Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15

was with great difficulty he managed to go
for assistance. The little boy was almost
overcome with fumes and none of them
realized what was the matter until people
coming in from outside detected the smell
of gas. II is supposed that the chimney,
which was thoroughly cleaned in the fail,
had become so choked by q recent hail
sto m as to allow no passage for the gas,
which WIS forced back into the room.
The American Jubilee Singers closed the
Randolph Entertainment course for this
season Saturday evening with a concert OF
plantation melodies and old ballads Of the
South thar were SO well sung as 10 make
the program distinctly pleasing. The
voices are remarkably sweet and 50 cuitI-
waited that no trace remained OF the shrill-
ness sometimes noticed in jubilee
singers, but instead a certain smo0thness
and richness Of tone which gives an added
chsrm 70 that peculiar style of music
+ Through the efforts Of Messrs. "a b. ana
/ =. I. Salisbury, the singers were induced
to remain over Sunday and for a sacred
concert Sunday evening in Bethany
church, which had q crowded audience.
AT the morning service the tenor, Edward
/ Goodbar, and the soprano, Mrs. Anna G.
/ Acklen, assisted The choir and sang solos
which were heard with delight.
/ The regular meeting OF the Randolph
q
Mrs. s. r. rewksbury Saturday after
noon. The subject discussed was the
"United States Quotations from the
sayings Of prominent statesmen were
given Dy the members, "Cufrent Events"
I by Mrs. w. b Wall. a paper, THE
Republic and its Outlook BY Mrs. e. l..
Moulton, afforded a very comprehensive
and instructive view OF the wonderful
+ growth and prosperity Of our couniryi'
AZ A of FHrfF rnHaH
/ pared by Mrs R0saBel Mcintyre, gave an
exceedingly interesting and fun deserip-
T tiOu OF the eminent men ia different pro-
( LESSONS who have assisted in making the
+ United States one Of the first among
nations. The annual business meeting of
+ the club will be held at the home Of Mrs.
/ W. b. Wall Saturday afternoon, March
+ II, at o'clock.
/ Mrs. Alfred Knights and her adopted
daughter, Alice, reached home Friday
night after q stay Of three months with
Mrs. knights nephew, Ralph =. Garvin,
Ia Maiden Mass. for the purpose OF hav-
ing Miss Alice's eyes treated at the Eye
and Ear infrmary Ia Boston. The spe-
cialist at the infrmary decided not to re-
move from be child g eyes the cOngenUal
catarActs, which do not grow and are no
larger now than al the time Of her birth,
his reason being that IA the operation the
eyes would be so injured that she would
ever after have to wear very heavy lenses
In order to see at ALL Instead be made
new pupils through which she can see
now without any strain, while the original
pupils remain as they were before. In a
years. time he hoped the eyes, which have
become turned through the little girls
efforts to see in spite OF the eataracts,
would straighten Of themselves.
ID. II. Morse Of this place, George Aiken
OF Woodstock, A. J.. Croft OF Enosburg
/ Falls, Prof William Stuart OF Burlington
and =. Bissell OF East Shoreham are
named as a committee from Vermont to
T operate with similar committees from
! New Hampshire and Massachusetts, IN
taking charge OF a "Better Farming"
4 train to be started by the Boston a Name
I railroad from Springfield, Mass, next
+ month. The train, which is expected to
cover over 900 miles on its travels, VIII
/ be an agricultural exhibition on wheels OF
all the latest farming apparatus, methods
in dairying, poultry raising, fertilizlng,
gardening and profitable farming gener-
ally. Experts on agricultural topics VIII
give practical talks on subjects Of special
4 interest to farmers. The Billings estate At
Woodstock, II is understood, will furnish
/ some stock for the expedition and the eX-
4 pertinent stations Of Vermont and Massa-
i chusetts will contribute to the outnt.
4 The third week in April the tram VIII
come to the Vermont line and pass over
4 the passumpsic road, which is part Of
4 the Boston q Maine system.