Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-02-09
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
NJ. c, Rowen shipped IS hogs, dressed
by Jerd, to Burlington Monday.
The Chautauqua circle will meet with
Mrs. Ellen Blanchard next Monday even
ing.
The Woman's Literary club will meet
Saturday with Mrs. Fraser Metzger from
3to5.
Miss Mary Olmstead OF Fitchburg.
Mass, has been guest this week of Miss
Louise Hastings.
/ Mark and Edwin Rix of Bethel Gilead
went Monday TO Waterville, n. H., to
work numbering.
Mrs. b. II. Davis is in Northfield visiting
her brother. She intends TO go from there
to Warren to visit relatives.
Miss c. Kate Howard returned Tuesday
from visit OF several weeks to DR.. and
Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy in Foxcroft, Me.
F. X. Ingalsbe Of Massachusetts, Insti-
tute OF Technology was a guest at Mrs.
e. f. Bixby's Saturday and Sunday.
The board Of civil authority will meet
Thursday, Feb l6, at l D. m. at town
clerks office for abatement Of taxes.
The Randolph Magazine club will sell
their magazines at auction at w. r. Lam
sons auction rooms next Saturday night.
Miss Martha Peake Of Randolph Center.
who had been staying at Eugene Ward
ner's for few days, went Tuesday to
Sou tn Royalton.
Miss Floy Sturtevant. formerly with
f. f. Twitehell a. Co. Of st. Albans, is the
new clerk at Bell Bros. to take the place Of
Miss Ellen Matthews.
Mrs @. H. Silver and baby, who had
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. f. Wyman, for three weeks, returned
Tuesday to their home in Montpelier.
M. ID. Smith Of Mortified, who is can
vassing among the Vermont alumni OF
Norwich University for support for the
proposed Alumni hall, was IN town Tues
day.
A knife flew from the tenanter at the
Emerson mill Tuesday, cutting the first
two fingers on the right hand OF Byron |
Goodwin quite seriously, but not necessi- |
tating amputation.
The A. B. Cushman Real Estate agency /
has rented, subject 10 a sale. for III. j. Rood 4
OF Oklahoma Territory, his farm in Brook /
field to j. A. Washburn. who has occupied I
the farm for several years.
Win the ladies who have the following
books belonging to the Randolph Wom-
ans Literary club please hand them to
Mrs. l.. p. Thayer at once:-Rebecca of 1
sunny Brook Farm, The Daughter OF a
Magnate, A Little Girl in Old st. Louis,
Bubbles We Buy.
Mrs. Laura Standish came Monday from
Thompson, Conn, to visit Mrs. A. b.
Fewksbury. Mrs. standish's daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. p. w. Strong, who
nave been carrying on farm In Connecti-
,ut have come back to their farm in
pomfret.
{. A. Peck OF East Middlebury was in
own Monday to investigate the project of
starting a small box manufactory here.
he looked over the vacant screen mill.
)ut decided It was too large. He was more
impressed with the plan oftaking the upper ,
ioor in The Emerson mill, and some ar
'angement may be made with the Emer-
ION company in this way. Mr.. Peck has
lad several years experience in box max
ng at East Middlebury
Mr.. Peter Franklin McLRurin of Mount
'ernon, n. Y, and Miss Alice Emily, =
laughter OF Mrs. Emily r. Hastings, /
rere married at the home OF the brides
1other yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, i,
lev. Homer White performing the eere-
lony, in the presence of few near rela-
ives and friends, only, including the
rooms brother, James ID. McIaurin, of 7
lew York, Miss Mary Olmstead OF Fitch ;
urg, Mass, and Miss Grace Lamson.
hose part was the rendition OF a we'd +
ing hymn preceding the marriage ser v
ice The couple left on the afternoon
Npress and will later go 10 Ha gana, Cuba, y
here Mr.. MeLaurin is engaged in mer- 4
antile enterprises.
School IN No. closed Feb. with a Q
lashington and Lincoln program, the i
npils doing themselves much credit -
here was a spelling match on test words;
race Douglass spelled the school down. Ia
he children enjoyed a peanut hunt, fol- L
wed by a treat Of popcorn, nuts and t'
INDY. Whole number OF scholars, IL;
'erage attendance, l0l. Grace Douglass, 81
ma Ladd, Edgar and Irene Bissette were N
II absent during the term. Grace Doug 1C
SIS and Ona Ladd have had no absents
r 22 weeks. Mary Priest and Abbie II
avis were absent only once on account q,
sickness. Lawrence Bissette and Earl n
unson were absent only one day. Those !,
ho ranked highest In spelling were Mary
'iest, Grace Douglass and Annie Smith.
attic Ladd was teacher. y