Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-15
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

! The Rebekahs will give a whist Marty
Friday evening, Feb. %.
Frank w. Stiles, editor Of the snring-
neld Reporter, was the guest of T.. R
Johnson Friday plight.
Mrs. Thomas Connolly ana her dauph-
ter, Mrs. Russell Burridge, were In North
Hartland from the Sth to the 18th inst.
Miss Ellie Dunbar finished teaching a
ten weeks term OF school in West Fairlee
Friday and reached home the next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tufield Raymore Of
Holyoke, Mass, no had been visiting al
Charles Bowers, left here Friday for High
gate.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Lsport had with
them Sunday Mrs. Lsports sis .er and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. spooner Of
Barre.
DIR. and Mrs. r. o. Blanchard and their
daughter. Helen, were IN Hanover, n. H.,
over Sunday as the guests Of DIR. Gilman
Frost and family.
Miss Elton Matthews was in Mortified
Friday 10 attend the funeral o. W. w.
Frost, whose death occurred the 7th after
an illness Of 10 weeks.
Rev. DR.. A. L. Cooper supplied the pull
pit in the Methodist church in Putney
last Sunday In the alb enee OF the pastor,
NV i-AtliAanAtl AhhftlNUs
Mrs. Harley Bruce and son, who were
called 10 Roxbury the 9th by the death OF
Mrs. Bruce's aunt, Mrs. Julius Edison,
stopped here over one train Saturday on
their return TO Brattleboro.
e. q. Mead, Western cattle man, for
merly OF Randolph, and brother OF John
+. Mead, has just bought a farm on the
Cannon Ball river at New England,
North Dakota, near which is located the
Mead brothers ranch
Bethany Guild met at the bone OF Mrs.
+. q. Blanchard last Thursday afternoon,
with 50 ladies in attendance The session.
social Ia character, was enlivened by an
amusing reading, and chocolate and wa
fers were served. The bostesses were Mrs.
+. o. Blanchard, Mrs. Ellen Blanchard
and Mrs. Thomas Fitch.
Miss Agnes Dunbar, who has been
teaching in Grafton FOR some time, viii
enter upon new position the 9th Of
March as instructor in the fourth grade Of
the Bellows Falls High school. Miss
Dun bar, no has been passing part OF
vacation with Mrs. Josephine French IN
Bethel, is now at the Center for a couple OF
weeks study in the Normal school.
As Mrs. b. T. Lombard started 10 de-
scend flight OF stairs 81 her home on
Randolph avenue Friday evening, board
slightly projecting ct the head OF the
flight caught the heel OF one shoe aud
caused her to fall part way down the
stairs She was somewhat bruised and
shaken, and her foot, which caught on the
obstruction so that the heel was torn from
the shoe, suffered a strain.
c. W. Proper, who claims TO be an anna
teur in the poultry business, has been
reading OF the exploits OF some profess
sional managers OF the uncertain hen, ana
now puts forth the result Of his experience
10 discover whether he has really made q
ten-strike or an ordinary score OF fowls.
The first Of last March the chickens were
Matched, and from that date TO the 18th OF
this month he has had SIS eggs from eight
hens and IS pullets.
The social Of Bethany church Sunday
school, held in the vestries OF the White
building last Thursday evening, called to-
eether an assembly OF nearly two hundred,
representing ell ages aud sizes, put part-
cipating with equal enjoyment IN the
pleasures Of the occasion. Games ana
marches made things merry, and music
added its charm through the kindness OF
r. r. Salisbury, who entertained the COM
many with his pianOia. Tue refreshments
were popcorn and candy.
school in No. S. taught By Mrs. Hattie
NJ Iadd. closed Feb. .. The whole num-
Der Of scholars WAS thirteen, aud those
having no absent marks we're AlansiQrd
Judd, Grace Douglass, Robert ana Marion
Harrington. Ona Ladd, Abblg laws,
Edgar and Irene Bissette Grace Douglass
and Ona Ladd have had no absent marks
for five terms, Robert aud Marion
harrington, Abbie Davis, no marks Tor
three terms: Edgar and Irene Bissette no
marks for two terms. In the first class m
spelling Grace Douglass ranked highest,
Mary Priest second, having one less
head mark. In the second class m
smelling Irene Bissette and Ona ladd mao
the highest and same number OF mead
marks. A bible Davis second.
The ladies OF the Randolph Woman S
Literary club were entertained al the
home OF Mrs. Ernest Tracy SATURDAY,
Feb. "a, where twenty members sna
twelve guests passed a delightful ana
social afternoon. February being the
birth month OF George Washington ana
Abraham Lincoln, the subie5t Tor dhe
afternoon was, very appropriately, "fs-
triotism.n Current events bv Mrs. II. A.
Leonard, and very thoughtful papers on
,sThe American Union" end "Daniei
Webster by Mrs. Homer Bell, "PreserVa-
ton of the Union and Abraham
Lincoln" BY Mrs. l.. A. Russlow, proved
that old subjects as worthy OF remem-
brance as the above may DC presenter ~
so attractive a way as to be ever new ana
Mrs FIoy +. sturtevant Of ST; Adams;
until recently a clerk in Bell Brothefs
store in Randolph, has just received a
someN hat belated Christmas present.
The gift came originally from friend 10
Mansfield, Ohio, and was dainty hand
kerchief This was enclosed with letter
wishing a merry Christmas" 70 MISS
Sturtevant. The letter wss dated Deeein-
Der q, 1905, and was postmarked Deeeln-
Der 25. When received, the enNeiope vas 90
torn onen looked water soaked, and no
stamn was attached. With the letter ana
handkerchief came a letter from the post
naster al Columbia City. Ind, 10 the fos..,,
master at st. Adams, saying that TINS MAJ I
was found in the river there Dec. "a, anu ll
that il had been held for orders rom .ho
envelone signs that a stamp had once
heen affixed, but nothing with the let1er
- sbovS boW IL might have gotten into the