Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-25
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Ed,tor.

The Music Hall orchestra played in
Tunbridge last night.
Willard Gay is recovering from severe
cold that kept him housed several days.
The Cottage hotel is announcing itself
to the public nightly By new hashlight
sign.
H. B. Bell was in New York last week
purchasing goods for Bell Brothers
store.
Twenty-Five couples participated in the
holiday dance at Grange hall Moaday
night.
1 F. L. Hubbard and his daughter, Ruth.
oil Rochester we're recent guests at F. W.
Jewett's.
@. w. Barnes has been confined to the
house three weeks by a severe cold, but is
now better.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ford are entertain
ing Mr.. Ford's mother, Mrs. A. II. Ford,
of Granville.
E. A. Thomas went to New York Tues
day to inspect the spring offerings Of the
dry goods markets.
Mrs. E. z. Briggs returned yesterday
from a week in vergennes with her
daughter, Mrs. R. P. Briggs.
Mrs. Lucinda Cleveland has been i'll
with bronchial cold that at first threat
ened to develop into pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dubois entertained
Mrs. Dubois sister, Miss Ida Osborne Of
Montpelier, Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. W. F. Cushman and Mrs. George
Ave-ill OF NorthfieId were entertained
Tuesday by Mrs. F. II. Joslyn.
Mrs. c. W. Miller Of Lebanon, N. H.,
was with her sister, Mrs. George j.
Prince, from Friday to Tuesday.
Miss Winnifred Chadwick is spending
week in Waterbury, Conn, with Miss
Marie Thayer and Mrs. Alice K Bisseu.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
Bethany church made 81 from the food
sale in the Parish house Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. William Button and her grand
son, Lucius, are in Darlington, n. a.,
visiting Mrs. Buttons daughter. Mrs
Harry 1. Mitchell.
One certain sign of spring has ap-
peared in the downy catkins on the pussy
willows, found as early as last Sunday by
Miss Bessie Bliss.
Misses Icy Manchester and Gertrude
Hernandez attended the junior prom. OF
Norwich university Friday night at
Dewey hall, Northield.
George n. Slack has bought Of H. s.
Booth IS acres OF woodland and pasture,
situated on the Rochester Hollow road
four miles from this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Neville Of Keene. n.
H.. were the holiday visitors Of Mrs.
Neville's mother, Mrs. A. q. Putnam. ar
riving Saturday and leaving Monday.
Mrs. Fred Wright Of Bethel, who was
operated upon at the sanatorium a few |
weeks ago, underwent a second operation /
there last Thursday, which she stood very
well.
Joseph Spooner has bought the Finn I
farm above d. II. Morse's for 1920 and 4
will soon move to it from Mrs l. E. 1
Lynch's house, in which he has been Iiv- 4
ing lately.
Wilbur Briggs Of Lisbon, n. H., is a I
new employe in Salisbury Brot hers fac
tory. He expects to be Joined soon by
Mrs. Briggs and begin housekeeping in
Randolph.
Grand Warden F. E. Perry OF Brattle-
boro met the Odd Fellows OF Randolph
Monday evening, and after considera-
tion OF o. o. F. affairs light refreshments
were served.
Owing to delay in arrival Of the music,
the Grange minstrel show that was to
have been put on next Saturday night has
been postponed, aud a special program is
being prepared for Feb. %.
Mrs. Oscar Fuller went back to Ludlow
saturday, leaving her grandmother, Mrs.
3. s. Clark, a little more comfortable,
though ste is still in a very feeble con-
1ition from the shock affecting her throat.
Elm cottage is closed for awhile and c.
\. Mccall and Miss Gertrude Hernandez
eft Tuesday for New York, the former
going first to Boston. Mrs. J. E. Mccall
preceded them to New York a fortnight
lgo.
Mrs. W. J. Blodgett and daughter,
susie, were with Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
smith at the Center, from Saturday to
Tuesday. Miss Ruth Smith is home for a
ew weeks vacation from her school in
Miss Ruth Draper came from Barre
sunday TO spend WashingtoD's birthday
n Randolph and Bethel. Her mother
md sister, Mrs. f. r. and Miss Carrie
Draper, were also the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Walker in Bethel Monday.