Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

ives guest al q. II. Rogers several DAYS
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. w, W, Morton at 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, the 26gh inst.
Miss Lyla Putnam, who teaches IN the
city schools 81 ksene, n. a., is home Tor
the Easter vacation ot two weeks.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred shequine and son
went To Springfield last Thursday and
stayed over Sunday with the family oi
Levi Raymond.
MIR. aud Mrs. William Pratt returned 10
burlington Friday alter spending two
days With the family Of their brother,
George ID. Pratt.
j. ii. Marcott, who gave up his place as
telegraph operator at this slstion To NO
West the first OF March, Is now holding a
position at Teniao, Wash.
A daughter, Hester. weighing six and
three iourths pounds, was born Friday
morning at the sanatorlum To Mr.. and Mrs.
Theron Brooks OF washingtoa. ID. Z.
Mr.. aud Mrs. q. 4. Ayers came from
Montpelier Saturday aud ACCOMPANIED
bone the next day their mother, Mrs.
Charles Ayers, tho had been spending a
week with her sister, Mrs. Jehiel Williams.
Through the A. Il. Cushman Real Estate
agency, W. X. Messer has bought back the
block he sold two years aud half ago 10
Rev X. NJ. Fowler and which he had been
occupying during Mr.. fowler's owner
ship.
Mrs. Elijah Blodgett OF the Center, who
had teen with her son, Z. A. Blodgett.
several weeks, celebrated her sid birthday
anniversary Saturday by trip to North
field, where she has since been visiting
relatives.
George A. Pearson finished work FRI
day as foreman in the HERALD office, after
i've years term OF service, and went 10
Middleboro, Mass, to take a job. His
house on Dudley street has been sold 10
| ID. II. Spooner for 500.
| The Cooperative creamery paid 33l
cents net for 22.909 pounds Of butter fat
and made 25.S55 pounds OF butter, for
which the sum OF sSbii WIS received.
Cash paid patrons amounted 10 1904, and
the surplus Was ~ per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Granger were in
/ Barre Monday to atteud the funeral OF q
cousin. Mrs. Almon q. Downing, whose
death from heart failure occurred Friday
evening after a two days illness. Mrs,
Downing was born in Randolph, her
maiden name being Mary Judd, and she
would have been IS years OF age had shs
lived until May 10. For IS years her home
had been In Barre.
Rev. Charles Partridge CT Woodstock, a.
one time in charge OF the Methodist
church at the Center, has entered into sn
engagement with Rand, McNally 4 Co..
New York publishers OF maps, globes and
school books, to travel through Vermont
New Hampshire and q portion OF Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Partridge has been devot.
I ing himself for some time TO school and
educational matters.
Hazel, the nine-yesr-old daughter OF A
L. Draw bridge, was brought before JUS
| tice II. W. Mcintyre and First Selectmar
! II. A. Allen Friday on the charge of disor'
DERBY conduct, which was So prover
against her that she.was bound over TO the
county court in June. The justice ordered
her TO be placed in the Reform school n
the meantime, and she was accordingly
taken to Vergennes Saturday by Chief oil
Police +. II. ketchum. The cases OF two
or three other children were Investigated
but the evidence was not sufficient TO hole
them.
Ralph Emerson, elder son of DR.. anC
Mrs. Guy +. Loudon OF Burlington, dice
Saturday evening from general organic
trouble that had made his brief existenc'
one OF great suffering. He would have
been four wears old in MAY and from early
bahyhood had struggled against thu
weakening effects OF malnutrition. Las
summer he seemed to be gaining ane
through the winter held his own until n
contracted the grip six weeks ago. III
succeeded IN throwing off the disease
hut physical condition existed tina
prevented his restoration to any measure
OF health. The body was brought by TIT
parents to Randolph Monday for entomb
ment. and the committal service was sac
by Rev. Homer White.
The town school directors have met ant
organized by electing ID. ID. Howe. chair
mao; DR.. II. l.. Newell, clerk; George u
Hyzer. truant officer, and Z. /. Boyden
4 superintendent. II was voted to have
i weeks OF school in the year, and to nav
the spring term begin the last MONDAY II
April, the fall term the first MONDAY u
September, and the winter term the Mon
day after Thanksgiving. The teacher
have been engaged as follows:-Distric
No. 1, South Randolph, Miss Z. l.. Dear
ing; No. 4, East Randolph, Miss A. NJ
Hvzer i'm the higher grade and Miss Ina n
Emery in the lower; No. 8, Miss vi
Davis: No. s, Fish hill, Miss Annie l.
Fowler; No. IL, Beanville, Miss CARR
Eaton; No. Il, Adams district, Mr;
Henry Holman; No. 16. Grow distric'
Miss Susie Howard; No. Is, North ran
dolph, Miss l.. $. Hunt.
The postoffice department will no longe
excite the jealousy Of other towns .
showing favoritism to Randolph IN tn
matter OF box rents. strict impartiaiiss
will be the policy rigidly adhered 70 IN IN
future and on aud after Jan. !, lsol, cal
boxes are to be % cents quarter inste ca
OF 10 cents; the two sizes OF lock DON
that were rs and 30 cents quarter are nov
classed under ole head, as neither OF thei
contain 200 cubic inches, and Their rate e.
Is cents a quarter; while the large loo
h,yes are raised from 80 to 20 cents guar
ter. Postmaster Eldredge endeavored I
have some difference made in the ra,e e. 10
small and medium lock boxes as the latte
ore a third larger than the other, but IN
ldepartment could not be bothered WIZ
such trifling distinctions even IN Inc IN
reanlation. decreed that 1t should be as IN
flexible as the law OF the Medes ana fe y
slams. The schedule of rates o IS oas ss oo "
gross receipts between 5000 and sio,ouo
which applies to this office, whose gros
receipts for 1906 were s6,7495o.