Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-13
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

DR.. E. H. Stearns tested the nine head
OF cattle at Montague Place last week and
found them free from tuberculosis.
The McAuliffe Stock company il giving
a good repertoire production nightly this
week at Chandler Music hall, but with a
rather small patronage thus far.
Mr.. and Mrs.T. Richardson Of Leomins-
ter, Mass, spent last week with Mr..
Richardson's sister and brother, Mrs.
Susan r. Kinball and A. J. Richards On.
A. r. Campbell OF Claremont, N. H.,
the sewing machine expert, who repairs
ali makes Of machines, has rooms at ii.
A. Leonard's for week or ten days and
will call for orders.
A meeting of the stockholders and pa
irons of the Cooperative creamery is to
be held at Edson's hall next Saturday at
80 p. m. to consider matters of vital in
terest to the continuance of the creamery.
Miss Scott, the nurse who had been
caring for q. w. Barnes, left him Mon
day on the way to recovery and went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Williams
in Braintree, where q daughter arrived
Monday.
The town officers are busy this week
closing up the business of the town Tor
the year, figuring accounts and preparing
the annual report. There will be some
increase in town expense, it is an
nounced, over former years.
Totman the florist promises something
surprisingly fine in the line of table dec
Grafton at the Board of Trade banquet
tomorrow evening. The full Music hall
orchestra will provide music. Nearly
every active member has signified his
purpose to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Smell and Mr..
and Mrs. George g. Burt of Philadelphia
arrived here Tuesday and are visiting at
A. L. Edson's and George Bruce's in the
north part OF the town. Mr.. Burt is
somewhat crippled with rheumatism,
which he expects will be dissipated by
the dry, cold air OF Vermont February.
The report from the Kimball Public IL
brary for the year ending Feb. 1, 1908,
shows a circulation of 17,767 books, of
which 1471 were sent to Randolph Cen
ter, $50 to East Randolph, 511 to South
Randolph and 191 to North Randolph.
The largest circulation was in the month
of March, while Feb. % was the banner
day of the year, when 100 books were dis
tributed.
Fred L. Terrill of Burlington, division
commander OF the Sons of Veterans, was
in town yesterday seeking to revive inter
est in local camp. The former camp
disbanded recently on account of lack of
interest though il had at the time a MEM
bership of 81 in good standing. Mr..
Terrill intends to hold public meeting
the latter part of March to promote inter-
est in the organization of a camp.
Rev. Fraser Metzger was called to Beth
ell Lympus Sunday 10 officiate at the fu-
neral of Mrs. Mary Bowen, widow Of
Squire Bowen, who died at the home OF
her stepson, Sylvester Bowen. aged 81
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen were mar
ried when both were about so years old.
Previously, she was Mrs. Pratt, widow of
o. +. Pratt, who years ago resided in
this village, was carpenter and built the
Kendrick place on South Main street,
which he sold to Its present owner. Mrs.
Bowen was a member of the Christian
church for many years.
The peculiar conditions that sometimes
attend the transportation and distribu-
tion of products is here shown. Last
fall, G.. G. Darrow of Middlebury
bought and shipped from Vermont about
40 carloads of apples, two carloads going
from Randolph. twenty-five CARLOADS
went to Chicago, where Mr.. Darrow has
been since November trying to dispose of
them at most any price, and now has 1000
bbIs. on his hands. Meanwhile, right
here, the market price for good eating or
pie appleslike these sent away is 20 per
bbl., and none to be had at the local
stores.
The state Board of Health having called
the attention OF Attorney-General Fits to
numerous instances where the milk taken
from milk dealers at random through the
state shows quite quantity OF filth, and
inasmuch as the presence OF filth in milk
brings it plainly within the letter OF the
Pure Food law, that official deems il nee
essary to start general campaign
against it. He has informed States At
torney Wilson, and doubtless other states
attorneys through the state, that they
will from time to time get information
from the State Laboratory of Hygiene as
to the analyses of milk taken from dealers
in their counties. He has also urged
them to Immediately prosecute offenders
as vigorously as possible, SO that it will
be generally understood that the prose-
cutting officers mean to follow to swift
conclusion all infractions of the law in
this particular.