Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29

TENDER.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
Bethany church cleared ga from the food
and candy sale held in the Parish house
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. George Bry-
ant, Mrs. l. H. Rumrill, Misses Jessie
Chedei and Bertha RowelI formed the
committee in charge of the sale.
Announcement is made OF the marriage
OF Allie Ray Stevens, elder son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clestic @. Stevens Of this
village, and Miss Nora West OF Randolph
Center. The wedding took place June IL
In Middletown, Conn, where both the
bride and groom are employed as nurses
in a hospital for the insane.
]. B. Putnam Of Saratoga, n. Y, and
his son, Robert, OF Hanover, N. H..
stayed from Fridey to Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Alonzo Emery, who have since
been entertaining Mrs. E. G. Jenness, a
teacher in the college for colored students
At Harper's Ferry, Va. Mrs. Jenness has
also been guest at w. s. s. Bucks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvey and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucy Davey, from New Haven,
Conn.,, are at the Inn. Mrs. Harvey is
remembered in this vicinity as Miss EN-
HtN NAhNohs ~ - PO1olnAG Anhl DIEes H.
B. Kennedy of New Haven, who was here
last summer with Mrs Harvey. may come
again in August, accompanied by Mr..
Kennedy.
Miss Ada Burroughs of Boston is
spending a three weeks vacation in
South Royalton and Randolph and has
been the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs. F. H.
Ketchum in this village since last Thurs
day. She has disposed of the lodging
house she took OF Mrs. Dora Tredo and
on her return to Boston will resume
dressmaking in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Briggs expect their
eldest son, Martin, to arrive soon from
South Pasadena, Cal, where be has been
living the last three years. He started
Monday night but will stop at Seattle
and Chicago en- route. His younger
brother Alton, has gone to Pike, N. H.,
to clerk for John Udall in the Pike Man
ufacturing company's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Blodgett OF Sara
toga, N. Y, who had been at the Center q
few days, came to this village the 21st
and were guests at Mrs. II. w. Tewks-
hury's until Friday, when they went to
r. +. Burnett's in Bethel. Mrs. Tewks-
bury and her daughter are nov in Coils
town, n. H., spending n week with the
formers mother, Mrs. A. F. Carr.
DR.. r. E. Claiming OF Albany, n. Y.
who was temporarily assisting DR.. E. o.
Blanchard in his dental Office, has gone
to Boston. and the place of assistant to
DIR. Blanchard has beep permanently
taken by DR.. Rolla W. Bristol OF
Bristol. The latter is a graduate of the
( University of Pennsylvania, has had ex-
perience in his profession and was highly
recommended for the position.
The special village meeting Monday
evening chose by ballot the following as
the committee to investigate the electric
I lighting subject and report at the next
annual meeting, at an expense to the vii
lage not to exceed s150:--O. J. Marcott,
A. II. Beedle and v. l. Spear. The first
ballot for the final place was declared in.
valid, as there we're found to be nearly
twenty votes more cast than there were
legal voters in the room.
The Great Van Amburg and Howe's
Great London shows-two united con
cerns-will exhibit at the Udall meadow
on the Braintree road Monday, Aug. o
The shows will reach here Saturday
night, coming from Montpelier, and viii
be in camp on the meadow Sunday n
well as Monday. So many new houses
have been built on the fair ground, es
pecially this summer, that it is no Longer
q Playground or a circus ground anc
shows must hereafter pitch their TENT
on the farther outskirts of the village
However, there will be very few so en-
feebled or crippled that they cannot walk
to the UdalI meadow il they must il
order to see the circus, even though they
may not have been able to attend the cen
trally located churches for years.
The Woodstock Standard reports thu
curious finding of a gold watch that
with several other articles OF jewelry, wa
stolen June II from the residence of I
former RandoIphite, J. Read Pember, il
that village, while the family were away
from the house for an hour. Friday
the 18th inst, a man by the name o
Hiram Powers went to the Woodstock Ii
brary after some old newspapers to pu
under carpets. When the papers ewer'
taken down from a shelf in the reading
room q gold watch fell from them ont
the floor. The markings of the watch
numbers of the case and works CORE
sponded with the description of the miss
ing time piece advertised by Mr.. Pember
to whom it was at once restored.
thorough search of the reading room
failed to reveal any more Of the stoleI
property.
The funeral of George II. Dean, who's
death from diabetes occurred at his HON
on Appleton street in Boston the 1Stl
inst, was held there last Thursday after
noon. Rev. Joseph Perry OF the Warrei
Avenue Baptist church, the Officiating
clergyman, was assisted in the service b
Rev. George E. Horr, a brother OF MI
, Deans son-in-law. The Harvard quartz
sang "Abide with Me-" she Leadet
Me- and ''Still, Still with Thee" TIL
} pail bearers were Messrs. Pinkham, Bug
bee, Tenney an6 Crumb; members OF tn
: Boston Checker club. Of which Mr.. Dea
: was president at the time of his death.
, delegation from the club attended tn
, funeral, and there were also present tw
) of Mr.. Deans old terminates in the Civ
. war, Morton Graves and E. P. Royce
! Burial was at Forest Hills cemetery. Nj
! and Mrs. A. E. Dean, who were called
, Boston BY the critical illness OF thei
: brother, returned from that city Friday