Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
ORANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.

At Il union meeting of the physicians
Of Randolph held at the Randolph Inn
January ~ the matter Of establish
ing minimum prices FOR their profess
sional services was considered and the
following is part of the rates submitted:
Office calls 80 cents medicine extra: telo-
phone consultations same as office calls
visit in village. 81; visit outside of vii
lase. 81 and - cents per mile: visit to-
Randolph Center, 81: visit to Spowsvlle,
81: visit to West Brooktield, $50; visit
to West Braintree. s.; visit to East Gran
Vile. s. 80: visit to Alien Flint neighbor-
hood. s. visit to East Bethel, $3.50: visit
to East Randolph, $50; visit 20 South
Randolph. $50: visit to North Rand 1lp,.
SO; night calls, between y. III. AID
6 a. M. 30 per cent. extra. Extra charges,
for dangerous contagious diseases like
diphtheria. scarlet fever and smallpox.
Consultations double regular fec. GoioS
out of town with patients, $40 per day
and expenses. The above is \ partial list
of the rates submitted an,. the ether
rates are according to standard rates for
towns of this size throughout the state.
The document with a few additions will
be signed by the physicians of Randolph.
After the business meeting Il dinner was
Mrs. Ida Mann has leased her farm
south OF this village Tor term Of five
years to A. j. Russlow. who will run it
in connection with his livery business.
The Randolph high school base ball
team organized Thursday evening and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Manager Prof. T.. q. Han !:
captain. Martin Connolly: entertainment
committee, Prof. Ham. James Rand and
George Dickerson. 1t is expected that
Carl Bass. the star pitcher will be with
the team this year. Entertainments for
| the benefit Of the team will o. started
at an early date.
The Rochester club held its third of n
series of sociablcs in the Ora lEe hau
Thursday There were nearly 200 present
and a play entitled AN Affair Of the
| Heart" was presented in very ar"ditapIe
| manner by the young people. Another
feature of the programme was 4 'liala-
ouin" march. After the programme sup
was served in the dining room. Following
the supper a social hour with cards and
dancing furnished entertainment.
The ladies of the Brooklyn Whist
club observed Eentlcmen's night at the
home of Mrs. Lizzie Booth on Main
street Friday night The attendance
was As and ten tables of national whist
were in operation. The winners were
Mrs. r. +. Herrick and A. Y. Dean
Martin l.. Washburn, who has been
spending several weeks at his old home
at the Center village. left Monday
for Underhll, where he was joined
by Mrs Washburn, and Tuesday they
started for San Francisco, where Mi.
| yNr.,bI,urn'c beaIuuurtcrS
MIR. and Mrs. Luke Parish left Tues
day for Biloxi Miss, where they
viii spend about three months with
Mrs. Parish's brother at his winter
home.
There was a large attendance at the
Grange meeting held in the Grange hall
Saturday evening. An interesting pro-
gramme prepared by Lecturer George
&C. Flint was presented as follows:
Song. by the choir; "Charades," Misses
Jennie Cleveland and Lima Battles;
"Grangc Echo" Misses Jennie Godfrey,
Winnifred Mann and Floy Sturtevant;
song, quartette; paper, should Prizes
Re Offered to Stimulate Grange Work,
Miss Annie Mcsser; solo. Miss Alettha
Bailey, and closed with n song by the
choir. At the next meeting to be held
February 10. the state superintendent
of schools. Mason s. stone, will deliver
an address. The meeting will he open
to the public.
George II. Slack has rented his farm
} on the Center road to John Hatch, who
/ will take possession March 90 Mr.. SLACK
+ intends to occupy his place on Mapl,
street in this village,
; Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Hutchinson lef
) Monday for Phtslicld, being called Their,
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hutchin
sons father. l.. II. WhitcOmb, who die,
Sunday
Miss Gertrude Hernandez. who under
, went an operation for appendicitis a
l the Randolph sanatorium about thre,
weeks ago, is getting on nicely and il
I able to ride n little each day
The ladies Of the Catholic society viii
hold sociable and entertainment in tn
Grange hall Wednesday evening. Feb
, ruary IA,
RI The Bachelor Maids met last evening
= with Miss Esther George at her home
, on Central street. Nearly every member
{ of the club was present and kinder
r gartcn party furnished entertainment
[ The maiden ladies, whose object was Il
= renew their youth We're gowned il
[ short skirts, wore their hair in braid'
t down their backs and carried theil