Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-14

WASH, expects to be IN Randolph early II
February.
e. N. Godfrey has been seriously III for
week past bat is believed 20 be gaining
q little now.
b. A. Durkee went to the sanatorium
last night to undergo an operation for APP
rendfcitis this morning.
The q. A. r. and W. r. G. ladies are
planning to celebrate Lincoln's birthday
BY a special program at Grange hall.
The golf grounds back Of Montague
Place made q splendid skating place for
the young people until the heavy snow
fall Of Tuesday.
c. E. Root is i'll with jaundice and his
store in the Stewart block is, in the
meantime, being managed BY bis stepson,
William Blanchard.
Mrs. A. W. Burridge underwent q seri-
Gus operation at the sanatorium last
Thursday and Is now progressing favora-
bly, towards recovery.
c. c. Roundy and his daughter, Ruth,
were in Rockingham Tuesday to attend
the funeral Of Mr.. Roundy's grandmoth-
er, Mrs. orpah Glover.
Miss Helen Blanchard was out en-
crutches yesterday for the first time since
fall at Bethany Parish house. which re-
suited in badly sprained ankle.
Mrs. George Bryant returned Friday
from ten days absence in Richmond,
accompanied By her little nephew, Henry
Wortheim, who remained here over sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Steele have been en-
tertaining Mrs. Willard Avery and
daughter, Lillian, of Claremont, n. H..
who came Friday and stayed over Sun
day.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hayward and chill
dren of Tunbridge were at the Inn Tues
day and left Miss Lois to stay q few days
longer with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Hayward.
Tuesday night came an atmospheric
wave that froze the January thaw stif
J and sent d. D. Howe's Thermometer. at
the Hobart bridge, down TO % degrees
below, /. s. Chase's to Is degrees below
and n. G. Greene's to 80 degrees below.
Albert, the little son Of Rev. and Mrs
Fraser Metzger, was taken to the sanato
rum yesterday morning to have adenoil
growths removed from his throat and
: nose-a minor operation that only de
. tanned him at the institution q few hours
Mrs. Dean B. Fassett has a severe cas-
OF tonsilitis that at FIRST showed threaten
ing symptoms OF diphtheria. A cultur
0 from her throat was sent to the state lab
! oratory at Burlington and resssurinl
report was received OF the absence o
diphtheritic germs.
. Heber Holman, Jr., who has been con
s nected some time with Hotel spauldini
a at Duluth, Mimi, reached home yesteF
day in q poor state OF health that necessi
tates period Of rest. He came directi
It from st. Paul where be had been spend
a ing week with his brother, Guy.
n Miss Anna CoughIin, who has bee
busily engaged here for a fortnight 4
manicuring, etc, went to her home
y Barnard yesterday with the intention {
le returning to Randolph the first OF ever
y month 10 attend to Der increasing nun
g Der Of business calls in this village.
John oney finished work for ]. Z
$, Lamson & Sons Saturday night an
Ee started Monday, with Mrs. Oney, on ,
] trip to Burlington, Rutland and Below
" Falls. r. ". McAilister, until Iatel
with the White Cross Milk company, hl
entered the employ OF the Lamson firm.
at The annual meeting Of the stockholdel
De Monday and The following named We
d. reelected directors for another year,
- A. Thomss, Willard Gay, W. B. Vial
Charles @. Dubois and o. B. Copelsn,
ID E. A. Thomas WIS made president: Wi
Id lard Cav, vice president; o. B. Copelanl
ID cashier and Fred o. Copeland, assistai
" cashier.
L. II. RumriIl, who started Mondl
night, in the company Of his brother,
Il. q. ]. RumriIl, for Rochester, Mimi.
o. undergo q critical operation at the hosr
Id tai Of the Drs. Mayo, is due to arrive
8. his destination today. Mrs. Rumri
besides her mother, Mrs. Eliza Stoug
ton, has with her at present q sister, Mr.
or Burton Tenney. and daughter, Doroth
q Of Barre.
re- Willis Chandler arrived from Brookly
gh n. Y, Tuesday night and is establish
" at Mari-Castle, part OF which has be-
r. opened for his accommodation, in 4
hope that the bracing air OF Rnndolv
- winter may benefit his health, that tubs
~ culosis threatens to undermine. Mi
~ Sarah Thompson has been engaged to 4
ne IS housekeaper at the Castle while ii
"a Chandler is there.
os, The reading room Of the KimbaIl Pu
le. lie library has been open two Sund
afternoons to give the hordes of devoI
in ing readers, supposed TO be clamoring
on Sunday opening, an opportunity to 9
IL pease their literary hunger. The al
II. Sunday the reading room was throng
al by a crowd of two. and last Sunday b,
~ mob of three. In the hope that this gr
nh flying increase in numbers will &C
tinue. the reading room will be kept op
for awhile longer Sunday afternoons fl,
2 to 4.
ant Richard Demeritt OF Waterbury and
ne w. Vail have been devoting the last t
ne days to a canvass of the farmers with
d. gard to raising corn and squash anotl
season for the Demeritt & Palmer canni
factory in this village. Mr.. DemeE
offers e11 a ton for corn and $3.50 I
for squash, and his proposition has b.
80 favorabIy received that the acrea
80 judging from the promises thus far
~ cured, bids fair to exceed that of l
~ year. The canvass is still in progr
~ and mean a hSla carload nj cam