Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-27

Arthur f. Lane OF Mount Vernon, n.
Y, joined his wife and daughters Friday
at the home OF Mrs. Lanes mother, Mrs.
j. Fl. Moulton, whose son, Clarence Z
Moulton, his wife and daughter of Mont
pelier were also OF the family party Sstur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Lane went to
Montpelier Sunday night and his wife
and two little girls followed him there
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Manchester of
Portland, Me-, joined their two daughters
at The Manchester last Thursday and
took them home yesterday. Miss Mar
jorie Finch OF Summit, n. j., guest OF
the house, went to Middlebury Monday,
and John Jarvis, for two months among
the city people at The Manchester, will
take his leave tomorrow for Mount Yer
non, y. Y.
Rev. Fraser Metzger had his Sunday
school class at the Spear farm Tuesday
afternoon for q clam bake, picnic and
general good time. Forty-one feasted on
CLANS, sweet potatoes, roast corn, cake,
ice cream and coffee. Mr.. Metzger was
chief baker and, as no Pharaoh was there
to suffer the pangs of indigestion, he has
not yet been cast into prison for his cul-
mary efforts.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. K. Lille, Mrs. Anna
Gage aud Miss Bernice Greenwood were
an auto party from Montpelier enter
tanned Sunday by Mrs. Cora Robbins and
Miss Carrie Lille, who had as other
guests that day Mrs. Alvin Mack of
Reeds Ferry, N. H., Mrs. Fred Chandler
of South Acton, Mass, Mrs. NJ. p. Cram
OF Roxbury, Mrs. L. J. Page and Miss
Lyia Dutton Of Burlington.
Water in the reservoir is at a very low
level, and unusual care to prevent waste
needs to be exercised. The demands up
on the system are constantly increasing
with the White Cros. Milk company and
the corn canning factory in operation,
and a growing number of houses using
the supply for flushing purposes since the
sewer was installed. Until further no.
tice the hose must not be used.
b. @. Wheeler OF Lowell, Mass, 9 vet
eran of the Civil war and for many years
a mail agent, arrived Monday to make his
first visit to Vermont as the guest of ii.
c. Gilbert. He went away yesterday,
and George Marvin arrived from Boston
to spend a vacation with Mr.. Gilbert,
who expects the brother, Nelson II. Mar
vim, manager OF the Continental Clothing
Rev. w. T. and Miss VI. Blanche
Sparhawk had Q corn roast in Mari
Castle park Friday night for the pleas
ure of their guest, Miss Cora Martin Of
Chicopee Falls, Mass. who left Tuesday
for the White mountains. In the party
at the park were Prin. and Mrs. Z. q.
Ham, their daughter, and Miss Theima
Pease, Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Brigham and
.pl .,sx c.
M. NJ. Wilson celebrated his 3sth
birthday anniversary Monday by . stag
dinner party given at his residence on
Maple street. 1t was . recherche feast, to
which were bidden c. q. Dubois and
John Abbott of Sanford farm. Rev.
Fraser Metzger, DIR. J. p. Clifford, Prin.
Z. g. Ham, j. c. SberburDe, ESQ.,, K. w.
Tewksbury, z. T. Salisbury and J. w.
Raymond. The birthday gift OF hand
some travelling bag was presented to the
host.
K W. Morse of the City hotel, Barre,
motored to this place Friday and took |
home with him his daughter, Ruth, who
had been staying with her grandmother,
Mrs. Ellen Young; also Mrs. Young and
her daughter, Mrs II. r. Williams, and /
son, Ray, of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. |
Young stayed in Barre until Tuesday, |
when Mrs. Williams accompanied her |
back to Randolph. Sunday, Mrs. Ella |
SmalIey Joined the family party at the
Granite city.
The Demeritt q Palmer corn canning /
factory began its fall operations Tuesday |
morning with over fifty huskers-men, I
women and children-busity at work in I
the shed. The corn is of extra good /
quality, long, ful.-kerneled ears, and the /
yield is better than usual. One farmer 1
has drawn to the factory four tons and a 4
half from an acre and seven-eighths of
land and has no. picked half of his crop
yet. Others have raised five tons and /
over to the acre in fields not affected by
the drouth.
II. w. Lewis, supervisor of the Ran 4
dolph Union district, has come from
Townshend to begin his work in the Ran
dolph, Braintree and Brookfield schools.
The applications OF students wishing to 4
enter the high school this fall now have
his attention and entrance. examinations
will be given at the high school building 4
today and tomorrow. At present Mr.. i
Lewis has q room at DIR. F. G. Angell's
but will move his wife and infant daugh-
ter from Townshend as soon as he finds
desirable house in this village.
Jonn Mauney ana MS uhug uter, MISS
Bertha, will land in New York tomorrow
from European tour through England,
Ireland, Wales, France and a part OF Hol-
land. Miss Evelyn Manney is enjoying /
an outing at Peak Island, Me-, with Miss
Ida Flint of Boston, and Mrs. Manney is
awaiting the return of her family in the
last new house on Emerson Terrace, to /
which their goods were removed yester-
day from Mrs. Charlotte Lilies. The
upper tenement vacated by the Manneys 1
has been rented by Mrs. Lille to Charles
Angel, who has been living in Miss
Flora Carpenters house on the Rochester
road.
Alfred Eaton has been remodeling aud
repairing the house on Prospect avenue,
which he bought of George E. Mason
and into which he is now moving from
the farm he sold to ii. II. Paige. A bed
room on the first floor has been changed
into a back parlor and connected by wide
openings with the front parlor and dim
ing room. Hardwood floors are TO be
laid in the parlors to correspond with the
dining room, and the pantry, whose
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