Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-24

one hundred cards and many gifts wer
received by ber from members of tn
order, representing nearly, il not every
corps in the state. Mrs. Rising was il
Montpelier yesterday to meet Adjutant
General Miles OF Townshend and arrang
for time and place Of holding the annua
state encamprnent of the Grand Army an,
the convention Of the Relief corps.
1t will be Old Folks night at th,
Grange next Saturday and the following
program for the evening has been ar
ranged by Alonzo Emery, D. q. Mors,
and w. W. Jones: = Music: "The Duties
OF Granger" A. A. Priest; Farming in
the West, =" George G. Flint; music; ssAd.
vice tc Young Men," DIR. L. A. Russlow
"Advice to Young ladies'" Mrs. d. II.
Morse; music; "our Public School Needs,
Mrs. Fl. W. Holden; "Do Farmers I'm
prove Their Opportunities d. II.
Morse; music; "The Relation OF the Beef
Trust to the Farmers" George II. Slack
citizenship" H. W. Vail; question
box; music.
The Snowshoe club took "run" lin a
four-horse team) TO Bethel the night Of
Washington's birthday and celebrated
With chicken-pie supper at the Bascom
\ House. A snow storm, naturally viewed
With little apprehension by ..snowsho-
ers, prevented some OF the strenuous ag-
gregation from yenturing out (eyen in a
four-horse team but about 80 brayed the
falling fakes, which kindly ceased falling
when the homeward trip was made. Att
er supper the Misses Moreland OF Bethel
played violin and piano for an old-fash-
Toned dance, one Of whose most amusing
features was the "Skiddoo" effected by
means OF two cards numbered "23,"
which enabled the two extra ladies in the
party TO take the partners of any OF the
Others and oblige the dispossessed to seek
partners in their turn with the "23''
cards.
The Randolph University club held its
eleventh annual Ladies' night at The
Manchester Monday evening, with an at
tendanoe OF twelve members and their
ladies. The banquet, served at Z, could
not possibly have been improved on, and
gave the greatest delight to these profess
sional epicures. DR.. q. J. Rumrill, the
president, acted as POSTMASTER and well
coined the guests. The following re-
sponses were made in the light and hum
orous vein that the subjects demanded =
"Our Lords and Masters" Mrs. Homer
White; code to Cupid" e. w. Tewks-
bury, 1.-THE Romance OF Courtship," Prof.
G. II. Morrill,; Chow II Really Hap
pened," DR.. ]. p. Clifford; "Industrial
Education for Woman" Prn. e. G.
Ham; "The Ideal Husband" Mrs. ]. P. /
Clifford; "Fleteherism," V. /. Spear;
Glow to Choose a Wife," L. b. Johnson;
Cloves Old, Sweet Song" Rev. Fraser
Metzger. The occasion was among the /
most delightful of the many good times
the club has had.
Charles K. Pope was stricken with par
alysis Saturday afternoon and suffered a
second shock tuesday morning, from
which he died yesterday morning little /
after O'Clock. During the last year he !
had been so afflicted with heart trouble as 1
TO be unable to exercise or walk but
very little. On account of his feeble
health, he and his wife, who had been
living for two years in Peth, were moved
to Mrs. Ida Mann's farm in order to be
near their son, George, who is now on
the Mann farm, and in the red cottage
below the Mann house the death ''oc-
Cured. Mr.. Pope was born in Lincoln go
years ago last August, but for IS years
had been a resident Of Randolph except
for the time be spent in Peth. He is sur
viyed by his wife, two sons and daugh-
ter, Henry Pope OF Springfield, George
Pope OF this place and Mrs. George ,
Draper of Hopedale, Mass, all OF whom ,
ire here. The funeral will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
ience of DR.. s. N. Gould. A,
Xavier LaFarr OF swanton, who was
Ibout town in an intoxicated condition /,
he 10th OF January and sent to Chelsea !
o serve a term OF 80 days in the county
all, was released last Thursday and, hRv- a
ng no other means OF transportation, I
walked back to this place through snow
nd in cold that froze both OF his feet. r
reaching this village he sought the rail- 7
oad station and sat there until Station =
gent John Fenton's attention was di R
ected to him, when he said he thought
is feet were chilled aud asked for doc
DR.. Mr.. Fenton summoned DIR. L. A. :,
iusslow, who found that the sole and @
eel of one foot, and the toes. and for an
lch or two above the toes, on the other l.
oot we're so badly frozen that amputstion
I one or both extremities would be
Overseer A. II. Beedle was =
,nsulted as 10 the adyisability Of caring
IT LaFarr at the sanatorium but. as the =,
,wn of Swauton was respouai BILE IN the q
lse, Mr.. Beedle thought best to send the g
an home. His feet were accordingly n.
It on and he was taken away Monday
ternoon by his brother-in-law, William -
urke, who lives on the Sanford farm. m.
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