Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-03


Hayes. o. J. Marcott, l. g. Erskine. n /
c. Buck, W. c. Emerson, p. ]. Blancn-
ard, Fred Gordon and Dr.. e. II. Stearns
members Of Excelsior encampment, !.
o. 0. F.-wiIl 90 to Waterbury tonight
to work the Patriarchal degree at the
district meeting Of the order.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Phillips and child
and Miss Alice Woodward, after a
months vacation in Randolph, took their
departure yesterday morning for Mohonk
Lake, n. Y. Mr.. Phillips is secretary Of
the Lake Mohonk conference, while Miss
Woodward is stenographer for the con-
ference and public stenographer at the
Lake Mohonk Mountain House.
Mrs. NJ. v. Chadwick, who was con-
valesciRg from nervous prostration.. had
relapse that terminated ia rheumatic
fever, from which she has been suffering
severely for over ; week. She is now
little more comfortable. Her daughter.
Winniired, is caring for her, and the lat
ter's place IN J.. Il. Dubois Office is being
temporarily filed BY Miss Icy Manches-
ter.
John w. Oney and Mrs. Edith Roppe
we're married in Rochester last Thursday
evening BY Rev. s. H. Smith, pastor Of
the Methodist church in that place. Mr..
Oney il employed in the plumbing busi-
ness OF j. II. Lamson q Sons, and he and
his bride will occupy for the present the
basement Of the Gabrielle house ON Pleas
ant street, in which HRS. Oney has lately
had her home.
Mrs. Warner Moore Of Warren came
Monday from the Mary Fletcher hospital
in Burlington and Is staying with her
niece, Mrs. NJ. W. Campbell, until she re-
gains sufficient strength to stand the
journey over the mountain home. She
underwent very severe operation at the
hospital the 21st ult. and has made rapid
progress towards recovery. Mr.. Moore
accompanied her from Burlington and,
after seeing her safely in the care Of Mrs.
Campbell, went on to Warren.
Avery A. Threshsr Of Boston bought
Tuesday the old Thresher homestead in
Braintree, also known IS the William
Holman place, and purchased an adioin-
ing strip Of land on the Bigelow place.
Mr.. Threaher had previously acquired the
George Russell farm and now has tract
OF 400 acres in Braintree that his brother,
Fred Thresher, will move from Boston
next Monday to carry on. Both brothers
were IN Brnintree Tuesday to make the
real estate deal
The Woman's Missionary union Of
Bethany church held it, annual meeting
in the Parish house Tuesday afternoon
and elected these officers Tor the coming
year, President, Mrs. Fraser Metzger;
vice president, Mrs. Mary Goldsbury Z;
secretary, Miss Kate Howard; assistant
secretary, Mrs. Eugenie, Carrigan; treas
urer, Mrs. E. A. Thomas. It was voted to
cnnlfibuie sc 70 foreign missions and
$40 e home missions. The unicn has
I e 1lsI - 1Il|I< - - 1l1EI1EI
and discussion b missionary Hork IN the
various fields.
The White River Electric Light com
pany, in consideration Of unsatisfactory
service due TO low water and consequent
lack OF power, Is charging for house
lights half rate for September. one-third
rate for October and half rate for Novem-
Der. There was no street light service in
lSeptember and October, but since the
second week in November corner lights
on the house circuit have afforded little
illumination through the evening hours
THAT house lights are in operation. For
only i've or six nights in the last two
months has the village bad regular street
light service and then not to 2:30 a. m.--
the hour to which they burn in ordinary
times of abundant water.
The Ladies' Mite society Of East Brain
tree has made contribution to the Ran
doIph sanatorium so generous as to take
it altogether out OF the ssmiten class. II
includes IS pounds Of sugar, one pound
of butter, two tumblers of jelly, one
quart of raspberries, one quart Of pears,
one pint of spiced currants, one pint of
mustard pickles. six cakes of soap, one
half bushel OF potatoes, one-half bushei
OF turnips, one bushel Of apples, three
} squashes, two cabbages. two quarts OF ci-
der Jelly and old cotton. Mrs. F. A.
Wells Of the Centre has given three tum-
blers of jelly, one quart Of pears and one
quart of bIackberries. Two pillows, two
} pairs Of pillow cases and three small pill
lows have been donated as well as e1.9S
worth OF rope for the repair Of the dumb
waiter.
Ed. Lamar began to celebrate Thanks-
giving early and progressed so far
J Wednesday night that he was found re-
posing on the baggage trucks at the de-
pot wrapped in drunken slumber. Chief
| OF Police F. II. Ketchum kindly removed
him to more comfortable quarters in the
} lookup and the next night bad q very
sick man on his hands. Lamar had some
kind Of q seizure, which went pretty hard
: with him, and Friday he was in such
poor form that his brother-in-iaw, VIII
liam Burke, who lives on the Sanford
farm. was allowed to take him home. 1t
was agreed that the prisoner should ap-
pear IN court for his hearing Monday
morning. but when the time came Mr..
Burke reported him as still too far from
normal condition mentally to stand trial.
Under the circumstances, it was decided
TO drop the case against Lamar on the
payment OF costs.
, Analysis Of the water on the Frank
Sawyer place shows such an excess of
chlorine that the overflow from the two
Sawyer springs cannot be used for the
village system as intended. However, it
: has been found that the village can have
the waste water from the hydraulic ram
that supplies the buildings Of Samuel Day
from the Damon spring, to whose over
fow the village long ago acquired the
right and laid pips to take the water
fowing rast the pipe Of Mr.. Day. No
water for the system has ever yet been