Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-30

j. Is. Hutchinson was in Northheld the
first of the week.
Mrs. Jehiel Williams has been with her
sister, Mrs. Charles A,e in Montpelier
since Saturday.
Peter A. Jerd has sold his barber shop
in South Royalton to Albert Fielders of
that place and is now working in the
shop of Clarence Smith in Montpelier.
DR.. Macdonald opened an opticians
Office in Northfield Tuesday and will be
located there for the next ten days, re-
turning then to his Office in the Kelley
house on Randolph avenue.
Mrs. A. F. Grover and daughter, Una,
of Lawrence, Mass, came Saturday for
weeks stay among relatives in this viii
lage. Tuesday they spent with the fami-
ly of Mrs. Growers brother, George Ris-
ing, in Barre.
Z. L. Bass, who is doing an extensive
lumber business, has lately bought two
remarkable pine trees of Mrs. Hattie
Jones IN Pittsfield. One of them con-
tanned 1865 feet log measure and the 9TH
er 114s feet, and the age of the smaller
as indicated by its rings was 20 years.
Guy Osha has resigned his position as
watch inspector for the Boston & Maine
business for himself and will open jew
elry shop on Merchants Row next week
in the place now occupied by the shoe
shop of Joseph Degonyon. The latter
will remove to the basement of the Cush-
man block. Mr.. Osha's brother, Arthur,
who is to be associated with him, finished
work for n. w. Udall yesterday.
A very pleasant reception was given
e.
ing at the home of Mr.. Grants parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Grant, on Fish
hill. About 35 friends and neighbors
assembled to express their good wishes
and tender congratulations to the recent
ly married couple, who were the recipi-
ents Of several useful gifts, presented by
ID. ID. Howe with q few appropriate re-
marks. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served by Mrs. Edwin Morgan
and Mrs. G. w. Danyou.
The Second Congressional district con-
vention called to Montpelier Tuesday DIR.
A. c. Bailey, IL. Hutchinson, ID. ii. Morse,
A. z. Edison, James Hutchinson and Or. II.
L. Newell from Randolph; f. L. Clefiin,
George w. Flagg, Guy A. Ciough and
Kimball McIntire from Braintree. John
F. Mead, a member of the Second district
committee, was at the capital Monday
night. Judge Hutchinson acted as alter
nate for G. II. Temple. Hon. V. /. Spear,
NJ. NJ. Wilson and DIR. l. A.Russlow were
at the state convention in Burlington
Saturday.
The south-bound mail train Friday
morning exploded a torpedo on the track
directly opposite the baggage room at the
station. A piece of the tin torpedo cas-
ing was driven across the platform and
struck Miss Frances Spooner, cutting
through the left side of her upper lip and
infiicting a wound that demanded surgi-
cal attention. The torpedo, one of the
kind used by trainmen as signals, was
found on the track by Charles Goodhart
and somewhat thoughtlessly placed by
him on the rail in front of the station
platform.
8. A. Smith has bought +. I. Clafiin's
stock OF goods at East Braintree, making
over to Mr.. Claf1in in the trade q block
that he owned in Bethel. Possession of
the business will be given next week, but
the retiring proprietor has other affairs in
Braintree that will keep him occupied
there until fall at least. Mr.. Smith will
rent the store building OF Mr.. Clafiin anu
occupy its upper tenement as dwelling
place. Mrs. Smiths mother and grand
mother, Mrs. Martha Scribner and Mrs.
Phoebe Button, who had been with her
through the winter, went away Monday,
the former to st. Johnsbury and Barton
for part of the summer, and the latter to
Mortified to stay until the Smiths are
settled in their new home.