Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-09

Their big lion, by each chappy
Feeding taffy unto Taft.
Yet this style of dietetc
Is perhaps more prophetic
Than tn watch the shadow pass
OF a simple little woodchuek
Juggling with a chance Of good luck
On a sunny Candlemas-
Miss Nancy Jones of Stockbridge i,
spending few days with Miss Flora
Bell.
DR.. and Mrs. H. G. Beekman went to
Hot Springs, N. c., yesterday for the BEN
eft of the DOCTORS health.
Miss Ada Burroughs is convalescing
from threatened attack OF pneumonia,
and Mrs. Anson Burroughs, who has
been caring for her, has returned to Brat
tleboro.
The Sanatorium Aid society will have a
meeting at 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
at the Randolph Inn, and good attend
ance of the members is earnestly re-
quested.
After the installation of officers at the
Grange Saturday evening, an oyster sup
per and the new annual password will be
served up to every member who is clear
on the books.
Miss Catherine Metzger has taken up
her stenographic duties again in the law
office of NJ. NJ. Wilson after fortnight's
vacation spent in st. townsville, n. Y,
and its vicinity.
Miss winnifred Richmond rallied nice
ly from the operation for appendicitis
performed last Thursday morning at the
sanatorium by DIR. Gile of Hanover, and
is making very satisfactory recovery.
The Grange installation of officers and
he hox xr,l 4ok
Saturday evening. All the ladies whose
letter are asked to bring cake, the re-
mainder pie.
The Baptist church held its yearly
meeting the 1st inst. and found its
finances in very satisfactory condition.
Mrs. Eugene Holman was elected clerk;
Mrs. Fl. B. Bell, treasurer, and Alfred
Webster, trustee.
Miss Laura Clark went to Northamp-
ton, Mass, last Thursday to resume
teaching in the chemistry department of
Smith college, and her mother, Mrs.
s. 8. Clark, who has been in feeble health
some time, is left in the care Of Mrs. Fay
Wells.
Mrs. s. c. varney has been very i'll
with pneumoBia at the home Of her SON
in-law, C. r.. Pope, on Hale street, but
seems now to be slowly gaining. Mr..
Varney, who has been having the grip, is
also improving.
Notices are being mailed to members of
the Randolph board of trade that the cleo
tion of officers will be held Jan. 13, when
the matter of banquet will also be de-
cided upon. A keen interest has been
manifested in the workings OF the board,
and it is hoped the organization will con-
tinue.
Raymond Torra, who came from Bar
celona, Spain, one year ago to study the
English language and has since been a
private pupil of Miss Jennie Stewart,
went to New York New Years day,
where he hopes SO ON to meet a brother,
who will in a shor thine return with him
to his own country.
The Randolph Telep hone exchange has
been connected with the houses of Emory
Battles and Joseph Carpenter. in Brain
tree. At the Battles house, the telephone
is Christmas present to Mrs. Battles
from her sisters, who decided to greet her
this year with a cheerful "hello" instead
of a Merry Christmas.
The circulation of books from the KIM
ball Public library for the month of De-
cember was 1888 volumes, making an
average for every week day of 50 books
taken. Glass books numbered ia (s.5
per cent?, Juveniles, 273 COZ per cent?
and works of fiction, 946 COS per cent?.
School opened Monday with two of the
teachers in the Primary building absent
Miss Eleanor Farrand, in quarantine at
her home in Bakersfield with an attack of
and Miss Adeline Gray, sick with
the grip at V. /. Spears. Miss Genieve
Lamson substituted for Miss Gray until
she was able to go to school yesterday
morning, and Mrs. II. A. Leonard is fill
ing the place of Miss Farrand.
Monday night, the electrics being out
of service, lighted lamp was left on the
safe in w. w. Morton's store to make the
interior visible from the street as a matter
of safety. The lamp, after the vicious
of its kind, gradually burned high
er and higher until the chimney broke
and the blaze spread out into great il
Elimination that attracted the attention of
A. M. Hubbard and N. G. Buck as they
were passing the store about 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Morton was summoned from home
and the lamp put out before the mischief
that it threatened could be done.
Saturday evening the Odd Fellow in
stallations occurred with Grand Patriarch
w. E. Coombs of Brattleboro, District
Deputy Grand, Patriarch A. E. White and
District Deputy Clark ''of Montpelier per-
forming the work. The elected and these
appointiye officers of the subordinate
lodge were duly installed Right sup
port to noble grand, L. g. Erskine; left
support, Frank Sawyer; warden, A. N.
Hayes; conductor, M. w. Campbell;
chaplain, o. J. Marcott; right support to
vice grand, G. E. Hutchinson; left sup
port, G. s. Booth; right scene supporter,
e. c. Reynolds; left scene supporter, Carl
inside guardian, Fred Bryant.
For Excelsior encampment the follow
ing named were invested with office
Chief patriarch, c. s. Booth; senior ward
en-, M. w. Campbell; high priest, A. N.
Hayes, junior warden, F. Fl. Ketchum;
scribe, w C. Emerson; treasurer, J. P.
outside sentinel, G. w. Whit
ten; inside sentinel, P. j. Blanchard;
guide, L. G. Erskine; first watch, 0. J.
second watch, N. c. Buck. A
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