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

spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d.
Laport.
Miss Evelyn Manney came back Friday
from weeks stay with Miss Ida Flint
in Boston,
Miss Icy Manchester is assisting at
present in the cloak and suit department
OF E. A. Thomas store
Mrs. George w. Drew was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. C. H. Brown. in White
River junction over Sunday.
Miss Alice Kezer and her niece, Miss
Marjorie kezer, of Rochester spent
Friday night at A. B. Fish's.
Mrs. Carrie Comstock has gone to
Barre to keep house for her son, Dana,
who has employment in that city.
Mrs. G. A. Emery of West Berkshire
is with the family of her son, George B.
Emery, whose wife has been in poor
health lately.
The Grange meeting Saturday evening,
March IA, will be called to order promptly
at 7:30, and the first and second degrees
will be conferred.
Miss Cora Bliss has been in Boston
since Friday preparing for the opening of
the spring millinery season at her stand
in A. Nj. Hubbard's store.
The Randolph Braintree- Brookfield
Fish and Game Protective league is even
richer than reported last week, having in
its treasury balance of S61.29, instead of
s51.29
The annual business meeting of the
Randolph Woman's Literary club will be
held at Bethany Parish house, Saturday
afternoon, March IA, at three O'Clock.
A large attendance is desired
DR.. and Mrs. H. G. Beekman, who
have been wintering in the South, left
Pinehurst, N. c.. a fortnight ago and are
now at Old Point Comfort, Va. The
DOCTORS health seems to be improving
and they intend to be in Randolph by
another month.
Miss Hattie Sault and Miss Clara Grout
have finished their two months term of
probation at the sanatorium and donned
the nurses uniform of the institution
Sunday. Miss Lila Jerd and Miss Annie
Billings will complete their probationary
period next Sunday and join the uni
formed staff.
Mrs. II. H. Mcintyre, who is passing
the winter in Burlington, came from
that city the I'd inst. and was with Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ. Miller until Friday,
niece, Mrs. Luther C. White. Mrs.
Mcintyre intends to be in Randolph
again for few days next week before
returning to Burlington.
G. w. Boyce of New York arrived Fri
day to make arrangements for opening
the granite quarry on the Mann farm as
soon as possible this spring. He has an
order for stone for two buildings in New
York and is anxious to learn the extent
of the granite deposit and its general run
of texture. He was here until Monday,
going then to st. Johnsbury.
Miss Cora v. White, who has been a
member of the family of w. II. Gladding
during the last nine years, is in very
poor health from tuberculosis and went
Friday to Essex Junction to be cared for
in the home of her parents. She has
made many friends in Randolph, who
regret her departure, as well as the cause
of it, and will hope for her restoration to
better condition.
H. w. Mcintyre, who was chosen one
of the listers at town meeting, declines
to serve, and the selectmen have ap-
pointed H. M. Gaylord to fill his place.
A. N. Culver, elected sexton for this vii
lage. also refuses to act, and r. II.
Packard has consented to continue in
that office, which he has acceptably filled
since the departure of the former sexton,
R. A. Smith, to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ham went Friday
to Burlington, where Mr.. Ham met the
next day Principal Thomas of the Bur-
lington High school and Superintendent
Merriam of Bellows Falls, his fellow
members on the executive committee of
the State Teachers association. The
committee met to fix upon the place OF
holding the next Teachers convention,
which it was decided to have at Rutland.
Miss M. Blanche Sparaawk reached
home Friday from st. Johnsbury, where
she had been substituting for the
soprano singer in the choir OF the North
Cong,l church the last five Sundays, and
singing at several social functions during
the period of her absence. She was one
of the soloists at the March meeting of
the st. Johnsbury Wotnan's club the I'd
inst. and received many compliments on
the beauty of her Voice.
Twenty-Five members and four guests
Of the Randolph Woman's Literary club
were entertained Saturday at The Man
chester. when Miss Anita Burt and Miss
Eta HARDWOOD were hostesses. In the
absence of the president, the vice presi-
dent. Miss Jennie Stewart, presided.
The subject tor the afternoon was "Scot-
| land.n and the quotations given in
response to the roll call were from
Joanna BaiIlie. ellis Mothers Sermon"
| from Ian MacLaren's 'Beside the Bonnie
Brier-bush," selected by Mrs. Homer
White, was read by Mrs. G. Moulton.
| Articles on "The Scotch Crofts" and
oAmong the Scotch Fishermen" were
read by Mrs. L. A. Russlow. Refresh
ments were served during the social hour,
which closed the afternoon.
The sons and daughters OF the Green
Mountain state, residing in Brooklyn,
! beId their first banquet since 1891 the