Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-30

ly--and an excellent supper was served q
the Parish house.
Fern Rebekah lodge held its annua
meeting Tuesday night and elected thes
officers Noble grand, Mrs. Henry Sey
mour; vice grand, Mrs. w. G. Emerson
secretary, Mrs. F. A. Dunn; treasurer
Mrs. A. NJ. Hubbard.
Miss Minnie Emerson of Boston spen
Christmas with her father, L. r. Emer
son, coming Friday night aud leavinI
again Sunday In the company OF be-
brother, w. c. Emerson, who was bounC
on trip to Concord and Campton, N. IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dunsmoor, who hsc
been visiting Mrs. Dunsmoor's mother
Mrs. Minnie Miller, at w. n. GladdinR's,
took their departure Monday to New
Haven, Conn.,, and upon their arrival
there found IA inches of snow in the city.
Mrs. o. W. Brockway is attending the
fourth annual exhibition OF the Vermont
Poultry association ia Barre, where she
has nine handsome Rose Comb Rhode
Island Reds in the display Of 500 birds.
Paul w. johnson was also at the poultry
show yesterday.
Mrs. J. j. Trerise has been i'll for a
fortnight with a heart trouble, and,
though thought to be little better, is
not yet able to sit up or take much nour-
ishment. Her daughter, Mrs. Elwin
Scott Of Barre, is with her and Mr.. Scott
was also here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. James e. Mccall returned from
New York. Friday and is at Elm cottage
with her nephew, Arthur Hernandez Of
the Stone school in Boston and Stuart
Leyison OF Columbia university, New
York. c. N. Mccall and Miss Gertrude
Hernandez are to arrive from New York
today.
The fire alarm sounded at O'Clock
last evening for blaze in the core house
at the foundry Of Sargent, Osgood 4
Roundy. The fire, which was soon ex-
tinguished, caught around the chimney
on the first floor and burned up to the
room above without, however, doing
much damage.
Miss Mary Flint, after spending q short
vacation with her father, Hale L. Flint,
went back to Boston yesterday to com
plete the nurses training course in the
City hospital from which she will be
graduated in about fve weeks. She i'm
tends then to begin practising for herself |
in Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. L. A. Gibbs OF White River juno
tion was in the village Monday to see her
sister, Mrs. F. G. Terry, who Is gaining
slowly from an asthmatic trouble. She is
now with her daughter, Mrs. George
Hutchinson, with whom she will remain
until she has more fully recovered and is
able to resume housekeeping.
C. A. Lang OF Montpelier, former sta
tion agent at Randolph, and Q. II. Bige-
low 81 East Br0okiiuld met with Phoenix 1
lodge. +. and A. NJ, Tuesday evening. i
Mr.. Lang, who is district deputy high /
priest, Royal Arch Masons, intends to be
present at the meeting of Whitney chap
ter next Tuesday night.
At the Grange meeting Saturday even
ing. the program had reference to Christ
mas, which was the subject of the quota
ions. Miss Eleda Fassett gave q read
ng. double mixed quartet sang two Sc
ections and livery good report of the State
Grange meeting was made by the dele
gRte, F. J. Burnelle. Refreshments OF
popcorn, nuts and candy were served.
Clifford Eaton Of Boston and his sister,
Hiss Evelyn, of Rochester, were the
Iuests OF their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
drs. Alfred Eaton, Sunday. Clifford, I
rho had been in Rochester on a visit,
vas returning to Boston, where he has
'osition in the foreign department OF the
first National bank, and was taking
diss Evelyn with him for a short sojourn !
q the city.
Mrs. o. s. Chamberlain is suffering 1
rom a severe bronchial cold and her sis a
sr, Miss Mary Pratt, came from Mont n
elier yesterday to care for her. Miss
,tta Chamberlain, a teacher in the Mont
elier schools, who is here for part OF
be holiday vacation, fell ON the icy side Il
ak a few days ago and bruised her G
ght side so badly that she has hardly
cen able to walk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ford drove to Gran
lille Saturday and started to return Sum 8
ay but before they reached the foot OF
ne mountain the drifts were over the
orse's back and they had TO turn around =
nd retFace their way. The next morn
lg they made another start and succeed =
in getting through by following the :
age. Mr.. Ford caught hard cold and
as been housed ever since. y y
Mrs. Louise Boyce of Barre, secretary q .
the Rebekah State assembly, was here =
q
RS. c. s. Booth Of District No. Z, and =,
rs. Addie Warren of Bethel, District
o. s, and give them some instruction in :
gard to the new manual Of work. Mrs. 4
1yce went from this place to White
Iver Junction to see the president of the :
ate assembly, Mrs. Susan Keach.
DIR. Q. B. Drake Of West Lebanon, n.
!, was here Saturday and again Tuesday
see Carl Edminster, whose long illness
tn rheumatic fever made his friends
xious to have the counsel OF their old "A
nily physician. The doctor found the
tient very weak Tuesday and unable to
Re much nourishment even Ia liquid
nm but with q temperature normal for y
9 FIRST time in seven weeks. He en- =
1raged Mr.. Edminster to hope that fr
: tuning point bad now been reached
q be would soon begin to gain. 81
The grand list Of the town Of Randolph m
: 1903 is s2i, ,007.73. on which q tax Of
40 was assessed, amounting to $780,
7.O2. Discounts totaling s426.0s have
sn allowed to those settling their taxes a
lore Oct. /, and the sum Of si7, 600 has
IN paid TO Collector A. H. Beedls, leav-
! nearly f3, 360.94 yet to be raised. Last
r the grand list MAS s2I 622 o. and