i As Fred and Charles Howard we're chop
ping in the woods a few days ago with
i their father, Willis Howard, they felled a
/ beech tree forty feet high, IN the top Of
/ which Fred found hunting knife stuck,
perfectly good except where the handle
I had been gnawed a little. How the i'm
plement managed 10 get into the extreme
/ top OF the tree is something for the curious
\ 10 puzzle over. Fred, who had long COW
I eted a hunting knife, felt as though he
/ had prematurely chopped down Christ
/ mas tree.
/ AT the 36th annual meeting OF the YER
mont Dairymen's association, 10 be neld
/ IN Burlington, January 9, 10 and II, A. A.
F Priest Of Rand lph IS TO be one OF the
+ speakers, his subject being "suggestions
from a Creamery Manager TO Darymen.
The 18th animal meeting OF the Vermont
Sugar Makers association will take place
in Armory hall, Burlington, the evening
OF January and the forenoon OF January
p. and the order Of exercises Is to be
printed with the dairYmen's program.
Premiums to the amount Of $50 VIII be
given for sugar.
Al. Kelley celebrated his SD birthday
anniversary Friday, December /. by riding
ON his wheel, and in the evening a small
company Of young people, who take pleas
ure In carrying sunshine and cheer into
the hearts and homes of others, called and
uassed a pleasant hour al his home on
randolph avenue. Music was enjoyed,
and games OF cards were playe5, Mr. KEEL
lev taking part with the rest, and nuts
and candy, thOughtfully provided by the
guests. were presented 10 him with
a yerv dice collection Of not house flowers.
After singing "God be with You till We
Meet Again" the members OF the COM
pany congratulated their host and took
their departure.
Miss Florence Kendall's ball in VII
iiamsi hall Thanksgiving evening took the
form Of a very pretty "Nhite DUCK
party, at which over twenty couples IN
white array threaded the mazes OF the
dance to the musical cadences OF an or
chestra composed OF Glenn Bailey, cornet;
Frederick Dumas, trombone; George
Chatfield, violin, and Mrs. Bertha Blan-
chard. piano. Richard Grant OF Bethel
relieved Mrs Blanchard at the piano dur
ing one number, and, with the orchestra
accompanying, sang as well as played,
"Come. Take Trip IN My Airshlp, tor
which be was roundly applauded. Later
no ntaved the same selection alone ON the
piano, while the members Of the orehes-
ira Joined the dancers, ana was haard
with so much pleasure that repet ted en-
cores kept MIN long at the instrument.
A large number OF spectators watched the
graceful evolutions Of the dance ana en-
loved the music. Miss Kendall viii begin
The second half term OF her danclhg
school tomorrow evening.
seldom have the ladies Of the Randolph
Woman's Literary club enjoyed a more
delightful afternoon than at their regular
meeting on saturday, held with Mrs W.
n Iamson. Preceding the regular pro-
gram. Mrs Or. Blanchard favored lhe
club with a very entertaining account on
lunch given in Boston by the Dahg hleFs
of Vermont, at which she was guesl' am
OF which organization Mrs. Clarence ).
Allen, once well known here as Miss ENa
Joslyn, is president; Mrs. Gilman " heeles
secretary, and Mrs. J ID. Wheeler one OF
the ushers. The subject for the afternoon
was "I.ongfelloW and "Aneeuotes w
Mrs. A. j. Curtis. "Life Of LongielloN
IN Mrs. A. II. Powers, "Selected Readings
l-ou- Evangeline" ty Miss Annie walsh
"a Visit to Evangeline Land ~ Mrs D.
NJ. Fowler (the last being vivid deserlP,
tion Of trip taken BY her 70 the iahl
made famous by the poet), all combiheu
TO give an bour Of rare enjoyment, ana ~
ia 10 an even greater interest in the
sTffe and Writings of one Of America !