Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-03

ssoAs "ooo., 10 Spending VACATION OF Two
weeks with her mother and other rela-
tives In Randolph. Friday and Saturday
she was at the home of her brother, Ed.
win Amsden, in Barnard.
Mrs. John Harvey, her daughter, Miss
Lucy Davey, and Mrs. H. B. Kenneday
who had been at the Inn a fortnight. re.
turned to New Haven, Conn, Saturday
Mrs. Harvey's sister, Mrs. Charles Ford
of Chicago, remains in town another
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour and son o.
Swampscott, Mass, accompanied by 6
brother-in-law, Edward Burnham of Cal.
ifornia, stopped over Sunday at E. T.
Sault's while on trip to Montreal, Que
bee and back to Swampscott via ths
White mountains.
Frank A. Griswold, who was thrown
from his wagon two weeks ago by hii
horse taking fright at wheel barrow anc
running into tree at Mrs. III. w. Tewks
oury's. escaped serious injuries and i.
gradually recovering from bruised anc
shaken condition that las been far from
comfortable.
Mrs. Clarence Cole has been quite i'll
for six weeks. She was first threatened
with typhoid fever, then took cold ant
one lung became congested, followed by
disturbance of the stomach. Miss Grant
nurse from the sanatorium, is caring
for her. She has been able to sit up
little the past few days.
DIR. and Mrs. G. A. Wheeler, who
stopped here Thursday on their way from
Greensboro, continued their journey
toward Boston Saturday, with few days
Sf n at n
Mrs. j. ID. Wheeler made similar STOP
from Saturday till today, on their home.
ward trip from Greensboro.
Mrs. A. B. Harrington, who came to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Fisher
last week, returned Monday to her home
in Hardwick. Mrs. E. L. Montgomery
OF Boston, who came for the same pur-
pose, is passing three weeks at Mrs.
Mary Montgomery's, where she will be
joined next week by her husband.
Fred T. Bass joined his family at the
Mcintyre cottage Saturday for a two
weeks stay. Mr.. Bass has Just COM
pleted his work as superintendent of con-
struction OF the steel frame work of the
Metropolitan Life tower in New York
city, the highest in the world. He is
still with the Post & McCord company,
steel contractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Emery very de-
| lightfully entertained party of twenty.
| five at their residence on Highland avenue
Friday evening in honor of their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Wood of New
tonville, Mass. A program of exquisite
music was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Wood,
Rev. W. T. and Miss Blanche Sparhawk,
with Mrs. l.. s. Brigham as accompanist
Mrs. George A. Laird of Royalton was
among those present.
DIR. and Mrs. E. o. Blanchard invited
about twenty friends to their home or
Main street Friday evening to meet DR.
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank w. Chandler Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Bridge whist was the
form OF diversion, and the company had
also the pleasure of listening to solos by
Mrs. Albert Eckert Chandler. Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Blanchard gave a lunch
con and finch party Of five tables in hon.
or of her guest, Mrs. NJ. E. Tilson OF
Maiden, Mass.
The Webster family held reunion al
II. A. Leonard's Sunday. The party mum
bered IS, including Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
i Webster, Mr.. and Mrs F. G. Webster and
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L. e. Willard of Belvidere, ILL.,, Clarence
Webster and family and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
! A. Leonard and son. A nice dinner was
served by the hostess and the visit
proved very happy one. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Willard left Tuesday to spend a week in
/ Boston, to be followed by week or more
in New York city and vicinity, arriving
home about Oct. 1.
i ~ hoc iold Of a
colored Hubbard squashes estimated al
200 tons, raised on II acres owned by w.
+ B. Wall beside the railroad track neal
/ Joseph Tilson's. These squashes are to be
canned by Demeritt & Palmer at theil
/ factory here as soon as the sweet corn sea-
son is over. Machinery for the purpose
will be installed. The squashes raised fol
/ the Waterbury factory are to be shipped
here for canning. Mr.. Rowell planted the
SQUASH seed ten weeks ago Tuesday and
1 the crop is now ready to be gathered.
Seventeen acres of squashes is rare croI
| in Vermont.
Justice H. W. Mcintyre has rendered
his decision in the complaint made by
Fred Pecor Of Braintree against Selva II.
Thayer, constable, charging him with
neglect of duty in failing to respond to
| call to arrest an intoxicated person. The
question hinged on whether Mr.. Thayel
was actually notified that the person waf
found intoxicated, in which case no war.
rant was necessary; otherwise one would
have been required. The court found
that Thayer was not notified and dis
charged him from custody. States At
torney Wilson for the state; N. L. Boy
den for respondent.
The work of recovering and rolling the
macadam roadway Of Main street between
Depot square and the bridge has beer
completed, unless it shall be deemed best
| to roll it further after some use, when
water in sufficient quantity to wet il
down can be spared. There are three OF
four carloads OF the granite material Of
different sizes left over. Depot square il
to be graded with river gravel and rolled
with the steam roller next, to demon
strate how gravel treated this way viii
compare with the granite macadam OF
Main street. The area in front OF the
hitching pole south of the Tewksbury
block will be fitted with granite paving
blocks, the same as Main street has been.