Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-03


Mrs. c. o. Osha had recovered suffi-
GENTLY from an operation for appendiei-
tbs, undergone the Gath ult., to leave the
sanatorium MONDAY and has continued to
gain since.
Miss Bessie Copeland is making 3
quick recovery from en- operation for APP
pendicitis performed last Thursday morn
ing. She expects to be able TO leave the
sanatorium tomorrow.
Miss Beulah Hayes came from the Uni
versity OF Vermont, ct Burlington, Mon
day and was the guest Of Miss Esther
Hubbard until to-day, when she left for
her home near Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Rose Loveland Of Mortified is
with her daughter, Mrs. Elijah Flint,
who has had long and serious illness.
Mrs. FIint's sisters, Mrs. A. C. Cook and
Mrs. Fred Royce OF Northheld, were also
here Monday.
Miss Frances Warner OF the Middle
bury high school was entertained at V. l..
Spears over Sunday and Monday and
spent the latter day In visiting the Ran
dolph high school, in which she was an
assistant teacher two years ago.
Frank Palmer, 2s years old and baker
OF Montpelier, was arrested last night
highly intoxicated, and on awaking in the
lookup this morning, was surprised to
learn that he wasn't in Mortified. He
will be arraigned in police court today.
W. r. Head, cattle dealer from Ohio.
has been buying Jersey cows in this vi
entity with the assistance OF M. c. Row
ell and shipped 80 to Delaware, o., yes
terday. He paid an average price OF sSs
head. He sent another carload to Ohio
from Northfeld.
Mrs. Lewis Williams has been in a very
critical condition from threatening de-
velopment OF peritonitis after the opera
ton, which she underwent Wednesday
night OF last week, but within few days
there has been a change for the better and
she has been quite comfortable.
Richard Demeritt Of the Demeritt a.
Palmer canning company has finished his
canvass for sweet corn acreage among the
farmers and returned to Waterbury yes
terday. He has secured 800 acres, which
is little more than last year and the
product OF which will be about all the
factory here can handle.
Candlemas day was bright and clear
when those favoring only one winter in q
year would have been better pleased with
cloudy weather. However, il the next
six weeks are no worse than the last six
we can forgive the ground hog for com
ing out yesterday and amiably hope his
shadow will never grow less.
Mr. and Mrs. A. @. Conner have come
from Manchester to assist in caring for
Mrs. Connor's father, +. L. Parsons, who
seems to be gradually recovering from the
amputation OF his left leg the 23rd ult.
The wound is healing very favorably and
! 1t is confidently hoped that further hard
ening of the arteries has been prevented.
Stephen Johnson OF Waterbury, vet
eran of the Civil war, and Frank L. Howe
and Alfred J. Doucette of Northheld, vet
Grams OF the Spanish var, appeared before
the board of pension examiners in session
here yesterday. The local pensioners ex
amined were Capt. j. e. Eldredge, John
K. Williams and John Bean.
Henry Corey, so years of age, had a
stroke last Thursday about 5 O'Clock in
the afternoon and lies in a critical condi-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Corey live with their
son-in-law, George Hatch, on the farm in
Gilead, where Mr.. Corey was born. Their
daughter, Mrs. Fred Chandler of South
Acton, Mass, arrived Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Woodward, who had Sc
we're stroke OF paralysis Of the right side
the goth inst, at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. o. Wilder, in Middlesex, has
rallied little at times only to sink again
into semi-stupor. The youngest daugh.
ter, Mrs. Edwin Martin, came home from
/ T-s kno
to help care for her mother, who was
bright yesterday morning but at noon
lapsed into Inconsistencies and knew nc
one.
Ray Ordway OF Burlington, district su.
perintendent of the International Core
spondence school, is advertising the ad.
vantages OF the correspondence system OF
education by a noticeable display this
week in a show window at A. M. Hub
bard's store. In the exhibition are some
excellent specimens OF mechanical draw
ing by one of the pupils of the school,
/ Newton Fisher OF Randolph. With Mr.
0rdway are two other representatives Of
the correspondence concern, A. f. Wood
OF Montpelier and G. c. Blake Of Barre.
The case OF Charles Rabtoy VS.. George
Lane, involving the ownership Of bob
sled, was beard Saturday by Justice H.
W. Vail. The sled, valued at $40, hac
been borrowed back and forth so many
times that both men had become attached
to it and looked upon it with proprietary
affection. Lane claimed to have bought
the sled OF Rabtoy; while Rabtoy claimed
that he never sold it. The case was Left
for settlement to the referees, d. H
Morse, ID. ID. Howe and V. |. Spear, who
decided that, as the sled was in Lanes
possession, he should pay g13 and costs,
amounting to $26 in all.
George c. Flint returned last Thursday
from the West, where he had been en-
gagged in organization work for the Ma
tional grange since the goth OF November
He was in Wisconsin for a short time in I
numbering region full of foreigners
whom it was difficult to reach, but be
succeeded finally in organizing a grange
there. In Iowa he found conditions more
favorable though the severity of the win
ter, the worst in 20 years with tempera.
ture OF 80 below, delayed him some what
He met with gratifying results in reani
mating old oranges and organized five
new ones, three in the last week of his
stay. Davenport, Ia, was the place from
which he started homeward.
The first wrestling match of the season
I uas hold in GranUa hall Saturday MIC hf