Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-10
RANDOLPH CENTER

RANDOLPH CENTER
Mr.. Marvin Of Boston is guest ct the
Colonial.
MisssAgnes Hoy of Duxbury ID work.
ing for Mrs. G. l. Smith.
Mrs. v. l. Spear of Randolph 10 ut the
Old Homestead for . few days.
As cooler weather IL coming on the
summer guests are leaving rapidly.
The Rev. Homer White will I'd. w
bold servics in Grace church next Sunday
ct 10 30 Q. m.
Fred w. Eaton went to Boston last
week to attend the funeral of his cousin,
Mrs. Mary French Porter.
Walter Adams vas married in Quechee
Tuesday and came here on his wedding
trip to visit his parents, w. e. Adams
and wife.
Miss Ruth Smith returned TO Whining
ton, VT, last week Monday, and Tuesday
began teaching the fourth and ffth
grades in Wilmington High school.
Rev. F. A. Wells is sick; DIR. Bailey at
tends. He was unable to preach last
Sunday and DIR. A. L. Cooper supplied
the Federated church and will do 80 next
Sunday.
Miss Mabel Smith began her years
work Sept. 1, teaching the second grade
in Huron, s. Oak, city schools. II will
be remembered that Miss Smith went to
Dakota about one year ago.
Leonard Robinson, about is years old.
son OF Dana Robinson, got his hand too
near the knives OF an ensiIage cutter yes
terday. The thumb was cut entirely on
and two fingers badly cut and cords and
flesh in the hand iacersted.
n. H., visited Mes, e.. NJ. Sawyer last
Thursday when pessing through by car
riage to Lake George. Mrs. Worthen
was . daughter OF the late ex-Gov. Peter
T. washburn OF Woodstock.
c. H. Nuttine, wife and daughter of
Chicopee, Mass, are guests OF his father,
DIR. ID. H. Nutting. They made their
trip here in an auto. Tuesday morning.
be gave his father and mother their first
auto ride, going to Randolph.
Prof. E. A. Partridge, who is teacher
in Phifadelphis, started for home last
Saturday. II was then expected that his
father might be able to return to Pbila-
deiphia again, but changes came for the
worse and his father died Monday night
at IL O'Clock. He received q telegram at
O'Clock and started at O'Clock from
Philadelphia Tuesday morning and
reached Randolph station at $50 p. m.
ID. Arson Partridge died last Monday
night, aged 81 years. Mr.. Partridge was
born in Randolph and lived here till
early manhood, when he went to Phila-
delphia, and that has been his home dur
ing his active life. Some years ago he
and his son, Z. A. Partridge, built a fine
cottage here that they have since used fer
summers home His health has been
poor for long time, but this summer it
has been discovered that the arteries OF
the heart were hardening and his condi-
tion. grew worse tHi the end came. Fun
eral services will be held from his late
residence this afterpoon at 2 O'Clock.
Dorsey d. EDDY shreshed for N. l..
Boyden last week 1856 bushels OF barley
running il through the separator the
second time) and $50 bushels Of oats. He
threshed So bushels Of oats in go minutes
and one bushel in twenty seconds ut one |
time. He used for power . three and
one-half b. p. Wocdpecker Rasolepe en-
CINE. He commenced the work with a
separator that had been in use for several
years, but soon changed with Chester
Bickford for new Gray threshe- and Sc |
parator that made things hum. The time
of threshing aside from stops from
breakage, etc, of old thresher) was A. /
teen hours. Those that handle grain and
straw thought that II came about fast 1
enough. Good help and good machinery
usually do good work. The grain was
very good, too; that helps.
Randolph High School.
The outlook for football team is rsth-
or slim.
Mas Stewart has algebra and FIRST year
A number OF the second-year pupils
have begun French.
Mr.. Lewis, the superintendent, is stay
ing at DR.. F. c. Angeips for the present.
He expects his wife and infant daughter
soon and will then occupy the McCollom
house on School street.
Miss Park, the frst assistant, is STAYING
1t K w. McAllister's; Miss Moulton, the
second assistant, Miss Gray and Miss
Holden sre at Charles Griswold's; and
Miss Farrand is ct H. A. Leonard's.
School opened Tuesday with an attend |.
ance Of 80. Two more are expected soon.
This 10 smaller beginning than last
vear, which was 103. The difference il
1ue to small entering class and . large
number OF graduates last spring. The
number Of nonresident students is 10. an
increase of two over last year. The en-
'ollwent for the different grades IL q fol- ,
ows:-eth grade, 30; 8th, 20; 7th, 81; ,
IN and 9Th, ~; 4th, -; I'd and I'd, -; ID