Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-27

With plugs that are antic and gay,
Cayprting about on their spawned legs
In most unlicensed way
His car, in figures four inches high,
l. numbered az plain a. DAY;
He's numbered himself, and his chauffeur, too
And collar wears frisking Tray.
Regard, with snOrts Of dsmays
This licensed thing that gasoene
Consumeth instead Of hay.
And women who drive unlicensed beasts
InduginE In coltish play,
Can't see that numbers and tags and things
I Reassure IN any way.
Miss Harriet spaulding has finished
work at Bell Brothers store, where she
had been elerking in the suit department
Mrs. r. w. Baldwin came down from
Essex Junction Tuesday to look over her
cottage at Peth preparatory to opening II
for the summer.
The whooping cough quarantine has
been removed from r. III. Slackis, Master
Leonard disappointing all expectations by
declining to whoop.
A second son was born last Thursday in
I Bristol to Mr. and Mrs. David Bosworth.
/ The young man, who weighed nine
I pounds, is a grandson Of Judge VIM. III.
Z Nichols of Randolph.
+. B. Thomas has rented the farm of G.
r. Abbott, known as Highland Place, for
a summer outing spot and is putting the
house in readiness for the occupancy OF
LIS ihliiiN III u AtN Nfthss
Miss Winnifred Richmond is learning TO
be telephone operator at the Randolph
exchange whose business has increased so
much lately that the regular operator, Mrs.
Q. s. Booth, stands in need OF an assistant.
Rev. and Mrs. G. o. Howe will leave
Southern Pines, n. c., the second OF May,
after a winters soiourn there, and journey
leisurely homeward, stopping at Washing
ton, ID. C., and Springfield, Mass, and
reaching Randolph the last OF the week.
At the play, "A vagabond's Honor" to
be givel by local talent tomorrow evening
for the benefit OF the Roman Catholic
church, the curtain will rise promptly at 5
o'clock, and all holders OF tickets are re-
quested to be in their seats at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Clark Of New Haven,
Conn, have been the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. {. +. Moulton at Stoneleigh, since
Monday. They are to have the house OF
l.. r. Thayer on Highland avenue again
this sun mer and will take possession OF II
some time in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy p. Lamson are TO take
possession about the first Of May OF the
cottage house on South street which
George j. Prince aud family have Deen oc-
cupying for the last few years. Mr..
Prince has rented part of Mrs. G. NJ. How
ards house on South Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Scribner started
Tuesday night for Marshalltown, Mich,
with Mrs. Scribner's aunt, Mrs. J. j.
Leavy, who was called here the first OF the
month by the fatal illness OF her father,
the late Ransom Slack. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seribner intend to stay in Marshalltown
through the summer q least, aud perhaps
longer II he succeeds IN finding satisfsc-
tory business opening.
M. Button has been suffering Sc
verely OF late with blood poison develop
ing from a wound on his left hand, which
was drawn into a saving machine the 9th
of March by his yarn mitten getting
caught on a stick while he was at work at
+. b. Thomas. Ii was feared for time
that he might have to lose his hand, but
for day or two the wound has shown
more healthful signs OF healing.
A chimney on the ell of w. F. Edson's
house on Main street burned out at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, heating the
bricks so hot that at 6 o'clock fire burst
out OF the partition behind the Kitchen /
stove. The hose was brought into play and
the flames subdued before they could get
under headway or run up the partition,
only very small space being burned over. 1
The fire company was called out but ITS
services were not needed.
Miss Helen Miller is home on a weeks
vacation due to the closing OF the schools
at White River Junction, where she
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three cases of spotted fever among the
children. One child died there Tuesday.
AT Lebanon, N. H., just across the river, 1
four deaths have already occurred from
the disease, and one death is reported 1
from Rutland. A student at Goddard 4
seminary, Barre, Miss Annie McCaskiil, /
was taken i'll with spinal meningitis two
weeks ago and died there Monday.
Rev. f. g. Rainey arrives today from I
Lyndon to spend a few days among I.
friends in Randolph before going to his I
cottage at Round Lake, n. Y, for the |
summer. The X-ray treatments, which /
are benefiting his throat, he will continue
to take at Albany, n. Y, which is easily I
reached .from Round Lake. At the YER
mont conference i'm session last week, the 1
the sympathy OF his brother clergymen in 4
the Methodist church was expressed In 1
the following resolution "Resolyed, /
that the secretary of our conference be in I
structed to convey to Brother +. G.. Rainey /
our deep sympathy in the severe afiiiction I
which has compelled him TO lay aside bis .
work. In this village, where his i've |
years pastorate won him many we'll I
wishers without as well as within his /
church, a general regret for the trouble 4
which has come upon him and keen de- /
sire to aid in his restoration to health has /
prompted the raising Of 800. which viii /
be presented to him this evening.
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