Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-04
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local EditOr.
The Present Theme.

The Present Theme.
Propitiously the Eastern war
Has closed it, bloody strife,
And all its horrors nov give way
To softer things Of life.
Instead \ camp and march and siege
And tights on land and sea,
Miss Alice Rooseveit's affairs
To follow Weare free.
That maiden's fairyland career
Romantic maze extends,
Whose raptureH 20 describe, the press
some ornate language blends.
The crown ed heads Of Europe all
fThus runs the journals strain
NoW % the choice of wedding gifts
Devote each regal brain.
The Kaiser and Prince Henry, too,
Are busy in advance;
King Edward VII. and his queen,
The president OF France,
The young Alphonso, Russian Car,
With smaller rulers vie,
And e'en the Pope i looking round
For something nice % buy.
Thus early DO we read details.
But, on, there's more 20 come
Then Won't the presses hum2
There Is man concerned in this,
LengW0rih, We are assured,
Who even for a groom bids fair
To be amazingly obscured.
Mrs. w. T.. Terrill Of Montpelier was a
recent visitor at L. b. Johnsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Pearson and son
were ia North Ferrisburg and Burlington
over Sunday and New Years.
Miss Ella Matthews OF Groveton, \. H.,
former clerk in Bell Brothers store, has
been visiting for week among her Ran
dolph aequaintances.
Mrs. c. NJ. Howard has rented through
the A. b. CushmAn Real Estate agency her
cottage house on South Main street to
Louis Galerneau, who Will soon take pos
session.
Mr.. aud Mrs. b. +. flicker are entertain
ing Mrs. Ricker's sister, Miss Anna East
man OF Topsham. and Miss Cora Galpin OF
Woodbury., Conn. The latter's brother,
Sam Galpin, was also here. but went away
Tuesday.
In Windsor county court Tuesday, DR..
Geo. p. Morris was fined $50, with costs,
for the simple assault of which be was
convicted last week in attempting to shoot
Luther Penniman. The case is reported
elsew here in this paper.
Sylvester Clark had the end OF the sec
ond finger on his right hand cut off by the
buzz planer at Osgood q Roundy's foun-
dry, Tuesday. The cut was diagonally
across the finger from the first joint and
left the piece hanging by strip OF skin.
Mrs. Edgar Williams, who had been as
sisting in the care OF her mother, Mrs.
Il
Conn. where she found Mr.. Williams con-
fined to the bed with stomach trouble.
Mrs. Young IS convalescent and able to be
about the ouse little.
George n. Terrill OF Morrisville, the
newly appointed secretary OF state board
OF cattle commissioners, came Tuesday to
consult the retiring secretary, Hon. v. i.
Spear, concerning matters connected with
the administration of the office, and was
the guest Of ID. II. Morse that night.
The Randolph firemen's tenth annual
concert and ball triumphed over rain and
icy going Friday evening and scored
success under conditions that might have
proved disastrous to q less popular under
taking. The concert, which was excellent,
was given by an orchestra OF eight pieces
under the direction of +. A..Phillips, who
played bass, with Glenn Bailey, cornet;
George ChRtiield. first violin; X. II. Cham
berlin, second violin; Frederick Dumas,
trombone Frank Walker OF Barre, clari-
nett Dean w. Edison OF Montpelier. trap
drum and Mrs. Bertha Blanchard, piano.
The program was we'll selected and rem
dered in a manner to cause a pleasurable
glow OF pride in the musical manifesto
tions OF home talent. The cornet solo OF
Mr.. Bailey and the xylophone solo by Mr..
Edison were especially good numbers.
The ball succeeding the concert opened
with grand march led by Mr.. and Mrs.
n. G. Buck, and dancing in pleasant COM
pany and TO inspiring music made the
fleet footed hours race gaily away. In the
middle OF the order an adjournment was
taken to the Randolph Inn, where Land
lord Hayward served delicious chicken
pie supper to ~ couples. The treasury OF
The firemen was enriched by S25.40 as the
proceeds OF the event.
In response to invitations issued by
Master William Hendry Lamson, eight OF
( he young society people OF the place
assent bled at the home OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Z. LamsoD, on railroad
street Tuesday afternoon to extend fe
licitations on the occasion OF his first
birthday anniversary. The guests, who
varied in age from seventeen months to
three, were Leslie Whltcomb Lamson,
The eldest of the party, and his brother,
Robert Irving, the youngest; Albert Lacy
Metzger, Ethan Scott, Dorothy Morse
Vaughan, Marcia Russlow, Bennett Farms
worth Bell aud Mary Murdock Totman.
The host received his friends informally
bat cordially and a most delightful social
period ensued, marked by unrufiied amia-
oility and lively expressions OF pleasure
,ouched In language generally unin-
except to the attendant matron
of the speaker. The dainty decorations
Tor the event were pink and white. In
he dining room the table was adorned
with pink and white carnations and above
il was draped pink and white crepe paper,
while in the white frosting OF the birthday
cake burned one pink taper. Elegant re-
lreshments OF fruit punch and cake were
served to the matrons and pretty favors
presented TO each OF the guests.