Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

pest building lots in the village.
]. B. Eldredge visited his father, Capt.
J. E. Eldredge, at Highgate Springs
Saturday and Sunday. He found the
captain considerably improved from a Sc
rious setback in his rheumatic malady,
which forced him to the use Of crutch
and cane.
Mrs. Bertha c. Reed Of Dorchester,
Mass, guest at ]. L. Moses, went to
Montpelier Tuesday to stay until Satur-
day. She will then take her departure to
dorchester, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Emma Moses, who is to be away
some time.
Mrs. William Rose and two children OF
Brighton, Mass, who had been at the
Inn couple of weeks, were joined Sum
day by Mr.. Rose and a third child to
spend the rest of the month. Mrs. Rose
is daughter Of the late Edwin Wires Of
Watertown, Mass.
K. w. Morse came from Barre Friday.
Mrs. Morse and daughter, Miss Ruth,
who had been stopping with Mrs.
Morse's mother, Mrs. Ellen Young, re-
turning with him Saturday. The family
expect to pass the next three weeks in
camp at Berlin pond, after which they
will occupy their new home at Barre.
GwiIym Miles, the Welsh baritone,
who sang in Randolph in the concert Civ
en- in May under the auspices Of the San
atorium Aid society, is spending the sum
mer in Keene, n. H. He was recently
in Brattleboro and at an impromptu reci-
tai, hastily arranged, he was persuaded to
let bis magnificent voice be heard in the
oratorio, "EIijah.n
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Huse came from
Windsor Saturday to pack up their
household goods for removal to that
place, where they have been boarding
since the first OF May but are now to be-
gin housekeeping. Mr.. Huse, who is
employed in q machine shop in Windsor,
went back to his work Monday, but his
wife did not return until yesterday.
J. r. Hughes and his daughter, Mrs. J..
F. Mead, started Sunday afternoon for
Lima, o., to meet Mr.. Hughes daughter
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. William
/ Weller, coming from Orcutt, CAL, with
the remains of their little son, who died
/ Friday morning from inflammation of
the spleen. The child, who was four and
half years OF age, will be buried in
Lima, and the parents may accompany
Mr.. Hughes and Mrz. Mead on their re-
turn to Randolph.
Winfred Bagley, who was graduated
from the University of Vermont last
month, made two days visit in town
last week. Mr.. Bagley will take a sum-
mer course at the university in preparation
for the position Of assistant professor in
mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic
institute, Worcester, Mass, to which be
will go in the fall, serving under one oil
Z l. L. - A.. q
graduate of r. Fl. s. and former Ran.
dolph boy who has pluckilv plugged hi.
way through college, his friends here re
joice with him in the opening that ha.
come to him.
Says Fridays Montpelier Journal
"The continued dry weather is affecting
to no small extent the power plants Of
this vicinity, so much 50 that they arr
obliged to put large amount of theil
loads up on their steam auxiliary plants
} The Consolidated Lighting Power com
pany is carrying about 1000 horsepowe Ell
on its steam plant on the Barre road and
about 500 on the one located ct Middle
sex, while the water plant at the latte
point is carrying about 700 horsepower
The station at Bolton Falls is at present
producing about 500 horsepower, but thil
conditions change in the near future."
In the final count OF the Free Press vot
ing contest as announced last Thursday
Miss Bertha Rowell of Randolph was de
clared the winner in class 5, with 422, 80.
votes to her credit. The others in tha
class, who made creditable showings wer'
Lucy ID. Perkins, Rutland, 227, $40 votes
Roxy Z. Sumner, Brandon, 165, 1853; Alic'
r. WEIGH, Bethel, 10,474; Olive Gushea
Braintree, 5,912. BY the terms OF thu
contest, the Free Press wilt give Mis-
: RoweIl a delightful trip of two weeks
which she will take the first Of August
going through Lake George to Saratoga
Albany, Niagara Falls, Toronto, thu
Thousand Islands OF the st. Lawrence
, Montreal, Quebec and down the Sag
! uenay.
The work of tearing down the ole
county Jail at Chelsea preparatory to re
building has been begun and is giving
employment to seven prisoners committed
for intoxication. Two others, A. K. Hol
man OF Braintree, confined for refusal I,
pay his fine in the Flint VS.. HclmaI
Islander case, and Frank Durkee OF Ran
dolph, held for trial on the charge o
adultery, were removed Friday to tn
Washington county Jail in Montpelier b.
order OF Governor Prouty. These tw'
men will not be worked, but all others
committed for intoxication, or breach o
the peace in Orange county will, whel
lodged in the Washington county jail
labor in Montpelier just the same as tn
Washington county prisoners.
The Bennett Moulton company finished
three nights stand at Chandler Musi
hall Saturday, during which it played t
/. very good houses, with when its enter
tainments undoubtedly found favor. Tn
company went from this place to Little
ton, N. H., to iIl a weeks engagement
there. The next attraction at Chandler
/, Music ball will be the Pauline Hammond
, Stock company, whose dates are Aug. rs
81 and 2s. For the coming season Man
ager E. t. Salisbury has already booked
: the Lyman Howe Moving Picture show
"David Copperield," "The Travelling
} Salesman" "Paid in Full,'' "The Thir'
| Degree "Wild Flyer" Lyman How
the second time, "MaD of the Hour.
and ssThe Gentleman Of Mississippi"