Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14


Miss Ethel NJ. Park, who came from
Waterbury Friday to meet the school
board, has been engaged for first assist
ant in the Randolph High school, sue
ceeding Miss Mary S. Dubois, whose res
ignation takes effect at the end of this
present term. Miss Park is graduate of
Bates college in Maine and during this
last year has taught with success in the
Waterbury High school. Her home is
in Lyndonville.
The repairs on the factory of the Brig
ham Gelatine company, to double its
capacity, include an office, trimming and
stock rooms in the north end of the
building, an arrangement of the first
floor like the one above into rooms for
the drying of gelatine plates, and pas
sageway the length of the west side, from
which stairs in the center lead to the Sec
ond floor. Work has been begun and
will not be completed probably for
month at least.
The Good Templar entertainment in
Edson's hall Friday night was attended
by party of about 25, who participated
in promenade and were amused by
varied program. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl.
BlGdgett, Misses Susan Sargent and Lot
tled, ssThe Rose and the Thorn;n II. s.
Tobey gave violin solo with Mrs. Alfred
Knights as sccompanist; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Fl. Blodgett and Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. En-
cry sang sold Folks at Home" and
"Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight"
Mrs. Emery read pleasing selection and
Misses Alice and Hattie Knights recited.
Refreshments We're served.
Holton, Miss Edith Burditt of Wood
stock and w. Fl. Scribner of Hartford,
Conn, were among those from out of
town attending the funeral of Mrs. Lucy
L. Clint, wife of Adelbert Scribner, last
Thursday afternoon. Nearby friends
and acquaintance in large number bore
witness by their presence to the esteem
in which the young woman was held,
and there were many beautiful floral trib-
utes, including handsome wreath from
neighbors, a set piece from fellow en-
ployees of Mr.. Scribner in Salisbury
Brothers factory, and bouquets from
Bethany guild, the Christian Endeavor
and the grange. The bearers were an
uncle and three cousins of Mrs. Scribner
Perry Flint, Bert Snow, Rodney and
Everett Slack.
The pleasant little habit of peeling an
orange and scattering the bits OF skin
broadcast over the sidewalk, or of tear
ing up paper and sowing the scraps freely
in the streets, tends greatly to the neat
and tidy appearance of village. 1t is
not, however, rashly to be presumed that
the person happily munching peanuts in
public building or on a thoroughfare
and letting the shucks fall where they
may, is given at home to spewing apple
chankings on the parlor carpet, of stor-
ing garbage in the front hall or of throw
ing dishwater out of the front door. He
is very likely fastidious about his own
house and grounds while utterly indiffer-
ent as to civic cleanliness. Though he
needs badly to be put next to goodness in
public matters, he is not to be compared
in beautiful unselfishness to the dear
creature who hurls before the feet of the
unwary the slippery banana peel, to be
dreaded only a little less than a dynamite
bomb. Caught red-handed, he should
be shipped at once to Paterson, n. j.,
where he ought to find congenial society
and feel at home.
Club Social.
Twenty-Five members of the Randolph
Woman's Literary club we're present at
| its first "club social held Saturday at
the home of Mrs. F. III. Joslyn. Mrs.
Joslyn, Mrs. H. B. Bell, Mrs. L. A. Russ
| low, Mrs. Fanny Lewis and Mrs. Myrtle
Chamberiin were the hostesses. 1t was
an informal meeting, fancy-work occu-
pying the fingers and social intercourse
| the minds of those present.
! The numbers of the program were sep
arated by intervals of conversation. The
afternoon opened with the roll call, to
which the members replied with humor-
GUS anecdotes. After the secretary's re-
| port, Mrs. w. E. Lamson read letter
| from Mrs. Mary Bergholz, mother OF the
American consul at Canton, China, to her
niece, Mrs. G. P. Lamson, in which she
gave an interesting description of the
! life at the consulate. Mrs. Homer White
read humorous short story, .'Vanitas
1 Vanitatum,'' selected by Miss Anita
/ Burt. Two duets, charmingly sung by
/ Misses Muriel and Madeline Martin, COM
pleted the program.
Small tables were then set out and the
serving of a delicious supper closed a
successful meeting.