Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17

no encouragement. Ut. Alien mas peeu
for three years in dental practice ia 81.
Johnsbury with DR.. George F. Cheney,
who Is we'll known in this place through
his wife, Mrs. Emma Peters Cheney.
Mrs. Heher t. Holman was taken sud
denly III with pneumonia last Thursday
morning and has been very sick ever
since. She attended the Pomona grange
meeting here Wednesday OF last week and
in the evening seemed perfectly we'll.
When she awoke at the next morning
she had a violent chill end pneumonia
quickly developed. Both lungs are
affected but the right one is most Sc.
riously involved. Miss Margaret Moore
from the Nurses Home in Burlington is
caring for Mrs. Holman, who seemed this
moFning to be holding her own.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. s. Brigham gave
Valentine party Monday evening in eels-
bration OF Mrs. Brigham's birthday ami
yersary and received 20 guests at their
home on Prospect avenue. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with hearts and
eupids and the game OF hearts was one of
the diversions OF the party. A beautiful
piece OF cut glass was presented to the
hostess as a birthday rememtrance aud r.
@. Ham rendered the gift in a very apt
poetical effusion inscribed ON q large
heart from which smaller hearts were
pendant Elegant refreshments were
served.
U. s. Grant post, @. A. r., has issued
invitations to an entertainment to be Civ
en- in Bethany Parish house at 1880 to-
morrow evening IN honor of the associate
members OF the post. Hon. F. @. Fleet
wood OF Morrisville, one OF the guberna-
t0rial candidates, and f. A. Mutt of
Montpelier are to be the speakers OF the
occasion, and Judge z. s. Stanton OF
Roxbury has promised to address the
company II il is possible for him to be
present. Music will vary the program.
On account uf ths limited capacity OF the
Parish honse the post finds it impossible
10 make the entertainment public.
The auditors, c. r. Granger, ]. W.
Fargo and A. A. Priest, have been engaged
since the 9TH inst. in examining the ac-
counts OF the town, and find them abb
normal only in respect to bridge work,
which REACHES grand total OF SS655. 10.
The new iron bridge on Forest street with
its abutments and what had to be done to
overcome the danger from quickssnd in
the soil. cost S6s45 9S. The old iron
bridge on Forest street replaces the wood
en- Hatch bridge over Thayer brook and
this change necessitated an outlay OF
S28g. 04. The Peake bridge in East RAN
dolph is the third expenditure OF the
kind and figures up to S649.6l.
The regular Grange meeting Saturday
evening, falling on Lineoln's birthday,
reflected the anniversary somew hat in its
program. Mrs. Frank Badger had pa
per on Lincoln and Glenn Webster gave
the famous Gettysburg address. A. NJ.
Vaughan spoke on Washington as
farmer, and George c. Flint related his
recent experience in Grange work in the
West as special organizer for the National
grange. There was a selection by the
choir and the meeting closed with the
singing OF "America. The program for
the next meeting, Feb. 26, will be ar
ranged ny Alonzo Emery, d. H. Morse,
W. w Jones and Lyman Hutchinson.
The Buck Printing company has just
finished nice piece OF work in printing
the report OF the last State Teachers con
vention in a book OF 176 pages, the sub
ject matter OF which was complied by
Prin. e. q. Ham, who was secretary last
year, and is president this year, OF the
State Teachers association. The Buck l
company has added to its equipment
Monitor power stitching machine which |
is time and labor saver in the making OF
books and pamphlets and turns out a
neatly fastened volume. The company /
has already eleven town reports to issue 4
before March meeting those OF RAN
dolph, Braintree, Brookfield, Granville, 4
Warren, Waitsfeld, Royalton, Tunbridge, 4
Chelsea, Thetford and Strsfford.
About one hundred partook OF the oys-
ter supper of the Christian Brotherhood 4
Monday night and afterwards listened to
3 really eloquent speech from George II. /
Slack on "The Man with a Dinner Pail. F"
This was followed by discussion and Ell
mer Tilson contributed to the entertain
ment OF the company by whistling solos
which were received with great favor.
Some arrangements were made for Ladies'
night which is fixed for Monday night,
Feb. 2s. The reception and refreshments
are 10 be in Bethany Parish house and
hen an adjournment will be taken 10
Chandler Music hall for an address to be
delivered by Rev. John O. Angel OF
Stowe on the subject OF "The Other Fell
ow." Each member OF the Brotherhood
s entitled to two tickets and the rest Of
he hkll will be open to the public.
Young Gotch was too much for Joe
Tortier of Montreal in their wrestling
match last Saturday night, winning in
wo straight falls. He got out Of many