Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-01

tied soon. Mrs. Martins mother, Mrs.
Charles Woodward. will leave the farm in
Braintree and make her home with them.
John Herrick and Mrs. Emily Bur
roughs were In Mortified Center Sunday
to attend the funeral Of their sister, Mrs.
Sarah A. Lyon, whose death occurred Fri
day at the age Of 81 years, months and
days. Besides this brother and sister,
Mrs. Lyon is survived by her husband,
who is critically III, and one son, q. r.
Lyon, with whom his parents have been
living.
Col. A. B. Chandler will address U. 8.
Grant post, q. A. R.. its associate mem
bers and their families in @. A. r. hall at
7:30 o'clock Friday evening on his expe-
riences as cipher dispatcher in the war
department during the Civil strife.
Colonel Chandler's personal recollections
Of men and affairs in that eventful period
viii be Of unusual interest.
Mrs. Thomas c. Fitch, who was with her
mother, Mrs. Ellen blanchard, this sum-
mer, left Tuesday to join Mr.. Fitch at
Minneapolis and accompany him to Oma-
ha, In which city they will be located
this winter. The international Harvester
company is to build 3 large warehouse in
Omaha, Of whose construction Mr.. Fitch
viii have charge.
The Burt farm viii be abandoned to
winter desolation tomorrow, when Mrs.
Arthur Burt, children and servants will
take their departure to Washington, ID.
C. John W. Burt and bis daughter,
Miss Anita, will spend the winter at the
sparhawk sanatorium in Burlington and
have gone there today, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sparhawk.
Or. F. G. Angel, administrator, has
settled the estate OF Antonio Petrolio, an
Italian member Of the sewer gang, who
died OF pneumonia in Randolph last No
vember. The estate settled for $500,
which sum has been sent to the Royal
italian consul in Boston to be forwarded
4 to the parents Of the deceased. Nicola aud
1eresa (CorD Petrolio, living in Cardi-
male. Province Of Calabria, Italy.
On her return to work in the govern
ment printing Office ct Washington, D.
c. following her summer vacation, Miss
Mary A. Connolly underwent an efl-
cheney test ns monotype operator and
was successful in entering the class Of
operatives who receive pay st the rate OF
e4.s0 per day Those who failed in the
test had to return to case work Oct. 1. at
which time Miss ConnoI1y's new wage
schedule began. with day, instead OF
night, work, a. formerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mead and two chill
dFen have closed their house On Ran.
dolph avenue and departed Tuesday
II ni9ht Cor California. The Journey wiz
be broken At s14ttsI pcInlS 6Ion4 ths
way, notably 1t the Mead ranch n Dick
inson, N. D., where business has kept
Mr.. Mead most OF the summer. and At
Orcutt, CAL, where Mrs. Mead's sister,
Mrs. W. NJ. Weller, is Iiviog. It win be
some weeks before they reach Santa Bar
baras in which they propose to winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Graves, their
son and daughter of Pine Bluff, Ark,
were at the Baldwin cottage in Peth Sun
day and Monday. Mr.. Graves, who has
been many years an engineer in Arkan-
sas, is native of Vermont and grand
son of the late Mrs. Annis Baldwin. The
cottage in Peth was closed yesterday and
Mrs. F. w. Baldwin. her daughter, An
mis-. and two sons, Charles and Henry.
went to Essex Junction to be with Mrs.
Baldwin's father. Charles II. Williams,
until about the goth of the month, when
they will begin their long journey to re
: join Mr.. Baldwin in Mexico city.
: Edgar Selwyn, who appeared here last
season in ssStrongheart." is to be seer
again in this village and the management
of Chandler Music ball announce that
through an arrangement With Henry B
! Harris they have secured for October [
; Mr.. Selwyn in his new play, "Pierre o.
the Plains" This announcement viii
come as pleasant surprise to the theatre
goers of this vicinity inasmuch as Pierr.
of the Palms." which is now being pre-
sented at His Majesty's theatre, Mon
treal. is pronounced one of the very besl
plays OF several years. Indeed. so great 8
hit has the attraction made that a New
, York theatre has been thrown open to it.
! and Randolph will be one Of six places in
which Mr.. Selwyn will be seen previous
to his New York engagement.
The Demeritt & Palmer company have
had to install some new machinery al
their factory for the canning of squash
this fall Two retorts. each 16 feet long
by 80 feet square. have been built fol
them by the E. F. Emerson company out
Of heavy plank, thoroughly fastened by
stays every 16 inches, and fitted with the
necessary steam piping and valves, to-
gether with q safety valve set at pressure
not TO exceed 10 pounds. These retorts
have door at each end to allow frame:
full Of squash to be run in on q track
through one door, steamed and removed
through the other door. After this. tbs
, squash is put through a cyclone pulp ma
; chine, which eliminates seeds and shells
and then q large pump forces it into the
cooker. from whence it passes into ths
cans by the same process used with corn
The new machinery is all in and the can
ming Of squash viii begin tomorrow.
The Burlington News is troubled be
cause out Of 246 towns in Vermont, ovel
100 have names that are Duplicated
J Implicated and in one case quadrupli
eated'' within their borders. The horri
BILE case cited is that of Randolph, divid
ing its name with four settlements East
J North, South and Center Randolph. The
Z News contends there is no individuality
2 no dignity. In South, North, East or Cen,
; ter and recommends that the originality
Of the people of Adamant, Washington
: county, be emulated. What North
South, East and Center lack in individu
ality and dignity. they make up in easl
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