Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-13
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

oCFNtC AtNAIA VI grip
Mrs. Inez Segar has been staying in
Burlington since Saturday.
The ladies of the Federated church
made about Ss at their food sale in the
Methodist vestry Saturday afternoon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Rockwell were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Martelle in
SpriT gfeld over Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. F. P. Bartlett, who had been here
to attend the Conant- Howard wedding,
took her departure to Dorchester, Mass,
Monday.
Miss Abbie Alvord, q clerk in Bell
Brothers. store. resumed work Monday
after two weeks illness with iaundice
at her home in Northhetd.
Thomas Fitch arrived Sunday morning
from Denver, Col, to join Mrs. Fitch for
a week or ten days at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Blanchard.
Miss Ellen Whitney had so serious a
hemorrhage OF the nose Saturday morn
ing in Royalton that she was brought to
the sanatorium in the afternoon to be
nearer medical attendance should there be
a recurrence Of the trouble.
Continued i'll health has compelled e.
A. Hatch to take at least partial rest
from his work as town clerk and be has
secured for an assistant Eugene Briggs,
formerly OF Granville, who has had %
years. experience as clerk in that town.
Mrs. Mary Minott, representing the
| Home for Little Wanderers In Boston,
was with Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Hebard
several days last week while looking mp
the children from the Home who have
been placed in this vicinity, and ascer-
tanning that they were being we'll cared
for.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
will hold its annual "Guest Night at
Bethany Parish house Friday evening,
Jan. IA, at O'Clock. Prof. @. II. Nor
riil OF the Randolph Normal will deliver
the address OF the evening, and Mrs. e.
B. silverthorne and Miss Bessie Silver
thorne will furnish music. There will be
no quotations.
w. W. Jones' horse, which was
hitched In front OF W. f. Lamson's store |
Monday afternoon, became so engaged in
reaching after some salt thrown onto the |
sidewalk to melt the ice that 1t pcked its
head between q telephone pole and a
hitching post. The space was so narrow
that 1t could net withdraw its head and,
in the struggle. fell down, breaking one
thill OF the sleigh.
Miss Frances Spooner, who has been \
assistant In the Nathaniel White school at /
Cromwell, Conn.,. has resigned that posi-
tion to become assistant principal Of the
Central school in the city Of Winsted,
Conn, at 3 much larger salary. Miss
Spooner's services" says the Middletown
Post, shave been OF the highest efficiency I
and she has done much to bring the work /
up to the standard Of other schools in
surrounding towns. During her stay In
Cromwell she has won many friends who |
wish her q continuance of the same sue
cess that has marked her service there"
Mrs. Dorsey D. Eddy, breeder Of White
Wyandottes exclusively and member OF
the National White Wyandotte club, won !
nine ribbons at the White River Poultry |
show in South Royalton the 9th and 9th /
insts. Her entry was made up OF two /
cockerels and four pullets, and they |
ranked as follows:-First and second /
cockerel; first, second and third puilet;
color special on cockerel and pullet;
shape special on cockerel and pullet.
Mra. o. w. Brockway had seven Rose
Comb Rhode Island Reds at the same
show and won on ave Of them-four first
prizes, one second prize, two specials ON
shape and two specials on color.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
was entertained Saturday afternoon, Jan.
s, by Mrs. II. T. johnson At thelresidence
OF Mrs. e. F. upham. Thirty members
and twelve guests were present, and quo
tations on "WinteF" were given In re-
Spouse 10 the rolI-call. A paper on ed
ward Everett Hale" prepared by Mrs. w.
F. hanson, was read by Mrs. w. w.
Morton. Mrs. II. v. Fletcher read an ar
ticle on 1.-THE Duties OF the First Lady OF
our land.n and Anecdotes" complied
by Mrs. NJ. A. Tewksbury we're read by
Mrs. z. w. Tewksbury. Two songs,
"sing, Smile, Slumber" by Gounod, and
"Kathleen Aroon" by Abt, were rendered
by Mrs. E. j. O'Brien, who favored the
company with third solo, "Creole Love
Song" by f. B. Smith, after refreshments
had been served.
The resignation Of Mrs. Merrill w.
Campbell, which took effect Sunday, re-
moves Q second very capable and obliging
operator from the Randolph Telephone
exchange, which the previous day lost its
head operator, Mrs. Clarence s. Booth.
During the three years that Mrs. Camp
bell has been connected with the ex-
change her uniform courtesy and atten-
tion to business have made her services
appreciated and her withdrawal from the j
work is a matter OF regret. The present
operators at the exchange are Miss Maud /
Johnston and Miss Bernice Briggs, who ]
have had less experience but are manag- /
ing the switchboard quite satisfactorily.
Arthur Galarneau, having decided not TO
20 into the florists establishment at Lam {
caster, NJ H., will enter the exchange as !
a third operator and take care OF the I
night work until he finds another open !
ing in conservatory business. I
Hon. II. W. Vail gave the last address :
before the State Dairymen's convention {
in Burlington the 9Th inst, and bis Sud
ject was the history and benefits OF the
association in the past 40 years. There
we're very few thorouRhbreds and no
40 years ago, Mr.. Vail said,