Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-03
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

Mrs. Blanche Dunbar went back to
Montreal Friday after . founight's stay
at David Dlnbar's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ketehum OF Gays
willie visited the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. II. Ketchum, Saturday. Il
Miss Cora Bliss has gone to Boston 10
prepare for the opening Of the spring mill
linery season at Easter, which. earlier
than usual, falls this year on March 27.
DIR. r. c. Angel has been secured by
y. 8. Grant post, g. A. r., for its Meme
rial day orator this year, and l.. B. Johr-
son will deliver toe address in Gsysyille
Mrs. L ID. Xix has bought OF Mrs.
Charlotte Lille the Iatter's house on
School street for 1880 and will occupy
the place as soon as Mrs. Lille can va
cate.
Clarence Fitch of East Montpelier vas
a guest at j. B. Adams Friday night,
and Miss Rene Raymond, a teacher from
the Northheld graded school, was enter
tanned there over Sunday.
Mrs. q. A. Lasher, whose labors as a
missionary OF the Cong'i church have
made her we'll known in this section and
IN ether parts Of the state, went West last
fail and is noS preaching in Strong City,
Kan.
Mrs. Frank Hsnce and infant son, who
had been spending a few weeks with
Mrs. Hance's sister, Mrs. Irving Jockett,
in Brookheld and with friends in this viii
lage, left Friday for their home in Swan
ton. Mrs. Hance was formerly a resident
OF Randolph and is remembered here as
Mrs. Lavinia Dukett.
II. NJ. Gaylord, administrator OF the
George 8. Howard estate. has sold the
Howard farm OF about $50 acres near
Hebard hill to iona W. Tilson for $4,000.
Mr.. Tilson has already moved to the
farm, which lies between the farm once
owned by his father, the late Josiah Til
son, and the so-called j. q. Mann place.
e. A. Heath OF Warren has possession OF
the residence on Maple street purchased
OF Mr.. Tilson.
Through the agency of c. o. Osha, the
c. Brigham Creamery company has
bought a Hupmobile car for the use OF
John j. Stimets, the manager Of the ID
cal Brigham creamery. This Is a 90
horsepower gasolene car, weighing 100
pounds. MIR. Osha has also sold to DR..
q. w. Scott a Cameron 24-horse power
gasolene roadster, weighing 1875 pounds
and called the "Featherweight Flyer" In
the trade Mr.. Osha takes the Stanley
steamer, which the doctor bought last
year of w. r. Messer.
The funeral Of Mrs. George G. Osgood
was attended at her late bome on Weston
street Saturday morning with Rev. Fraser
Metzger OF Bethany church officiating.
During the service selections were sung
by a quartet composed OF o.. ]. Mareott,
Miss Blanche ~sparhawk, Miss Gail Lam
son and A. II. Beedle. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Flint
of Roxbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wiley
OF South Royalton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Fish OF S~tockbridRe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiland Bennett, Fred l. Pearsons and
Harley Osgood OF East Randolph. Burial
was in East Randolph, and the bearers
we're Mr.. Pearsons, Mr.. Bennett, Harley
osgood and Clark Wiley, a brother OF the
deceased.
Last saturday night Alec Mcleod, the
Scotch wrestler, at present from Ports
mouth, N. H., met Young Gotch of this
place in q handicap match. McLeod was
to throw Young Gotch four times in one
hour, but lost the match, being unable to
secure even q fall 10 the hour. Nc
Ieod, who weighs about 175 pounds,
looked able to do the deed easily, but
from this beginning it was evident that he
not. Gotch managed to break or
get out Of every hold. There were two
preliminaries, the first between Blanchard
Lashua, Blanchard taking two
falls; aud tie second between
Jerry Jarvis and Dewey. This match was
Of because of an injury which
received.
Speaking OF the 18th annual musical !
convention held in East Montpelier /
and Thursday Of last week, c
he Montpelier Journal says:-"This was
me OF the most successful meetings held e
n years. The event is looked forward to e
oy the unsteady inclined in this vicinity d
ind participated in generally, not only by I
be people OF East Montpelier but many
.urrounding towns aud the result is that n
ONE very creditable work is done during b
he two days OF the session. The chorus n
Il about 60 voices, under the supervision c
n {. T. Dudley, executed some difficult i
nd altogether pleasing selections, while n
he ~soloists deserve especial mention. 81
dendelssohn's 'Hear My Prayer sung \
~ the chorus, with Miss Alettha Bailey Y
II Randolph taking the soprano solo h
work, was highly appreciated by the au- II
Hence, as we'll as Wagner's 'Pilgrim's
which was rendered in good p
lyle. Miss Bailey possesses a powerful, b
tut sweet soprano voice and her work, Il
10Th in the solo parts of the choruses and a
selection, was most praise CT
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