Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21
Warren Davis, who lives at his house, i

Warren Davis, who lives at his house, is
under the care Of trained nurse.
Mrs. Arthur Slack, living on the Martin
Rowell farm, has been threatened With
pneumonia and is now having touch of
nervous prostration.
George +. Root of Newport, grand
master of the Grand Council OF Royal and
Select Masters, paid a visit OF inspection
to Haswell council Tuesday night.
Mrs. Julia Walsh and her daughter,
Miss Annie, will entertain the Randolph
Woman's Literary club Saturday after
noon at their home on Prospect avenue.
Russell Woodward has been in a critical
state several days with particularly bal.
fling case OF pneumonia, that seems at
present to be yielding TO treatment.
Miss Josephine Ready was called to
Burlington Sunday BY the dangerous con-
dition OF her brother, with a case OF pneu.
monia, which has since taken turn for
the better.
II. w. varnum of Cambridge, who has
an interest in the Boutwell, quarry of
Barre, came to Randolph last Thursday
with Mrs. Varnum to be guests for day
OF their niece, Mrs. A. J. Russlow.
Mrs Carl Wakefield of West Brooktield
was operated upon for appendicitis Friday
at the sanatorium by DIR. +. G. Angel, as
sisted by Drs. Bailey and Clifford. Sha Is
now making good progress towards
recovery.
The annual meeting of the Order of the
Eastern Star will be held in Masonic hall
on the evening of March % at 1880. All
officers and members are requested to be
present as the election of officers comes at
this time.
Miss Cora Bliss Of Richford, who is to
open millinery establishment in Ran
dolph his spring, will have her place OF
business in the store OF A. M. Hubbard,
taking as much space on the north side OF
the ground floor as she may require.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carmody and Mrs.
Carmody's father, Bartholomew Fenton,
moved to town yesterday from West Rat
land and are occupying the Williams
house on Hale street. Mrs. Carmody's
brother, Station Agent John Fenton, Will
have his home with them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Hutchinson
have vacated the Howe cottage on South
street and stored their goods pending a
decision upon a future location. Mr..
Hutchinson is away looking for desirable
opening, while his wife is staying with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. RumriIi,
and his mother is at Joseph Carpenters.
| A program of vocal and Instrumental
music will afford entertainment at the
1 Grange meeting Saturday evening, when
there will also be discussion of the
question, Resolved, That it would be better
for farmers to patronize home merchants
rather than the mail order houses. A. NJ.
| Vaughn will lead on the affirmative and
John L. Hutchinson on the negative.
| II. P. Riford, who has been critically i'll
with Bright's disease. is believed to have
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very weak and nervous state. His daugh-
ter, Ruth, who had been with him week.
returned to Lakeport, N. H., Saturday. and
his son, Charles, who came from Schenec-
taday, N. Y, the next day, will remain for
the present to assist Mrs. Riford in caring
for him.
The New England States Limited, in
which Charles o. Paine, nephew of O. w.
Brockway, started for Iowa City, Ia,
Wednesday evening of last week, overlook
a freight train beyond st. Johns and dis
puted the right Of way with it TO the dis
comfort OF the passengers, who received q
encountered only MUD form OF collision,
he pursued his journey and, according to
i the style OF railroading now in vogue,
struck Chicago eleven hours behind time.
The band fair opens tonight in Dubois
q Gays hall and will continue tomorrow
evening, continuous entertainments OF
band concerts, vocal and instrumental
music beng given from p. m. on. The
holder of the lucky door check will get the
handsome couch IN A. M. Hubbard's win
dow, and holders OF other lucky tickets
i will draw watch, clock, center table, tea
set, barrel of flour, etc. To the most pop
ular lady will be voted a Parker Fountain
pen, and to the most popular child under
five years dozen cabinet photographs at
Smiths studio. The holder of an admis-
sion ticket will be entitled to one vote for
each free. Robert Smith will make hot
candy in the hall. There Will be an entire
change of program each evening, and
dancing will close the fair Friday night.
In recent issue of the CONGREGATIONAL
ist appeared notice of the death of Mrs.
| Mary Eliza Hamlin, mother OF Mrs. George
e. Ladd, whom she visited in Randolph
when Mr.. Ladd was pastor of the Cong,l
church here. Mrs. Hamlin. who was rs
years OF age, departed this life March / at
Lexington, Mass, after long illness. In
her youth she was for some years teacher
and left position in Thibodeaux semi
nary, Louisiana, to go to Tokat, Asia
i Minor, as missionary of the American
Board. There she became acquainted with
the late Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlln, whom she
married In 1859. and shared with him the
work OF founding Robert college and his
Adventurous life in Turkey. She wrote
effectively for the press in behalf Of the
anti-slavery cause in her earlier years and
was the author Of a number OF published
poems. She was the mother OF six
children, of whom four survive her.