Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-06-13

at Strong's music rooms. ac "
Fine assortment of lace and emhroid-
cred hosiery for ladies at the Brooks \
Washburn store.
A son was born June sth TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred J. olmstead.
Mrs. :. +. Jordan left Sunday for vis-
ii to relatives at Lowell, Mass.
Miss Berths Rice has been confined to
the house by illness the past week.
Mrs. Elva Carpenter of Woodstock is
visiting her father, d. NJ. Clough.
Nathaniel Whittier of Barre was the
guest over Sunday OF James p. Marsh.
Mrs. NJ. p. Berger Of Boston joined her
mother, Mrs. J. J. saltery, in this town
last week.
Rising Star grange will initiate quite
class Saturday evening. II is hoped
there may be good attendance.
The whitcomb High bail nine were de-
feated at Randolph Monday by the Ran
dolph High by score of IA to 4.
Il. c. Putnam has sold to William II.
Briggs the 81 acres recently bought by
him from the 5. W. Barrows farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robbins have
gone to Barnard, where they are to man
age the Silver Lake cottage OF Mrs. NJ. +.
Harrington this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin II. Durkee and
Clinton Durkee are in Rutland this week
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Brooks,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Durkee.
Sunday evening the Y. M. c. A. held
a young mems rally. j.. G. Hind gave
interesting talks and formed a boys bril-
gade, taking boys from nine to fifteen.
Edward Morgan, cashier of the First
National bank of jamestown, \. ",
made short visit to friends in town last
week. Mr.. Morgan is a son OF Isaac
Morgan, prominent attorney of Bethel
fifty years ago.
Fred n. Young has sold his premises
on North Main street to Elbridge W.
Whitcomb of Stockbridge. Possession
will be given in the fall when Mr.. and
Mrs. Young expect to move to Athol,
Mass, to join their son.
g. II. Upper has sold his 6-year-old
horse by Young Alexander to j. III. Du-
Bots of Randolph for S225. This, with
three others just sold by T.. S. Putnam,
makes nearly 1000 brought into this viii
lage for this horses get alone.
The Y. NJ. c. A. entertainment
Wednesday evening Of last week was
quite well attended, considering the rain.
Those who failed to go missed treat in
not hearing the readings of Burns Osgood
OF Gaysville. He gave them in his usual
easy, good natured way, and If he should
come again would be sure of IA full house.
j. c. Hind, the county secretary, was
present and made remarks.
Miss Josephine French of Royalton
has had planted ON her farm an acre and
"a hall OF spelt, some times called Ger
man wheat She has been raising this
crop for several years and finds it quite
success. 1t is used in Germany for maxi
ing bread for the cheaper food. Mrs.
French feeds the grain to her stock.
About II .. M, one night recently,
Mrs. Mary Chamberlin Thayer heard
considerable commotion in her henhouse.
She investigated to find the trouble and
arrived ON the scene Just in time to see a
mans form outlined going around the
corner, carrying bag, from which pro-
ceeded vigorous cries of imprisoned fowls.
Mrs. Thayer has slight clue to the iden-
tity of her visitor, which may lead to de-
lection.
George H. Bickford of Hardwick, gem
eral manager, o. S. Chapman of Hard
wick, craftsman, and Mr.. Perdy of Chca-
go, sculptor, in the employ of the Wood
bury Granite company, were in town last
week several days looking over the details
for the enlargement of the plant. Prog
ress made SO far includes the purchase
of a strip OF land off the Hartwell mea-
dow for additional track facilities, NOV
ing to the rear the old office building and
erection of an addition to the office build
ing 35x16 feet for drafting room and
private Office. The company is now con-
sidering the respective advantages of
building the new cutting plant of wood
or iron.
The commencement honors at Middle
bury college were announced last week
and the position of valedictorian was
awarded to Joseph Mccormack, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Mccormack of this
town. This completes the record of the
honors carried off this spring by Whit
comb High school graduates, the list be-
ing as follows Mccormack, w. II. s.,
'03, valedictorian at Middlebury; Wash
burn, w. II. s., '03, valedctorian at
Dartmouth college; Wilson, w. II. S.,
'02, has secured the Rhodes scholarship
at the University of Vermont. All these
boys fitted under Principal G. s. Wright,
who has reason to feel proud of his pu-
pills work after graduation.
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