Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-06

the house was quarantined as a precau-
tionarv measure. A less serious quinsy
trouble was the outcome of the attack,
however. and the quarantine was removed.
After 80 consecutive years in mercantile
business in this town under the firm
name of A. w. Tewksbury a. Sons and
A. D. Tewksbury, Mr.. Martin A. Tewks-
bury has formed new business partner
ship. The new member OF the firm is
Mr.. Joseph w. Raymond and the firm
name Tewksbury a Raymond.
Robert Adams, Edward Mason and Miss
Bessie Lewis, students at the University Of
Vermont, are at their respective homes for
a vacation Of three weeks, and Mr.. Mason
is clerking during the recess in the store
of TewL sbury a Raymond. Harrison
Thayer from Vermont academy at Saxtons
River is also here for the Easter vacation.
Miss Ada Fits, who has been visiting
her father, George Fits, and relatives in
Roxbury and Northtield since Saturday,
leaves today for Boston, where she gives
special training to backward pupils in the
city schools. The summer vacation she
expects to spend abroad, sailing some
time in June on her fourth trip across
the ocean and returning in September.
Robert Mitchell rendered a complimen-
Randolph Inn Monday evening. Nine
teen gentlemen, members OF the club and
guests, were present and listened to an
interesting paper by Rev. X. NJ. Fowler on
american Highlanders,n or the descend
ants OF the Scoteh-lrish who settled the
mountainous regions Of the Southern
states.
Respecting the comment from the Bur
lington Clipper, reproduced last week in
A. ...lfs -
Methodist churches in Bethel, citizen
asks the HERALD to point out that while
there are three Methodist churches in
that town they are widely separated,
being six or seven miles apart. and two OF
them the only places OF worship OF any
denomination within that distance
One Of our local Industries about which
perhaps not all of our readers are familiar,
is the manufacture of the Green Noun
tain plows, business established here by
Chadwick Brothers, and now conducted
by Osgood q Roundy. In addition to their
Vermont trade this season, they have
just made shipment OF a full carload TO
Thompson Il Hoague Co. OF Concord,
n. H., who are agents for the sale Of these
goods in their vicinity.
Miss Mary Il. Morse, who has been
employed as assistant bookkeeper for
nearly a year in one OF the branch Offices
OF the Hotel and Railroad News Co. of
Boston, has recently been appointed head
bookkeeper in that office which is located
in Brookline. The firm by which she is
employed supplies the entire city and
suburbs with newspapers, periodicals and
magazines, this including news stands,
news boys and private residence and
office delivery.
Michael Larkin, who claims to hail
originally from Lowell, Mass, walked
into the village yesterday and applied for
a nights lodging in the lookup. Accord
ing to his story he has been travelling for
four or five years in this country and in
foreign lands to overcome by the exposure
OF outdoor life marked tendency to con-
sumption. A few days ago he fell from
a bridge near Essex Junction a distance
of % feet and lay on the rocks all night
before he was found. His lameness from
the accident made rest and shelter
imperative when he reached here.
Charles Blodgett began Monday the
work of removing the old Catholic church
building from the site at the corner of
Prospect and South Pleasant streets to the
vacant lot next to the Brooks block where
il is to be placed, facing South Pleasant
street. Yesterday the building reached
the top of the South Pleasant street hill,
its progress being intently watched by a
large numb OF retired citizens who were
rs ULEN as EUAAA AE 0NNA oNNAtAE NnE per
Torrance. IL going down hill is as swift
and easy as usual for churches, the build
ing ought to be at its new location today
or tomorrow.
The sugar season still continues dis
appointing though Monday was notable
sap day Reports from all over the state
received at the Sugar Market indicate that
less than pound to a tree mas been made
so far while the average is two and a half
4 to- O., a
as well as any part of Vermont, and hope
still springs in the sugarmaker's breast,
causing him to continue TO expect more
satisfactory weather conditions. The mar
ket is employing a smaller force than
usual this season, having only six people at
work. In Ohio, another great maple state,
sugaring is already over with but one
third of an average crop.
The creditors of b. +. Kicker met Mon
day in Montpelier in the Office Of r. NJ.
! Harvey. Esq. for hearing before VIII
liam c. White of WiiliamstOwn. referee in
| bankruptcy. Several creditors were pres
! ent. but G. p. Tarbell. Esq, OF South Roy
alton appeared for John Goodrich of East
/ Randolph. and NJ. NJ. Wilson, ESQ. Of
/ Randolph for NJ. c. Rowell OF this village.
/ The question Of the election Of a trustee
was settled without contest BY the credit
4 ors agreeing on Hon. V. l. Spear, while
the question Of examination Of the bank
| rupJ was postponed 20 meeting the 20th
| INST. ia Mr. Wilson's Office. J. B. Ell
dredge. II. W Vail and J. ID. Denison were
appointed appraisers Of the bankrupt
property.
The west end OF the coal shed roof
beside the railroad track caught fire from
a passing engine Monday afternoon and
the alarm was blown after the blaze had
/ been almost extinguished with few pals
of water About the same time there was
a confiagration in the lower part Of South
view cemetery due to the spreading Of
fire along the banks OF the railroad
through the dead grass. Almost all Of