Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Salisbury and chill
dren are at Hampton Beach.
There will be a meeting of the Eastern
Star this Thursday evening.
j. w. Raymond has been in Boston this
week on a short business trip.
Mrs. Lucy Norriss OF BrocKton, Mass,
is a guest at Charles II. Holman's.
Miss Hazel Fairbanks went TO Swanton
Friday aud remained over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary h. Hemenway OF Ludlow Is
the guest OF Rev. and Mrs. X. NJ. Fowler.
Mrs. Maria Knowlton of Gaysyille visit
ed Mrs. Emma &. Knowlton and daughter
last week.
Mis-. Julia Treat and Miss Anna from
New Haven, Conn, have Joined the family
at the Thayer house.
Mr. and Mrs George A. Laird OF Royal
ton were with Mrs. Laird's mother, Mrs.
Ira Maurice Jones, Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Hale L. Flint and children are in
camp at South Hero with Mrs. Flint's
father ana sister, Rev. f. L. and Miss Ella
Herrick Of Milton.
Rev. DIR. A. l.. Cooper will preach the
Old Home Week sermon Sunday, the 18th
inst. in Cabot, OF whose Methodist church
he was pastor in 1928.
Albert NJ. Wood and Miss Lila NJ. Cole,
both OF Rochester, were married yesterday
morning, Aug. /, at the Baptist parsonage
by Rev. Samuel Knowles.
Mrs. Eliza Rattee, after a weeks rest,
has gone back to White River Junction to
care Tor her sister, Mrs. Durham, whose
health is gradually improving.
Ira A. Rice landed a rainbow trout from
the Branch the other day that he didn't
have to throw back-it measured 10 inches
in length and weighed two pounds and
nine ounces.
Mrs. Charlotte Hawes Smith OF Cam
bridge, Mass, is at Mrs. II. w. Tewks-
bury's for another outing season in this
place. Yesterday Prof. Sawyer's brother
and wife from Squam lake spent the day
with him at Mrs. Tewksbury's.
Mrs George Chedel left Tuesday to ac-
company her husband on bis business trip
TO Woodsville and Wildwood, N. ii and
their daughters, Jessie and Marjorie, went
to Woodstock to remain several days be-
fore betaking themselves to the camp at
Mascoma lake.
Miss Mary Morse Joined the family OF
w. S. S. Buck at Highgate Springs last
Thursday for the last few days OF their
outing, which ended the 2Sth ult. During
Miss Morse's absence, her place in the
office Of the z. r. Emerson company was
taken by Mrs. Harry Chase.
Orson Woodcock brought Mrs. Wood
cock home Monday from Burlington,
where she had been having her eyes treat
ed for a week. A little later she will go to
the city again TO have them examined and
sometime in September hopes TO have a
cataract removed from one OF them.
John Butteriield came home Monday
night from Lake George, n. ", to nurse
his right knee that be threw out OF joint
by slipping on the kitchen floor OF the
steamer Sycamore, on which he was
working. He will go back TO finish his
season on the boat as soon as be is able.
Mrs. George S. Hutchinson and her sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Davis, went to Concord, N.
H., Friday to visit their brother, Pearl
Rumrill, and family until Tuesday, whe
Mrs. Davis returned to Randolph and
Mrs. Hutchinson started on tour to
West Somerville, Worcester, Lynn and
Natick, Mass.
The work Of clearing away the debris
from the site Of the Chandler Music hall
was begun Tuesday and as soon as the
ground Is ready the location OF the build
ing on the lot will be determined and
wha, trees stand in the way will be cut
down, The contract for concrete foun-
dation for the Music hall and parish house
has been let to W. 5. Teachout, who viii
begin work upon it Monday.
Leon Sault has left the employ of the
American Bridge company, with whose
o ,iice in East Berli7, Conn, he was con-
neeted. and entered that OF the Under
wrl e.s' Engineering and Construction
comp7uy il is New York Office, This
.hsi.o ena bles bin to be with his sister,
iiss tarrie. who hss position with the
..s.s. Ae.ess4, "a eOlapauy, aud both are
boarding at Frank Parsons in Yonkers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman d. Rix and Miss
Ellen Whitney OF this place, Mrs. Lois
Rix and Master William OF Bethel, Leslie
Chamberlin and family Of Gilead, William
Clifford and family Of East Bethel make up
a party of II that are rusticating on the
Rix farm on Bethel mountain and Incl
dentally attending to the hay crop. Mrs
Whitney, W no had been in Lebanon, n.
H., week, came back Tuesday 10 join the
campers.
Work OF constructing the plant of the
Demeritt & Palmer Packing company is
progressing rapidly. Tue building. two
stories high, Is rooted over except the
north end. which will be raised another
story for the elevator; the floors and watts
are being concerted, and a carload OF
machinery has arrived, including four
large retorts for the steam cooking OF the
corn. The bean crop is already being
picked, sacked and shipped to Waterbury
for the present.
Arthur q. Putnam, who had been con-
nected lately with the bookkeeping de-
partment of the Pond Extract company IN
New York city, was one OF those whose
work depended upon certain lines OF man
ufacture that the company has Just
dropped as Improbable ventures. Mr..
Putnam came from New York last Thurs
dsy for brief visit to his family before
returning Monday to a former position
with the Forbes q Wallace company IN
Springfield, Mass.
There was hearing Monday IN the case
OF Miss &. Il. Moore against Will Hoising-
ton, relating to q lot OF wood claimed by
both. About the middle OF March, laf1,
while the snow wss still on the ground,
Miss Moore bought a farm on the Roches-
ter road OF Mr.. Hoisingt1n, and soon aft
er, going to Big Stone City, ;. D., near
which she has other property, lett the
Vermont farm IN charge Of her uncle, Jo-
seph Coreveau. In her absence, Mr..
HoisinEton removed from the place, ac-
cordinF to Miss Moore's statement 80
cords of wood, and, according TO his, q
cords. that be claims was felled before the
farm was sold and wgs to be retained by
him. A. some Of the plaintiffs witnesses
could not appear for little while and she
herself is TO 90 to Dakota on the excursion
- case WAS UngfUUUEu until