Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-17

aied churches were very pleasantly enter
tanned by Mrs. Minnie Miller last Thurs.
day afternoon at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Gladding on Prospect
avenue. Vocal aud instrumental selec
tions by Mrs. j. B. Adams and Miss Let
tie Bailey delight the ladies, who were
served to refreshments OF ice cream and
wsiers.
The house OF George Carpenter, which
caught fire in the attic last Thursday
morning, burned to the ground and only
little Of the household furniture was
saved in spite of all that neighborly help
could do. The barns fortunately escaped
the fire, which is supposed to have been
caused by defective chimney. Mr.. Car
penter and family have taken shelter in a
house of Arthur osgood nearby.
The school directors OF the town school
district met at the Center the l1th inst.
and organized with George d. Hyzer,
chairman, John L. Hutchinson, clerk,
and e. W. Kent, truant officer for the
year ensuing. They voted TO have thirty
one weeks Of school. divided as follows:-
Spring term OF 10 weeks to begin April
rs; fall term OF II weeks, beginning Sept
6; and winter term OF 10 weeks to begin
Nov. 2s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron A. Manchester an
nounce the engagement OF their daughter,
Icy Ella Manchester. to Douglas NJ.
Barclay Of Barre. Miss Manchester was
in Barre Friday night to attend mas
querade dance, in which forty couples
participated, garhed in ancient and curl
Gus style. Saturday evening she was
present at the Norwich Cadets minstrel
entertainment in Northfeld and returned
home Sunday.
Another wrestling match was held in
Dubois q Gays hall Tuesday night, when
the first bout was between Rogers Of
Bethel and Smith OF Barnard. II was
draw. The second was between Fred
Jerd and Jim Freebourn with Freebourn
taking the first fall in twelve minutes
aud the second in aight. The main bout
was between Young Gotch and George
Adams OF Windsor, and Gotch won both
falls in twenty minutes, securing both
with full body hold.
William Connolly expects to leave Fri
day, the 25th, for Bowman, n. d., to
take up a homestead claim Of 100 acres, TO
which he can acquire title after IA
months of continuous occupancy. Mr..
Connolly heard Of the chance through his
brother, Tom, who has been located In
Bowman for over a year. William will
be the fourth Connolly boy to go to Da-
kota TO grow up with the country; for
John and Martin are the hustling pub
fishers OF the Hettinger County Herald at
New England.
R. Macdonough, eastern agent OF the
Pennsylvania railroad and great-great-
grandson OF the famous admiral who sank
the British feet in Lake Champlain, was
in town Friday to confer with Capt. B. F.
Bowman regarding the q. A. r. excuf-
sion to the National encampment In At
lantic City, opening Sept. 10, the ami
verssry OF the battle OF Winchester. The
city has committee OF hundred resi-
dents who are preparing to give the old
soldiers the best entertainment they have
had in a long time at q National encamp-
ment and at the most reasonable rates,
too.
Relatives OF the bride have received
news Of the recent marriage of Miss lsa-
dor Wellington Holman to Joseph An
schultz al Springfield, Mass, where the
young couple are TO remaiR until June
with the brides mother, Mrs. Frank Hol-
man, the fathers business having taken
him to Seattle, Wash, for about that
period. Mr.. and Mrs. Anschultz started
on a wedding trip, going first to North
Adams, Mass, to see Miss Meta Case,
and while they we're there the groom was
summoned West by the death OF his
mother. The bride has been frequent
visitor in Randolph and was here some
time last summer.
At the Grange Saturday evening the
farce, "Who Won ?p was cleverly pro-
duced with this cast Of characters - Cap
tain Bingham, William blanchard; Gym
thia Fleming, Eleda Fassett; Mrs. Flem-
ing, grandmother Of Cynthia, Mrs. e. f.
Manchester; Joyce Olgivie, Cynthia's
friend lust returned from a wedding trip
abroad, Hannah Aldrich, who also imper-
sunated the grandmother as disguise;
maid, Mrs. Fay J. BurDelle. The parts
were ell we'll taken and the farce had
plenty Of fun, not little Of which was
derived from the shrewd observations OF
The grandmother, who was deaf and had
an embarrassing habit OF thinking out
loud. A humorous recitation by Miss
Una Allen was an excellent feature OF the
program.
Major L. NJ Grout, who is an uncle Of
Mrs. o. j. Marcott and Mrs. A. J. Huse
and was one Of the distinguished veterans
st the reunion Of the Eighth Vermont
regiment here last October, celebrated his
q Ha.