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

Robert Bruce has just recovered from
an attack of jaundice.
H. G. Gilbert came back Friday from a
SIX weeks absence in Boston.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell left SUNDAY to
resume teaching in Bellows Falls after
the holidays.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
Will be entertained Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury.
Barney Shapiro was in Burlington last
Thursday and Friday buying furs for his
store in the Howard block.
Hartley Fortin, who is engaged in car
pentering in AttIeboro, Mass, returned
to that place Saturday after holiday va
cation at home.
Col. A. B. Chandler was called back to
New York last Thursday by business, and
his son, Willis, also left the same day.
going first to Boston.
DR.. c. L. Stewart was host Friday even
ing OF the DOCTORS club, whose members
dined with him and afterwards had a
post-prandial symposium on medical top
les.
Miss Clara Grout of Brookfield is TAX
ing the training course for nurses at the
Miss Katherine Searle OF South Royaiton,
who decided not to undertake the work.
Sunday was the 5Oth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Fish, who
were married in Rochester Jan. 5, 1857,
but have ever since made their home in
the house in which Mr.. Fish was born on
Central street in this village.
Landlord c. w. Hayward of the RAN
dolph Inn is the possessor Of a 35-horse-
power Pope-Toledo automobile that ar
rived from New York few days ago and
Immediately put it's new owner on the
anxious lookout for signs of an early
spring.
John F. Kimball has brought three or
-four automobiles from Boston and stored
them in the lower part of the j. H.
Lamson block on Merchants Row, form
erly occupied by the Buck Printing COM
pany. Mr.. Kimball has some idea Of
opening garage in Randolph with autos
to sell and to rent.
Fay Wells arrived Saturday from Ken
nett Square, Pa, to recover from the dou-
BILE fracture of his right leg just above the
ankle, caused by kick accidentally Civ
en- him as he was passing couple of
men engaged in street fight. The two
breaks were but couple of inches apart
and the limb swelled so badly that the
bones had to be set by the aid of X-rays.
Mr.. Wells is but just out of the hospital
at West Chester, Pa, and is able to get
around only little on crutches.
DR.. E. II. Stearns of South Royalton,
one of the veterinaries in the employ of
the state, has opened an office at the
Hodgkins livery stable on Pleasant street,
and for the present can be consulted there
Mondays and Saturdays. For the next
two months, probably, state business will
prevent his devoting more time to his
Randolph practice, but in the spring he
intends to move to this village and either
build or buy suitable place for horse
infirmary. DR.. Stearns is q graduate of
colleges Of Troy, N. Y, and Nashville,
Tenn.
Superintendent w. II. Gladding, under
whose business-like management the
Randolph sanatorium has prospered SO
remarkably since the first of October, has
been persuaded to continue another three
months in the office of superintendent,
which carries many demands upon his
time and attention but no salary. The
community is greatly indebted to Mr.
Gladding for his public-spirited willing
ness to devote his executive ability to
the seemingly well-nigh hopeless under
taking of preserving this worthy institu-
ton, but his chief reward must be in the
gratifying success that has crowned his
efforts. From being almost, if not quite,
on the verge of bankruptcy, the sanato.
rum, under his administration, has met
all its bills and amassed surplus of
towards $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Panton dined
on New Years day at F. A. Dunn's, and
vending their way homeward in the
evening found their house in the posses
sion of a party of 65 invaders, who were
awaiting their arrival to begin joyous
celebration of the 25th wedding anniver-
sary of the astonished host and hostess.
A chorus of 20 greeted Mr.. and Mrs. Pan
ton with the revised version of Aud
Lang Syne-ssWe're here, we're here, be-
cause we're here''-and no further ex-
planation seemed necessary. In the as
sembly were 20 from Brookfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leet Blodgett of West Lebanon, N.
H., Frank AIvord of Northfield and Miss
Abbie Alvord of st. Johnsbury. Ran
dolph friends united with the children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Panton in the presentation
of an elegant plate glass china cabinet,
the BrOOkQelQ cOutluSeHo piouS ho al SAS
CANT silver sandwich plate and from in
dividuals were gifts of silver syrup cup,
butter knife, bread tray, tray cloth, beau
tifuI picture, etc. A very delightful
evening was spent.
Department Commander A. c. Brown
of Montpelier installed the elected and
the following appointive officers for U.
s. Grant post, g. A. r., Saturday even
ing:-Adjutant, F. H. Ketchum; senior
vice, Bartholomew Fenton; junior vice,
J. D. Laport; quartermaster, E. I. Sauit:
chaplain, E. N. Rising; quartermaster
sergeant, L. J. Blakely; sergeant major,
Alfred Eaton. The Relief corps officers
were installed by Mrs. ]. P. Cleveland,
the following named being in the ap-
pointive lst:-Secretary, Mrs. Eugene
Holman; assistant conductor, Mrs. w. Z.
Slack; assistant guard, Mrs. Fabien Du-
puts: patriotic instructor, Mrs. E. N. Ris-
ing: press correspondent, Mrs. Byron
Goodwin; musician, Mrs. Charles Gros-
venor; color bearers, Mrs. n. Z: Greene
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Mrs. O. 8. Chamber
Io;n ord Mrs Frank Fish. Commander