Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-11
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

I
ME and Miss Cora Noble.
L. p. Thayer was home over Sunday
from Essex Junction, in which his head
quarters are now located.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hebard Of White
River Junction were the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. X. +. Tilson over Sunday.
Mrs. +. ID. Strong is again at her home
in this village, arriving Friday from
jamestown, n. d., where she passed the
winter.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wilson and two children
have been staying in Bethel since Monday,
Mr.. Wilson being in Montpelier on legal
business.
Mrs. Walter Comstock returned 10 South
Barre Friday after weeks stay with her
mother and sister, Mrs. Mary Waters and
Mrs. Newell King.
Principal and Mrs. f. q. Ham enter
tanned the teachers of the High and
| Graded school at their home on South
Pleasant street last Thursday evening.
Hartley Forth has been wearing black
/ eye lately as the result of blow Just be-
/ low the right socket, received in a prac-
| tice game of Salisbury Brothers ball team
/ last Thursday.
o. ii. Silver OF Montpelier came Friday
and stayed until Monday with his wife
and baby at the home OF his father-in-
4 lhWsI1s T.. W Nudns WHOSE heFlOuh lllutbs
called Mrs. Silver here two weeks ago.
The body of Emma, daughter Of George
| e. Osgood. was brought Saturday from
Montpelier, where she died last February
at the age OF is years, and was taken TO
East Randolph for interment in the family
/ lot.
Mrs. II. w. Tewksbury and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, went to Burlington Mon
day Tor few days and from there VIII
proceed to Goffstown, n. H., to spend
month with Mrs. Tewksbury's mother,
Mrs. A. NJ. Carr.
Rev. II. Van Allen Of Utica, n. Y, an
Episcopal clergyman whose work is
among the deaf mutes, OF whom he him
self is one, although educated to speak,
made his annual visitation to Randolph
last Thursday and Friday.
The Randolph Inn has been undergoing
repairs this spring, especially the ladies'
parlor, which has been repapered and
painted, and fitted with new carpet and
new curtains. Most OF the other rooms
have also been freshened with paint or
paper, and the carpets changed in a few
OF them.
Miss Edith Marcott left Sunday night
for Boston TO take lessons for a month on
the organ and piano Of Arthur Foote,
called one OF the best teachers in the city,
and an organist and composer OF note.
Miss Marcott's place as organist for the
Christian church will be filled during her
absence by Miss Alice Woodward.
The new officers of the Christian En-
deavor society OF the Congl church are:-
President, Miss Mary Carr Tewksbury;
vice president, Miss NJ. Blanche Spar
hawk; corresponding secretary, Miss
Ethel Newton; recording secretary. Miss
Bertha Rowell; treasurer, Miss Fannie
Prince: pianist, Miss Alice Woodward;
look committee, L. II. Rumrill, chair
man; prayer meeting, Miss Fannie Prince;
social, Miss Alice Woodward; missionary,
Miss Ethel Newton; flower, Miss Jessie
Chedel.
Mrs. e. f. Noyes returned Friday from
Franklin to assist Mr.. Moves in packing
their household goods preparatory TO their
final departure from town the last OF the
week. She is to be with her parents in
Franklin for a time, while Mr.. Noyes Is
looking up the business openings that he
has in view and deciding upon his future
location. Her father, r. l.. Hopkins, who
had been here to complete the transfer OF
the store in the Thurston block to Hub !
bard & Blodgett, left for home the day she
arrived.
The last regular meeting of the Ran |
dolph Woman's Literary club was held at
the home OF Mrs. r. w. Tewksbury Satur- |
day, May 8. Mrs. A. II. Powers was
elected to fill the vacancy in the club |
The subject for the after
noon was Scuba, the Pearl of the Antil-
les Apt quotations on May Day were
esting and helpful papers were read on
''Cuban Street Scenes by Mrs. c. f.
Moulton, '.Climate and Physical Charac-
by Mrs. f. Ii. Joslyn, drivers
aud Caves" by Mrs. Belle Dubois, "Trans-
porlation and Communication" by Mrs.
h. F. Emerson. A pleasant social hour
At a meeting Of the board of water COM
missioners last Friday, Iemuel Richmond,
" no has been superintendent of the water
system since its installation, declined re-
election unless he could be given a trust
worthy assistant, who would relieve him
Of part OF the care and responsibility.
This was done by the election OF IL. w.
as assistant superintendent,
and the compensation OF both the superIn-
tendent and assistant (together) fixed at
400 for the year. The superintendent and
assistant were instructed to investigate
and report to the board as soon as possible
in the matter of adding new springs for
The purpose OF increasing the water sup
ply.
Rev. and Mrs. G. o. Howe reached home
Friday morning after a winters absence
in Southern Pines, n. C., having made the
Journey by way of Washington, ID. g.,
where they stopped en- route. After all
The tales concerning the severity OF the
winter and the consequent BILE with
freezing pipes, they were considerably |
yratified to find the water at their house,
" hich had only been shut of in the cellar,
III ready 10 run as soon as Il was turned !
on. The other Randolph sojourners in
southern Pines, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. i
9ladding and Miss Cora White, arrived in
he afternoon, having visited Washington {
md Boston on their return trip. Among (
he friends to greet them on their arrival
VAS MIR. Gladding's brother, George
iladding OF Laconia, \. H., who came !
Wednesday of last week to remain several I
flaws among his relatives here.