Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-11

OF the late Charles Badger, once 3 promi-
nent citizen OF this place and q business
partner Of Mr.. Cav. When his daughter
was a young girl, Mr.. Badger removed 10
Fort Scott, where be and his wife Dotn
died. and until nos Mrs. Test has never
been in Randolph since.
DR.. c. j. RumriIl has taken Miss Roxy
Battles to the hospital OF the Drs. Mayo
ia Rochester, MINI, to undergo q deli
cate operation on her threat for goitre.
As soon as she is able the patient will go
10 her uncle, Amasa Hutchinson, In Gil
manton. Wis. to complete her GONZALES
cence. DR.. Rumrili is to be away three
weeks and will devote most Of that time
to special study at a Chicago hospital.
Mrs. Hugh Wilson OF Great Barring
ton, Mass, came last Thursday from rs
sex, where she is passing the summer, ann
was the guest OF her aunt, Miss Harriet
Wilson, until Tuesday. She was joined
then BY her sister, Mrs. j. f. Benedict,
with whom she returned to Essex. An
other visitor at Miss Wilson's Monday
was Chester Bascomb of Portsmouth, n.
H.. who Vas en- route to the home of bis
parents in st. Adams.
Rev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger have
been entertaining their sisters, Misses
Jeanette and Catherine Metzger, who
came from New York Saturday and went
into camp at Highgate Springs tuesday
with Misses Gail and Genieve Lamson.
Miss Catherine is having a two weeks
respite from work as stenographer 70 e
q. Dubois, comptroller Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company whose
Offices have been moved from Boston 10
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Brigham celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their marriage
Monday evening and received the con-
ordinations OF about 25 guests. Tin was
converted into tasteful and appropriate
forms OF ornamentation and decorations,
and Mrs. Brigham wore an effective mead
dress of tin construction, while her nus
band sported a knot OF the same SUD
stance. Refreshments Of ice cream, wa
fers and candies were served on tln
plates, aud tin cGps took the place OF
glasses. Games with prizes PROVIDED
amusement, and at the close oil the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller OF hieh-
mond and Mr.. Brigham afforded diver
sion for the company by songs ana
dances. for which Mrs. Brigham played.
The anniversary gifts and souvenirs IN
Guided two thermos bottles and many use
full articles of aluminium ware. Among
the guests were Mrs. Brigham's sisters,
Mrs. ". W. Martin of Newton High
lands. Mass, and Miss Minnie A.. NICK
erson OF Brookline, who arrived triaaS'
Now that there are cans on the business
streets to receive torn envelopes, empty
hays. peanut shueks and similar articles
Of discard. why not toss such things into
Them and keep the streets clean ! 30 Tar
as obseryationsgoes, the popular tendency
Is not toward any exaggerated form oil
civic neatness or else the cans are eFro-
ueousiv supposed to serve an ms
n~urnose. A man came out OF the post
office the other day, tore of the end OF an
enveiope and. standing right 10 front OF
a can. threw the scrap Of paper onto the
sidewalk. A fastidious youth, munehtng
n~sanuts within a few feet OF a can, Gov
cred quite an area OF concrete WITH MS
shucks for the public to walk over
Another. finishing a bag OF candy,
crumpled the bag in bis hand u con
signed II to the gutter. A ~trig-looklne
damsel scanned the contents OF a billet,
doux with a BATTERED simper, then reduced
il TO inch pieces and scattered theh
broadcast. Judging by that little action
the writer of the bilIetdoux, ii persistent
/, would be likely TO get a tidy housekeeper
In the case of such scattered missiNes
II might be q wholesome lesson 70 TN
offenders. IL the village fathers shoule
cause the pieces to be picked up, piecee
carefully together again, and the scree'
posted on a bulletin board.
Last Thursday lightning began to tiasi
, and thunder to roll at 2 O'Clock IN Tn
morning and from that time the a%rtiller!
5 Of heaven was in pretty constant opera
tion for the next % hours. Rain fell II
torrents at frequent intervals with q de
, cidedlv dampening effect on the excur
: sion TO Rochester, where great prepare
tions had been made for the annual re
union Of Orange and Windsor county vet
Grams. Only half of those who wonl'
have gone from this place had the wealth
. ar been propitious ventured forth, aoou
= 40 in ali. and not more than half a doze'
drove. On the White River railroad
mile and a half from Bethel, the trai
a Ioaa Of veterans and their friends en-
countered a landslide that for half a mil
d had hurled the track in places unde
d mass Of vet earth. Al one point
o boulder weighing fully bali 9 TON e
IT posed on the rails and a good deal OF e1
% ertion was required to dislodge It. a iin
RI ted number OF shoyels were piled as indu'
~triousiy as possible while the passenger
grew familiar with the scenery, saw dtr
u 1er time come and go and allowed them
& selves TO be tempted by green apple
m within easy reach. Finally the track vi
cleared and the train pulled into Roche
q ter At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon with
hungry crowd that made straight for II
good dinner awaiting them. The <
= cises. which had to be c~onsideraol
s abridged, began on the common ct . 10
bour but the rain compelled an sdiourl
ment 10 the hall, into which we're packs
= ali The room would hold. The camp d
= Was given up but g ball Tor the young pc
pie closed the program. The "exeEtlol
q istsp embarked by rain again y at
as o'clock in the morning we're giae
: reach home.
. The Late J. c. Hodges.
From the San Mateo tCaL) Leader
taken the following notice Of Juds'
Chaas uodoes formerly Of Randolp