Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28

Friday evening, Feb. 3, at the Homestead
in Randolph Center with a banquet to be
served BY Mrs. J. H. Holden.
Miss Mildred Goodwin went to Mont
pelier Tuesday to stay until the end Of the
legislature with her brother, Page Fred
Goodwin. The latter has attended strict
ly to business in the House for the last
four months.
Charles A. Blodgett has received news
Of the marriage of his brother, George, in
Portland, Ore, to Nellie r. Kerns OF that
city. The wedding took place Nov. 20,
and the bridal couple are about to start
on q trip to Alaska. In 1910 they intend
to visit Randolph.
No trace has yet been found OF william
Mckay. who stole the Brigham creamery
check for s99. 43, belonging to Arthur
Lamson Of Brookfield, and who succeeded
in getting it cashed in Northheld. sher-
in Tracy Of Montpelier has the case in
hand and hopes to spprehend the thief
before long.
W. J. Dukett has bought out the inter
est of his partner, F. A. Phillips, in the
wall paper and paint store on Merchants
Row, which was started about two years
ago and has since been run under the
firm name Of Phillips q Dukett. The
store is to be closed every evening, except
Saturday, until March 1st.
Howard Drew, who has been at the
Boston city hospital in the trimming de-
partment for nurses, is ct present a scar
let fever patient Of the hospital, which
has 600 cases of contagious diseases and
400 Of other ailments. One thousand pa
tients at one time would rather crowd
the Randolph sanatorium and hll this
valley with sighs and groans.
The Christian brotherhood had party
Of 80 at its baked bean supper in the
Parish house Monday evening and after
wards listened to discursive talk from
Or. E. o. Blanchard ON ssThe Strenuous
Life, ,''--occnsionally experienced BY the
doctors patients in the dental chair. At
the next meeting o. the Brotherhood, G.
J. Stockwen viii have . paper on 1.-The
individual Man"
Cleou ID. Lord, son OF Mrs. n. A. Har-
per, has had to 60 to the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington a second time for
treatment Of his hip. Since leaving the
hospital three months ago On ahscess
formed and to open il a cash five inches
long was made below the hip and another
under il. The patient is gaining nicely.
Mrs. Harper, who has herself been sick
most OF the winter. is also improving.
Frank Maynard, who was with his
mother, Mrs. Katherine Maynard, Sun
day, now has q run from Montreal to
White River Junction as passenger brake
man for the Central Vermont Railway
company. This week be passes through
Randolph on the south-bound New Eng
land Limited and north-bound afternoon
mail and next week will take his turn on
The night trains, u regular aItsfhati0n 0l
day and night duty.
Charles E. Heald has sold his Maple
wood farm in Woodstock to Frederick w.
Wilder Of that town and has already Civ
en- possession of the place with the excep-
tion of the house, which is to be vacated
on or before March /. Mr.. Heald, who
lives in New York. bought this we'll
known farm q few years ago for q sum-
mer residence and has been very success
full in its management. Il Is now to be
run as q dairy farm under direction OF F..
B. Dutton, for several years manager OF
the big Cloudland farm in Poiniret.
Mrs. Heald is well remembered in this
section as Addie. daughter OF the late
John Pratt of Braintree Branch.
District Deputy George c. Flint in
stalled the officers Of West Randolph
grange, No. 229, Saturday night in a very
fine manner, and was ably assisted in the
work by his wife. Mr.. Flint has the
manual letter perfect and is an exception
ally good installing officer. The commit.
tee on the installation banquet, headed
by Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Booth, served de.
licioua oyster supper OF which $50 par.
took. Among those present were Ernest
Howard, master Of the West Hartford
grange, and his sister, Miss Eula How
ard; z. E. Martin, master OF the Roches
ter grange, Mrs. Martin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Whitaker of Rochester
Fred V. TuIlar, chaplain OF the Tun,
bridge grange, ami Changers from Bethe
and Brookfeld. Remarks for the good o.
the order were made BY Mr.. Howard o.
West Hartford, Mr.. Tuliar of Tunbridg'
and H. W. Vail of Randolph.
Herman E. Morse Of Montpelier, VIII,
has bought out the hardware business o
J. J. Trerise & Co.. began Monday Il
J take an inventory Of the stock, prepare
tory to the final transfer, which viii
probably be made next week. Mr.
Morse is to continue the busines
at the present stand in the O'Conno
block and has rented the tenement
over it for his household goods, whicl
are packed and will be shipped from
Montpelier in g day or two. Mrs
Morse, who is to be her husbands assist
ant and bookkeeper, has resigned hel
position in the Union school Of Montpeli
er, in which she has taught for the las
IS years, and as soon as she can be re
lieved will come to Randolph. ssShe Is,
says the Montpelier Argus, ssone OF thl
best teachers in the school. as her loni
term OF service will show, and is at pres
ent in charge Of ga grade.n L. o
Thayer, Of the Trerise firm, will remaii
with the new management OF the store a
plumber and repair man.
Joe Mayo and Sidney Warren Of Wa
terville, Ne, were found in the squar
Monday evening in . hilarious state 0
intoxication and were conducted to tn
lookup by Chief of Police z. II. Ketch
um to sober down and on. The mex
morning, being in 9 less mirthful fran
Of mind. they were given q hearing, q
which they pleaded guilty to secon
offence and received . sentence Of 30 day