Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-19
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.


Mrs. j. B. Wells is visiting relatives in
Williston.
Miss Mary Wedgwood is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Wedgwood in
Essex Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Scott of Barre were
with Mrs. Scott's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. j. Trerise, over Sunday.
On the evening of March IA a class of
ten was instructed in the mysteries of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
Kimball Williams, Mrs. Roswell Hol-
brook and daughter, Miss Cora, were
among the guests at the 5Oth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. David T.
Dyke in Bethel Saturday. Mrs. Dyke is
sister of Mr.. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hutchinson of
West Brookfeld, who had been with
their daughter, Mrs. j. f. Tewksbury,
through the winter, went to Northfield
Monday to spend few weeks with an
other daughter, Mrs. Frank Gold.
c. A. Blodgett has bought carriage of
the regular hack style for use in the viii
lage and its immediate vicinity as soon as
bare ground appears. The convenience
of a moderate-priced hack service is be-
coming more and more apparent as
handy means of conveyance for short dis
tanoes as occasion arises.
The Cooperative creamery paid SO
cents net during February for 2o,09S
pounds of butter fat and made %, 164
pounds of butter for which was received
S7,555.11. The cost of making, incIud-
ing reserve, was. 0416 per pound and 10L
per cent represented the surplus. Pa
irons were paid $6,632.34.
Mrs. G. S. Booth entertained the
Brooklyn Whist club at the Holman farm
Wednesday evening of last week on the
occasion of Gentlemen's night. A party
of "a had a most delightful time at their
favorite game, in which the winners
were w. C. Slack and Mrs. G. W. Scott,
with DR.. Scott and Mrs. Slack as the
principal losers. Sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served for refreshments.
Rev. A. L. Cooper, D. D., had the
pleasure Friday evening-the eve of his
Saith birthday anniversary-of receiving
an unexpected visit from about thirty of
his parishioners, who brought with their
good wishes many substantial remem-
branees of the event. A delightful even
ing was spent, social converse being
sweetened by homemade candy, the prod
duct of Mrs. o. B. Copeland's confection-
cry skill. Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Cope
land gave an anniversary dinner party in
honor of DIR. Cooper and A. FL. Powers,
the latter's natal celebration falling ON
Sunday, the 18th inst.
Charles Goodhart, who has been work
ing for the Eastern Tale company at the
mine in East Granville, had fall Friday
night in which he miraculously escaped
breaking every bone in his body. He
v-aS On he that aarries tba faIc
out of the mine in buckets, when one of
the receptacles dumped itself before
reaching the end of the line. In trying
to draw the bucket back, Mr.. Goodhart
| slipped, lost his balance and fell dis
lance of % feet. With feline dexterity
he landed on his feet but across brace
that bruised the muscles of one leg and
gave him slight limp as temporary re-
minder of the mishap.
The application of B. F. Kicker, form
erly of Randolph, for full liquor license
to sell at the Central hotel in Woodbury.,
Conn.,, in which place he has made his
headquarters lately, has been refused by
the Litchfield county commissioners OF
Connecticut on the ground 'that the
place where the license is applied for is
an unsuitable place, and said application
is therefore rejected" Apropos of this
action of the commissioners, the Wood
bury Reporter makes this COMMENT
ssOnce again, in response to the voice OF
the people. have the county commission
ers declared that the Central hotel shall
not have a license. Even one saloon is
too many for the good of Woodbury., but
better one than more"
Leon Eddy was coming towards this
village with load of wood last Thursday
Enr4' 1ctn 10
found it necessary to stop and shovel
snow on the track to make better sled
ding. Running back, he jumped onto
the load and the team started briskly
over the crossing, only to be halted so
suddenly by the brake catching on the
rail that Mr.. Eddy pitched off head-first.
He landed on the track and rolled over,
partially unconscious for minute or two
| from a blow on the back of his head that
made quite scalp wound. The brake
released itself almost as soon as 1t caught
and the team, starting again, was travel
ing on the Braintree road when its driver
came to himself enough to arrest its
progress by peremptory whoa.
A yaerant, giving his name as John
Murphy and claiming to be "a years old,
foated into town Friday night and asked
| to he sent to Chelsea jail for the space OF
! 20 DAYS. in which rough March weather
and moor travelling might make confine-
ment rather pleasureable than otherwise
to rowing knight of the road. He rep
| resented himself as forlorn in the extreme
and utterly destitute of even pipeful OF
| tobacco with which to relieve his great
discomfort. The sympathetic authori-
ties, having heard his pitiful story, not
only granted his request but. trebled the
period of incarceration, packing him on
| to Chelsea Saturday in the care OF d. ID.
Howe for eojourn of 80 days. When
the real length of his term was dlvulged
to him on the road to Chelsea, his graft
tude found expression IN torrent OF
words that gave the startled omcer ne"
idea of the force and fuency of the Eng
Iisb tongue, wagged under the stimulus
of strong irritation. He begged Mr..