Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-22

es oeturohy afternoon, April IL, at the
nome OF Miss Jennie Stewart, when Miss
stewart and Mrs. A. J. Curtis were hos
tesses. Nineteen members and nine
guests we're present. Quotations from
Soei Chandler Harris were given 10 re-
spouse 70 the roll call. A paper on Paul
Lawrence Dunbar with selections from
ms poems was read by Miss Annie
walsh. "The New South" an article
prepared by Mrs. M. A. Tewksburv. was
read oy Mrs. A. II. Powers. and Miss
Desier Moulton read a paper on ssThe
South in Fiction" The customary social
hour closed the afternoon.
Capt. B. F. Bowman was in Burlington
Friday in the interest of the National
Srand Army encampment, which is TO be
neid IN Salt Lake City during the week
/ beginning Aug. 8. II is proposed to run
q special excursion from Vermont for the
benefit Of the old soldiers and their
friends desiring to attend the epcamp-
ment, and the trip may be extended to
include the exposition at Seattle, opened
at that time. Excursionists can return
from Seattle over any Of the direct routes
via st. Paul, and stop-over privileges will
be allowed at any point west Of ST. Paul,
giving the tourists an opportunity to Wis
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Charles @. Meader and Mrs. Josephine
(kibbee) spicer have announced their
marriage, which took place April Z at the
residence Of the bride on Weston street
with Rev. Fraser Metzger OF Bethany
church as the officiating clergyman. Mr..
Meadsr, who is "a years Of age, has fol-
lowed the business OF travelling salesman
with headquarters at Montpelier, though
be formerly lived in Randolph and has
been here now since the last OF February.
Mrs. Meader, who Is 6s, was originally
from Brookfield but has had her home in
this village many years. They will con-
tinue to occupy the Weston street house
of the bride, in which 1t is hoped comfort
and happiness may long be theirs.
"Who's Who in New England'' has
lately been purchased for the KimbalI
Public library. II contains the names
and life sketches OF nearly ten thousand
living and leading New Englanders. The
book Is modelled after "Who's Who In
America" and is published by the same
company. As reference book for this
section Of the country it is more valuable
than the national volume for the reason
that 1t contains over seven thousand New
England names which we're not in that
volume. For instance, there was only
one Randolph name in "who's Who in
America" while there are among the inn
mortals at least ten Randolph names in
l"Who's Who in New England" II the
names we're arranged alphabetically by
states the book would be somew hat more
valusble because its information would be
more accessible.
NJ. e. RoWell has received from Robert
G. Sears & Co. large wool buyers OF Bos-
ton, suggestions with regard to Irvine
and tying Of fieeces that, il followed, will
enable farmers to make their woods mer
charitable ana ensure their shipment tC
market in a satisfactory condition. Dur
ing the last season the trade Of the coun
} try endeavored to eliminate sisal twinS
for the reason that it is very detrimental
to yarns and goods in the process of man
ufacture, and manufacturers are taking
the stand that they will refuse wool 81
tied. Sears & Co. suggest that heavy
Irvine give way to smaller Irvine, which
can be procured of any dealer. In tyinl
woods, they advise the use of a hardin
ished Irvine; for the fibres OF a soft twin
are carried into the wool and make baC
work. Lastly, they urge upon farmer
the necessity of tagging woods properl!
and Of having them rs free Is possible
i from
The sugar season in this section i
, practically over and the buckets are be
, ing gathered this week. It has beef
short and sweet and will not average hal
the usual quantity made while the aver
age quality is not nearly so good as usu
al The season did not have one goot
sugar day and sap could only run littl
at time, with a rather poor quality o
he US
not right for a lot of good sugar. On
sugsrmaker had 410 buckets out and onl,
made so gallons of syrup that he did no
: rate as extra. From reports received a
the Sugar market, the rest of the stat
Jared no better, except in the northern
I part, where the yield will probably aver
, age two pounds to tree, as against
e pound and q half here. The Sugar mar
, ket has paid from go to so cents a gallon
for syrup, cents a pound for tub suga
! and 10 cents q pound for pail sugar. Obi
$ and Pennsylvania have had an uncom
: monty good maple season in Vermont's oil
: year and keep the country from suffering
.c- nroper slap-iack dressing.
e Bob somerville, referee ana promoter .
recent wrestling matches here and Nj
D Bethel, defeated Nicolo Romani. an Ital
e ian wrestler of New York, at Barr
: Thursday evening. SOmerville won tn
first fall at the end of 38 minutes and 4
3 seconds with full body hold. The sec
: ond he took at the end of 81 minutes an
] 35 seconds with q body scissors and arr
: lick. Eli Bourbon of Claremont, N. H.
s won his match with Sam Williams o
. Brockton, Mass, also taking the mate
T in straight falls, the first in % minute
4 and 25 seconds with body scissors loo
!. and the second at the end of 19 minute
!, and as seconds with a head scissors to
!. hold. In 15-minute preliminary bout
+ Jameson Of Barre and Sully Of Bethel &c
t a fall each, and in their last bout Jamie
g son got Sully with hold that-made hir
e quit before the fall. Young Gotch, VIII
o threw Freebourn here last week, had
n challenge for Somerville. His challeng
!. is that the men wrestle best three in five
d mixed style. Gotch posted forfeit an
l. Somerville agreed to wrestle him With
:. four or five weeks, provided Gotch woul
b weigh in at 14O pounds ringside. Somel
q willie has defeated Gotch twice already.