Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-07
Randolph
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.


Mr.. and Mrs. ii. s. Booth went yester-
day for few days visit at Newport, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Stockwell OF Roch-
ester are stopping this week at Rev. q.
O. Howe's. They visited in Northfeld
yesterday.
Mrs. w. 8. Pritchard OF Waterbury,
Conn.,. came Tuesday to spend few days
with her nephew, DIR. HsW. Holden, and
relatives IN East Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Clark of New Hav-
en-, Conn, are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
+. Moulton. Mr.. Clark comes at this
time to enjoy his ANNUAL fall hunt.
Clarence W. Hodges completed his two
weeks stay here yesterday and will reach
his home in Schenectady, N. ", Rfter a
side trip to Manchester, N. a., and Bos-
ton.
Mrs. II. NJ. Smith and Mrs. Irene Phil
lips OF Braintree attended the recent
state convention of Kings Daughters and
Sons at Fair Haven, Mrs. Smith as dele
gate and Mrs. Phillips as Orange county
secretary.
The circulation OF books from the K inn
ball library for the month OF September
was:- Glass books, 81, or 800; juvenile,
216, or 20.1 III fiction, 767 or 71.4F to-
tai 1914. Average number Of hooks per
day was 43.
Dana n. Morse received visit Tues
day from his aged and only surviving
aunt, Mrs. Aurilla Shedd OF Bethel. who
came up by auto, ii being the first time
in her SO years that she had enjoyed that
AFaa Nd
accompanied by her cousin, j. l.. Moody,
a banker and prominent business man OF
Ellsworth, Wis, who is on East for a
snort visit.
B. NJ. Huse, the pleasant old gentleman
who has made so many people here happy
with presents of huge bouquets grown at
his Fish Hill place, has disposed OF his
farm there to his grandson, Fred B. San
born, aud leaves next Wednesday TO join
his son, Earl Huse, who is employed on
ranch at Pixley, Cal. Since his arrival
there year and half ago, Earl has been
entirely free from asthma, which afflicted
him here.
Miss Eunice Slack, who went to Brook
Iyn with patient, Miss Kipling, whom
she had cared for at the Center several
weeks, returned to her duties at the Ran
dolph sanatorium Tuesday, as did also
another nurse, Miss Hattie Sault, who
had been caring for a case at West Hart
ford. There ere thirteen patients at the
sanatorium yesterday, which Is about the
present capacity OF the institution. Miss
Elida Hewcity, who had been in training
as a nurse at the sanatorium for fifteen
months, left yesterday for her home in
Bristol, Conn.
The canning factory ran out the last OF
the seasons corn product Tuesday, hay-
ing put up something over 10000 two
dozen cases. Last years output was
above II 900 cases, and the falling on is
ascribpd to the late crop and the early
frosts that touched some OF the ears, dis
couraging the growers, who cut 1t for
fodder. Messrs Palmer and Demeritt,
who have given the packing their person
al oversight this year, feel we'll pleased
with the excellent quality OF the product
and regard Randolph and vicinity as ban
ner sweet corn territory. Richard De-
merritt left for Waterbury yesterday. Mr..
Palmer will remain during the work OF
canning pumpkins and squashes, which
will begin next week, or as soon as the
machinery can be adjusted for il. Farm
ers are already bringing in loads OF them.
One grower has about ten acres to harv-
est. NJ. G. Rowelrs big field in Brain
tree. which did so well last year, got cut
badly BY an early frost, but Mr.. Rowell
cleaned 4 tons and 2S0 lbs. Of corn from
an acre near the factory. Will.Banister
OF Braintree records about 10 tons from
%. acres. A bushel OF husked ears will
All from, % 10 "a cans, and II takes about
$50 to $50 cans to the ton. Some OF the
corn was drawn as far as ten miles to the
factory.