Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-22

Misses Jennie and Nellie Stewart were
in Montpelier Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. sprague were in
Burlington Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. q. W. Scott and Miss Jennie God
frey took trip to Burlington Saturday.
Mrs. e. M. KimbalI returned to Boston
Richardson's.
John Chase Of Boston is spending
weeks vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. 1. 8. Chase.
Miss Gertrude King OF Stowe was with
the family Of her uncle, s. Il. King. last
Thursday and Friday.
George Ford attended the annual
state convention OF the Good Templars,
held In Montpelier last week.
Mrs. Julia Fairbanks came from Wood
stock last Thursday and stayed with Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Bailey until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Eaton had with
them last week their niece. Miss Aobie
Eaton, who went home to Hancock Satur-
Hday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Webster were in
Burlington over Sunday as the guests OF
their son, City Grand Juror F. @. Web
ster.
Miss Sara Chedef has gone to franklin
Falls, N. H., to remain through the win
ter with her grandmother, Mrs. Sara
Chedel.
g. W. woodw worth Of Lowell, Mass., a
brother OF H. q. Woodwork of this
place, is clerking in the store OF Barney
Shapiro.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Rhodes were away
last week from Thursday to Saturday on
pleasant carriage trip to Woodstock,
Pomfret, South Pomfret and Windsor.
DIR. q. e. Laid Of Plymouth, N. a., ar
rived at the Church farm to see his wife
and daughter, who accompanied him to
Montpelier Monday for day at the capt.
tai.
Pearl washburn, who was called home
by the death of his father, J. A. Wash
burn, went back to Brandon Monday to
resume duty in the store OF w. d. Nut
ting.
DR.. and Mrs. George +. Cheney--the
latter better known in Randolph as Mrs.
Emma (Smith) Peters-have left st.
Johnsbury for Rumford Falls. Me-, where
they are to spend the winter.
The balmy weather of October in this
year OF grace makes It seem almost in
credible that as years ago the 18th inst.
snow fell to depth OF Ave inches and re-
manned on the ground all winter.
W. 8. Balloon Of Claremont, N. a., was
a guest at the Inn from Friday to
Wednesday while looking over this viii
lage with a view to taking up his resi-
deDce here. His son, Cadet Balloon Of
Norwich university, spent Sunday with
him at the Inn.
The farmers of the legislature met in
the courtroom OF the state house at Mont
pelier one night recently and reorganized
the Farmers club, first formed in 1902.
Representative George G. Flint was ohos-
en- secretary. and about 100 of 131 farmers
in the legislature Joined the club, whose
object is to promote legislation favorable
to the agricultural interests Of Vermont.
DR.. e. Fl. stearns has tested 20 head OF
cattle on the Maple Grove farm OF Miss
Marion A. Huntington In East Randolph
and found them free from any trace Of
. Tuberculosis. This Is an exceptionally
good herd Of mich COWS with q creamery
test averaging 544 7-12 points during the
- months OF 1907, which rather dis
tances A. H. Beedle's herd of 20 cows
with an average test of $40 points to their
credit. At no time in 1907 did Miss
Huntington have over 20 milch COWS on
her farm and most OF the time less than
20.
The Windsor county case Of Rufus
Howe vs.. 8. W. Howard was argued and
partly heard last Thursday in supreme
court, to which it was taken on excep-
tions as to the admissibiIity of certain ev-
idence. Mr.. Howard sold his farm in
Royalton and some personal property,
and part Of the latter Mr.. Howe claimed.
Mr.. Howard tried to put in evidence to
prove that the personal property he sold
belonged to himself. but this right was
denied him and the case went to the su-
preme court. The attorneys for Howard
| and Howe are M. M. Wilson Of this place
and w. N. Batchelder of Bethel.
Rev. DR.. A. L. Cooper called to order
the annual meeting of the Vermont Bible
society in Montpelier last week and was
reelected president of the organization.
The secretary, Rev. L. o. Sherburne,
formerly Methodist pastor st Randolph
Center, recommended that an endowment
fund OF $50, 900 be raised to carry on the
work, now inadequateIy supported by
contributions from the churches of the
state, and 1t was voted to attempt the
raising OF such fund. It was also re-
I. ported that $4,000 year is not sufficient
3 to run the society, which needs at least
s25OO.
: George b. Emery has finished work in
A. f. Lambs stone shop after term OF
service covering q period OF i've and :
: half years. The illness of his wife and
: older son with scarlet fever had kept Mr.
Emery in quarantine Ave weeks but Sat
urday be was released, the patients being
so much better as no longer to need hii
attendance. Mrs, Emery's sister, Mrs
A. @. Wilder. and daughter Of Noun
Holly, came here on q visit just a. tn
disease declared itself and, the little cir
contracting the ailment, they have beer
detained here ever since. Scarlet ieve
has left Mrs. Emery with hearing some
what impaired by q discparge through