Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28
E. n. HARvEY. Loeal EdItor.

=. N HARVEY LDEHl EQilCLs
DR.. H. W. Holden, dentist, of Bethel
will be ct hotel Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Chester Pierce was in Montpelier
Saturday.
SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jul
ian Harvey Jan. 10.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hin Jan. 10.
H.. III. Cushman was in Montpelier and
st. bloomsbury the first Of the week.
Mrs. F. F. Rezer has been visiting in
Richmond and vicinity for the past week.
The w. c. 7. U. will meet with Mrs.
L. J. Robinson Tuesday afternoon, Feb.
2.
stephen swinyer from Illinois is visit
ing at the home of his brother, James
swinyer.
Mrs. Emma orvis is at home, called
here by the illness of her father, James
winyer.
Mrs. P. c. Tinkham has been spending
several days with friends in Burlington
and Barre.
Carroll Wiley was in Waterbury the
last Of the week to sec Mrs. Wiley, who
is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Martin and
daug hter, Iva. and Miss Daisy Miles were
in Randolph Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Il. II. Edgerton and son, Law
renee, returned from Montpelier Friday,
where they had been spending the week
with Mr.. Edgerton.
Next Sunday morning at the service in
the Cong'I church an Offering will be TAX
en- mp on behalf of the Italian sufferers
from the earthquake. Come prepared to
help little.
Miss Jessie Morgan entertained her
friends delig at whist in her pleas
ant home Saturday evening. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Agnes Brown and Mrs. q.
r. Lewis.
UniversaIlss Annual Meeting.
The Uniyersalist society held its annual
supper and business meeting last week
Wednesday evening. There was an un-
usually large attendance. After supper
and stirring addresses by Rev. Mary 7.
Whitney, Dr. Claude Campbell and VIII
Pember, the business was taken up and
the following officers elected
Clerk, Dana Goodno; treasurer, Mrs.
Frank Kennedy; collector, Mrs. Ellen
Pierce; auditor, Mrs Win Pember; his
torian, Mrs. Lottie Martin. These, with
the following, constitute the executive
committee Mrs. Julia Pierce. Paul @.
Tinkham, Mrs. Harvey Richardson, Will
Pember, Robert Blodgett, F. w. Eaton,
Caleb 8. Eaton.
Reports were given from the organiza
lions within the parish-the ladies' Aid
Young Peoples union, Junior union
Flower auild and Bows, ciub
The interests Of the parish and The
means Of extension of its usefulness. werl
considered and all went home feeling
that it had been profitable meeting.
Burns Birthday Observed.
The one hundredth anniversary Of tn
birth of the poet. Robert Burns, was OBJ
served in Rochester BY a large audienc
gathered in Grand Army hall to do homo
to the occasion. A piano duet by Mrs
Cushman and Mrs. Carrie Henry was fol
lowed by chorus rendering of ScUtcl
songs, the old favorites, "Blue Bells o
Scotlandn and "Annie Laurie" Ate
piano solo, stScotch Medley" b,
. Miss E. Chaffee, the chorus gave ssFloy
Gently Sweet Alton, and s'Comin' thrc
: the Rye"
Rev. W. Il. Watson was then intro
duced by H. H. Cushman and gave
most entertaining and instructive lectur
: on "Burns, the Poet and the Man."
At its conclusion, the audience iolne
the chorus in ssAuld Lang Syne" and diI
persed, feeling that they had passed
most enjoyable evening and could bette
appreciate the genius Of Scotland's bes
: loved poet through Mr.. watson's flr
: minating and witty address.