Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-14

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Writing bushels Of epistles
More oriess anonymous,
setting AN the world to stew
| With his little hiilets douX,
/ And the great p, o. department
Qr1ans al piles Of bursting sacks,
Put crick In carriers backs,
As upon their rounds they limp
With the nonsense Of the imp,
Take your bow and arrows, Cupid,
l. Much less trouble "a your blame
/ Can be laid with them than wheu the
/ Postal service helps YUur aim
| You're the last child, one would think,
| To be trusted with the ink,
Frank Hatch went to Windsor Friday to
work in machine shop.
Sherman Moulton, Esq, OF Burlington
was in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. G. A. Densmore OF Chelsea WAS at
A. ii. Powers Tuesday and Wednesday.
The stores in the village will all close
at noon Feb. -, Washington's birthday.
The Commonwealth Ladies' orchestra
will give the fifth entertainment in the
Randolph course this evening in Dubois q
Gays hall.
Rev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger gave a
party Tuesday evening in honor OF their
i guests, MIR. and Mrs. John Peck OF Talen-
willie, n. Y.
| Miss Clara Huse, who had been staying
with her brother, A. j. Huse. nearly two
months, went to her home in Morrisville
this morning.
Master Donald and Miss Marion Sails
I bury were in Barre from Friday to Sun
day, visiting Mrs. William Wheaton (nee
/ Miss Effie CampbelD.
A son, Thaddeus Wilfred, was born
Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Allen in
Aver, Mass. The babe is the grandson
of II. W. Allen OF Randolph.
E. X. Jones is running the order team
for the market Of his father in- law, q. w.
Panton, taking the place OF X. w. Allen,
who has other duties at the market.
A party of fourteen boys and girls,
chsperoned by Miss Lillian Knowlton,
took sleigh ride to Bethel Friday night
and had supper at the Bascom House.
Among the arrivals yesterday were
Mrs. Herbert and Miss Harriet Wiswall
OF Roxbury, Mass, the former going to
@. F. Moulton's and the latter TO w. W..
Jones'.
Seven trusses 81 feet long and weighing
$500 pounds apiece have been raised over
Chandler Music hall, the framework Of
who's roof will, it is expected, be COM
pleted today.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Smith have been en-
tertaining for six weeks Mrs. Smiths
mother and grandmother, Mrs. George
| Scribner and Mrs. Phoebe Britton, who re-
turned to Montpelier Tuesday.
A fair for the benefit OF the Green
! Mountain band is being arranged for two
evenings in March, probably the 18th and
14th, when concerts OF both vocal and
instrumental music will be given.
Mrs. John Curran went Saturday to the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington to
seek advice for trouble arising since the
operation she underwent some time ago.
She was able to come back Monday.
Miss Eva Fortin, who had been working
| in the family of DIR. Guy Loudon of Bur-
lington, was called home Saturday by the
| illness of her mother, Mrs. f. A. Fortin,
who was confined to the bed last week and
| is not yet able to be about the house much.
Leon II. Sault, connected OF late with a
draughting office in Rockville, Conn.,, is
spending vacation with his mot her,
Mrs Emily Ssult, before going the goth
| inst to Detroit, Mich, to take a position
as civil engineer with the Trussed Con-
crete Steel company.
| Evangelist A. A. Walsh, who had been
| holding a series of revival meetings In the
Methodist church, was prostrated after
| the service Sunday evening by the effects
of hard cold and narrowly escaped an
! attack of pneumonia. He had sufficiently
recovered last night to start for Pontiac,
Mich, where he has his next engage
ment.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
met Saturday afternoon from to at the
pleasant home OF Mrs. f. IL. JoslyD, she
and Mrs Samuel Knowles being the
hostesses. There were "a members and II
guests present. The subject for the after
noon was ''South Dakota" and the roll
call was responded to by Quotations
from the Indians" "Black Hills" was
the subject of Miss Eta Harwood's paper,
which also pictured "Indian Life" and
proved very interesting, as she had visited
that section of our country. Selections
from Hawatha were read by Mrs.
Clarence T. Moulton, after which refresh
ments were served and very enjoyable
social hour followed.
! About one hundred people paid their
respects to the new rector OF st. Johns
church, the Rev. E. N. Webber, at re-
ception given in his honor at the Ran
dolph Inn Tuesday evening. Little Misses
Rsth and Merle Allen waited at the cloak
room, and Messrs. J. ID. Denison and
Frederick Leeds presented the guests,
whom Mr.. Webber was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. Leeds and Rev. and Mrs.
Homer White. Instrumental music by
| Misses Ruby and Una Allen added TO the
pleasure OF the occasion. In the dining
room, Mrs. Bertha ,Burridge and Miss
Elizabeth Holden presided at table
| lighted by candelabra and adorned with
flowers, and refreshments of cake and
coffee were served by Miss Frances
Warner aud Miss Katherine Denison.
Three 4-horse teams and a few single
rigs conveyed to Brookfield Tuesday
night party of so garbed in furs like a
polar expedition, but with the Masonic
ball given by the Brooktield Eastern Star
as the irresistible attraction that drew
them from comfortable houses and cozy
firesdes to face temperature way below
zero on ride of ten miles. Those who
went by tae river road had excellent
sleighing all the way, but over the hill
by the Wayside farm drifts were en-
countered that threw off one sled which
the gentlemen, wading out into the cool
white landscape, succeeded in lifting
back without disturbing the fairer and
more perishable portion of its freight. A
warm welcome awaited the crowd at the
end of the ride, and arrested circulation
soon thawed in the lively measures OF
the dance to the music OF Houses full
orchestra. EIghtyfo ball tickets were
sold and their holders bumped joyously
together in packed hall that gave no
opportunity for social aloofness. A de-
| licious oyster supper, with salads, ice
cream and cake was served to 240 people,