Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-30

a vacation of two or three weeks at n. C.
Greene's, was calleS back 80 Barre Friday
l by carpenter work that awaited him. His
sister, Mrs. j. 8. Howell OF Barre, re-
mained to finish out the visit at Mr..
Greene's.
Miss Cora Bliss has come from Boston
with stock of millinery goods for her
shop in A. NJ. Hubbard's store and is to
have the assistance of Mrs. H. J.. Cook
again this season. Miss Bliss went to
market from Richford, where she had
been spending few weeks at home.
Almon Morse, who has been ailing all
summer at the nome of his brother. AL
bert I. Morse, on Central street, had
severe attack of illness Sunday and was
taken Tuesday morning to the sanatori-
um for treatment. Hardening Of the ar
teries seems to be the principal trouble
though he has other complications.
Mrs. E. Fl. Mason was in Walden yes
terday ct the funeral Of ex-Gov. c. J.
Bell, who dropped dead from heart fail
ure Saturday at the Grand Central station
in New York in train W hich he had Just
boarded for Boston. Mrs. Mason, a close
friend of Miss Jennie Bell, went to Wal
den Monday to give all possible comfort
and assistance to the bereaved family.
Six tickets were sold at this station
Tuesday for the New York excursion and
among those going were Ernest Hatch,
Barney Shapiro, Mrs. Edwin Morgan and
Mrs. Charles Danyow. Mr.. Hatch aud
Mr.. Shapiro we're in search OF goods for
their respective stores, and the latter had
previous to this been in st. Albans,
Montpelier and Burlington, buying furs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jewett, who have
been boarding at the Inn since their re-
turn from California, have bought of JUS
tin Fl. Holman the neat little place Just
beyond The Manchester, paying therefor
$500. A. L. Currier, Mr.. Holman's ten
ant, has moved to the house he owns in
Lillieville. and Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett are
to settle in their new home as soon as
possible.
Mrs. Henry Harris aud daughter OF
Mechanicsville came Friday to visit their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Ingalls,, who
have also had as a guest, Mrs. Emma
Gambell OF Boston. Monday Mr.. Ingalls,
and Mrs Harris took a trip to Waterbury
and Hyde Park, while Mrs. Ingalls, went
/ to Montpelier to see her mother, Mrs.
Lucretia Pearsons, who is still ia very
/ frail health.
Mrs. w. H. Messer arrived last Thurs
day from Barre and was Joined Saturday
( by her son and daughter, all OF them
staying at Mrs. @. E. Cushman's until
Sunday night. Mrs. Cushman has also
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa
w. Ferry Of Saratoga Springs, n. Y,
who have been visiting among their o.
aequaintanees in Randolph and Braintree
since the 25th.
! George c. Flint, who met ex-Gov. N. ]
Bstehelder OF New Hsmpshire, master OF
the National Grange, at Cleveland, O., the
14th inst, has been assigned TO Beloit,
I Wis, as special organizer OF oranges and
began his work there last week. He is
staying with A. c. Powers, gstekeeper OF
the National Grange at Beloit. There are
five special organizers working in the
West, and one has been sent to Wisconsin
with MIR. Flint.
The directors OF the Dog River Valley
fair, OF which A. NJ. Vaughan is one, met
in Mortified Monday for the purpose of
adjusting premiums and all accounts Incl
dent to the recent fair. Although more
money was put into premiums. purses
and special attractions this year than ever
before, and the rain OF the last day caused
the gate receipts to fall a little short OF
last year, the directors found at the COM
pletion Of their labors q cash balance Of
$500 in the treasury. The annual meet
ing OF the stockholders of the association
has been set for Oct. 26.
B. F. Kicker OF Hartford, Conn, ac-
companied by his attorney, r. NJ. Harvey
OF Montpelier, and c. j. Udall OF Hart
ford were here Saturday, seeking to estab-
lish fair character for Mr. Kicker for
use in the approaching trial of the Con
necticut case of B. Atwood VS.. B. r.
Kicker for fraudulent dealing Of the lat
ter in regard to bank book. The de-
positions of Postmaster j. B. Eldredge,
SeIectman o. j. Marcott, NJ. c. Rowell
and E. w. Tewksbury were taken. but
were not, it is believed, of a tenor alto
gether satisfactory to Mr. Kicker and his
attorney.
Dr. Arthur Bean finished five years Of
service the first OF September in the office
OF DR.. Whiicomb, an osteopsthic practi-
tioner in Brooklyn, N. Y, and opened an
office for himself at "a jefferson avenue
in the same city. The success with
which he has met in the short time he
has been practising alone, proves the wis
dom of the move. For the "a days end
| ing Saturday night, his Office receipts
amounted to s3s2.5O, with $50 due, and
represented business of about $40 a day.
DIR. Bean has been u hard and persistent
worker from boyhood, diligent student
and one whose ideal was the best type Of
manhood. His native town will rejoice
to see him reap the rewards OF gallant
struggle.
Between six and seven Thousand cases
of corn have been put up so far at the
| Demeritt & Palmer canning factory and
when all the corn is canned the total will
be at least 10000 cases. Last year the
/ total reached IL. 100 cases. The corn this
year is of excellent quality and Demeritt
& Palmer are Of the opinion that Ran
dolph has some uncommonly good corn
growers. From 40 to so huskers have
I been employed in the shed and in the
factory there are 26 on the payroll, the
only one not OF this village being Henry
Demeritt of Waterbury, son OF Richard
R. Demeritt, a member of the firm. Last
season the factory began to can corn
Aug. 25 and finished Sept. II. This sea-
SOD, on account of the backward condi-
tioD of the crop. due to the cold summer