Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-14

No great convention throngs
Now care % banquet In her halls
And raise conyivial songs,
Alaekl alas the alhatross.
THAT brought the crowds her Way,
tncautously by votes was slain
On last Town Meeting day.
And now she sits by Lake ohsmpaia
And from its waves doth shrink,
With water. water everywhere
And not "A drop TO drink.
Mrs. A. III. Powers will entertain the
Chautauqua circle Moncay evening, March
%.
Wilbur Spaulding OF Windsor spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. w. 3 HOW
ard.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Sanborn are in Bur
lington for few days with their niece,
Mrs. L. ID. segar.
Mrs. Laura Wyman went to Barre Tues
day to assist her daughter, Mrs. .. II. Sill
yer, whose oungest child Is sick.
j. F. Tewksbury is having bay window
12x4 feet added to the front OF his house
ON Prospect avenue to enlarge the parlor.
Mrs. Bernard Newton and two children
OF Burlington, who were guests at T.. A..
Thomas few days, left Saturday to visit
relatives in Peabody, Mass.
Hon. James Hutchinson, who has been
In Washington, ID. c., through the coldest
OF the winter, is now Ia New York and et-
poets to reach Randolph Saturday.
j. W. Burt and his daughter, Miss
Anita, who had been staying at the sana-
torium for the benefit OF Mr.. Burts health,
went back to The Manchester Monday.
Dog owners are requested not to wait
until the last moment before April LIST to
I get their dogs licensed as an earlier atten.
tion to the mater will greatly aid The
town clerk.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Z. e. Brooks returned last
night from four days trip to Boston TO
take in the automobile show. Miss Win
nifrvd Richmocd d went to the city Tues
day for the same event.
| On account of the lecture in Dubois &
Gays hall Saturday evening by Congress
man Philip P. Campbell OF Kansas, the
members OF the Woman's Reiief corps are
asked to attend their regular meeting that
evening promptly at O'Clock.
II. p. Riford, who had been far from well
for some time, was taken Saturday with
commissions, caused by an attack OF acute
Bright's disease. He IL little more COM
Portable now and it is hoped that he may
soon improve more rapidly.
March being a month in which many o
1.-The anniversaries OF the Holman famil,
occur, reunion is an annual event, which
took the form this year OF dinner Sunda,
at the home OF MIR. ana Mrs. Elbridg'
Holman, whose guests we're about dozer
in number.
In repairing the ravages Of the fire at thu
4 railroad station Sunday morning, 1t !
proposed to build new chimney, recove
the walls end ceiling with pulp plaste
it five feet Of space from the passagewa.
het Wean he two waiting rooms.
The birthday anniversary of Mrs. c.
Booth was made the occasion Friday eve
!, ming OF small party that found diversion
at the bowling alley, which they engaged
from eight to twelve and afterwards en-
loved an oyster supper served by Mrs
Booths mother, Mrs. H. t. Holman.
George F. Dumas came back from Chel
, sea Tuesday, having completed bis 80 days
term Of imprisonment for intoxication
During the last seven week days OF hi
sentence, Sheriff Sprague kept him EN-
ployed about the village saving wood, b,
means of which he earned 6S cents per day
which paid for the implements he worke,
with, kept the same in repair and left
! balance to turn over to the county treas
urer. This was the first trial in the count
of working prisoner under the new law
and it proved very satisfactory. Dumas
q good worker and preferred labor to bein
idle in the jail.
Il B. Wells, ex-road commissioner, take
! exceptions to an item in last weeks Ran
] dolph Center correspondence, whic
. stated that he expended 3,7406S durin
his last year in office when, as matter Q
, fact, the several amounts foot up $3.50 Y
! or S2OJ91 less than the sum alleged. In
account is as follows:-Auditors' repor
Feb. IA, 1906, page 10, orders drawn by MI
Wells, 50, ,295 .18; auditors report Feb. Il
, 1907. page II, orders drawn by Mr.. Well
after settlement and before March meet
ing, S135.59; page r. expenses incurred b
: Mr.. Wells and unpaid, $40; page IA, esti
mated amount due for wire fence, $30-a
example in addition to which the correc
answer is S3,530.77.
}. Prizes for the band fair to be held il
! Dubois & Gays hall next Thursday an
Friday evenings, can now be seen in tn
store windows. Among the articles is
handsome couch, displayed at A. M. Hub
! bard's, that will go to the lucky holder {
the hall admission ticket which draws i
A ladies' watch, to be seen at ii. A. Leu
\ ards, is another prize, and at W. +. Ed
sons is barrel OF flour for some fortunal
n mortal. Fancy articles will be on sale an
there will also be pie and cake table wit
. a prize cake. Hot candy will be made
3 the hall, and other confectionery will
sold. Guessing contests will give oppo
ltunity for exercise Of the well-know
9 Yankee talent, and all the usual bazaar q
o fractions will be found in full swing. III
Green Mountain band will give conce
's OF entirely different programs each nigh
" and vocal selections will be added. 1t
Y. three years since the band has had ben
n fit, and it is due to the townspeople
/. make this memorable levee.
le DIR. and Mrs. G. p. Morris had ju
driven up to their home in the Mics
|. Mann house on Central street early la
q Thursday evening, when one OF the spl
" slipped and fell. The other horse, startl'
by its mates mishap, made dash towar
the iron railing around the embankme
at the Mansion house. In order to Gle
this railing, the doctor pulled sharply {
g one rein, which snapped in two, and Il
<. horse, out of control, ran down the b
T. to the bridge, dragging the fallen amin
a with the covered sleigh and its occupant
Before the bridge was reached, Mrs. Mo
ris, thinking they would be thrown in
4, the river, succeeded in rolling out onto =
- ground uninjured, and the runaway "
caught and held as the sleigh grazed Il
ID end OF the bridge. The horse that "
N down escaped unhurt but had managed
the fracas to kick the other and break
lie nigh mind ankle. The fracture has he'
as reduced, and the doctor hopes to save Z
le beast though hereafter IL will probably
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