Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-02-23
Randolph.
GEORGIA wHrrE. Local Editor.

4 AaHaH9s ~ = since FfAuay-
w. P. Flint was in Roxbury last week to
see his brother, Eugene {. Flint.
Miss Maud Putnam was in Hartford
over Sunday with her sister, Miss Lyla.
Miss Nellie Carr attended the Quechee
ball IN White River Junction Friday
night.
Mrs. Scott Lamb OF Royalton was at
;. W. Howard's last week from Wednes-
day to Saturday.
Mrs. r. F. Emerson will entertain the
Woman's Literary club Saturday after
noon from 10 5.
Simon Davis Of Bellows Falls was a
7 guest at Mrs. Eugene Ellisons for a
week, leaving Friday.
/ Robert Adams and Roy Huse OF the
University OF Vermont were at their re-
+ spective homes over Sunday.
/ Miss Nettye Robbins has gone to New
York TO spend a months vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Cora Robbins.
Miss Mary Wheeler OF White River
Junction was the guest Of her aunt, Mrs
/ L. p. Thayer, from Friday to Monday.
I Miss Blanche Adams went back to
South Royalton Friday after spending
several weeks with Mrs. Anna Adams.
Miss Bridget Armstrong Of Barre, the
housekeeper a short time since at the
. 1dluuilN ldfeDUhEt III LUIS klldBts was
with Mrs. Thomas Carr Friday.
j J.E. Ierd was in Burlington from last
/ Thursday TO Saturday with his sister,
/ Mrs. Sidney Rand OF Brookheld, who was
operated upon Friday at the Mary Fletcher
hospital.
Mrs. Harley Bruce and son, Charles,
arrived from Brattleboro last Thursday,
aud Mrs. Bruce went to Brookfield to visit
her sister. Master Charles remained
with his grandfather, Warren Bruce.
Monday they went back TO Brattleboro.
Hon. V. !. Spar, clerk of the village
sc iool district. has just completed the
annual census OF the school children, OF
whom there are 50 between toe ages of
five and eight, 1874 between eight and IF
teen, So between fifteen and eighteen,
making a total OF 240 between the ages OF
five and eighteen. The boys number 129,
and the girls Ill.
Fred W. Howard is prepared to offer
conclusive proof that deer shed their
horns annually to those sceptics who pre-
sumo TO deny that fact OF natural history.
He has in his possession a pair OF antlers
which be picked up in the woods week
ago, perfect in every respect, but softened
and porous at the roots so that the animal
was able 10 rub them off.
William $. Spencer, son OF the late Rev.
III. A. Spencer, sixteen years ago pastor
OF the Methodist churches in this village
and at the Center, has been appointed
examiner Of candidates for the chair Of
English in the State Normal college at
Pueblo. Mexico. During the past six
months Mr.. Spencer has been engaged in
introducing American school books into
that country.
Mrs. Roxana Hebard has received word
Of the death Of her nephew, John West, OF
White, South Dakota, February 8, at the
age OF SIS years. His death, which was due
to dropsy. occurred at Eigin, ILL.,, where
he went to be under the care Of brother,
who is a physician. This nephew, who
left a wife and two children, was a son OF
that brother Of Mrs. Hebard who died in
September last.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. b. Miles OF Waits
River, Mrs. Curtis ID. Parkhurst and her
brother, Leon Page, OF Washington were
here last Thursday to attend the funeral
OF Mrs. Parkhurstis husband, which was
held from the home OF ms mother, Mrs.
c. :. Park hurst on Central street. They
all left after the funeral obsequies, the
widow returning with her brother 10
Washington, where she and her four
year-old son are living.
c. F. Stevens monstrous st. Bernard,
Jefferson, and Fred Fairbanks pointer,
Duke, got into some kind OF a political
discussion on Merchants Row Monday
morning that ended in the st. Bernard 5
taking the pointer in a firm grip and
throwing him through the basement
window under +. n. Jerd's market. Duke
crashed through the window without
stopping to raise il and dropped into the
cellar. where he evineed a strong dis
position to remain the rest of his life.
The following from the Keene Sentinel
is OF local interest 1.-THE members OF the
Boston Orchestral company consisting OF
Messrs. b. f. Jenness, +. +. Sagley, Kari
II. Beedle, +. A. Steady and Leon {.
Batehelder have almost completed very
successful series OF winters engagements.
just now they are having some photo
graphic work done in keene in prepare
ton for next season, when the company
intends TO trivel again. They have a few
more engagements TO MI this year in
February and March, but are at home
for the present
The annual roll call OF the Christian
church was attended by 100 persons FRI
day evening. The exercises, which took
place in the church body, consisted of
choir and congregational singing prayer
by Rev. Fraser Metzger; short remarks
BY l.. b. johnson. DR.. Il. O, Blanchard,
John l.. Udall and the pastor; calling
OF the roll, to which there were 81
responses, either in person, by proxy or
b letter. Then the company adjourned
to the church parlors, where pleasant
icial hour was passed, during whlch
the ladies served refreshments of sand
witches, olives, cake and coffee. The
thank offering amounted to S75, larger
sum than ever before. During the past
Y ar the membership of the church has
b en- decreased by the death of Mrs. Leroy
j. Sargent. Mrs. Seth NJ. Flint, Mrs. Celia
Badger, Mrs. Maria Chatfield, Mrs. Lucy
Fisk, Mrs. Christopher Seymour and Mrs.
Betsey Dutton.
c. c. Written, who is pleasantly re-
membered as hardware dealer in Ran
dolph, succeeded in business by j. j.
Trerise about nine years ago, writes to j.
NJ. Atwood as foliows;-.'Me are now at
Edgewater, Col. Last March we pur-
chased five-acre fruit ranch six miles
west of Denver and nearer the mountains.
The venture has been complete success
i'm every way. My wife and ! are both in