Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-03

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Z Mrs. 4. i. Flint, ST., accompanied BY
her daughters, Mrs. J. c. Harlow
and Mrs. Fred L. Flint, went to
Montpelier this morning to spend the day
with her son, Representative George G.
Flint.
DR.. and Mrs. s. N. Gould are TO winter
at Lake Helen in Florida, resort about
$50 miles from Jacksonville. They
started for the South Tuesday, meeting at
Rutland party Of II, also bound for
Florida.
Mrs. Mary Haskins has returned from
q Ave weeks absence at Lock Haven, n.
H., and is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rope, in the Stewart block.
Howard Martin OF Lock Haven accom-
panied her home.
The Sunday school Of the Federated
chruches gave supper last Saturday att
ernoon In the Methodist parlors 70 the
Junior league, and about SO young people
partook OF bountiful repast and had
most enjoyable time.
News has been received Of the critical
illness OF r. W. Baldwin in Mexico city
and that Mrs. Baldwin, who was expected
In Essex Junction soon on account Of the
rapidly failing health Of her father, G. q.
Williams, would not be able to leave
Mexico at present
John f. Kimbalt and his daughter,
Alice, went yesterday to Bradford, n. H.,
10 live this winter and will be joined the
last Of the month BY Miss Aliee's foster
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Knights,
and daughter, " no are to have q home on
Mr. KimbaIl's farm in Bradford.
Mrs. Henry Harper has been very sick
with bronchial trouble that is much i'm
proved Her son, Cleon Lord, Is still
wearing plaster cast on the limb that be
had treated at the Burlington hospital,
whose doctors thought six months must
elapse before the cast could be removed
c. s. Booth was in Montpelier last
night to represent the Randolph Tele-
phone exchange at the public hearing
before the Telephone COMMITTEES on the
Public Services Commission bill deemed
very much to the disadvantage Of the
smaller independent telephone com
panies.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, c. Conner and Mrs.
| n r. Southland, Thanksgiving guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parsons, left this
morning for their homes in Manchester
and Addison. Mrs. J. q, Mann, who
was expected from Bellefourche, s. D.,
last Thursday, postponed her visit until
Christmas.
Mrs. II. s. Booth went 10 Shirley,
Mass. yesterday to attend the funeral Of
her brother-in-iaw, J. H. Nickless, who
suffered q stroke of apoplexE Sunday
morning and died Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Nickless, who survives him, was
formerly Mary NJ. Goss, daughter Of Ram
som B. Goss of East Randolph. The
service and burial will be ct o'clock this
afternoon.
ID. w. Flagg has been obliged to close
his moving picture show in, Dubois a
Gays hall on account OF the higher rate
of insurance demanded not only from the
owners Of the block but also from all it,
tenants. The source Of danger Is from
the combustibility Of the picture films
} and the great heat OF the light to which
} they are exposed. Mr.. Flagg gave his
last entertainment in the hall Saturday
night.
At the grange meeting Saturday even
; ing, the following interesting program
was presented Paper on Thanksgiving,
| Mrs. e. H. Mason; reading, Mrs. Charles
J Danyow; paper. written By Mrz. 8. L.
! Bass on .Sociability, Do We Cultivate II
; Enoughf'' was read By Miss Kate Con.
molly; reading. Mrs. c. r. Steele. sug-
gestions for the good Of the order wers
made by 8. e. Friesbee, q visiting GFang.
er from Milford, Conn.
The Double team Of Wnlred Massie,
\ who bought the Carmi White farm at ths
D Center, was left standing in front If thu
1 O'Connor block yesterday afternoon and
/. the horses, becoming frightened at boz
lashing q whip, dashed up the South
Main street hill at a runaway gait. Thl
length and grade OF the hill possibly has
0 calming effect on the excited steeds, fol
they readily submitted to capture beior'
much ground had been covered.
The aremen held their annual mestin,
!. Monday evening and elected r H. Slacl
!. foreman Of hose cart No. /; w. J. Dukett
foreman of hose cart No. 2; Fred Bryant
!. foreman OF the hook and ladder squad
Ernest McIntosh, treasurer; p. J. Blanch
ard, secretary; r. II. Slack. p. J. Blanch
= ard and J. ]. Trerise, auditors; Charlie
e Bntteraeld, ianitor; entertainment com
t mittee, Chief Engineer n. G. Buck and
2 his assistants, l. o. Thayer and r. II
Slack.
Over 90 were present at the Christian
Brotherhood nesting In Bethany Pnrisl
+ house Monday night and listened to a
q excellent address on GOOD Citizenship'
y by J. r. Adams, who spoke Of the posi-
y bilities Of development in citizenship Il
this country. Eight new members wer
received. The speaker At the next meet
ing will be ]. c. Sberbume, Esq, VII
will give the Brotherhood some idea O
student life At Oxford.
J. Mrs. Della Gourley reached home Tues
day from Montreal, leaving her daughter
Mrs. Blanche Dunbar, not yet out o
danger but much more comfortable an
In q condition favorable to recovery fror
., typhoid fever, with which she has beel
= dangerously IN for more than fortnigh
in st. Jossph's hospital ct Three River
Ne below Montreal Mrs. Dunbar's sister
r Miss Maud Gouriey, was obliged to leav
r her Sunday in order to return to he
work in somerville, Mass, Monday.
r, The board OF school directors have ha
D. two fire escapes placed ct the rear Of III
q, primary building to afford q safe mean