Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-28
Randolph.
GEORGIA warrE. Local Editor.


1 AiaA futini per hei On leahcss tree,
l. ehifpias, ~ cheer there l. No Ack,
while hreeEes blow feathers fTon or his back.
rhe farmer Is whissling most happily
Aud huslif horink tAat le4iess tree,
Whose sap. h. his ear therc l. reason to think
Must dFip with a truly siiVery chink.
Dame Nature j. fun of her practical iokes
And cato the crust the lnc2utious will coax,
unsaspcet ng, h walk over fathoms of ma.h
TN seey're up 10 their necks in the half-irozeH
slush,
The bleakness Of winter she tries 10 recall
MI NIB = sudden northeas sriy clustering sguaii,
Whnse oefiskeS seem Tor an instant " iing
Aaoued ven Ger the iaee OF spring,
A moment more. and the world Is bright
with Hood uf the SUMS most brilliant light,
And srvatsr beauty no soul could want
ihaa = teand IA the sap-running days OF Yer
mont
Mrs. A. q. Osgood went to Sorthamp-
ton, Mass., yesterday to spend Easter.
Mr., ana Mrs A. L. Dean reached town
yesterday after winters abseace In Bcs-
ton.
Guy Spear, principal of the Bradford
High school, was among the arrivals yes-
terday
Miss Berniee Mecollom is home from
Mount Holyoke college for the Easter va
cation.
Mrs. Mary Z. Levy has sold her house
on Water street to ii. 4. Holman, and the
consideration Is named as s22o.
Miss Dora small, an experienced mill
liner OF Boston, will be Mrs. L. X. Diapers
trimmer this season and is expected from
the city tomorrow.
Col. A. {. Brown, commander OF the
Vermont department, G.. A. r., has ap-
pointed Capt. b. r. Bowman OF Randolph
one OF his special aides.
b. L. Demerltt was In town last Thurs
day ana left instruct ons with q. H.
Slack TO send another carload OF corn to
Boston, which went Monday.
The engagement has been announced
OF Miss Anne Lsmson Dubois, youngest
daughter OF Hon. VIM. II. Dubois, to
Clarence West Hodges OF New York city.
J. Il. Eldredge, agent Tor the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company, has paid
the amount of damages in full for the fire
at q. III. Slack's farm buildings the 9TH
inst.
Mrs. Thomas Fitch started Monday
night TO Join Mr.. Fitch in Ray, n. D., and,
after three months sojourn there, they
will transfer their headquarters to Winni-
peg, Manitoba, for the remainder OF the
summer.
John Manney and his daughter, Miss
Bertha, went to Middebufy Tuesday to
attend the funeral OF Mr.. Mauney's broth
er, James j. Manney, whose death oc.
CURED Sundsy as the result OF a shock
suffered the Thursday before.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson was suddenly
taken with appendicitis Sunday afternoon
and, after night OF great suffering, was
carried to the saoatorium, where she un-
derwent a successful operation Monday
morning. She rallied nicely and is doing
well.
:. Miss Cora Bliss has arrived from mar
ket with stock OF spring millinery that
she is displaying in A. NJ. Hubbard's
store. During the season she will have
the assistance OF Miss Hazel Fairbanks,
who has finished work in the HERALD
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Sprague have re-
opened their residence on Highland
avenue, which had been closed for few
months while Mrs. Sprague was boarding
at w. j. Blodgett's. and her husband was
away on his route for the Sharples Separa-
tor company. He was at home Sunday.
DIR. Z. o. Blanchard has been honored
by an appointment. as chairman OF clinics
from the state OF Vermont to the James,
town Dental convention to be held at
Norfolk, Va, Sept. II. 1t is probable
that party of prominent dentists OF Ver-
mont will plsn trip South at that time
to include both the convention and the
exposition.
Frederick Leeds has under the course OF
construction two plays which will be pro-
duced after the opening Of Chandler
Music hall during the coming season.
The staging for the plays which will be
given as "double bill, y is quite elaborate
and a picked company of players has
been secured. The production is under
the management of DR.. Walter nj. Kelly.
This has not been very favorable sugar
week but 1t is estimated at the Market
that up TO the present time about half a
pound to a tree has been made. George
&. Flint has the usual clear amber
colored dainty that be manufactures every
season; Clarence Webster has made 40 or
more gallons of extra syrup, while the
sugar bush Of Willis Howard has yielded
in the vicinity Of so gallons OF syrup and
quite little sugar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor A. Williams are
packing their household goods prepara-
tory to leaving town tomorrow or the
next day for New Haven, Conn.,, from
which city they came here just year ago.
They intend to visit in New Haven,
Bridgewater and other places in Connecti-
cut for awhile before seeking home in
the West. Mr.. Williams father, |. ID.
Williams, will move from the cottage on
Dudley street to the tenement in the brick
house on Weston street, vacated by the
son.
James " Newton was arraigned before
Justice II. w. Mcintyre Monday on the
charge Of furnishing liquor to Mrs. Henry
s. Tobey, complaint having been made
by Rev. Samuel Knowles. Mrs. Tobey
was summoned as witness and testified
to having procured from Newton whisky
and alcohol for use In the sick room OF her
husband, critically ill with pneumonia.
Newton claimed Ignorance OF law that
forbade such neighborly accommoda-
tion but was, nevertheless, bound over to
county court in the sum OF ESQ, which
was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. z. J. Cole.
While climbing an electric light pole
Tuesday night, f. II. Ketchum had one OF
his spurs give way and, in throwing HIM
self about in order to avoid fall, he
partially dislocated his right shoulder.
He struck the spur into the wood again
and went on about his work, in the course
of which he climbed six or eight more
poles before he felt much inconvenienced
by the mishap. He then attempted by
few calisthenics to get the shoulder back
unaided, but the next morning had to
have surgeon sci it. Mrs. Ketchum, who
has been very sick with the grip, is gain
ing.
At the request OF Barre authorities,
Sheriff j. f. Lamaon arrested Saturday
one A. kemplin OF that city, who had
driven to this village with his wife to pay