Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12


Though states that ne'er claimed Homer dead
His native sonship eovet
Who waltzes through the etiquette
OF courts without bungle,
And is the creates, lion yei
Out ofthe Afrc Jungle?
Mrs. F. L. Parsons is in poor health as
the result OF a stomach trouble.
E.J. O'Brien OF Boston spent Sunday
with Mrs. o. Brien in Randolph.
Mrs. E. Fl. Banister and her grand
daughter, Mabel varney, we're in Warren
from Friday 70 Monday.
E. A. Flint was in Montpelier yester-
day to attend the funeral Of bis cousin,
John d. Flint, who died Monday at the
age of SO years.
The fishing season will open the 10Th
and it is feared that schools of trout will
be the only sunday schools largely at
tended that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Williams have be-
gun housekeeping in the Stoekwell block,
where they have rented the tenement just
vacated by c. H. Ingalls,.
Mrs. Herbert Jacobs and son, Maurice,
left Tuesday morning for their home in
MorrisvilIe after a few days stay with
Mrs. Jacobs sister, Miss Alice Pervier.
Mrs. L. A. segar OF Roxhury came Sat-
urday aud is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
s. s. Whitcomb, who entertained last
Thursday and Friday niece, Mrs. David
Thatcher of New Bedford, Mass.
Mrs. Mary B. Bass is making quite ex-
tensiye repairs upon her Mountainview
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being built at the ell, interior and exte-
rior painting done and interior papering.
V. A. Grant returned last Thursday
morning from Boston, leaving his son,
Richard, convalescent from an attack of
erysipeias of the face, from which he
had sufficiently recovered to come home
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy P. Lamson had with
them Saturday Mrs. Lamson's aunts,
Mrs. Alma Walker OF Burlington and
Mrs Mary Bergholz Of Canton, China,
whose son is consul-general there for the
United States.
Miss Anna Eastman joined her sister,
Mrs. Jennie Crown, and Miss Frances
Horton of Hanover, n. H., Tuesday in
vacation week at Boston. Miss Eastman
vii go to Topsham later to take rest
from nursing and spend the summer at
the farm of her father, A. w. Eastman.
Rev. w. S. smithers OF Montpelier, su-
perintendent OF the Montpelier district,
held quarterly conference in the Metho-
dist church at the Center Monday morn
ing and at the church in this village
Monday evening. He was the guest that
night Of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton.
Asa. IL. Powers was leading his horse
out of the barn Saturday, he stepped into
a sag in the concrete driveway and fell
heavily on his right side. His hip was
badly bruised and he cut cash over his
right eye. The horse behaved with re-
markable discretion and stood quietly
until help came to the rescue.
Mr.. and Mrs L. C. Drew attended the
funeral of Erwin Heath in Warren Satur-
day. The deceased was employed for a
time at the MouIton stock farm and was
occupying the Herrick house when he
moved from town a few years ago. He
had long suffered from a tubercular trou-
bic and was afflicted also with Brights
disease. A wife, two sons and daugh-
ter survive him.
Fern Rebekah lodge initiated three can
didates, Mrs. W. s. s. Buck, Mrs. Edwin
Morgan and Mrs. Edna Fairbanks, Tues
day evening at meeting which had the
unusually large attendance of 40. Miss
Inez Litchfield was received by card from
the lodge in Barton, aud another candi-
date, Miss Hazel Fairbanks, at present in
Exeter. n. H, was admitted for initis-
tion later. Welsh rarebit, cake and
coffee were served for refreshments.
Mrs. Nina stoughton Of South Royal
ton, Mrs. Ella Lapoint OF Barre and Mrs.
Fanny Jones OF Burlington, state auditors
of the Woman's Relief corps, we're at de-
partment headquarters yesterday to meet
the state president, Mrs. +. n. Rising
the treasurer, Mrs. Lucinda Cleveland,
and the secretary, Mrs. Eugene Holman.
The object OF the meeting was TO have
final auditing OF accounts before the an
nual convention, which is to be held in
Montpelier, June 16 and II.