Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-28

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day and amounted to 1000 pounds, mostly
turkeys The prices paid were as fol-
lows :-Choice turkeys, rs to 80 cents
pound ;chickens, IL to IA cents; geese, IA
cents; ducks, Ia cents. E. w. Tewksbury
& Co. shipped about ton of poultry, pay
ing from ~ 20 80 cents pound for tur-
keys, and at the rates quoted above for
other feathered stock.
w. A Hatch, an artist of Buffalo, N.
Y, has bought the farm of Earle Huse on
Fish hill, paying 1925 for the land
alone, and will take possession of the
place in March. Mr.. Huse has touch OF
California fever and contemplates joining
those vermonters who represent their
blissful state in that genial cline as lean
ing out of open windows in gauzy raj
ment to pick oranges and roses all winter
long. The sale of the property was made
through the Strout Farm agency, OF
which E. s. Putnam of Bethel is agent.
Miss Marjorie Wheeler, who was badly
injured in an automobile accident at
Moline, H., the latter part of August,
reached her home in White River juno
ton last Thur day. She had been under
treatment at Moline ever since the acci-
dent for fractured left elbow that was
practically crushed. Her mother, Mrs.
L. d. Wheeler, went to her as soon as
possible after she was hurt and arrived
last Thursday with her at the Junction,
where they found Mrs. Wheeler's moth
er, Mrs. A. A. Smith, with the others
awaiting Them,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kinney OF
Greensboro have undertaken the organic
alton of new Sunday schools in this vicin-
ity and the strengthening of old ones un-
der direction of the American Sunday
School Union of Philadelphia, whose
work in Vermont is supported by Mrs.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock. Mr..
and Mrs. Kinney are established in this
village, where they have rooms at Mrs.
Emma Reeds and board at Charles Girls
wold's. Monday, they went to Boston
for holiday vacation of two weeks with
Mrs. Kinney's father and at the end of
that period will resume work hereabouts.
Death of Mrs. Jane Bruce.
Mrs Jane (Hyde), widow of Samuel
Bruce, died at half past twelve Friday
morning at the age of 50 years. Cancer,
aggravated by the infirmities of age and a
heart trouble, had caused her intense
suffering during the last four months and
steadily preyed upon her enfeebled frame,
to which only death could bring rest and
release from pain.
Mrs. Bruce was born in Randolph but
had lived mostly in Brookfield until the
death of her husband 20 years ago. Since
then she had made her home with her
children, to whom her presence was an
inestimable comfort, and great deal of
, her time was spent in this village with
her daughter, Mrs. johnson B. Sargent.
l,%t1 - .Hf IxtIu Cha
BrookfieId to visit another daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Seymour, and soon after her ar
rival was overtaken by the illness that
proved to be her last.
The funeral was held from Mrs. Sey-
mour's Saturday, Rev. j. e. Sweet OF
| Brookfield officiating, and burial was
/ made in the family lot at Braintree
Mrs. Bruce left five daughters, all OF
j whom were present at the service-Mrs
( ]. B. Sargent of Randolph, Mrs. Jennie
Seymour of Brookfield, Mrs. Ansel Moul
trop of Westminster, Mrs. E. Eastman o.
Barre and Mrs. Orlando Morse of Wilder
Regarding Opera Costumes.
T.. T. Salisbury, the manager of Chand
Ter Music hall, in order to ascertain thu
nature of the costumes worn in the must
cal production of "Coming thro' tn
Rye" addressed a letter to f. Nj. McCloy
the director of the publicity department
of the Rork company and has received tn
following reply
Mr.. Edgar T. Salisbury, Mgr, Chand
Ter Music hall, Randolph, VT.
My Dear SIR
Answering your favor of October 23d
will say that Coming thro' the Rye" ha
entertained the finest people in the vari
GUS American cities for over two years
The production and the performance hav'
been reviewed by newspaper critics VIII
are themselves, in many cases, represents
tive citizens of the communities IN whlcl
they live, and there has ever been know
an expression with reference to this en-
tertainment which has not commende
the clean, wholesome and entirely merito
rious character of the entertainment.
There are characters which are dresse
fittingly and it is simply question G
opinion as to their propriety. In tn
: presentation of grand operas all the worl
over, there is invariably a dancing bale
and by the very nature of the work it
: necessary that they wear what are know
as ballet costumes.
The Rork company, owners OF ICON
{ ing thro' the Rye" could not ahord-
e and it would not-present an entertain
ment that could in any wise be construe
: as vulgar or unseemly. There are no CO..
r TUNES used in this production OF "Con
d ing thro' the Rye" that are not also see
q in the productions of grand opera, as gu
e en- in every city in the world, and surel
!, there is no record of religious people r
t framing from attending grand opera Q
/. account of the costumes worn by the ba
e let. The wives and daughters of the be
homes in America have been taken, I
v husbands and parents, TO see "Comir
!: thro' the Rye'' and you may be sure tn
v your people may do likewise without al
q after regrets.
+ 1 trust this will prove entirely satisfa
70 tory to the good people of Randolph ano
It beg to remain,
. Yours very truly,
!, F. NJ. McCloy.
New York, Oct. %, 1907.