Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25
Randolph.
enOnorA wHIrE, Local Editor.

Miss Florence Howard spent Sunday 10
Barre with Misses EsteIla ana Edith
Blanchard.
Mrs. Celia Clifford is occupying the up-
per tenement in the house OF A. NJ. Hub
bard on Central street.
Mrs. I. 7. Dennis, who had been
spending & month with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
=. Moulton, left Friday for Mex York.
Hugh and Gladys Williams Of Tun-
bridge we're at the home OF their uncle,
JehieI II. Williams, from Friday to Mon
day.
The Junior Christian Epdeayor soeiety
Of Bethany church realized the sum of
f5.75 from their cake and candy sale in
the Parish house Saturday afternoon.
AT the annual meeting OF the Vermont
Horticultural society held in Newp port last
Thursday, A. NJ. Vaughan OF Randolph
was elected treasurer Of the association.
A. NJ. Hubbard returned last Thursday
from Springfield, where be disposed OF
some property in settlement OF the Jacob
/ Liichheld estate, OF which he is adminis-
TRAITOR.
Miss Rebecca Harding, who has been at
Mrs. c. NJ. HoWard's through the sum-
mer convalescing from q severe illness, Is
so much better that she went to Boston
Saturday TO stay for awhile.
Miss Grace Hayes, who had been in Bur-
lineton a few days with her sister, Miss
Beulah, student at the University OF
Vermont, came to Randolph the 18th and
was the guest of Miss Lettie Bailey and
other girl friends until Monday, when
she returned to Springfield, Mass.
Charles Payne, who had been staying a
couple Of months at the farm of his uncle,
o. w. Brockway, started last Thursday
for Iowa City, Ia, to engage In the real
estate business. Reaching Port Huron,
Mich, enroute, be found that place ccv-
cred with eight inches OF snow.
F. II. Ketchum had the misfortune to
fall from q stepladder last Thursday and
in the tumble doubled his left thumb
back 80 that bone was thrown out OF
place In bis hand. The injury incapaci-
tating him for work, he decided to take a va
cation and, accompanied by Mrs. Ketch-
um, went to White River Junction Sun
day to visit her brother and the next day
proceeded to Boston for a weeks stay.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Deshon, who had been
spending q week with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Lamson, went back Saturday to Wood !
fords, Me. Soon after the holidays Mrs. |
Deshon expects to 90 TO Roanoke, Va, |
for a months soiourn with the family Of
her brother, Fred Smith, who, as railway 1
mail clerk, now has a run from Washing |
ton, D. c., to Bristol, Tenn, distance of
over 500 miles.
Over 80 members Of the Rochester club /
and their friends enjoyed the old
fashioned butternut crack in the Mansion 1
House hall Friday evening. Card tables
were scattered about, to the qualification
Of a good part of the company, while 1
others tripped few figures TO the music
OF =. F. Manchester's graphophone. Pop
corn, cider and apples supported the hut
ternuts in the refreshment hour.
II. NJ. Gaylord took to Boston Saturday
to relieve the Thanksgiving distress OF
that city, 5000 pounds Of turkeys and
1000 pounds Of chickens and geese. He
paid from 20 to rs cents q pound for the
turkeys aud from ~ to IA cents pound /
tor the chickens and geese. Every avail
able turk was rounded up; for the birds
are scarce in the West and, compared
with other years, the buyers found practi
callv none in Vermont this fall.
: Rev. George Frederick Wells of the
Vermont INSTRUMENTATION Comfy
has finished his first six
work in the state and in his re-
port says.--"The comfy commission is
in the field for results. We seek to pro-
mote such work as Randolph township
where, five years ago, there I
we're ten churches aud nine ministers I
struggling to do the work, which. to-day
nine churches and six ministers are doing (
% better advantage. Vermont to-day
with 81 instances of local interdenomina- ]
ional action is ahead Of every other state
n the union"
The thirteenth birthday anniversary OF :
Mss Helen Gay blanchard was joyfully /,
celebrated Friday evening at a, party Civ !
n by her parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. O. /.
at Dubois a Gays hall. Two
,ianists, Misses Una Allen and Hazel ,
)urkee, furnished music for q delightful :
cries OF games and marches, in which !
ixty-eieht girls and boys participated !.
Inder the leadership OF Miss Aurelia :
)anyou. Elegant refreshments OF sand !
iches, cake, punch, waters and candy !
Fere served, and a very happy evening !,
anne all too quickly to close. The young :
ady just entering upon her teens re-
eived many pretty remem ORANGES, !,
mong them q gold bracelet, a Randolph !.
spoon, stationery, candy, etc.
Lewis P. Thayer, formerly editor Of G
mis- paper but who for many years mas v
cen In control Of the editorial policy Of o
be Burlington Suburban List, has sew il
red his connection with the Essex Pub Il
shing company to devote his attention j.
} the newspaper properties in which he O
interested at Vergennes and Middle q
ury. He has purchased the Morrisville al
Iessenger for his son, Harrison s. Thayers 81
ho has been with him on the Essex pa a
prs for the past year since his graduation Ia
ON Vermont academy, and 1t is under
God that the Thayer family will move r
ON Essex Junction to Morrisyille the Il
rst Of December. Mr.. Thayer and MEM OF
srssof his family recently took up all the b
Z OK. except one share, Of the Essex &C
ubIishing company, which has always Il
lid dividends save for the frst few years It