Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-19


night from Boston.
Robert Sault came from Hanover, y. H.,
last night for the Dartmouth college vaca-
tion.
! H. b. Salisbury and son, Franklin,
went to Boston Monday on a business
trip
William Rand, Jr., has resumed work
in Springfield after a respite of several
weeks.
Dana Church is home from Goddard
seminary, Barre, for a holiday vacation OF
two weeks.
| A. @. Barnes has been on the sick list
/ for the past week but is somewhat better
at present.
Miss Bernice McCollom is home from
Mount Holyoke college, South Hadley,
Mass, for the holidays.
Mrs. E. l. Day of Sharon is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. Il. Crandall, at +. I.
Salisbury's.
THE ladies of the Methodist church
cleared over s15 from their sale OF fancy
articles and homemade candies Friday
afternoon.
to Winchester, Mass, to spend Christmas
with the families of their daughters, Mrs.
John Abbott and Mrs. c. G. Dubois.
G. A. Blodgett was coming down from
his woodIot near the Geo-ge Hatch farm
with load of logs Saturday and, CATCH
I ing his foot in n chain, was dragged
some distance with badly wrenched hip
as the result.
/ Robert Adams left Tuesday for Sarato-
ga Springs and from that place was
bound for New York 70 spend a week. He
will then proceed to Palm Beach, Fla.
where he is 10 be employed in hotel dur
ing the winter.
Miss Laura Clark, one of the assistant
instructors n the chemistry department
OF Smith college, arrived yesterday from
Northampton, Mass, to spend the holi-
days with her mother, Mrs. 5. $. Clark,
whom she found in more feeble health
than usual
Regular convocation OF Whitney chap
| ter, No. 5, X. A. NJ, Will be held in Ma
sonic hall Monday evening, Dec. %, with
work on the NJ. NJ. NJ. degree. 1t is ex-
pected that District Deputy w. Marr of
Barre will be present at this meeting and
good attendance is desired.
| ID. w. FIagg's Wonderland Moving
Picture company will be at Dubois 81
Gays hall Friday and Saturday evenings
with attractive programs of pictures and
songs. William Robertson, baritone, will
be the soloist, and Miss liza Batchelder the
pianist. All the pictures and songs will
be new.
| Henry Matthews, who was at one time
| in meat market in this village, came
from his farm at Montpelier Junction
/ Friday to see his cousins, Mrs. A. G. Bail
ey and the Misses Matthews. He went
the next day to Wilton, y. H., to stay
with daughter living there until he is
in better health.
| George c. Flint is in Randolph again
to remain with his family until after
Christmas, and will then continue his
work as organizer and builder-up of
oranges throughout the state. In the last
month he has organized new oranges in
Berlin, Cabot and South Woodbury. and
quickened the interest in many estab-
lished ones.
| Henry Dunbar and Charles Stockwell
fell into dispute Monday over a line
post between their respective properties in
Lower Canada, and from words Mr..
Stockwell proceeded to a blow that gave
his opponent a bad looking eye. Tues
day morning he voluntarily sought JUS
tice of the Peace ii. w. Vail and, on
pleading guilty TO assault and battery,
was fined IS and costs.
Hiram Lander, who works on the farm
of j. Harris Bass, went to Barre Tuesday
morning and came back on the afternoon
express in so demoralized a condition
that he was deposited in the lookup until
he should regain fairly normal possession
of his scattered wits. Yesterday morning
he was arraigDed in police court on the
charge of intoxication and was fined s5
with costs of s5.37, all of which was paid.
Teams, especially traverse sleds, are be-
ing assailed these dayA by shouting, run
ming, tumbling, sprawling youngsters.
swarming from alf directions like bees
and cheerfully willing to sacrifice life or
limb in an effort to sketch on behind"
There have already been a few hair
breadth escapes from death or mutilation,
and it looks as though some fun-spoiler
would have to take rigorous action in the
matter.
ID. ID. Howe, in the discharge of his du-
ties as administrator of the Edwin Church
estate, enjoyed an outing of several days
on the Church place at the foot of Roches-
ter mountain from which he returned to
this more congested center of civilization
Tuesday. While solitude has charms, De
cember is not really the month to flee the
madding crowd and retire to solitary
contemplation of the snowdrifts on dis
tant farm.
j. Laroy Mann, who was married Dec.
5 to Miss Laura NJ. Waite Of Sioux City,
brought his bride East to Washington,
d. c., for the first stage OF their wedding
iOurnev Saturday Mr. and Mrs Mann