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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
BRAiNTREE HILL

Miss Ida Battles is visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Priest.
Roy Howard is making extensive re-
pairs on the interior OF his house.
Nina Flint finished her school in West
Rrookfield Friday and is now at home.
George Flint was at Northfield Satur-
day night to attend the Grange meeting
The school in the Battles district,
taught by Dora Foy, closed Friday with
picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durham and
family visited her sister in Brookheld
Saturday.
aThe Nobility OF Labor" will be the
subject Of Rev. q. o. HoWe's sermon at 2
O'Clock next Sunday afternoon.
Beulah Timson, a former teacher IN
town. who has been teaching in Hanover
the past year, spent a few days here re-
Gently, calling on friends.
Mrs. Austin Archer returned Monday
from a weeks stay with her son, Karl,
Who has employment on q large dairy
farm ia Woodbridge, Conn.
Many farmers who did not get their
blowing done earlier on account OF the
rainy season are finding il necessary to do
! little haying on the remainder OF the
ground they wish to till.
Mrs. A. II. Flint, who has been spend
ING a few days with her sons, Ii +. and
George O.. was called to Fred Flints
sunday morning by the dangerous illness
~ her infant granddaughter there, who
died Monday night. The parents, in
this. their triple sorrow, have the heart
islt sympathy OF their many friends here.
The Lover Branch school closed with a
pienie Friday, June "a. Those having
no marks during the term were Myrle
EDDY. Flga aud Albert Miles, Dorothy
stokes. Ella Sargent, Clifford Durham
ana Robert Ford. Lynn Mudgett,
charlie and Harold Davis bad no marks
during school membership. Mrs. George
|. Ford was teacher.
Lightning struck the house Of Mellon
srifh Monday night and blew the tele-
nbone box clear across a room, in which
rsre Mrs. smith, her brother, Hoyt Hill,
ana his wife. all % whom felt the shock
but were not injured. A clock stopped
ana has refused TO run since, and lana
vas pIowed up Ia nearby pasture.
Fortunately no fire was started.
The school in Dist. No. 3 on Braiutree
Hu closed June "a. Twelve pupils were
enrolled. The average attendance was
11.rI. Clara Carpenter, Clifford ana
Charles spooner had no marks during zoe
tarm. Maxine Carpenter and Ihonas
stearns bad no absent marks and Hazel
rarnenter was absent only to attend ex-
s-.inatiaps. Ethel T. Cleveland was
teacher.
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Ruth e sther Flint.

Once more the Angel OF Death has en-
tered the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred /.
Flint and taken with him little Ruth
Esther, again leaving the parents child
less.
Baby Ruth was bern Jan. IA and after
a brief existence of only months and ID
DAYS left her father and mother to join
the baby brother and sister already gone
bsfore.
Wednesday, June %, she received a fall
but as she Immediately rallied nothing
serious was thought OF it and she seemed
as usual until Saturday night, when she
was taken with vomiting and doctor
was called Sunday morning and again
Sunday night. but the disease developed so
slowly that the nature OF it was not deter
mined till Monday, Y hen traumatic mem
nights was decided upon. She lived only
till Monday night. Tuesday an autopsy
was held which revealed a blood-clot on
the brain, causing the disease.
The case is particularly sad as Mr.. and
Mrs. Flint have already been called on
to give up two other little ones. Baby
Ruth was an especially bright, winsome,
attractive child and the bereaved parents
have the sympathy Of the entire commun-
ity in this, their third, great bereave-
ment.
The funeral was held at the house
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Fraser Metz
ger OF Randolph officiating, and amid an
abundance OF flowers the little one was
laid to rest.
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RRookEIELp
J. W. Parmsnter sells the goods Of the
Randolph Bakery.


J. W. Psrmsnter sells the goods Of the
Randolph Bakery.
Mrs. R. W. walbridge at the Center re-
mains very poorly.
Neil Ralph has position in the store
OF Staples q Allen in Barre city.
Mrs. A. R. Rumney recently spent sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. Lawless,
in Berlin.
Noah Frink is spending his weeks va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
7. Frink.
Mfr. and Mrs. Paul Japan were among
the excursionists to visit Highgate
Springs Sunday.
The ladies' Aid society OF the Second
church cleared IS from the sociable Iast
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant OF Randolph
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. z. Rumney.
Mr.. aud Mrs. sherburn Adams of Chel-
sea we're oyer-sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Tetrault.
Mrs. R. Grow of Randolph and Mrs.
]. Washburn OF Batavia, n. Y, called on
friends in town Saturday.
Miss Hazel sprague is to be housekeep-
er for her grandfather, Dea. W. s.
Graves, during her school vacation.
Miss Mildred Peck OF Burlington is
staying at F.. o. Ralph's during Mrs.
Ralph's absence in Concord, n. H.
Mrs. f. O. Ralph went Wednesday to
spend two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Hyde, and family in Concord, n. Fl.
The Masonic Dramatic club presented
their drama, "Among the Breakers,n be-
fore full house in Roxbury Friday even
ing.
James MeDerment went to Burlington
Sunday to visit his wife in the Mary
Fletcher hospital. She still remains very
poorly.
George s. Graves Of Northampton,
Mass, spent last week with his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Calagan, and Dea. W. s.
Graves.
Mr..and Mrs. g. /. Dugan went Mon
day to attend the wedding OF Arthur
Adams, her cousin, in Lebanon, N, H.,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Holden and Mrs.
j. W. Yaw attended the commencement
exercises at the university in Mortified
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cotton and two
children OF Montpelier come this week to
board two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. Rumney.
The ladies who are to have charge OF
the sociable at the Second church in July
are Mrs. Louise Morse, Mrs. Nellie Crane,
Mrs Gladys Lamson, Mrs. f. E. Ellis
aud Mrs. Mamie Mason
News has been received Of the marriage
OF Miss Lima NJ. Price, formerly OF this
place, to Mr.. James A. Mead Of Coyina,
Cal, which occurred June II.
Mrs. Burnham Terry and two children
came from Connecticut Wednesday
to spend several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. Frink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Carpenter of
Wells River we're recent guests OF his
brother, Ira Carpenter, and family, COM
ing Saturday and ticking their departure
Wednesday.
James Fulam came from Burlington
last week, staying several days with his
sister. Mrs. c. c. Crane, going Saturday
to join his mother, Mrs. Fannie Fullam,
in Bridgeport, Conn.
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South RoyaIton Notes.
N. ]. sARoENr. Local Editor


c, P. TarbeIl picked peas from his gar
den last Sunday.
Leon Latham and family of Milton are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. c.
/ Latham.
o. n. Stoughton is enlarging his resi-
dence BY the addition Of tenement in
rear and piazza in front.
Charles Leavitt of Boston visited Mrs.
John Mudgett and called on acquaint-
ances here last Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Euclid Fish were
made happy by the advent of son, born
June q, at Canton, Mass.
Charles Beedle of Keene, n. H., form
er resident OF South Royalton, called on
acquaintance last Friday.
Miss Lottie Prentice of Chelsea, P. O.,
is visiting her aunt, Miss C. w. Haekett,
and acquaintance In town.
D. Carleton and Miss H. f, Carleton of
Hartford, Conn.,, we're guests OF NJ. 5.
Adams and daughters last Friday.
DR.. Clayton P. House OF Orville,
Wash, made a short visit here last Tues
day. His early home was at East Bethel,
VT.
George Hackett has recovered from his
long confinement by illness SO as TO be
able to ride to the village and walk
about.
Thirty-one members of Rising Sun
lodge, F. and A. NJ, attended the observ-
ance Of Saint Johns day, held under aus
pieces OF George Washington lodge, at
Chelsea last Sunday.
F. J. Marshall, BENZ. Benjamin, Will
liam Ashley, Fred Pinkerton and Mr..
Richards of White River Junction and
George Dewey and Leon Skinner gave an
evenings entertainment of instrumental
music at the hotel last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Durkee of
Springfield, Mass, arrived here Saturday.
He went to Jefferson, n. H., Monday,
here be has an engagement with an or
chestra for the summer. Mrs. Durkee re-
mains here for time with Mrs. j. B.
Durkee.
News was received here last week of the
death OF Newton Culver at his home at
Richford, VI His early home Was in
RoyaIton, the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Culver, deceased, who resided in South
hOAaltOn the lhtler years OF lneI lltS.
Mr.. Culver has the past several years
been an official OF the L. S. Customs de-
partment at Richford.
w. v. soper received a telegram last
Sunday from the constructing engineer OF
the shoshone reservoirat Cody, Wyo., stat
ing that all hope Of securing the body Of
his son. Ralph c. Soper, who was
drowned June is, had been abandoned.
he bad prior to the telegram been in
formed that efforts to find the body had
failed owing to the bottom Of the reservoir
being covered with logs and heavy brush.
Says the Mortified News;-"Ihe elec-
ton Of Prot Earl E. Wilson as saperin-
tendent OF the school union recently
formed BY Bethel and South Royalton,
comprising 20 schools, is deserved recog-
milton OF rising young educator in YER
mont. Prof. Wilson, who is a Dartmouth
man, class OF '03, has proved a most ETH
cient and progressive instructor in the
South Royalton high school. He is the
kind OF young man OF whom more are
needed in vermont's growing educational
work.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
EAST GRANVILLE

Mrs. Ellen spaulding vas in ROKbury
Saturday afternoon.
Clarence Webb. with his aunt, Mrs.
vinton, took an automobile trip to Mont
peiier Saturday.
Mrs. Vinton went Monday to West
somerville, Mass, to visit her niece,
Mrs. Mary Webb Hoilins. Mrs. Hollins
and little daughter, Ruth, viii accom-
pany her home later in July Miss Mar
z iret Abbott is keeping house at the
Webb home in Mrs. Ninton's absence.
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EAST sRAINrREE

Rev. {. n. Krook OF West Falrlee
called on friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Martin OF Williams
town were at w. L. Peavey's Sunday.
Arthur Sinclair Of Montpelier VAS an
oyer-sunday guest at j. W. Blanchard's.
Mrs. Emily Bryant of South RoyaIton
is visiting at Edgar Sanborn's and with
other friends here.
W. L. Peavey and R. @. Mann Were in
Montpelier the first Of the week with a
load of straw berries.
W. l. Peavey and Merton Rogers went
to Hancock Saturday with the family and
goods of Alfred Chapman.
Miss Bertha Tullar OF Chicopee Falls,
Mass, was q guest of Jennie and Jessie
Blanchard Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ben Phillips went to Cornwall,
Ont, Saturday for a two weeks visit
with Der relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton FIagg and two
children were here the first OF the week
TO see his mother, Mrs. Mary Fiagg
George W. Flagg bought Max pewey's
span Of horses and shipped them Monday
to his brother, Wallace Flagg, in Brock
ton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Flagg Of Brock
ton, Mass, came Tuesday to see his
mother, Mrs. Mary Fiagg, and made the
trip in their auto.
Ray W. Clough started Monday after
noon for Seattle, Wash, where be has
government position as assistant chemist
In the Pure Food and Drug laboratory.
Miss Carlotta Norman Of Randolph
spent several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Norman, last week.
Miss Nina Norman was also at home
Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Morris laura Billingsl OF
West Stockholm, N. Y, and Miss Rose
Hammer of Long Lake, N. Y, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William, Billings
the past week.
"Grandma" Flagg celebrated her Gath
birthday anniversary June 2S in quiet
way. receiving the calls and eongratula-
tiops of her children and friends She Is
exceedingly smart and appears many
years younger than che is. May many
more birthday anniversaries be hers is
the wish OF her many friends.
Earl s. Cushman, the venerable father
OF ]. e. Cushman, state tax commissioner,
died last week Wednesday at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Sherman of Bur
Iington, after a two weeks illness OF
bladder trouble. Mr.. Cushman was 50
wears old. He was born in Braintree,
March 5, 1928, and married Nov. ~,
1856, Miss Mary E. Lamb, who died in
1872. Mfr. Cushmau represented the town
Of Braintree in the legislature OF 1872,
and was member OF the Baptist church
of Braintree for upwards OF 80 years. He
il survived by two children, JUdson Z.
eastman and Mrs. Alfred l. Sherman OF
Burlington.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
A Dreadful Wound

from a knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or OF any other nature, de-
mands prompt treatment with Bueklen's
Arnica Salye TO prevent blood poison or
gangrene. It's the quickest, surest healer
for all such wounds as also for Burns,
Beils, Sores, Skin Eruptions, Eczema,
Chapped Hands, Corns or Piles. 25c.
IA Grant. Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

Insure hen free from debt. II rich
insure, it's so easy. If poor, insure and
be easy. Insurance makes real estate out
of castles in the air. National Life In
surance Co, Montpelier, Vt (Mutuall.
$. 5. Ballard, General Agent, Montpel-
Ter, VT.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

.sFor the past year We have kept the
King Of al lsxatives-Dr. King NeN
rife Pffs--in cur home and they nave
,-,rea : blessing to all our family,
rrftes Paul Mathulka, Of Buffalo ,, =
rsav. hut sure remedy for all stomach
iver and Kidney troubles. Only zoe,
= Grant, Randolph.
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Pnrrp DAVIS, PaInkner

draws the pain and Inflammation trom Pee st.ae
mi Insect bites. soothes and allAgs the sslll
Itching d mosquito bites DC asc ana ~
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Horses and Mules

One Pair Bays, 6 and 7, weigh 1900, good
team.
One Pair, 6 and 7, weigh 240O, good team.
One Horse, 7-Us. old, weighs 1900, sound
and fearless, good worker and driver; this
Is desirable horse.
One Mare, l2-Irs. old, weighs 100, sound
and fearless, and The best single worker 10
the world; good driver.
One BucEskIn Mare, 5-yTs. old, weighs 1000,
a great road mare and can step a little.
One Horse, l1-Ts. old, a good worker and
driver; weighs 1000 lbs.
One Horse, l2-Ts. old, good worker.
One Pair Mules, 7 and 8, weigh 1900, kind
In all harness and The best Of workers
About Is tons nice old hay, u, s. Cream
Separators, secondhand work and driving
harnesses.
Call around and let your wants be known.
B. H. ADAMS,
HOTEL STABLES, CHELSEA.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
Packing Tender Fruits For Shipment

single bunch. The chief feature of the
drums is that the top hoop holds a
strong piece of paper in place, to
which the bunch is tied by it's stalk. so
that the weight is supported by the
method of shipping, in the case of any
particular place, would depend on To-
cal conditions. Bananas cannot be
carried at a very low temperature, as
they turn black without ripening; the
temperature may be lowered, but only
sufficiently to delay the ripening pro,
cess little. The Jamaica is superior
to the Chinese variety as it is not sub
ject to the disease known as "ripe
rot," and because the Individual fruits
do not show SO great tendency to
drop from the bunch.
AS regards pineapples, those cut
with long stalks arrive at their desti-
nation in much better condition than
those which have been cut off short.
The crates for packing should not be
too large, and are made preferably
with rounded corners in order to pre-
vent damage by the splitting off Of
slaves. The packing material may be
grass or any other suitable vegetable
material, SO long as it is quite dry. AS
in the case of the papaw, the wrapping
should be of heavy paper and prefer
ably glazed; it should be large enough
to cover the whole fruit with the ex-
ception of the crown. Finally, fruits
should be packed solid in order to
prevent damage from being shaken
against one another.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

flowers of the Smyrna fig, has been
successfully domesticated in this
country, except in the warmer sections
of California, where the fig industry is
being developed to a considerable ex-
tent. There exists, however, no doubt
that the caprihg and its attendant
wasp (Blastophaga grossorum) can
be successfully propagated in Our
Southern states.
The capri6g rarely produces edible
fruit, hence whether the seedlings par
take of the nature of the Smyrna fig
or of the caprihg they are of no value
in the South, and, as Professor Rel
mer recommends, they should be de-
stroyed and replaced with varieties of
known value, such as the Brown Tur-
key or the Celestial, which varieties
have thus far proved to be the best in
the latitude of North Carolina. Far
ther South many other excellent va
rieties can be grown.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
VELVET BEANS.

In No. of the new Philippine Ag-
ricultural News, it is stated that the
trials of velvet beans there have not
been very satisfactory, but that the
Bureau of Agriculture has discovered
and brought into cultivation a new
velvet bean, Mucuna Lyone, which
grows wild and has hitherto been un-
described. It has now been grown ex-
perlmentally to the third generation,
is losing the woodiness Of the main
stem, and continues to be very prolific
The seeds, too. are pa1atable, and with
further improvement by cultivation
will be improved. In general vigor
and productiveness as we'll as seed, it
far surpasses M. Uti1is (Ve1vet BEAM
This discovery of the economic value
of Mucuna Lyone is considered very
important. This bean is to be intro
duced into the Southern States.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
DROPPING OF FIGS.

In recent bulletin on fig culture,
F. c. Reimer, of the North Carolina
Station, calls attention to the whole
sale premature dropping Of the crop
which occurs annually with many fig
trees in that state and in other states
as we'll
"There are many fig trees in this
state which would produce several
bushels of fruit every season if it
could grow to maturity; but when
about two-thirds grown the fruit
turns yel1owish, begins to shrive1, be-
comes dry and tough. and then drops.
With the first crop it all drops within
a few days, while with the second the
dropping extends over long period,
each fruit falling as soon as it reaches
a certain size or stage of maturity"
This trouble has been attributed to
various causes, such as adverse
weather conditions. too rapid growth,
poor soil, and lack of proper ferti1iza-
ton. After examining specimens of
fruit received from various sections
of the state, however, together with
many others personally collected,
Professor Reimer finds that wherever
the dropping is at all serious the trou-
bic is due to the kind of fig grown.
Fully o5 per cent of the figs examined
were true Smyrna seedlings and of
no value for culture in the South,
since the flowers of these seedlings
must be fertilized by the flowers Of
the wild fig or capri6g; otherwise the
fruit will shrive1 and drop off before
maturing. Thus far neither the cap
ri6g nor the fig wasp Blastophaga
grossorum, which is reared in the
caprihg and carries the pollen to the
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01


the avocado pear, the mango, the paw
paw, the banana and the pineapple
The picking of the Avocado pear
should be done within as short a
time as possible previous to the sail
ing of the steamer, for this fruit
begins to soften quickly, and should
therefore be placed in cold storage
as soon as possible Even if there
are facilities ror keeping this fruit
at low temperature for a time until
the steamer arrives, the change of
temperature consequent on it's remov
al is likely to do serious harm. In
picking, the stalk should be cut at
a distance of One-quarter or one
eighth inch from the fruit, and great
care should be exercised so that the
fruit may not be bruised For pack
ing, crates large enough to hold one
are most convenient, and each of these
crates should be only one tier deep.
All fruit should be wrapped in rather
thin, but strong paper; packing paper
between the fruits is inadvisab1e, as
it 1nterferes with refrigeration and
ventilation. The time during which
this fruit will keep in good condition
in cold storage is at least three weeks,
and, probably, the best temperature
is between 45 and 50 degrees Cent?
grade. The first signs Of deteriora-
ton under conditions of refrigeration
are the darkening Of the flesh near
the seed and the presence of rancid
smell.
The treatment of the mango is
much the same as that for the avocado
pear, with the following exceptions,
namely: though the crates should be
small, there is no need for them to
be as small as those for the avocado
pear, and they may be made with
two Or three tiers; the mango can
be kept longer in cold storage, for
six weeks exposure to such conditions
will not harm the fruits.
The papaw should be picked as soon
as the fain+est signs of yellow appear,
and as in the case Of the avocado. lust
before the time of despatch. About
one inch Or one and half inches of
the stalk should be left on the fruit.
which must be handled with great
care. The wrapping should be done
with rather heavy paper, preferably
glazed, IN order to prevent the free
passage Of moisture to the sound
fruits from any Of those which NAV
have begun to decay or get soft.
While the fruit is in transit, ventila-
ton alone is insufficient to keep it in
condition; it must travel at a reduced
temperature.
Bananas for export should be cut
before they become too FULL" that
is, before the ridges on them disap-
pear; naturally, the exact stage at
which to cut will depend on the time
which must elapse between their de-
spatch and their arrival in the market.
AS a wrapper, grass has been used,
but this is liable to absorb and hold
moisture; banana leaves are much pre-
ferable, as they will keep dry. In
some places, this fruit is being ex-
ported in drums made of cardboard or
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
OF
SWEET POTATOES.

In order to demonstrate the adv1s-
ability of occasionally having recourse
to the tuber in the propagation of sweet
potatoes, and the bad economy of con-
tinuing, year after year, to plant vine
cuttings from crops which have been
themselves grown from vine cuttings,
some trials we're in 1905, and again in
1906 carried out at one of the Cuban
experiment stations.
In these tests, sweet potatoes of the
same variety were grown on adjacent
plots which received identical treatment
in all respects. In one case, however,
the crop was grown from vine cuttings
which had been raised in this way con-
tinuously for many generations while
in the second case planting was made
with slips grown directly from potatoes
themselves. The plots planted with slips
returned a crop three and a half times
as great as the plots planted with cut
tings. It is evident that the gain of
$50 per cent, fully repaid the extra ex-
pense and trouble involved.
With spirits of turpentine selling at o2
cents per gallon and the probability of
soon reaching the dollar mark, the out
look for the producers '1ooks good"
AS Florida is one of the largest produc-
ers of turpentine and relatively small
consumer, it ought to be good for the
state also in financial way.-Bartow
Courier Informant.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-08

Equilibrium is almost as difficult
to maintain for a submarine vessel
as for an aeroplane. With modern
large submarines, says Sir w. H.
White, the act of diving is performed
when the vessels have headway. The
bow is depressed by horizontal rud-
ders controlled by skilled men, and
the vessel moves obliquely downward.
The desired depth having been attain
ed, the steersman must so manage
the horizontal rudders that the YES
sci shall practically maintain its level,
but, in fact, it's course becomes really
an undulating one, up and down.
There must be no movements of men
or weights in the vessel without i'm
mediate compensation to restore and
maintain the balance, else the sub
marine may dive to disastrous
depth. Manual has been found better
than automatic control.