Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-26
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

A. II. Bcedle In company with A. p.
Thomas Of Iiardwlck, a well known
granite dealer. bought the Roland Smith
farm now occupied by Pearl Campbell
Saturday. The purchase resulted after a
long consideration. Last week state Geo
loglst G. H. Perkins II Burlington visit
cd tho farm and disclosed it, worth IN
granite. Specimens from the pasture
show It to be dark green species that
will meet a ready market.-The Ran
doph Women's Literary club held its
annual luncheon In the Bethany parish
house Saturday. The tables were very
prettily decorated IN cut flowers and pot
ted plants. Four young Indies Misses
Marguerite Hudson. Maude Putnam
Ruth Roundy and Laura Wcdgewood
served the elaborate ncnu.-Mies Estclla
blanchard of Barre is with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs p. ]. blanchard. for
week. -lWill.am Gourlcy left Friday night
and Mrs, Della Gourlcy Saturday for
Three Rivers. Canada, because Of the
serious Illness of Mrs. Blanche Dunbar
with typhoid fever Mr., and Mrs. r. NJ
Wardner are in Pike. n. II" visiting
their daughter. Mrs john Udall.-Dr c.
j. Rumril has been in STAFFORD the
last few days.-Mr. and Mrs Zeph sey
nour Of Lynn. Mass. came Sunday for
n few days stay Misses Ella and
Florence Carpenter returned Saturday to
Warren after a few days With their aunt
Miss Minnie Carpentev, -MYs. A A.
Briggs Of Granville visited at John
Fnrd's Saturday. -William Booth left
Friday for St Paul, MINI. TO visit rel
atives -"Black Beauty" presented Fri
day night in Chandler music hall met
with great approval-Mrs. Rosahel
MCINTYRE returned Saturday from two
weeks absence In Woodsville, n. H.,
with her daughter Wales Bass is con-
fined 10 his bed as the result Of sprain-
ing his knee Joint by slipping on the
icc.-Newell King Is IN with pneumonia
Miss Myrtle Button, a teacher In the
/ Colchester schools Is spending a weeks
vacation with her pareNts'-Ihe carey
sale held Saturday afternoon and evening
! for the benefit Of the seniors was
! financial success. About sl5 was realized
aside from "a given by local merchants
Merrill Wilcox of Richford s with friends
| IN town--James Oney Is suffering from
heart trouble.
Because o. the engineers inability to
work the brakes on Grand Trunk engine
1852, n rear end collision occurred here
Yesterday with Central Vermont train
409 The stove In the Cnboosc OF the
latter train was overturned setting the
car on fire. The fire department was
quick in arriving but the caboose could
not be saved The next car was some
what burned, but !ta contents of pulp
we're saved.-Dr. and Mrs, S. y. Gould
viii leave next Tuesday for Lake Helen
| TIA, where with a party of Vermont
! friends they are to spend the winter-
Mr.. Sargent, OF Osgood Roundy a Ssr-
gent has bought tho Baptist parsonage
Mrs Winnifred Thompson ana little
daughter Of Montpelier are at her par
cnts'. Mr. and Mrs A, j Foster.-Mr
and Mira John Cooper cf Hishgate Cen
ter are with relatives here for a week -
! Mrs. Iiugene Abbott was called to Wat
orbury Yesterday by the illness Of her
uncle, Iris Speay, at the State hospital
The music hall orchestra has been EN-
gagged to furnish music for the Thanks
giving ball In Rochester Thursday night.
Tonight 1t will play for the ball in the
local Grange hall-George Emery has
moved to Barnard.-Among the Thanks
giving guests in town are Grace Hayes,
Harry Morton and Arthur Galarneau
from the University Of Vermont Bur
! llngton and James Rand from Norwich
University, Norhfeld Mr., and Mrs f..
A. Thomas are 10 spend Thanksgi, ing
at her home In Milton.
RANDOLPH.
The normal closed Saturday TIL Do