Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-21
Grace Tatro and Ralph Hubbard. Ernest


Grace Tatro and Ralph Hubbard. Ernest
Hibbard missed one word.
Z J. J. Trerise is in crippled condition
as the result of setting his right foot
down forcihly on a rusty nail that caused
wound whose inflammation extended
TO the knee. The limb is improving and
/ Mr.. Trerise has been around on crutche-
/ for a few days, overseeing the repairs be.
ing made in his house on Franklin street,
I in which a new pantry - being built and
a bathroom installed.
/ Arthur Vaughan was in Newbury last
Thursday, setting stakes for planting
| trees next spring on the estate Of {. IL.
I Bayley OF Boston. Friday he was Joined
/ by Prof. L. K. Jones Of Burlington and
/ together they have been for several days
studying the conditions Of white pine in
the Connecticut valley. They inspected
several plantations OF white pine and 9TH
or forest seedlings made last spring with
stock obtained from the new state nurs-
cry at Burlington and report an excellent
stand.
At the annual meeting OF the Vermont
horticultural society to be held in Bur
lington Dec. and /. one OF the special
features will be a lantern-slde talk on
Home and Town Improvement. by Mr..
Otto Thillow, a noted horticulturist Of
Philadelphia. The people OF Randolph,
who are thinking Of Village Improve
ment society, should avail themselves Of
this opportunity. The fruit display al
these meetings far exceeds any at the
county fairs, and no charge il made for
admission.
The Christian Endeavor society Of the
Baptist church held a social last Friday
evening at the home of Willis Howard
on Thayer brook. A large party Of stu
dents from the high school walked to Mr..
Towards, while others went by wagon.
Nearly so guests were present. The even
ing was filled with games and sociable
chats. Refreshments were served by the
social committee. Those who were pres
ent speak Of the event as being most en-
ioyable, and Of the Towards as most de-
lightful entertainers.
George c. Flint started Tuesday on
months tour Of the state in the interests
of the Grange, for which he has been
acting as an organizer since the first Of
October. In that time he has established
subordinate oranges in Roxbury. Tun-
bridge, Rochester, Plainfield and Calais.
and Pomona grange at McIndoes.
Tuesday night lie assisted the Tunbridge
grange to work the third ana fourth de-
grees, and during the coming month is to
strengthen the order as much as possible
in Was hington, Lamoille and Essex
counties. During his absence, Mrs. Flint
and daughter are staying in the Howard
block, in one OF the rooms OF DR.. and
Mrs. {. J. Rumrill.
If the cannon balls, generally scattered
over the high school yard and looking as
though shower OF meteors had passed
over the place. could be quietly gathered
in by the village fathers or some OF hers in
authority, the sentiment of patriotism
would flourish quite as much as it does
now and the aesthetic effect would be in
hnitely more pleasing. In the first place
the balls and cannon are insists, the
former being several sizes too big for the
latter, which would need to have a rub
Der mouth to spit out those projectiles.
la the second place no normal children,
healthy and full OF original sin, are going /
to leave any neat pile of balls IN that yard
If they break their backs, arms and legs
rolling them away as often as some one
puts them in place. OF course. nobody
over Is knows what fun they find in il. 4
but they find enoughto pay for the work 1
Of pushing them about until they seem 60 1
Iired at night that their parents worry /
Tor fear they are overstudying.