Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26

And "A hundred million people
Greetings sent through nights and days,
Till the clerk at length succumbed to
An attack of post carte craze.
G. w. Boyce Of New York is in town,
arriving last night.
Willis Cummings of Montpelier was a
guest at L. Il. Sparhawk's Tuesday.
A. NJ. Vaughan went to Woodstock
last Thursday and remained over Sunday.
Willis Chandler of Brooklyn, N. Y,
joined his father, Col. A. B. Chandler, in
Randolph Monday night.
Mrs. II. G. Beekman returned Friday
from an extended visi. to her cousin,
Mrs. R. II. Coy, in New York.
The special train tonight will bring a
theatre party of 80 from sharon for the
performance of s.Peter Pan" at Chandler
Music hall.
Miss Lillian Knowltoa was called from
Westerly, r. l., by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Emma G. Knowlton, who is
suffering from the grip.
George C. Flint left yesterday to con-
tinae his special work among the oranges
of the state, his field for the present be-
ing Worcester, Eimore and woIcott.
Miss Sadie Lamb, who had stopped
here few days on her return from a
months absence in Boston, proceeded
last night to her home in Northfieid.
Osgood g. Roundy have closed their
foundry for the holidays and will be oc-
cupied another week in making repairs
upon it, but the woodworking depart
ment continues in operation.
J. ID. Denison was the lucky holder of
the ticket that drew the Indian-head
leather hanger at the Grant drug store.
The skin is quite a large one and is dec
Grated with the head OF an Indian chief
in all his war paint and feathers.
The Firemen's annual concert and ball
will take place in Dubois y Gays hall
Tuesday evening, December 81, with
music by Felt's Singing orchestra of Han
over, N. FL. The concert will begin at $
O'Clock, followed by dancing from to
/ 80.
Mrs. John Senter was taken to the SAN
atorium Saturday for Treatment from her
home in one of the Harper houses above
brother of Mrs. Alien Flint, Jr, moved
here from Des Moines, Ia, three months
ago and his wife has been i'll ever since.
The amount of Christmas business at
the postoffice this week has been double
that of previous years and Monday
reached the high watert mark of $40 worth
of cancelled stamps on one days outgoing
packages. Santa Claus is reported to be
to frugality in the cities on ac-
count of the financial stress of the times,
but he appears to be the same old gener-
Gus soul in this part OF the country.
Excelsior encampment, |. o. o. F.,
elected these officers at the annual meet
ing Friday night Chief patriarch, Q.
S. Booth; senior warden, NJ. W. Camp
bell; high priest, A. n. Hayes; junior
warden, F. H. Ketchum; scribe, w. C.
Emerson; treasurer, J. p. Cleveland.
The installation will take place Jan. A,
when the district deputy, the grand mas
ter and other grand officers are expected
TO be present.
The Kimball Public library has been
most tastefully decorated for the Christ
mas season by II. M. Totman at the di-
rection of the Misses Kimball. The pill
lars Of the delivery hall are wound with
evergreen wreathing and from red bell
in the center of the ceiling festoonings of
red and green are carried to the four corn
ers. In the windows are hung wreaths of
holly and of evergreen with small red
bells in the center.
While Elbridge Holman was in the
house OF his sister, Mrs. I. ID. Williams,
Tuesday afternoon, his horse succeeded i'm
pulling the staple out of the stone post to
which it was hitched. Elated at the feat
and further excited by the noise of pass-
ing train, the animal hastily quilted the
scene for the soothing quietude of the
farm. Mr.. Holman started in pursuit
with another team, and, on reaching
home, found the runaway calmly waiting
Tor him at the harm door.
Wealthy, the five-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. q. III. Talman, living on
Park street, was taken seriously ill Sun
lay with stoppage of the bowels and
grew so much worse that DIR. j. b.
Wheeler was summoned from Burlington
Tuesday to consult with Drs. Rumrill and
Russlow. An operation was deemed the
only possible chance for life, but the little
girl was unable to rally and died few
hours after it was performed. She was
4 bright, winsome child and the parents
have much sympathy in their great be-
The funeral was held from
she house at O'Clock this afternoon.
The White Cross Milk company has
definitely determined to establish a plant
IN Randolph, and its representative, A.
E. Miller, who went back to Boston FRI
lay, expects to return in ten days to be-
gin building operations on an acre of
and just below the canning factory.
This site is to be furnished the company
oy the board of trade which has bar
gained for it with NJ. G. Rowell at $3.50.
Mr.. Miller has secured from the farmers
he promise of sufficient milk to open the
factory and is anxious to start business as
soon as possible in order to fill several
pressing contracts. He intends to estab-
ish later receiving stations at different
points from which milk will be brought
a 4 hsa fraI r,Ia for 1