Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-19
Randolph.
GEORGIA wHrrE. Local Editor.


lodge c. II. Markham OF Pomfret was
IN the village over Sunday.
Mrs. W. F. Edison was with her relatives
IN Lebanon, \. H., for Easter.
+. A. Thomas has been having one OF
the chambers in his house on School
street enlarged by the addition OF bay
window.
A. j. Huse served the patrons OF rural
delivery route No Friday 10 the illness
OF the regular carrier, Elmer Montgomery,
with hard cold.
Miss Ida Rand spent Sunday with her
uncle, A. b. Chambers, in Lebanon, n. H.,
where her brother, James Rand, Is can
wasting Tor stereopticon views.
At the annual meeting Of the Vermont
state Dental society at the Brooks House
10 Brattleboro, May 16. II and IS, Or. f..
o. blanchard is TO lead a discussion on
porcelain Crowns" and give a clinic in
porcelain staining.
A. IL. Beedle has bought about a hun
dred acres OF pasture and woodland Of
George G. Hatch for $1,000. This parcel Of
land IS part OF he Hatch farm in Gilead
and contains the Eldredge pond, to which,
however, no rights are conveyed by the
sale.
John r. Angel is to make some altera-
tons in his resi- 1ence on Weston street
formerly known as the j. w. Hale house,
his plan being to put an addition be-
tween the house and the shed for a kitch-
en-, TO extend the front piazza around to
the ell and to build back piazza.
The social gathering of the Rochester
club IN Grange hall Friday evening had an
attendance OF about 50 people, who en-
ioyed a feast OF new sugar on snow,
doughnuts and pickles. When the appe-
title began to be cloyed with sweetness,
the company turned 10 games and prone
uades, Ralph French furnishing piano
music for the latter.
Capt B. r. Bowman, who had been away
since the 2ist OF March, escorting an ex-
cursion party 10 Los Angeles, Cal, reached
home last Thursday. Fifteen OF the ex-
cursionists with whom he started went
through TO Los Angeles, while the others
| stopped al more Eastern points or went OF
In other directions. Mrs. Bowman, who
was member OF the party, is still with
her children at Ipswich, 5. ID.
4 W. n. Kenney will 60 to Lake George
the l8th OF May TO be head waiter on the
I steamer Sycamore and will take with him
I Howard Drew, Robert Adams, Fred Fair
banks, Fredd Hayward, James ana win
I Rand, Charles and Joseph Goodhart, Geo.
Dickinson Gerald Stevens and John But
+ teriield, all Of whom will be walters on the
/ boat with the exception OF Butterfeld,
who viii have work in the kitchen. Their
season will last until the middle OF Octo-
/ Der.
Al the fourth annual meeting of the YER
mont Black Slate company, held the 18th
inst. NJ the Office in Mortified, +. II. JOS
I Ign Of this place was elected one OF the
I board OF directors, whose other members
are Paphro ID. Pike OF Mortified, Charles
A. Milliken OF Augusta, Me-, A. q. rowle
81 4 Macs Ikar1aa Hole Of
Mortified. Mr.. Pike is president and
manager Of the company, Mr.. Milliken
vice president. MIR. Towle treasurer and
Mr. Dole secretary. Operations have al
ready been begun at the Dole Brill and
John Clark qnarries in Mortified in the
way OF preparing TO install the new heavy
machinery that will be used in getting out
structural slate, for which Mr.. Pike has
secured several large contracts.
Beulah Chapter, o. +. s.. held its annual
meeting last Thursday evening and elected
these officers for the ensuing Mrs.
j. r. Cleveland, worthy matron; Nj. d.
Rumrill. worthy patron; Mrs. Nj. B. Rum
rill. associate mstrou; Mrs. 5. G. Clark,
treasurer; Miss Abbie Clark, secretary;
Mrs. r. Y. Emerson, conductress; Miss
Ehda Newcity, associate conductress. II |
was learned at this meeting that Mrs. :. $.
Bass has been commissioned grand repre-
sentative OF the states OF Nevada and Ore |
gon at the annual session OF the Grand |
Chapter Of Vermont, TO be held IN Enos |
burg Falls IN June. She is the first repre- |
sentative in this state 10 be commissioned |
by Nevada, whose grand chapter has only |
been in existence since last September.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Laport received the
congratulations Of their friends Saturday /
evening on the occasion OF their goth we'd
ding anniversary, which was very pleas
antly celebrated at their home on Maple l
street Little Miss Marion Mitchell per-
formed the duties OF usher, and among the /
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Spooner OF
Barre. Mrs. George Richards and Ansel
Richards OF Brookiield. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Fielders and son and Mrs. A. X.
Fielders and daughter OF South Royalton.
Mrs. r. w. Jewett read poem written for
the occasion, and refreshments OF ice
cream, cake and fruit punch were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Laport were made the recip-
tents OF beautiful carnations, a good sam
Of money and handsome articles in linen
and china.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell T. Woodward
have learned since their return from Cali
fornia that their son, Frank, has been
figuring in the eyes OF his Eastern friends
as an awful rogue who purloined a boat
for which his parents had TO pay the
owner damages TO the amount OF rs.
This alarming story grew out OF simple
occurrence Ia California that became
wonderfully magnified and distorted
when II reached Randolph and had been
in circulation little while. frank and
some other boys went duck hunting IN
November on a lake or lagoon, formed by
the incoming tide OF the Pacific, and,
according 10 a common and perfectly
legal custom on the lake, took boat
from its mo0rlng 10 pick up their ducks.
The owner. supposing them to be parties
that had once before rowed the boat to
another part OF the lake and left il for him
to 60 after. called to them TO come back
and let the boat alone. They obeyed
him, but In day or two he told the boys
he had found out his mistake regarding
them and gave them permission to use
the boat the rest Of the season. No 70
was paid BY anybody, that being a sensa-
tional feature the story. took on IN the
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