Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-10-03
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

in Mortified Friday and saturday.
Miss Inez LitchfeId is away on two
weeks trip to Barton Landing and st.
Johnsbury.
Warren Church has moved his family
from Mrs E. F. Upham's to the Pember
house on Dudley street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Richardson left
Monday for Ridgewood, n. j., after
months soiourn at The Manchester.
Dana Church has left the Randolph
High school to pursue a business course
at Goddard seminary, Barre.
W. E. Rand, Jr., has secured good
position as clerk in a hardware store at
Springfield, where he began work Mon
day.
Mrs. S. H. Sparhawk of st. Johnsbury
was a guest at L. T. SparhGwk's last
Thursday and Friday, and went on to
Bethel.
Charles Montgomery is spending two
weeks vacation from the Boston police
force with his mother, Mrs. Mary Mont
gomery.
Rev. DR.. 4. L. Cooper and Rev. w. T.
Sparhawk were at the North WinGsor-
County Sunday school convention held
in Bethel Friday.
Miss Harriet Angel, who was called
home by the failing health of her mother,
left Saturday to resume work in the
Keene On. H. Sentinel.
Mrs. F. w. Holster, who had been
spending a fortnight with her aunt, Mrs.
NJ. E. Holmes, went to her home III
WolIaston, Mass, Saturday.
Mrs. X. 3. Mcintyre has been making
a few alterations in the interior arrange
ments of her residence on South Pleasant
street to make place for bath room.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. NJ. Atwood have been
in White River Junction since Monday,
visiting their daughter, Mrs. c. +. La
zelle. and attending the state fair.
Mrs. Jennie Bass went back to North
Wuliston Friday after stay Of several
weeks in Randolph, and Mrs. Guy Lcudon
and son, " no had been visiting Mrs. :.
81. Mcintyre, returned to Burlington.
Mrs. 3. D. Dubois will entertain the
Randolph Womau'a Literary club at her
residence on SOu.h Main street Saturday
afternoon from ) to ). Members OF the
club are asked to he present at business
meeting called fer 2:50.
Editor L. Z. johnson has been sum
moned to Auburn, \. y, TO appear in
the United : a.cs district court a. Wit
ness in a case brought against an adver-
tiser for fraudulent use OF TIE ais. lie
was accompanied Gv Mrs. Johnson, ana
after witness duties were performed, they
intended to visit Niagara Falls, returning
the last Of the week.
Mrs. James Amsden came home
Friday from Gaysyille, where she had
been staying two weeks 10 assist IN the
wedding preparations Of her sister, Miss
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Wednesday evening, the 25th ult., to
Carl Edward Still of Barre. On her re-
turn, Mrs. Amsden was accompanied by
her brother, William Bishop, who was
one of the wedding guests and left Satur-
day for Providence, r. l.
Mrs. James Kenwortby of Tunbridge
was tie recent guest Of Mr.. and Ers. \.
j. Foster. who were also entertaining at
the same time Mrs. Fosters sisters, Mrs.
H. A. Smith of Tunbridge and Mrs. NJ.
w. Batcheldcr of st. JChnsbury. As
matter of curious note, it was ascertained
that the ages of the visitors with those
of Mr. and Mrs. Foster and \. G. Barnes,
who lives with them. aggregated 455
years, making the individual average
about IS years.
Loafing around the railroad station
is becoming a profitable industry to some
Q great sratchCr-up of unCOGsidered tribes,
who is growing in riches through the
careIessness or guiIeless simplicity that
leaves packages, handbags and umbrellas
unguarded in the waiting rooms. Travel
ers will do we'll to sit on the edge OF the
seats tightly clutching all their impedl-
menta and rolling their eyes in search OF
pickTockets. The Arttul Dodger Is
known to be in unlawful possession of
81 nd IN rel a
and fine opportunity is offered for
budding Sherlock, Holmes to display his
ingsruity. For the safety of bag and
baggage and to ensure more peace OF
mind to the train-waiting public, little
detective work should be done
Fred w. Granger, who led his class in
the Randolph High school and was grad
uated in June with vaIedictOry hOnOrs,
has made a remarkable record in passing
the four days entrance examinations OF
Harvard university, which admits him to
the freshman class. Harvard's require
meEts are year ahead OF those OF Brown,
Amherst, Dartmouth or L. V. NJ, and
rarely does high school pupil enter the
Cambridge university without year
at least of extra preparation at Exeter
or some other academy. The students
taking the examination had to make %
points, Latin and creek counting IL, anu
young Granger not only did himself
proud but reflected credit on the Ran
dolph High school, in which he prepared.
He is only II years of age. The test,
which he so successfully stood, included
elementary English, Latin, Greek,
French: advanced Latin, Greek, French;
| Greek and Roman history; algebra, plane
geometry and chemistry, with laboratory
work. While in this school, he took a
three years course of Greek in two years.