Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-24

A con. Glenn wilmond, was born Jan,
18th to Mr.. and Mrs. jerome T. shaw
BENJAMIN Bean OF franklin, n. H., IS
visiting his daughter, Mrs. j. q, Como
Miss Grace Reynolds went Monday TO
Copake, n. Y, 10 attend the marriage oil a
Willis, son Of John q. Como, went to
Richmond, Me, last week to stay with MS
Miss Mary Watson OF White River June
ton was recent guest of Mrs. John d.
Wheeler,
Mis-, Inez stevens, a teacher in Thetford
academy. was a guest over Sunday oil
George /. Abbott.
S. NJ. Washburn spent Monday and
Tuesday in Boston on tue lookout for
seasonable goods.
Mrs. w. NJ. Fisher left Saturday for
ten days visit to her former home IN
Springfield, Mass.
Work at the Woodbury. Granite Co.
shed vas suspende several days last week
on account OF the severe cold weather.
Col. T.. a. ellison is critically III with a
heart trouble at the home OF his sister,
Mrs Sarah Sturtevant, on River street.
Mrs. c. ID. Cushing and Mrs. Guy vii.
son entertained a party Of ladies at 5000
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mrs.
Gushing.
There left on the southbound express
Su iday afternoon @. II, Upper who went |
to Lowell, and DIR. x. NJ, Chase, who went |
TO Boston.
George Stackpole has entered the employ !
OF the Boston ana Maine railroad 10 run as
brakeman between White River Junction /
and springfield.
Ben d. Rogers left saturday for East
Walpole, Mass, 20 enter the employ OF the
4. ". Bird q son Paper Co. His work
will be 10 the laboratory.
Miss Louisa Austin wus passenger on
the train wrecked at South Royalton Fri
day afternoon She received a severe
shaking up but vas not Injured.
The music pupils Of Mrs. K. NJ. Chase,
assisted 10y the pupils of Miss Flora
Kendall and Beatrice Pihney OF Randolph,
gave a very pleasant "huur OF music" at
Cushtug hall last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Wheeler returned
TO their home In Bellows Falls Tuesday
after having spent a week at tine home OF
his father while Gardner was recovering
from am attack of1heumatic fever.
Mrs. Charles n Brown returned Satur-
day from Springfield, Mass, where she
has been the pas three weeks nursing
her daughter ip.law, Mrs. Scott Brown.
She left The patient on the way towards
recovery. WIN
p. +. McCabe ana MIR. Durkee, lumber
dealers of Bolton, A. II Armstrong, presi-
dent of the Armstrong Printing company
OF Sandwich, Mass, and wife, ana DR.,
Rugger Of Lawrence, Mass, visited the
first Of the week at Lloyd Johuson's.
Mrs. J. b. Reagan was in Windsor visit
ing relatives last week. She returned
home Friday aud was in the smashup at
South Royalton. She was considerably
bruised, as she was thrown over two seats
and landed against third, but no serious
iniury was caused.
Nelson Bowen has bought of Horace II.
Howard of Rand lph the farm of the latter
situated in Bethel on the Randolph town
line and known as the Lewis Fish or
Michael Flynn farm, The price paid is in
the neighborhood of $500. Mr.. Bowen
expects TO take possession OF his new pur-
chase about March 18th.
Two transient horses died In this village
Saturday at the livery stable. One was a
$3.50 horse belonging to Patten Bros. of
Sharon, which had Just completed a trip
with II, IL. Upper from Sharon to Chelsea
aud then to Bethel The other horse was
valued at about 500 and belonged to
Henry Crosseant OF Granite avenue.
Attention is called to the notice OF au-
ditors' meeting printed elsewhere in this
issue of the COURIER. The meeting is
called for Feb 6. which is 4 week earlier
than in former years, as it has been found
that when the meeting is held week later
in the year it gives too short time for the
arrangement Of the accounts for the print
er and getting the reports out and into the
hands OF the taxpayers by March meeting.
Lloyd johnson has sold his farm on
Camp brook, known as the Othniel Dun
ham farm, to DR.. Clara Rogers Rutter of
Lawrence, Mass. MIS-. Rutter buys the
premises for summer home and to cut off
the timber. Mr.. Johnson had owned the
farm for over fitty-tive years. There was
no dwelling upon the premises when he
bought the same and one of the first
things he did was to erect the dwelling.
About thirty friends and neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tuckerman, formerly
OF Potsdam, N. e., gave them very
pleasant surprise Friday night, Jan. is, in
honor OF Mr.. Tuekerman's iiftieth birth
day They presented him with very nice
willow rocker. Refreshments were served
and the evening very enioyably spent with
recitations, games and dancing, when they
all took their departure, wishing him
many returns OF the birthday.
Town office will be less sought after
than ever when prospective candidate!
read the new law passed by the last legis
lature. 1t is Section one OF Act No. 100
A copy OF these laws has been furnished tC
eacn vermont subscriber OF the COURIER
and all can read it for themselves by aid O
"a microscope. 1t provides that towI
officer who wilfuily neglects to perform
his duties "is imposed by law upon
board one year or fined not more than ont
thousand dollars or BOTH This law alst
applies to state, county, village, fire dis
triet and school district officers 1t Is t
be hoped that the sivers will be planed OF
the boards used and If a cushion could b
used they would be much more comfort
able.
An old subscriber asks the COURIER Il
print the following remedy, youched to b
sure cure for pneumonia: TAKE six Il
ten onions, according to size, and cho
fine, put Ia large spider over a hot fire
Then add about equal quantity Of ry
meal, OF Iadian meal, If rye meal canno
be- obtained, and vinegar enough 10 form
thick paste. In be meantime stir
thoroughly, letting il simmer five or te
minutes. Then put it in cotton ba
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