Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-06

A son, Theron, weighing five pounds,
was born in Montpelier Jan. "a, to Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Rogers (nee lisa Ban
ister); grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID.
Banister OF Randolph.
Mrs. c. E. Leavitt, who had been here
several weeks attending to the settlements
Of affairs in the estate OF her aunt, the
late Mrs. Abigail Bingham, took her de-
parture yesterday to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Buck and daughter
were in Lebanon, N. H., from Friday to
Tuesday and while there the little girl
had a severe attack OF indigestion, from
which she has now recovered.
Mrs. Clara Averill went to st. Adams
Tuesday to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Chadwick, and
| family. six-pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Chadwick Saturday
night.
Mrs. Edwin B. Weston left Saturday
for her home in West Derry, N. H., after
spending three weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Eugene Ellison. The latter has since
been entertaining Mrs. Alice Siple OF
Lincoln, who came Tuesday.
AS the illness of g. r. Miller Of the
White Cross Milk company will prevent
his addressing the grange Saturday even
ing, entertainment will be found in hu-
morous quotations in response to the roll
call, readings and selections by the male
quartet.
Mrs. Jennie Crown, who had been
caring for the infant son OF her brother,
DIR. /. N. Eastman, in Groton, went to
Hanover, N. H., Saturday to begin h-r
practice of general nursing, leaving her
sister, Mrs. b. F. Kicker, in charge OF
the DOCTORS household.
George R. Miller, manager for the
White Cross Milk company that is erect
ing plant in this place, is ill at his
home in Boston with a mastoid abscess.
An operation was performed Sunday
afternoon by Drs. Emerson and Eldredge,
and it is hoped that he will make rapid
recovery.
! John F. Kimball and Miss Alice
Knights came back Saturday from Bos-
ton, where they had been detained three
weeks, waiting for the case of Mr.. Kim
ball against his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Anna w. Reed, to come to trial. 1t was
not reached at January term OF court and
was put over to March.
Lemuel Richmond, superintendent of
the village water supply, announces that
the reservoir is very low, and he practice
of letting the faucets run cold nights to
keep water from freezing in the pipes
must be discontinued at once. To turn
the water off in the cellars nights when
there is danger of its freezing would be A
better and more economical plan to fol-
low.
While they have Sunday school al
, Rochester Hollow, the one organized by
Rev. z. G. Kinney, of which AFRO Bowen
: is superintendent, is located in the
Thayer brook district, No. 10, Braintree.
Mr. Kinney would also like to add that
while some of his schools have been To-
Gated among those less favored, many OF
them are among intelligent farmers,
, whose homes are somewhat remote from
, church centers.
j. B. Wells was in Burlington Tuesday
at conference of county highway com
missioners held with Governor Proctor
and State Highway Commissioner c. w.
Gates of Franklin. The conference wa:
} an informal one, and Governor Proctor
advocated most rigid examination OF the
permanent road work done, before its ac.
ceptance. About 5000, 900 has been expend
pended on permanent roads in the state
during the past year and a little less thar
J $4,000 was paid by the state to towns
eutitleu 10 IL uuutr Inc ctdtutc.
commendatory item from the North
field News is to this effect: "a good
number from this vicinity attended the
play, Under Southern Skies at Chand
Ter hall, Randolph, Thursday evening,
and were not only immensely pleased
with the production. but expressed pleas.
! ure at the manner in which they were
treated. 1t looks as If Randolph would
{ ,Ior Ix- Two int r,
theater goers in this section if the high
character of plays thus far presented are
maintained, as doubtless they will be un.
der the present efficient management.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Amy S. Bradford to Mr.. Albert w. Tuck
er. Miss Bradford is the only daughter
of George S. Bradford of New buryport
Mass, formerly of this town. Mr.
Tucker is a graduate of the Massachusett.
, Institute of Technology, mining depart
ment, and is now employed by Boston
, capitalists as consulting and mining en-
|, gineer in the Virgilina copper district O.
Virginia and North Carolina. He is wei
known through the middle South, being
, prominent in the Masonic circles of thai
section.
F. E. Prince, son of John Prince o
this place and brother of George j,
: Prince, has been engaged in business al
: Pittsburg, Tex, the last four years, and
: during the recent financial panic man.
aged to keep his plant in operation while
a all around other manufacturers wer,
obliged to shut down. The Pittsbure
Gazette of late issue has the following
complimentary notice:-"F. e. Prince
proprietor of the crate and box factory
has restored the old scale of wages paic
before the money stringency. By tn,
b way, this is most valuable industry t.
: Pittsburg. 1t furnishes steady employ
: ment to a large number of men at good
wages, which are paid every Saturday
/. and a ready market at good prices fol
e timber formerly worthless. Moreover
the products are of such finished grade
that the demand cannot be supplied
!. Mrs. Alice Newell, district deputy pres
1 ident of the Rebekah assembly, and Mrs
J. H. Winch, grand marshal, both o
Mortified, installed the following officer
for Fern Rebekah lodge last week NO
BILE grand, Mrs. c. s. Booth; vice grand
Mrs. Henry Seymour; secretary, Mrs. F
: A. Dunn; treasurer, Mrs j. p. Cleveland