Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-20
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor,
ID. b. Bell has been in New York this
week, selecting ready-made garments and
other merchandise for Bell Brothers,
store.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
will have its annual guest night Friday
evening, Feb. 20, at Bethany Parish
house, and the hour of the function is set
for O'Clock.
The diphtheria quarantine was removed
Saturday from the home of Anthony Du-
chame, whose son, BERTHE, is now free
from the disease. The place has been in
quarantine about two months.
Charles G. Dubois arrived Friday from
Winchester, Mass, and left for home
again Sunday, taking with him his small
son, Master William, who had been
spending several weeks with his grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Sanford.
In the roster of the Vermont Fish and
Game league, recently issued, are num-
bered eleven members from Randolph, as
follows:-A. E. Bass, DR.. E. o. Blanch-
ard, G. w. Hayward, Luke Parish, H. B.
and E. T. Salisbury, George Fl. Temple,
w. B. Wall, H. w. Vail, M. L. Wash
burn and Capt. Henry NJ. Wires.
Rev. and Mrs. George o. Howe, whose
departure from South Pasadena, CAL, was
prematurely heralded, are now at Lake
view, N. c., where they have been estab-
lished over week. Mrs. B. E. Nicker-
son and daug hter, Mrs. L. l.. Dickerman
and son and Mrs. George Tarben are at
present located at South Pasadena with
the family of Hudson Bailey.
In reporting the court ball and mas
querade last week, honor for the erection
of the throne and decoration of Dubois
& Gays hall should have been given to
Messrs. j. F. Tewksbury, r. j. Mitchell
and ]. w. Raymond, who labored strenu-
ously in the undertaking and should have
their proper mead of praise. They and
other toilers for the affair will, however,
find their greatest satisfaction in the sue
cess of the ball and consequent benefit to
the sanatorium rather than in words of
compliment.
The meeting of the stockholders and
patrons of the Cooperative creamery,
called in Edson's hall Saturday after
noon, had to be postponed to O'Clock
next Saturday afternoon at the same
place. The rain and bad travelling of the
18th prevented sufficient attendance of
/ farmers for a satisfactory consideration of
/ the continuance or discont1nuance of the
creamery after the White Cross Milk
company has its bottling plant in opera
| ton and is drawing heavily ON the milk
supply of this dairying section.
! Acquaintance of DIR. j. NJ. Ryder, Who
is now in the states prison at Windsor,
will be interested in letter written re-
Gently to friend in Newfane, to whom
| he complains of no bread-and-water hard
ship but rather smacks his lips in this
/ fashion 1--WE have clam chowder for
dinner, and nice apples were brought
around to US this evening by Mr.. Lowell.
I Prisoners are allowed to write only one
letter week, except by permission. DIR.
/ Ryder sends kindest regards to inquiring
4 friends whom he would be glad to see at
any time. No office hours after 8 p. M
In spite of the doctors rather gamy ac-
ceptance of hard fate, it is possible that,
as life without prison walls is not all
ssbeer and skittles,'' so within, it may
not be all s'clam chowder and apples.
I. George Ford, George B. Emery, Mrs. s.
/ A. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Blodgett
attended the meeting of Good Templar
district No. s, in Barre Friday, when
! Mr. Ford was elected chief; Mrs. S. A.
| Smith. vice, and MIR. Emery, sentinel.
Other officers chosen were:-Counsellor,
! ID a.
Mrs. Percy Jeffords of Williamsburg; as
sistant, Mrs. Sumner; treasurer. Mrs. c.
d. Edgerton of Mortified; chaplain,
Mrs. A. G. Lapointe of Barre; marshal,
| Mr.. Burnham of WiUiamstown; deputy
marshal, Nettie Woodwork of Washing
/ ton; Superintendent of Juvenile Temple,
Mrs, Perkins of Washington. guard,
Maud Matson of Montpelier. The meet
| ing was profitable and interesting to the
| Good Templars, whose next district as
sembly will be at Northfeld in May.
! The Randolph contingent returned i'm
mediately after the evening session with
/ the exception of Mr.. Ford, who remained
/ in Barre over Sunday.
| The school directors have secured the
services of Prin. E. g. Ham for another
wear at salary of $1,000 with the under
standing that he will remain for $1,000
the year following, or it may be the
wears following, in which the best inter
ests of the school and its principal will be
/ furthered by continuance of his admin
/ istration. The high school has done ex-
/ ceptionalIy good work under Mr.. Ham,
and fine spirit has been fostered among
the pupils. to whom he stands in the rela-
ton of a trusted friend and adviser as
well as master Able assistants have in
diligently seconded his efforts in the high
, school and efficient teachers have carried
out the same policy in the grades with re-
suits so satisfactory to parents and citizens
that they consider the truest economy TO
| lie in the expenditure which ensures the
| wise training of the young. The action OF
| the directors was taken thus early IN the
year because Mr.. Ham must soon vacate
the house he has been occupying and de-,
sired to make some definite arrangements
for the future. He will now take posses
sion of Mrs. Emma Reads house on South
Main street, and permit the owner OF the
South Pleasant street house, c. J. Stock
we'll, to move from Hancock to his Ran
dolph residence.