Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-28
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

bury, Mass, since Friday as the guest OF
Miss Carlotta Wiswall.
Prof. and Mrs. N. j. Whitehill of
White River Junction were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury went to
New Boston, n. H., last Thursday to
spend week before proceeding to York
Beach, Me.
Miss Alice Mcintyre and Miss Winni-
fred Richmond attended the Freshman
prom. at Norwich university, Mortified.
Friday night.
Hon. James Hutchinson went Friday
to Melrose Highlands, Mass, to spend
week with his niece, Mrs. Carl Thresh-
er, and family.
MIS-. E. L. Bass returned Saturday
from West Brattleboro, to which place
she accompanied her mother, Mrs. A. j.
Goodenough, the 18th.
Frank Burridge has gone to Somerville.
Mass, to be employed through the sum-
mer at the Snow ice cream concern, with
which he has been connected before.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts of Man
chester Center are at Lyman Hutchinson's
for fortnight in which Mr.. Roberts will
try his tishermsn's luck in Mud pond.
w. FL. Kenney, John Butterfield,
Charles Goodhart and Guy Ripley left
last Thursday to begin their seasons
work on the steamer Sycamore in Lake
George.
AT the recent organization of board
of trade in White River Junction, Leon
ard d. Wheeler was chosen one of COM
mittee to draw up the constitution and
bylaws.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Thompson and daughter,
Beatrice, left for their home in Mont
pelier Monday after having spent few
days.swith Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Buck were in Will
Jamestown for the first week of the fish
ing season and there Mr.. Buck captured
trout that measured IL inches and
weighed pound and half.
Mrs. Stephen Storrs was the guest of
Mrs. E. D. Strong last Thursday and FRI
day as she was on her way from Burling
ton to Chicopee Falls, Mass, where she
intends to spend the summer.
Mrs. Fred Bagley and daughter of
Huntington Center were with DR.. and
Mrs. s. N. Gould from last Thursday to
Saturday, having stopped here on their
way home from stay of six weeks in
Suncook, N. FL.
Miss Lillian Knowlton has been re-
elected to the position of principal of the
graded school in Westerly, r. l., which
she has held for the past year, at an in
crease of S95. For the coming year she
will receive salary of 500.
Mrs. F. w. Baldwin and three children
have arrived from Mexico city and are to
be at their cottage in Peth the greater
part of the summer. They reached Essex
Junction Saturday night, going there
first to see Mrs. Baldwin's father, Charles
Williams, who is in poor health.
The Prememorial day exercises of the
high and graded schools will be held at
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in Chand-
Ter Music hall, and the public is given a
most cordial invitation to attend. The
program, in which all the grades are to
participate, will consist CT songs, recita-
lions and drills.
At special meeting of the directors of
the Randolph sanatorium Friday night,
w. H. Gladding resigned the superinten-
dency of the institution after period OF
service dating from the first of October,
and E. A. Thomas was chosen to repre-
sent the board temporarily in the person
al conduct of the institution.
Miss Lula Smith of st. Johnsbury and
Miss Hortense Peters of Wellesley col
lege. granddaughter of Mrs. A. A. Smith
and Young ladies well known in Ran
dolph. were guests of their cousin, Miss
Marjorie Wheeler, in White River juno
ton last week while attending the Jun
ior prom. at Dartmouth college. Miss
Peters, mother, Mrs. George F. Cheney,
visited her recently at Wellesley college.
Mrs. Cheney was returning to st. Johns
bury after an eight weeks sojourn at
Rumford Falls, Me.
The last grange meeting vas well at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed by all
present. The roll call was responded to
BY patriotic quotations; and short talks
on patriotism were given by Brothers ID.
H, Morse and G. w. Flagg. Sister Grace
Russlow read an appropriate poem, entl-
tied, ssThe Blue and the Gray and Sister
Roxy Battles recited dramatically patri-
otic selection. The chatting dish lunch
was well prepared and daintily served by
Young sisters in white, while Mrs. d. ID.
Howe poured the coffee that made good
lunch complete.
An exciting horse race was pulled on
last Thursday afternoon under the man.
apement of A. A. Niebaum, who LAID out
half-mile course at the Green Mountain
stock farm from below the boarding
house to the residence of c. F. Moulton,
and multitude of spectators lined that
strip of road. Outposts were stationed
TO keep the track clear from automobile
and other intrusion, and it was an IN
tense moment when the dust flew under
the heels of Charles H. Holman's little
nacer and racer that g. w. Panton had
inst purchased of a New Hampshire party.