Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-24

Aookuei ana brainfree.
Capt. B. F. Bowman, special aide and
transportation manager en- the staff Of
Commander H. B.. Franklin of Towns
bend, has been notified that the depart
ment OF Maine, @. A. r., will Join the
departments Of Vermont and New Hamp-
SHIRE in the excursion to the National en-
campment at Salt Lake City. The exour-
sion will leave this state Aug. 4.
Mrs. Laura s.. Priest was to dine Sun
DAY with her nephew and niece, Mr.. and
mrs. ii. 1. johnson, but on going into
The dining room, which is a step lower
than the hall, she lost her balance end
Tell, fracturing her right hip. She was
carried at once to the nearby home OF her
daughter, Mrs. F. A. Dunn, with whom
she lives, and was soon quite as comforta-
BILE as such an injury would permit.
Henry P. Lewis has been appointed
vice and deputy consul-generaI for the
United States at San Domingo, here he
has been Spanish interpreter at the gov
eminent legation since September of
1907. The promotion will not materially
change his duties but will confer on him
the power to sign any legation document,
IN the presence or absence OF the consul,
and II also means an increase OF salary.
Rev. Fraser Metzger and L. B. johnson
were in NoFthield Monday night to act
as judges in the debate between the
sophomores and freshmen OF Norwich un-
i~versity on the question, "Should United
States senators be elected by direct vote
Of the people ?" The sophomores took
the negative side, and the freshmen the
affirmative side, OF the question, which
was decided in favor Of the negative on
the merits of the debate.
The Morrisville News n Citizen gives
this kindly recognition of the Herald's
recent effort 1.-THE Randolph Herald got
great credit TO itself in the excellent man
ner in which it reported the Vermont
conference of Cong'l churches held at
that place last week. 1t is not any great
thing for a daily paper to cover a conven-
ton Of that kind, but for q weekly jour
nal to do the eventup in the best Of style
shows that the weekly can outclass the
~dsily-and that is what the Herald did
on that occasion"
William Alexander, engineer in A. L.
MOrse's lumber mill at Bethel Gilead,
took q party of two or three men to
Braintree in his auto Saturday afternoon
and. coming back in the early evening,
found that the road had grown surpris-
ingly narrow in the short space of time
that he had fingered in B~raintree. His
car ziRzagged along the highway as
though determined-n to miss hitting.
everything in sight and finally on reach
ing the ice house in this village ran into
a team carrying Sam Bowen and Roy
Abbey. Some spokes were knocked out
of the wheels of the carriage and Chief OF
Dn1faa Eafnhnrn CfYarod NJ ANozonAor
the choice OF arrest or settlement Of the
damage. He decided to settle for $40 and
was then allowed to go on his way, but
between here and Gilead came to grief a
second tint through his machine break
ing down.
o. L Martin of Plainfield, commission
er Of agriculture, has just issued in at
t~ractive pamphlet form a list Of Vermont
farms available to purchasers through the
various real estate agencies OF the state.
The ID. A. Perry agency OF Barre reports
these seven places in Randolph and vicin-
ity whose exact location can probably be
determined by some Of our expert puzzle
workers:-Farm OF 147 acres two miles
from Randolph Center and five miles
from Randolph depot; sugar orchard of
400 trees and plenty of fruit; price,
$500. One and a half miles from Ran
dolph Center, 240-acre place keeping IS
cows; comfortable house, two barns with
easements, large sugar bush; price in
Guiding 26 head OF stock, three horses and
farming tools, $4,000. In Brsintree and
four miles from Randolph, 24O-acre farm
with sugar bush Of 400 naples; estimat-
ed to cut $50, 900 feet of soft wood tim
Der; price, $4,000, which might include
some personal property. Adjoining
above 1S0-acre farm keeping 20 COWS and
team; price, $4,000. Village farm of 300
acres with two-story house of is rooms
with porch across front; good place for
summer boarders; price, $500. Farm Of
40 acres 4 ) miles from Randolph with
large amount of soft wood and comtorta-
BILE buildings; keeps IS COWS and team;
price, s2500. Twc-story house and com
Portable barn; $50 acres 20 miles from
Randolph; price, $4,000 including Is head
of cattle, three horses and set OF farming
tools.
S~anatorium Aid Society Notes.
After the long winter months, which
usually bring a feeling of gratitude for
hospital work in the care of the sick,
there seems to be an added interest in the
~Sanatorium Aid society, shown in in
GIGhstu ~hAACnuhnNG anu RAaho ~ AANAAN
helpfu.ness.
At one of the late meetings the plan
was announced Of printing the poems OF
Miss Georgia White, that have headed
her local column in the Herald and News.
as a booklet to be sold for the benefit Of
this society, and to be called "Tbe Jingle
Book - notice of which was given in last
weeks issue OF this paper with the places
where it can be found on sale. The
members of the society are appreciative
and believe the many friends OF the insti-
tuition in all parts Of the country will be
glad to aid in an enterprise that is for
the sole benefit of this worthy cause.
Three new members we're recently en-
rolled.
At the close of the recent business
meeting. Mrs. z. o. Blanchard, presi-
dent, served delicious chocolate and wa
fers, which dispelled any effect Of the in
clement weather.
Eta HARDWOOD, Sec.