Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-04

went back to Nashua, N. H., yesterday
and will be here again in a fortnight
with her two children for an indefinite
stay with her sister, Miss Katherine Dem
| iscn.
Mrs. F. w. Baldwin and son, Charles,
lately arrived from Mexico City. were in
Petb Monday TO see about opening the
Baldwin cottage, which they will come
from Essex Junction next Wednesday to
occupy. Two other children of Mrs.
Baldwin, Annis and Henry, will also be
at the cottage this summer.
Miss Laura Clark. instructor in science
at Smith college, came from Northamp-
ton, Mass, Tuesday to take. her mother,
Mrs. s. s. Clark, to Ludlow today to re
main for time with a granddaughter,
Mrs. Oscar Fuller. Miss Clark will re-
turn at once to Northampton to complete
the college year, which does not end until
the last Of June.
Lewis A. Bean has removed from
Springfield, Mass, to this place to relieve
his father, w. w. Bean, in the wagon
shop at Beanville, and has brought with
him from Springfield William Davis, a
carriage trimmer, who will work in the
shop. Mrs. Bean has not yet reached
here, having stopped en- route with rela-
tives at Manchester.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Charles
Butterfield, to the number of 25, gave
her complete surprise last Thursday
evening by unexpectedly appearing at
her home on Weston street for the pur-
pose of celebrating her birthday anniver-
sary. Pretty reminders of the occasion
were presented to Mrs. Butterfield, and
refreshments of ice cream and waters
were served.
Miss Helen Wedgwood came home ill
Friday morning from Braintree, where
she has been teaching this spring, and
was found to be suffering from a pro-
nounced case of scarlet fever. She has a
light form of the disease, from which she
has already begun to recover. There are
now five cases in Braintree, in which
scarlatina has evidently been passing
around incog, for some time.
The last and very likely most interest
ing ball game OF the season will be played
on Mccall park June 10 between r. III. s.
and the White River junction High. The
White River boys gave the Randolph
team a bad defeat at the first game and
there is a strcng yearning for victory to
perch on our banners at this second en-
the game would lend moral as well as
financial support to the home boys and
testify to an interest in the r. II. 5. and
its team, which is particularly good one
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Clark OF New
Haven, Conn.,, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Nevins of Springfield, Mass. and Mr..
and Mrs. Haskell OF New York made
fishing trip to Lake Mitchell, Sharon, in
the Nevins' touring car the 27th ult., and
were at the club house until Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Clark will not take their Gus
tomary outing here this summer as they
are closely confined to New Haven by a
new, residence that is being completed for
them in the city, but their daughter, Lu-
cia, and their sister, Miss Helen Treat,
are to be In town during August. Mrs.
Clark left the party at the club house FRI
day and spent the night in Randolph as
the guest of Mrs. ]. II. Moulton.
Memorial day brought Robert SauIt,
Joseph Goodhart-their guests, Arthur p.
Donovan and Clifford Blake-Robert
Chedel and Fred Copeland from Dart
mouth college; Solon Vail from Pomfret;
Miss Helen Miller from Northampton.
Mass, and Miss Estells Blanchard from
Barre. Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Ingalls,, Mrs.
Fred Roppe and son, Gerald, spent the
holiday in Montpelier; Miss Myrs Free
man and Miss Ada Burroughs in South
Royalton. Fred Copeland and John
Lamson went to Burlington and from
that city to Camp Randolph, Highgate
Springs. The former had to return to
Hanover Sunday, but Mr.. Lamson re-
mained little longer to make some re-
pairs on his boat.
The Primary school building was
closed yesterday morning by the health
officer, DIR. A. c. Bailey, on account OF
an outbreak of scarlet fever among the
pupils, three of whom, Marguerite
Thomas, Hattie and Leols Rattee, are ill
with the disease, while the rest are no
doubt thoroughly exposed. The children
were told to got their homes and re-
main there for 10 days at least, or past
the period in which scarlatins develops.
On advice of DR.. Holton of Brattleboro,
secretary of the state board of health, the
high school building has not been closed,
and pupils in those grades will be allowed
to attend school unless younger children
in their. families fall victims to the fever
or they themselves are exposed in some
other way. The outbreak is thought to be
due to suspected case Of scarlatina that
was diagnosed as grip and sunburn, but
after time the patient "peeled" some
what after the fashion of scarlatina