Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-18

Miss Evelyn MaDney isla victim Of the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Luce went TO Barre
yesterday to remain a week.
William Rand, JE., went back to his
work in Boston Tuesday after short va
cation at home.
Mrs. A. J. Laskey of WHITE River
Junction was entertained over Sunday By
Mrs. Alice Bruce.
Mrs. Mary (Whitney) Pratt of white
River Junction was with her relatives In
this village over Sunday.
Miss. Maud Johnston has bssn having
tonsilitis, from which she Il At present
beginning to convalesee-
Mrs. Emma 8. Reed reached home yes
terday after a months stay in Orange, N.
j.. New York and Boston.
Miss Carrie Draper started yesterday
for Seattle, WASH, where her marriage to
DR.. Walter c. Woodward win take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Hutchinson en-
tertained Mrs. HutchinsoR's sister. Miss
Annie Whitcomb, OF PittsfieId from Sat-
urday to Tuesday.
Charles Parker had his left hand
K. +. Emerson company Monday morn
ing and the ends Of two fingers removed
A. NJ. Hubbard was in Springfield
Tuesday and "Wednesday on business con-
nected with the settlement Of the Jacob
LitchfieId estate, of which he is admins
traitor.
Mrs. F. W. Curtis and daughter went
to Montpelier Friday and we're Joined
there Sunday by Mr.. Curtis. They were
the guests of the latter's father, DIR. w. 8.
Cnrtis, until Monday night.
DR.. A. c. Bailey took Percy Riford Of
East Randolph to the Mary Fletcher hos
pital in Burlington Tuesday and there
the young man underwent an operation
for appendicitis yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tracy and daugh-
ter of NorthlieId spent Tuesday with Mr..
Tracy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Tracy, whose 55th wedding anniversary
fell on the 10th, which was also Madam
Tracy's birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Fred Wright, who has undergone
two operations recently, was able to leavs
the sanatorium last Thursday and is stay
ing fortnight with Mrs. Sarah Rogers
to regain her strength more completely
before going to her home in Bethel.
Mrs. M. E. Holmes, who is staying fol
the present with her sister, Mrs. ID. E
Cooling, in Maiden, Mass, came Monda.
to attend to some business matters ana
has been entertained al j. II. Lamsonh
until today. when she went back to Nal
/ den.
Mrs. Ellen Dockstader of Chicago, wh'
had been spending a week with her step
mother, Mrs. Hannah Lamb. and he
brother, F. b. Wood. and family, wen
Saturday to Woodstock, where her broth
er, William, is living, and from thsr
will proeeed to Brandon.
Twins daughter and son-were borl
to Mr.. and Mrs. Alex ID. Hull Sunda.
pight-the daughter at 1915 and the sol
at 1890. The former weighed abou
eight pounds, and the latter five. Mrs
Hull gave birth to twins nine years ago
q boy and a girl, but only the boy, Ed
ward, survived.
L, Fifty-nine Of the SDowshoe club rod
to the Center Friday afternoon and s.
down to an elegant chicken-pie suppe
served by Landlord and Mrs. w. L. Hell
ard Of the Randolph House. Enoug
snow w-shoeing to excuse the name Of tn
club, q good deal OF playing games, dan'
ing and singing were done before the pa
ty rode home at midnight after gran
good time.
Roy ID. Coady of Bethel and Mi
EVELYN Maude, the 15-year-old daughts
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. White, wei
united in marriage by Rev. Joseph Han
ilton at s O'Clock Saturday evening. Tt
wedding took place at the home Of. tf
BRIDES parents in Beanville and member
of the family were the only witnesses
The couple are to live for the preseT
with the brides parents, and the groom
who has been working in the stone sheC
at Bethel, will now engage in carpente
ing with his father-in-law.
UaysviIIe electric lights have been pI
on the meter system and there is a stron
, possibility that as soon as the new engir
is in operation ct the power plant, Ran
dolph will also have lights on the metz
plan. In this possibility it may be inte
esting to note some OF the rates made
: the Gas and Electric company of Keen
r NJ H., which sells "a kilowatts or le
per month at 16 cents; 70 to % k. ".
] is cents; 100 to 199 k. W.. at 14c., an
: from 500 to sos K. W., at 10 cents.
minimum payment of 81 a month is r
quired for every meter installed.
. Randolph the ten-cent rate would proba
: ly be levied although nothing like 81
: kiIowarts is used here; even Chandl
: Music halt, where meters are installe
' does not exceed 80 kilow arts in 9 mont
The ordinary house lamp Of 16 candl
power uses 81 watts an hour; in 80 eve
inRs of four hours each it would use 9, q
Q watts, or about 614 kilowatts. which