Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-07
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

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Miss Myrtle Rowsll has gone to Boston
20 periee. herself IN stenography and
type-wriling,
Clarence Cleveland Of Burlington is as.
sislihg the Buck Printing company in the
rush period OF town reports.
Mrs, onnda Cole returned to East
somerNllie, Mass, last Thursday after
spending two months with her Randolph
friends.
Mr., and Mrs, Dean Towne drove from
Barre Saturday and were the guests oi
Mrs, Towne's uncle, L, A, Shattuck, over
Sunday,
The ground hog came out Saturday Ia
east a shadow over this part OF the uni-
verse and order another consignment OF
" inter- from the weather bureau,
Newell Byam brought To the Panton
neat market last week an oyergrown
porker OF his raising that weighed alive
bS9 pounds and dressed 59i pounds.
Next Saturday, Feb, 9th, the woman's
Literary club will meet from 3 TO al the
home OF Nj 5. +. III, Joslyn, she and Mrs,
Samuel Knowles being the hostesses.
Mrs. Bertha Thompson OF swampseott.
Mass, went away Friday after an ok.
tended visit with The family OF her sister,
Mrs, Z. w. Hayward, at the Randolph Inn.
q, y. Brewster has moved from Bethel
Gilead TO the Fred Smith farm near this
village, and the farm vacated by Mr..
Brewster has been taken by Harry Tewks.
bury.
q, X. Andrews OF Mortified, president
OF the Orange County Telephone company,
was in the village last Thursday on tele.
phone business, aud Saturday similar
matters called Ill. w. Mcintyre TO Barre.
Pa 1. N IAEsa A.,
went last month TO Southern Pines, n, C.,
to spend few months at their winter
home there, has sold his cottage at
/ Southern Pines and located at Lakevlew,
another resort about seven miles distant
ID. J. Rspp, postoifiee inspector, who was
/ in town Saturday on special business in
formed Postmaster Eldredgs that in all
PROBABILITY the raise IN box rents that has
| gone into effect elsewhere will shortly be
imposed'on patrons OF this office. Mr..
Rapp inspected the Center office while in
town and found things in the usual good
| order.
Miss Olive Sargent returned to Boston
| saturday TO resume Cltrking in the
Thresher Silk store after months vaca.
ton at home. Monday, the Thresher
Brothers opened a waist department on
/ the second tioOr OF their new building al
i6 Temple place and in addition to piece
| silks and silk skirts now have the latest
European and American conceptions in
silk, linen and lawn waists.
4. q. Ham was in Montpelier Saturday
and extended an invitation from the Uni
versity club OF this place to J. A. DeBoer,
president OF the National Life Insurance
| company, TO deliver the address on the
occasion Of Ladies' night to be given by
| the club sometime in March. Mr.. DeBoer
was found to be more fayorably disposed
| towards oratorical, than towards guber-
I a.orial, hono.s, and granted the request
/ OF the CLUB,
The northtound New England States
/ Limited bIoxe an axle truck last Thurs
day evening when near the TIN bridge Just
| above this station and for mile and a
quarter, to Ford's crossing, the damaged
| " heel cut of the bolt heads on the right
hand line OF rails. L took five kegs OF
nuts and bolts to repair the damage and
1t was between three and four O'Clock the
next morning before the work was com.
pleted and traffic resumed.
| The Commonwealth Ladies' orchestra,
composed OF ten selected solo artists under
the direction OF the violinIst, Ashton
Lewis, will give the next entertainment in
\ the Randolph course Thursday evening,
Feb. II. With the company is the gifted
elocutio7ist, Miss Maude Fowler, who is
said to be one of the best readers now be-
fore the public, and Mr.. Lewis is described
by Hezekiah Butterworth in the Youths
Companion as the best Hiolinist heard
since Ole Bull.
Barney Shapiro has rented that part of
the Howard block in which the late j. f.
Bacon had his furniture repairing shop,
and which has been newly painted and
made to present fresh and attractive APP
pearance. MIR. Shapiro has opened dry
goods store in the large front apartment,
| that is provided with a show window, and
already has a good stock OF goods TO
which he will add on his next visit to the
city markets. In the back are comfortable
living rooms for his family.
E. w, Tewksbury was assisting in the
work of unloading wood at his home last
Thursday when particularly well-aimed
stick caused him 10 try a nimble leap out
of the way. The MIN bleness, however,
was seriously impaired by the loose
chunks that his slow enjoyment in hand
! ling a woodpile had allowed to collect
around one foot, pinning him down so
that the leap wrenched his knee, when
was also hit smartly by the stick he was
seeking to avoid. The double injury, fol-
lowing a personal investigation of the ma
ture and ha bits of the grip microbe, have
made Mr.. Tewksbury something OF an IN
valid lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Ralph, having
started from Key West, Fla, the 26th
ult. with the body of their infant daugh-
ter, were joined at this station saturday
| by Mrs RaIph's sister, Mrs. W. Il. Kand,
who accompanied them to Warren, the
place of interment. The child, 10 months
and two days old, was taken with con
yulsions last week Friday and died the
next day of what was diagnosed as
meningitis of the brain. MS. kand came
back from Warren Monday, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph left there Tuesday for Somer-
vile, Mass, where Mrs. Ralph will re,
main. though he may possibly be obliged
to return to Key West for time.
The first annual rally and roll call OF
Bethany church was held triday evening,
with large attendance, IN spite OF the
nrevalent illness. Rev. Fraser Metzger,
the pastor, presided. Dea. A. B. Tewks-
bury gave the report from the deaco ms;
J On the call of the roll, there were luz