Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-23

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had a joyous picnic yesterday in the
grove at Alfred Eaton's, where was
spread feast fit for the gods. Swings
and games provided amusement for old
and young, who had very happy time.
Mrs. G. w. Scott, Master Godfrey and
Miss Ruth Scott have gone to Northamp-
ton and Springfield, Mass, to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Porter and
Mrs. NJ. L. Scott at the former place, and
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hutchinson at
: the latter.
Madam Russlow, at the home of her
son, DIR. L. A. Russlow, is receiving q
visit from her brother and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. John Carbee OF Lancaster, n.
H., and their daughter, Miss Katherine
Carbee, who is principal OF the winslow
school at Norwood, Mass.
J. F. Hobart is taking vacation from
the express Office at Essex Junction and,
with his wife and daughter, spent SUM-
day in Williamstown. Monday the fam
lily came to Randolph and remained until
Wednesday with Mr.. Hobart's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hobart.
Mrs. e. o. Blanchard and daughter,
Helen, are in Maiden, Mass, with Mrs.
Mary Tilson, and tomorrow DR. Blanch-
ard will go to Boston to attend q four
days session OF the National Dental asso-
citation that opens tomorrow night with a
meeting of the New England examining
board.
The ground was marked out yesterday
for the block that Mrs. Mary Carr Is to
have erected on the South Main street lot
by E. L. and Eli Sauit. All the details
of the structure have not yet been deter
mined, but it is to be so feet front, con-
tain three stores with Easements and
may, possibly, be three stories high.
The case of the village against John F.
Kimball, to recover costs of SIS incurred
in the removal of his gasolene tanks from
under the piazza of the Lanson block
on Merchants Row, was set for trial last
Monday but had to be postponed to Aug.
3 ON account of the illness of Judge &. U.
Lathrop of willismstown, who is to hold
the court.
Miss Margaret Burnap of Bsldwins-
vile, Mass, is with her mother, Mrs.
Harriet Burnap, at the w. r. Howard
house, having arrived Saturday from
Mascoma lake, where she stopped en-
route. Miss Ellen Burnsp of Chicago
left the family party Friday to make
tour of Fitchburg, Boston and some other
towns in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hanan and SON
from McComb, ILL.,, are taking a pleasure
trip through the states and Canada, first
stopping at Chicago. They then went to
Niagara Falls ana Buffalo and from there
TO Montreal, en- route to Barre to visit
Mr.. Hanan's sister, Mrs. o. II. Silver,
and family for a week or more. Their
course next is to New York and PhjladeI-
phis before returning horne. Mrs. Silver
was formerly Miss Nellie wyman OF Ran
dolph.
"The wool season is about over" says
the Dickinson On. d. Press, s'and we
have not only seen the result of the hard
times in prices paid but also the result OF
the new road south in the quantity
brought to Dickinson. Up to date there
has been about $50, 600 lbs. as compared
with 800, 900 lbs. last year. C. c. Mead
obtained the highest price for wool the
last two years, last year getting 237Sc.
while this year be topped the market
with only Isle"
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Haraden were
married July 20, 1853, forty-five years ago
last Monday, in the house in which they
are now living on Park street, then the
home of Mrs. Haraden's parents. John
and Fiorella Edison. They resided some
time in Boston but the greater part, of
their married life has been passed in this
village, which holds them in deserved es-
TEEN. Mrs. Haraden has been in very
feeble health for more than two years but
just at present is quite comfortable and
able to sit up little every day.
Z. A. Shattuck went to Highgate
Springs Monday to open the boarding
house at Camp Randolph, of which Mrs.
Ella Wills of East Braintree is to take
charge again this season with the assist
ance OF Miss Jennie Blanchard. Mr..
and Mrs. A. 4. Dean reached the camp
Tuesday to put their cottage in readi-
ness to receive Mr.. and Mrs. George Dean
of Boston and A. Z. and Miss Mabel
Merrill of Chicago. The boarding house
will be open full month, and longer IL
the number OF campers warrant an exten-
sion of time.
Arthur ID. McCarty, an electrician of
Northfield and a man well known in Fan
dolpb, was killed Tuesday night by an
electric current of 1000 volts passing
through his body. The accident hap
pened at the power station of Moody &
Almon, Northfield, where McCarty went
between and s 80 o'clock to turn on the
over the switchboard, the index finger
and part of the thumb burned off where
he took hold of the switches, and the
ht hand was burned in the same place
though not so much. Death was instan-
taneous. A careful examination showed
nothing wrong at the station to cause
the accident. Mr.. McCarty, who was %
years old, had charge Of the central Office
of the Orange County Telephone company
at Mortified and took an active interest |
in the firemen's association.
"Frankiin Salisbury of Randolph"
says the Montpelier Argus, "was in the
city today Tuesday, having troubles Of
his own. With the members Of his FAM
lily in two automobiles, he was coming |
from Greensboro pond and this side of
East Montpelier their big Toledo touring |
car broke the front axle and the front end |
of the car dropped to the ground. II
was in the middle Of the highway. Mr.. |
was running the smaller car be- |
hind and had to go back over the North |
field hills to reach this city for repairs. |
In the meantime q bolt came out of . |
front spring in his car, so that he had to |
have repairs upon it before be could re-
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