Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-09-21

/ De amputated al the second Joint, and
+ last Thursday half OF the remaining part
OF the thumb was removed on account Of
the bone being diseased.
+ S. W. Hayward, brother Of Landlord c.
W. Hayward Of the Randolph Inn. is
making his first visit 10 this place since
his removal to Boston twenty seven years
ago. he vas long lime employed IN
salisbuFy's factory by the father Of the
+ present pr0prietors, the late Franklin
Salisbury, and his brother, Thomas, and
assisted in the erection Of the factory
building that was burned in 1850. He
built the first house on Weston street
now owned by Harrison Harw00d. and
finds IN Randolph many evidences OF
growth in the last quarter Of century.
Carl Batcheider Of Fort Worth, Texas,
who was here this summer with his wife
to visit his mother. Mrs. F. L. Parsons,
and started for home two weeks ago, has
had phenomenal luck during MS twenty
five years experience as a locomotive en-
gineer in the Southwest. According to an
exchange, be has never had an accident
nor received an injury in all that time, but
the engine which he had been running
blew up twenty-one days after he came
East, killing both engineer and fireman.
Nothing daunted, however, Mr. Batchel-
der intends TO continue running an engine
as long as be Is able
The Brooklyn Whist club was delight
fully entertained Friday evening by X. s.
Spear OF Boston at the home OF his sister,
Mrs. B. F. Herrick, on Central street.
The players filled eleven tables and pur-
sued the game with uniiagging zeal. A.
Z. Dean and Mrs. George W Scott, who
rolled up the biggest score, were rewarded
for their skill By prizes Of two handsome
silk umbrellas, while DR.. Francis Eaton
and Mrs. r A. Dunn were consoled for
adverse luck by gifts Of a silver nut
cracker and half dozen picks to the
former, and a sterling silver button hook
to the latter. Mr.. Spear returned to Boston
Saturday, having completed his two
weeks vacation.
Miss Mary +. Morse went to Walden
Monday and as a member OF Governor
Bells party attended the Caledonia county
fair in st. Johnsbury yesterday, Govern
oris day, when there were present, besides
Governor Bell, Governor Lane OF New
Hampshire and his staff, Lieut. Gov.
Stearns of this state, members Of the YER
mont delegation in Congress and the
Southern governors, who have featured at
several fairs this fall. In Governor Bells
party the young ladies, besides his daugh-
tiers and Miss Morse, were the latter's fell
low maid OF honor at the christening OF
the battleship Vermont, Miss Virginia
Perry OF Mclndoes Falls, and Miss Bill
lings Of Woodstock
Carl, the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
j. Wheeler, died al 9 O'Clock Friday morn
ing Of sugar diabetes, with which he had
been taken severely i'll the Wednesday be-
fore. Previous to that time he had not
complained OF feeling i'll though for some
weeks his appearance had indicated that
he was not in his usual health. He was
fifteen years OF age and left be-
sides his parents two brothers and two
sisters, Walter, Ruth, Fred and Gertrude,
ali children at home. The funeral service
was held at the home in Braintree, on
the Thayer brook road, at O'Clock sun
day afternoon, Rev. Fraser Metzger OH
eating. Burial was in Southyiew ceme-
terry, and the bearers were Charles, Arthur,
Frank and Russell Burridge
Miss sadie Waldo, who had been with
her sister, Mrs A. G. Slack, in West
Brookfeld, left there Friday morning to
90 to the home Of another sister. Mrs.
Henry Luce, at the edge Of the gulf. Be-
fore going far, having chance TO ride
win John Mudgett, VINO was driving that
way, she appeared TO be bewtldered as 10
her wherea bouts, and, arriving at the
Luce house, she fell in some way over the
side OF he wagon onto the ground. she
was on her feet in an instant, however,
and seemed to be uninjured, though later
il was discovered that she had sustained
few bruises. Finding that her sister was
away, she got back into the wagon and
rode down to Randolph. Her mother not
being al their rooms IN the Scott block,
she wandered of to Pearl street, where
they had been living until recently, and
there Mrs. Waldo found her in peculiar
Nv dszed condition. with little idea OF
where she was or what she wanted. She
was taken home and for several hours re-
manned in semi-eonscious state, gradu-
ally working out OF il and regaining pos
session OF her faculties. She has been
sub ject to brief attacks OF a conyulsive
nature. and il is thought this time tines
seizure took different and more violent
form.