Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12

Win nttie THIRSTY oiu brdin- tree.
With Brantree once barkeeping
The crowd will walk there straight.
but %1,I NJ Tstr5n stTiss nn1sSes 4 %a, be- sa,,
And roads will wider need to be
/ A'coming back from old Brain-tree.
'Tis feared that in the moisture
The town will shrink its name
To Tree, so sadly mnddied
And all this region will be damp
Through every irrigating scamp.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Allen returned Monday
Junction.
| Joseph Sault OF Athol, Mass, is visit
| ing his brother, f. I. Sault, and other
relatives in the village.
The Ladies' Aid of Braintree Branch
will meet Wednesday afternoon, March
IS, with Mrs. George Ford.
Mrs. Eugenie Ellison was called to
Bristol last Thursday by the illness of her
sister-in law, Mrs. w. f. Hanks, who
was in critical condition.
A bowling alley is being installed in
the basement OF Bethany Parish house
for use by members of the different or
CARNATIONS connected Herewith. II is
proposed to charge the players % cents
for every six games and to issue tickets
for that amount. The work of putting
in the alley is being done by the Z. +,
Emerson company, and it is hoped to
have it in readiness to open next week.
In the rooms of the Randolph Social
club Saturday afternoon was placed
ballot box with blank ballots ready for
use. On the box was written, "Please
vote for the man you would like for the
next president OF the United States,"
and the ballot, counted by well-known
Republican and Democrat, resulted as
follows:-Taft, IL; Roosevelt, 9; Bryan,
s.; Hughes, 8. Another convention at
the club may be held later.
The disaster at North Collinwood,
Ohio, which cost so many school chill
dren their lives because the in-swinging
doors OF the building prevented their
escape from fire, has moved the school
directors of this place to prevent the
possible occurrence of a similar tragedy
here. They have, accordingly, had al
the in-swinging outside doors in the
school buildings fixed so that they now
swing outwards.
Plumley & Plumley have filed their
brief in the case of the Congl church
OF Randolph Center against N. L. Boyden
with Judge George Stow of the probate
N. Harvey will be filed as soon as Mr..
Harvey and Mr.. Boyderr, his client, have
the time to prepare it. The case is over
the interest of $500, which the church
at Randolph Center placed in Mr..
Boyden's hands, part OF which belonged
to the church society and the remainder
to the Sunday school OF the church.
Rev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wilson, A. II. Powers,
Joseph w. Atwood, Miss Inez Litchfield
and Miss Katherine Bixby were at the
circular conference of Cong1 churches
held at East Brsintree Tuesday. Rev.
Mr.. Metzger addressed the assembly
on "The Pulpit's Message to Our Men,"
and NJ. NJ. Wilson spoke on the subject
Of ssThe Laity and Our Men," Rev.
j. z. Sweet of Brookfield delivered the
sermon, duet was sung by Rev. and
Mrs. c. II. Grosvenor of Braintree, and
the theme of aWhat Our Men Owe to the
Church" was presented by Rev. F. A.
Wells of Randolph Center. There was
an unusually good attendance at the con-
ference from the towns around, and near
ly hundred we're served at the dinner
provided by the East Braintree church.
George c. Flint organized a grange
Friday night in North Randolph with
go charrer members and these officers:-
Master, George Deering; overseer, Dix j.
Camp; lecturer, Miss May Cone; steward,
Clifford z. Taft; assistant steward, Guy
Fletcher; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
Fletcher; chaplain, NJ. s. Wheatley;
treasurer, Will Buswell; secretary, Mrs.
Charles Morse; gatekeeper, A. f. Smith;
Ceres, Mrs. w. A. Clifford; Pomona, Mrs.
w. NJ. Carpenter; Flora, Mrs. II. F.
Sprague. During the year and two
months that State Master George Pierce
of Brattleboro has been in Office, 81 new
oranges have been organized in Vermont
and but one has had so large charter
membership as that of North Randolph.
20. f. Taft and Charles Morse were
largely instrumental in creating an in
terest in the establishment of North
Randolph branch of the order, and Henry
Kihbee assisted Mr.. Flint in the work OF