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


He was the greatest OF my pets;
But for the sweetness oi my tone
He doesn't care rotten bone,
NY neishhor steadily AYERS
needn't fear his dos will bite,
hut when with broad mAlevolent gria
The eur appears, long In fright
And An is club ; my rSiiSSs asisS6or'. gea,le dos.
Mrs. Y. L. Hills Is recovering from
weeks siege with the grip.
Fred Copeland was home from Dart.
mouth college from Friday to Monday,
A. IL. Powers journeyed Tuesday
through Montpelier, Barre and Plainteld.
Miss Alice Coulumbe has gone to Clare
mont, n. H., TO be with her sister, Mrs,
Mary Baptiste.
4. n. Ketchum has been appointed a
deputy wsrd-n for Randolph by State
Fish and Game Commissioner Thomas.
W. j. Blodgett went Tuesday to White
River junction, where he has a situation
as clerk for the Howard Drug company.
Matthew Carney was in Montpelier
last Thursday and Friday with his broth
er, Michael, who has been very sick with
pneumonia.
Miss Isa Banister, who clerks in Bus
wells bookstore in Montpelier, wss with
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. III. ID. Banister,
over Sunday.
The program for the next Orange meet
ing Saturday evening, IN charge OF Miss
Mary Morse, will consist OF farce en-
titled, "Mrs. Baxter's Baby"
+. ii. Ketchum has been suffering from
blood poisoning in his right hand, the
trouble arising from slight scratch be-
tween the third and fourth fingers.
Mrs. Frank Archer, who has been i'll the
last two weeks with the grip, is now
gaining slowly. She has been attended
by Mrs. o. Z. Gale, who returned home
w ednesday.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
has issued invitations for Gentlemen's
night at s o'clock Friday evening, Feb.
10, at the home of Mrs. W. Il. Lamson on
Prospect avenue.
John II. Byrd has resigned his position
| in New York city to enter the employ of
| the Indiana Bridge company at Muncie,
| Ind, where he will continue his vocation
OF civil engineer.
The public is cordially invited to meet
the new rector of st. Johns church, Rev.
Il. n. Webber, at an informal reception to
! be given at the parlor OF the Randolph lnn
at O'Clock Tuesday evening, Feb. IL.
There will be a special convocat,on oi
whitney chapter, No. 8, X. A. NJ, Monday
evening, Feb. 11th, for the purpose oil
working the first three degrees. All men,
bers are earnestly requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. c. Buck, Mrs. W. S. s.
Buck and Miss Alice were IN Lebanon,
N. H., last night to attend the firemen's
ball, for which the famous orchestra oil
Marlboro, Mass, furnished music. Mrs
w. s. s. Buck and Miss Alice return
today, but Mr.. and Mrs. N. 9. Buck will
remain until Saturday with his mother
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief OF the
u. 8. Weather Bureau, is to deliver
lecture at Northfield the evening OF Feb
10th, dealing with the scientific study oi
the weather and explaining the methods
followed by the government in making
its observations and formulating its pre-
dictions. He is q very entertaining
speaker.
The damage to the Mcintyre block BY
the fire OF Jan. 25 has been adjusted by thu
Merrimac Insurance company OF Andover
Mass, at S275, while the Etna company o
Hartford, Conn.,, has allowed 900 for th'
damage done by water to Mr.. McIntyre'
machinery. The Vermont Mutual, which
carried the insurance of Mrs. Hattie Lam
son, has settled her loss for $2O5.
c. L. Holman arrived Sunday from Kan
sas City with Q carload OF rs nice horses
As he was about TO start Eastward witt
his stock, he stepped onto the platform Q
caboose that was locked, to wait Tor tn
door to be opened. While standing there
he felt the cold SO much that he droppe
to the ground again just as train, back
ing rapidly down the track, struck tn
!, section with such force that two cars wer
derailed and another climbed over the plat
form he had left but moment before.
The circulation Of books from the Kim
ball Public library during Januar
amounted to 1910 volumes, or daily aver
! age Of 70 4-22. There we're 220 class book
:, taken (13.69d), 359 Juveniles (22.2@o), an
1881 works OF fiction (64ao). The circula
l tion for the year from Feb. 1, 1906, to Fet
. /, 1907, reached total OF II, ,596 books, Q
which 124S went to the Center. The dali
average for the year was 68 120-257, whic
y shows that there are few people in Ran
dolph who can and do read.
q The annual meeting of the Vernon
i Maple Sugarmakers' market, was held .
the market Tuesday and resulted in r.
/. election OF the old board of directors q
= follows:--V. /. Spear, Josiah Grout {
: Derby, A. j. Croft Of Enosburg Falls, N
ID. Mcmahon of Bur ington, j. A. Stewar
of Rutland, II. w. Vail, e. L. Bass, c.
= Mcmahon OF Stowe, q III. Grimm OF Rut
!, land, f. s. Billings of Woodstock, M. /
Miller and II. w. Mcintyre. Organiza
tion for the ensuing year was effected b
making M. III. Miller president; ii. "
Mcintyre, secretary, and Y. |. Spear. treas
Q urer and manager. The affairs OF the maj
ket were found to be in most satisfactor
condition, and its volume OF business ft
= the year was reported as $4,000. A pt
!, cent dividend on the stock was declared
A dove futtering helplessly from II
iron fencing on top Of the depot roof. wit
= its leg fastened to projection by strin
was the sight that moved the compassio
OF Night Operator Fred 0. Fairbank
Thursday morning. In the intense col
the bird would have perished in shol
o time, but Fred went to the rescue an
Il brought it down, when, from two tags al
it tached to it's legs, it appeared that the sui
o ferer was carrier pigeon. The tags boz
: the mark, IN. s. X, Peabody, Mass.," an
it was through the unwinding OF the cor
fastening one OF the tags to the leg thu
the bird became prisoner. Fred thawe
out the frozen legs OF the traveller in col
water, housed and fed 1t for few da,
and, as it seemed restored, liberated
Monday with a note attached, relating |
ovrar;apca i'm the Far North.s