Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-25

OF physicians, is TO be operated upon today
Tor appendicitis, which Is believed 10 have
caused her long and serious illness. Her
husband Is with her; also her two sisters,
Mrs, Harry Stevenson and Miss LYDIA
Chadwick OF Bayhead, n. ].
& l.. Hodges Of the Center, ]. W. Par.
menter OF Brookiield and j. W. Raymond
OF this village were the arbitrators to
whom q. w. Panton aud NJ. &. Rowell re-
ferred their differences Ia settling their
late partnership. After going over all the
accounts OF the firm, the arbltrators mar
rowed the sum IN dispute down TO SIS, and
satisfactory settlement was reached Sat =.
urday.
Thomas Connolly, Sr., his sons, Patrick
and Thomas, Jr.; Hayden Gaylord, A. A.
Priest, DIR. Frances Eaton and Luke Par
ish were among those who heard the elo-
quent sp. ech of William Jennings BRYAN
on American Ideals" in White River
junction yesterday. The great Nebraskan
Is reported to be- the same old spell binder
aud a silver-tongued orator even when he
doesn't refer 10 bimetallism.
There will be special meeting OF the
order OF the Eastern Star Thursday even
ing, April 25, at o'clock to elect worthy
patron for the coming year In the place
OF NJ. b. Rumrill, who has left town.
On Thursday evening, May 2, there will
be regular meeting OF the order, at
which II is expected that Mrs. Abbie d.
Stone OF Barre, ID. q. NJ, will be present
TO assist IN the installation OF the officers
at that time.
There was a Justice trial Saturday in the
case OF Charles Rabtoy vs.. Drew q Oney,
the plaintin claiming to recover for wood
sold the defendants, and the latter claim
ing that the plaintiff had agreed to turn
the wood on the debt OF his father and
brother TO the firm. The iurymen were
Lemuel Richmond, W. i. Bass and John
l.. Moses, and verdict was given for the
piaintih TO recover the full amount in
volved, or $500.
At the annual assembly OF Haswell
council, No. 8, X. and ). NJ, held Tuesday
evening, the following officers were
cted:-Thrice illustrious master, X. T..
Parker; deputy master, l.. G.. Erskine;
principal conductor OF work, +. A.
Phillips; treasurer, +. T. Sault; recorder,
w. A. Mcintosh; captain Of the guard,
Lucius Webb; conductor, j. j. Stimets:
marshal, j. ID. Denison; chaplain, Rev.
Homer White; steward, w. Z. Emerson
sentinel, j. b. Fiske.
The lowest bid for the Waterbury vii
lage sewer contract was made by w. s.
Teachout, the contractor OF the Chandler
Music hall and Bethany Parish house, and
also OF the Randolph village sewer, on
which 1t Is hoped to resume work next
week. Mr.. Teachout's bid to Waterbury
was S17.600.33 for the construction and
completion of system OF pipe sewers;
sewer tile and branches TO he pur-
chased by the village trustees. The con-
tract calls for the work to be finished by
November 1, 1907 and the contractor is re-
quired toput up bond covering 50 per
cent OF the bid.
The Old Folks dance in Grange hall
Friday night had sn attendance OF 81
coup es, who were not so decrep.t but they
were able to step out gaily to the music of
Curtis orchestra until after 80 a. M.
1t was ladies' night affair. and masculine
wall flowers had an illuminating oppor-
tunity to gauge their real popularity with
the fair sex by the number of partners
lowering around after dances, or to prac-
tice the art of looking happy while the
lowering was being done in other quar-
ters and they continued to sit out the fig.
ures holding sparsely autographed ball
card. Miss Minnie Carpenter was the
floor manager, and her aids were Mrs. Z.
j. Rumrill and Mrs, Edna Fairbanks.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge, Miss Wiupifred
Mann and Miss Edith Blanchard officiated
as committee of Introduction, and the
grand march was led by DR.. and Mrs. g.
w. Scott.