Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-02
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Miles.
=. q. Dubois of Winchester, Mass, was
IN town on business Saturday.
Charles Church of Worcester. Mass.
was at the Church farm Christmas day.
Antonio MazzoIini is spending the last
week OF the school vacation in New York
A daughter was born Friday morning
at the sanatorium to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
1 B. Thomas.
w. H. Kenney is a victim of the
mumps and is in quarantine at his shop
in the Tewksbury block.
Miss Julia Cummings of Claremont. N.
H., is being entertained by her grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Powers.
DIR. and Mrs. H. s. Clark left Monday
for Danvers, Mass, after holiday vaca-
ton with their relatives in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bruce reached
home Monday from five weeks sojourn
/ with relatives in Hinsdale, N. H.
Miss Jennie Johnston came last Thurs
day from Lebanon, N. H., and remained
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. W. F.
Edison.
Mrs. HI. j. Corwin went to her home in
Lowell, Mass, Tuesday after a week
spent among relatives in Randolph and
Chelsea.
The Christian Brotherhood of Bethany
church has pledged the sum of SIS
towards putting the basement of the Par
ish house in shape for gymnastic pur-
poses.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Durham of Clare
mont, N. H., have been visiting at c. r.
Steele's in this village and at l. N. Abb
bolts in Brookfield, Mrs. Durham being
remembered in both places as Miss Isa
Sargent.
William f. Moulton, who had been
spending months vacation with his
mother, Mrs. George s. Moulton, went
back to Boston Monday to resume duty
as Pullman car conductor from Boston to
Buffalo.
About go were present at the Brother
hood meeting in the Parish house Mon
day evening. H. w. Vail led the discus
sion with a paper on the "Inf1uence Of
the Christian Religion on Civilization"
A sBouquet of Roses''-girls from the
high school-furnished vocal music.
The next meeting will be Friday evening,
Jan. 10, when NJ. M. Wilson will present
"Signs of the Times"
All the associate members of U. s.
Grant post, No. Sc, G. A. r. are request
ed to make an early return of the letters
sent to them, as their names are to be
placed upon the charter list which will
be framed and occupy place by the side
of the G. A. r. charter. Their names
will also be written in the big volume
kept in the towns archives to be seen and
examined when the last man who fought
that the Union might not be dismem-
bered is no more.
hoe q for
his son, j. Laroy Mann, written on the
steamer Seminole four days out of New
York and bound for San Domingo. The
young man was on his way to the island
of Monte Cristi to take entire charge of
the survey and construction of the irriga-
ton works for the San Domingo Republic
at salary of $500 per month with the
promise of raise at the end of the first
/ year He and his bride were planning to
take house at Monte Cristi and had al
ready met many people with friendly
offers of assistance in getting established
on the island, whose climate is said to be
very healthful.
Col. j. B. Mead camp, Sons of Veterans,
voted to disband Friday night after fee
BILE existence of two years. This action
does not imply any real lack OF patriotism
in the present generation, but is due rath-
Sr TO the Idcb tudL lHeTc 10 SuCh a HULL
plicity of clubs and societies-eivic, So
cial, religious and fraternal-that body
has to fight hard to sit down once a
month for a quiet evening by the Preside.
Even the babies are being organized into
clubs for this, that and the other purpose,
and their tender years harassed with by
laws and constitutions, pass words,
offices, committees, papers, banquets and
all the rest of the clubbing outfit.
The funeral of Fl. NJ. Miller, held FRI
day afternoon at his late home on High
land avenue, was attended by many
friends and acquaintance in this village
and by the following named from out of
town:-G. III. Miller, brother of the
deceased from Worcester, Mass; Charles
and Plyna Parker of Warren, brothers of
Mrs Miller; Mrs. PIyna Parker; Mrs.
Isaac Newton of South Pomfret, Mrs.
MiIler's sister; Mrs. Paulina Davis of
Mortified; Mrs. d. II. Skinner, Mrs. FL.
M. Waite and Mrs. W. G. McAllister of
Waitsfield Sympathy for the bereaved
family found expression in gifts OF beau
tifuI flowers. Interment was in South
view cemetery, and the bearers were G.
Fl, Miller, Charles and Plyna Parker and
A. j. Richardson.
At the last meeting Of the year held in
Grange hall Dec. %, West Randolph
grange elected the following officers
Master, A. M. Vaughan; overseer, d. L.
Bass lecturer, N. G. Buck; steward,
Glenn Webster; assistant steward, George
Slack; chaplain, w. A. Mcintosh; treas
urer. Lyman Hutchinson; secretary,
Carrie Manchester; gatekeeper, Mitchell
Rye; Ceres, Mrs. A. M. Vaughan; Po-
mona, Mrs L. A. Russlow; Flora, Mrs.
N. c. Buck; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
George Slack. Special officers were chos-
en- as follows:-Chorister, Glenn Bailey;
pianist, Lettie Bailey; reporter, Mrs. A.
NJ. Vaughan. 1t was voted to invite Dis
trict Deputy g. c. Flint to install the
/ officers for the ensuing year at the regular
meeting Jan. II. At that time An oyster
supper will be served under the oversight
of brother and Sister w. w. Jones.
d. II. Morse circulated around little
Friday morning and in two hours and .
half raised S250 to purchase OF N. Q.