Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-31

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visiting her niece, Miss Minnie Carpenter.
/ Mrs. F. r. Ingalsbe Of oakfeld, N. Y,
/ is in the village on a visit to her mother,
\ Mrs. K. +. Bixby.
I Henry Archambault of Lynn, Mass,
has been here lately on visit to his aunt,
I Mrs. Charles Danyou.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Emery are the
happy parents Of a son born last week,
I tipping the scales at four pounds.
Mrs. Sarah Morey OF Gaysville has been
Z with her niece, Mrs. f. c. Terry, coming
[ last Thursday and leaving Sunday.
! Recent guests of George Pratt at Honey
Hollow farm have been his mother and
sister, Mrs. j. A. and Miss Anna Pratt,
and his brother, William j. Pratt, all OF
Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hood of Woburn,
Mass, friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +.
Wood, are boarding at y. j. Blanchard's
for week or two. Mr.. Hood is organist
Mr.. Wood sings.
Miss Ada Fits, who had been taking
ten days trip to Moosilauke mountain in
New Hampshire, reached Randolph again
Mondaj and has been staying at Eugene
Marshall's with friend, Mis- Mary Cove
Smith Of Boston.
Misses Georgia and Helen Holmes of
Orange. n. j., are being entertained at the
Wiswall cottage, from which Miss Marion
MeGowan and Royal Hyde departed yes
terday to their respective homes in Am
herst and Milford, n. III
Road Commissioner j. b. Wells is doing
a big Job near East Bethel in raising the
road where the branch overflows IL in
times OF high water. The improvement in
the highway will be greatly appreciated
by the people in that part OF the town.
Mrs. p. f. Amoor and daughter, in town
two weeks as the guests OF Mrs. Amoor's
sister, Mrs. VI. d. Banister, have gone back
to Morristown. n. Y, taking their nephew
and cousin, Fred Banister, with them in
the hope that the change may benefit his
health.
Miss Glenna Cushman and her cousin.
Miss Grace Banister. went to Northfeld
Tuesday to see the formers father, stephen
Cushman, who had been injured by
staging giving way here he was at work,
I letting fall brick that cut cash in his
forehead.
Mrs. +. G. Ham Is in Randolph again
after a sojourn OF two months in South
Parsonheld, Me-, and Prin. Ham is eX-
peeted in a day or two from Chicago, o,where
he has been devoting the school vacation
to a special course OF study at Chicago
university.
Mrs. Cortez Nutting and daughter,
Katherine, OF Littleton, n. H., who have
been in Canada and Bakersfield all sum
mer, are here this week to see Mrs. Nut
ting's mother, Mrs. j. V. Newton, who IS
still at the sanatorium taking electrical
treatments.
NJ. A. Rand has finished work for A. A.
Priest and gone to Ellensburg, Wash, to
find employment. Tomorrow, his cousin,
Thomas Howard Of Ellensburg, who has
been East year. will start for home with
another cousin, Miss Irva Howard, stop
ping at Denver and Portland on the way.
Roy johnson, while at play last Thurs
day forenoon, was hit In the left eye by
a small apple that was being twirled on
stick. The ball of the eye was badly
bruised by the blow, whose force was
sufficient to shatter the apple, but for
tunately no permanent injury was in
fiicted.
George T.. Hutchinson, who lost the
thumb, index and second fingers Of his
right hand at the second joints three
weeks ago while working at the molder in
Salisbury Brothers factory, has had TO
have the third finger, which was also in
jured, amputated at the second joint,
leaving only the little finger entire on that
hand.
About fifty Of the young people had a
corn roast Friday night IN II. A. Smiths
grove, just south OF Mari-Castle park,
where a huge bonfire was lighted and
an elaborate spread for the occasion pro-
vided. After the roast about half the
company repaired TO Dubois q Gays
hall for dance, with Mrs. Bertha Blan-
chard as pianist.
A new permanent bridge across the
stream near the carriage shop OF w. w.
Bean mas been ia process OF building this
week at a cost Of about 800. Over a stone
underpinning as high as the water course,
steel beams support the stone tlagging OF
the road bed, making firm. substantial
structure. Along the sides is To be
wooden railing with iron posts.
Mrs. +. l.. Brooks has closed her cottage
in Queen City park and reopened her resi-
dence on south Main street, where, since
her return, she has been entertaining her
nieces. Miss Anna Smith OF Melrose,
Mass. and Mrs. Ellis and daughter OF
Somerville, Mass. Tuesday, Mrs. Brooks
and her daughter, Mrs. W. w. Morton,
and Miss smith were in Montpelier.
II. 5. Booth received news Monday of
the death OF his nephew, Robert Boutwell,
OF Maiden, Mass, from burns received IN
his efforts to save the guests OF Lake Mar :
anacook hotel. which was destroyed by
fire at Readfield, Me-, the 26th inst. The
seventeen -year-old boy, son of II. l.. Bout
we'll a well-knOwn Boston attorney,
proved himself twice a hero in less than
twenty-four hours Friday afternoon ne
dived from the deck OF a lake steamer 10
save the life Of Margaret Hermans, a wait
ress at the hotel. who was nearly drowned
in a collision between the steamer aud the
boat in which ste had been rowing. She
was sinking for the last time when Mr..
Boutwell, jumped from the deck and
brought her 10 the surface. saturday
svhen FIRE broke out early IN the morning
in the hotel in which be was employed for
the summer be rushed through the cor
ridors, rapping on the doors 10 arouse the
guests and loudly shouting the alarm. As
the fire was at its height it was discov-
cred that a young woman was still In the
hotel, and the brave fellow dashed again
into the blazing building and brought the
girl safely out He vas badly burned and
had So inhaled the flames that as soon as
daylight came be was taken 10 a hospital
al Lewiston, where be died sunday, IN a
noble sacrifice of gallant young manhood
for the lives Of others.