Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05
RANDOLPH CENTER

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See Lake champlain excursion ed. on
page 2.
There will be a free lecture on Chris
tian Science at Bethany church, Ran
dolph, Thursday evening, Aug. II, at 8
o'clock. Wv
William Geisler Of Philadelphia lie q
guest Of e. A. Partridge.
Charles L. Smith lost one Of his pair OF
bay horses last Friday with acute indiges.
ton.
Two or three couples from here attend.
ed the Eastern Star dance ct Brookfeld
last night.
Clarence Bickford Of Barre came Mon
day evening to make his father, Chester
Bickiord, visit.
The ladies of Grace church will have q
lawn party at the Maplewood Tuesday
evening, Aug. 10.
Mrs. Mary (Tracy) Newton OF Middle
town, Conn.,, has been here visiting
friends the past week.
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson Of East Brain
tree and Miss Anna Farns~orth of Bos-
ton visited at @. L. Smiths Saturday.
] DudnC &hEuGo Vi JtCoAuDLGs III.
accompanied by his cousin, Mr.. Whit
man, arrived al the Randolph House
Tuesday.
The ladies of the Federated church held
their annual fair at the Cong'l church
yesterday afternoon and evening, with
supper in the afternoon, with a good at.
tendance.
Recent guests at the Randolph House.
Miss McCord OF Bridgeport, Conn.,, Mrs.
Arthur Smith of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Common OF Lawrence, Mass, the lat.
ter schoolmate OF Mrs. Hebard, who
had not met for % years.
The Federated church-Services as usu.
al next Sunday at 1890. Rev. George
Howe OF Randolph will occupy the pulpit
in the absence of the pastor. Young
Peoples society at 1880; subject, "Why
war should be abolished.
Alfred c. Wells, e. A. Partridge, Will.
liam Geisler and Myron started on 9 car.
rage drive Monday. They expected tc
make the Bread Loaf Inn the first day
and visit Lake Dunmore and other points
of interest before they return.
The union Sunday school picnic Of the
Federated church here and the Bethany
I
be held Friday in the grove of George h
Slack, occupied by A. p Salter. It il
said to be Ane place aud is about halt
way place Of meeting. Mr.. SaIter il
making the grounds and surrounding
attractive and with g pleasant day Large
attendance is expected.
George M. Blodgett and daughter,
Minnie, Of Boston are guests at th'
Colonial. Mr.. Blodgett was merchant al
Randolph some forty years ago. He left
there and went to St. Adams and latel
went to Amherst, and went into ths
clothing business there, and finally wen
into business with the American Cloth
ing Co. OF Boston. He has now retired
from business and lives in Boston. He il
uncle Of Misses c. B. Weymouth and
Martha L Gilbert.
Rev. B. s. Gilman ran his AUTOMOBILE,
over Mrs. A. z. Wells pet dog last weel
and so mangled it that it had to b,
killed. Just before reaching the dog, th'
automobile came near running over I
man and slowed up to run clear OF, I
larger dog and afterwards put on th'
speed and ran over Mrs. Wells dog anC
went on whining. No born was sound
ed at any time in the village. Mrs
Wells feels that IL care had been exercised
by the driver the accident would not hav'
happened. II would have seemed NOR
fitting for the driver to have stopped anS
expressed some regret for what bad hap
pened than to treat it of no account anS
beneath his notice.