Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-02

OF bis largess T. impl0re
Very pteously begging
That he give them of his store.
But he turned away in eoldness
With the irfitsting Joke,
That they were but rows of spOnges
IN the guise Of Christian folk,
And most wickedly intended
All his precious stun 70 soak.
Then they rose and cast their buckets,
Every single jug and paii,
Al his most Inflated person,
ARd they hit him without fail;
TIL be felt ike Russian despot
And became both scared and pale.
And an awful curse they uttered
That bis running water stop,
And commissioners Oppress him
With their stern, non -thawing hop-
When he woke o turn1he faucet
And II wouldn't drip drop.
j. q. Mann arrived from Tupper Lake
Junction. y. Y, Tuesday.
DIR. w. NJ. Kelly returned Monday from
a visit to his relatives in Lynn, Mass.
Miss Blanche Judd Of South STAFFORD is
the guest OF DR.. and Mrs. c. J. Rumrill.
Miss Alice Woodward has succeeded
Miss Abbie Clark as organist at the Congl /
church.
Louis Cuneo has been in Burlington
since Saturday, visiting r. Nardini and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis started from
here last night for their new home in Bis
marck, y. ID.
The Lone Star company, a Randolph
dramatic aggregation, is TO play in Bethel
Tuesday nignt.
John Lamson was in Montreal over
Sunday, visiting Fred Copeland, who is a
student at McGill college.
There will be a rehearsal this evening at
the Randolph Inn OF the "Pirates of PEN
zlnce, Whose prospects are steadily im-
proving.
The ladies of the Fish Hill neighbor-
hood were given a social and O'Clock tea
at the home of Mrs. j. +. Chadwick FRI
day afternoon.
Miss Estella Cross, who had been visit
ing her cousin, l.. b. johnson, and friends
in Bethel Cilead for a few days, went home
10 Gouldsville Saturday.
Hon. v. /. Spear went to st. Albans
Tuesday TO confer with A. j. Croft of
Enosbnrg Falls. secretary OF the Maple
sugarmakers' association, on sugar mat
ters.
Young Peoples Night will be observed
by the Order OF the Eastern Star Thurs
day evening, March 9, at the Randolph
Inn, with program, lunch and other
social diversions.
Mrs. /. 5. Chase went to Boston Monday
to return the last of the week with Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Leeds, who have been
with .dr. Leeds mother in Lakehurst, ".
j., and in Philadelphia.
The baseball club OF the II. II. 5. has
organized for business in the spring by
electing Prin. T.. q. Ham manager, and
Winfred Bagley captain. Some games
have already been scheduled.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kicker had Mr..
Ricker's sister, Mrs. John Darling Of Gro
ton, with them over Sunday and enter
tanned j. H. Galpin OF Woodbury., Conn.
from Saturday to Wednesday.
The r. f. Emerson company received
word yesterday from Il. +. Emerson that
he had closed contract with True q
blanchard OF Newport, VT. for the fix
lures OF their new jewelry store.
The Piscataquis Observer saws that Rev.
l.. ID. Temple Of Watertown, Mass, organ
izer OF the Temple European tours. has
arranged with Rev. Y. NJ. Hardy, ID. d.,
to conduct party though Europe for him
during the coming July and August.
IA. Y. Wemple and family, residents of
Randolph few years ago on the George
MOulton farm, moved last week from
Woodstock, where they have been living
for some time, to place in Brownsville
recently purchased by II. Y. Wemple, Jr.
Miss Frances Spooner and Miss Lola
Ingalls, attended Miss Florence Kendau's
NMnNAnK HtHNui extra III AnnMluNNnAt GEa-
day night Miss Ingalls, returned TO
Gouldsville Saturday to care for her
grandmother, who had contracted hare
cold.
Mrs. Arthur Judd OF South STAFFORD
was at DIR. &. j. Rumrill's last week, caring
for her daughter, Florence, who was sick
with hard cold. Monday, the young
lady had so nearly recovered that Mrs.
Judd was able TO return home.
NJ. c. Rowell shipped Monday l3 calves
and cattle, paying for the calves from 3
to cents pound. Messrs. Kicker, Hatch
and Blanchard shipped 10 calves and
hogs. They paid from ? TO 5 cents pound
for the calves and from 4 10 5 cents for
hogs.
The circulation OF books during Febru
airy from the Kimball Public library was
the largest OF any month vet, reaching the
total OF 1887, with a daily average of
SO 1920. OF this number 40 (2iE) were
class books, 391 t20a6) juveniles and il36
(5Sec) fiction.
Mrs. Thomas Fitch Of Winnipeg, Mani
toba, who is passing the winter with her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Blanchard, very pleas
antly entertained party Of fifteen last
Thursday evening with fan tan and finch,
which games also furnished amusement
for a company of ladies Saturday evening.
The Northfeld News. in its editorial
compliments Capt. Eldredge in
the following manner r;-"rhe Department /.
OF Vermont, G.. A. R., has had a most
year under Commander j. +.
Of Randolph. He has admins +
tered the duties OF the responsible aud 4
honored office with high credit to the 1
order and to the state, a. well as TO him-
self, Major Seymour II. Wood OF St. f
Albans will make worthy successor to 4
Capt. Eldredge.
At the annual meeting Of the Randolph, f
Braintree and Bro0kheld Fish and Game .
Protective league held Saturday morning
In East Braintree, the following officers i
were elected ;-P President A. b. Manches- .
ter; vice president. Luke Parish; secretary, f
K II. Howard; treasurer, Fred Flint; di-
rectors, Lyman Hutchinson. ID. u. Howe,
j. W. Uutiedt. III. " Fletcher and X. II.
Howard; auditors, &. ID. Smead and G.. II
Manns prosecuting officers. u y. Howe
and %. Il. Dudley; collector, Byron Wake
field. The directors were instructed to
procure fish to stock the waters owned by
the members Of the league, iu compliance j
with law, and the date and details OF the
annual banquet were also left in their .
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