Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-12-20
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

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just the dearest Kind of saint
An opinion that their elders
Echo almost in complaint,
As they help u nil the pack
Which he carries GA his back.
ehlldren know he tucks the presents
In their stockings, sly and still
Bat their dads believe tae merchants
Much Inclined good Claus 60 take
For an advertising fake,
Miss Berniee MeCollom is home from
Mount Holyoke college.
Mrs. Ben Briggs OF Hartford was the
recent guest of her mother, Mrs George ;.
Moulton.
fredd Hayward has been in Tunbridge
this week to visit his brother, Or. II. IL.
Hayward.
Miss Catherine Metzger is enjoying a
two weeks vacation in Broadalbin and st,
louisville, \. y.
The Rebekahs will hold special meet
ing Friday evening, Dec. 2S, at which all
members are requested to be present.
Mrs. Harry Corwin OF Lowell, Mass,
arrived Saturday TO spend few days with
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Shortt Powers.
McCollom & Estabrook have dissolved
their partnership in the spring water ice
business, Mr.. Estabrook retiring from the
firm.
Mrs. Lizzie Head and daughter, Ruby,
OF Barre are spending few days with
Mrs. Heads grandmother, Mrs. Henry
ii. Harper.
A. A. Priest left yesterday on trip to
! st. Johnsbury and Bradford to Install
the officers OF the Pomona oranges in
those places.
Fred Dudley. surveyor for the new sew
ernge system, has gone to his home in
Manchester, n. H., to await the renewal
OF operations in .he spring.
A. J. Russlow returned Monday from
/ Norwood, n. Y, whittier he accompanied
his mother, who is to pass the winter
there with her daughter, Mrs. Paul Walk
er.
Lyman ID. Rix has bought the house OF
Frank w. Wood on Central street for
$500 and will take possession OF the same
the FIRST OF April. Ten acres OF land go
with the house.
DIR. and Mrs. S. n. Gould have had as
guests Mrs. Gould's grandson, Carroll
Bagley, of Huntington with his wife and
two children, who came Saturday and
went away Tuesdly.
The annual election OF officers will take
place at the Grange meeting saturday
evening, when reports Of the State Grange
convention will also be given. The meet
log VIII open al i.o0 o CLOCK.
Col. A. b. Chandler has decided to have
the work on Chandler Music hall con-
tinued through the winter when the
weather permits and, having observed the
progress already made, wen. back tc
Brooklyn, N. Y, yesterday.
Miss Olive Sargent has Just recovered
from a hard attack OF bronchial pneu-
monia in Boston, where she was clerking
IN the Thresher Silk store, and now hei
sister, Blanche, who went to the city in
October, is Ill there with the same disease
Il Daniel Ryan, who had been working
4 here since July, went Monday to Bur-
liDgtop, where his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Ryan, had been made homeless:
by the burning Sunday OF the American
House, in which they were living in the
top story.
Miss Ala Estabrook gave party tt
about 20 OF her young friends Saturday
evening in celebration OF her 10Th birth
day anniversary. The company were en-.
tertained with games and refreshed with
cake, coffee and waters. Many remem.
brances of the occasion were presented tt
the hostess.
. Fleda, the 16-year-old daughter o
Charles White. was taken the Sth inst
with hiccoughs that harassed every
waking moment for eleven days. Moth
ing seemed to relieve her until the forc'
OF the attack abated, with her waning
strength, and for the last three days sh,
] has had only an occasional short spasn
r more in the nature of a cry.
The Neil Litchfield Trio, at Dubois &
Gays hall tuesday evening, drew full
house. Mr.. Litchfield is humorous i'm
personator who changes the we'll breC
smile of amusement to the unpremeditatet
grin, quickly followed by the uproariou
hilarity of sheer fun. His first song fount
instant appreciation with sundry gentle
, men Of long matrimonial experience, VIII
chuckled delightedly at his lyrical de
scription of the vicissitudes of married lif
| effectively summed up as sail the comfort
of a home,n His face is the patent adjust
able sort that looks like nybody from tn
fascinating Sal Scroggins-m sough
after by her admirers than Sal-Vation-tt
. the long visaged hypochondriac feeling a
cheerful as the toothache. Mrs. Litch
field is a charming violinist, and tn
. daughter an accomplished pianist. Bot
supported Mr.. Litchfield admirably in tn
rural sketch, "Down at Brook Farm" i
which he played to the life the untame
and untutored country boy with pocke
full Of bumblebees and head full OF mis-
chief.