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


gong around a corner in the main part Of
the Junction in the evening, ana in try
ing TO avoid another team, Mr. Lyman
ran into that belonging TO Mr.. Gibbs,
breaking the horses leg and 50 ininring
IT that it was necessary to have il killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Prince have gone
to Pittsfield TO remain through the sum
mer with their niece, Mrs. Otis Hunt. In
the fatl they expect to take winter quar-
tiers in Chester, Mass, In the home Of
their daughter, Mrs sherwin Flint,
whose house is to be enlarged for their
accommodation. The Rising house on
Weston street, vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Prince, has been rented by Dana Luce,
who moved from the Dales cottage on
Dudley street.
Col. A. B. Chandler has bought
through the agency of c. o. Osha 40
horsepower velie touring car made in
Moline, Ill, from whence 1t arrived last
Thursday. Ii is a handsome as well As
powerful machine aud is equipped with
two independent systems OF ignition
batteries and maeneto. It has q wheel
base OF 100 inches. Mr. 0shn is to have
the care of the auto, furnish garage room
and provide the services of q chauffeur
whenever required.
Don Buker, painter in the employ Of
r. e. Conner, is serving a sentence of
three months in Orange county Jail for
furnishing liquor to a number of men
an offence to which he pleaded guilty.
Another OF Mr.. Conner's employees, @. H.
Dow, called a. a witness disclosed
k..A aktoN
second thoughts concluded that, being
stranger here, he could not positively tell
who did serve the refreshments, and both
MCGEE and Dow were released.
Twenty-seven members and several
guests OF the Randolph Woman's Liter
airy club were entertained at the home OF
Mrs. Alonzo Emery on Saturday after
noon, April 80. The second hostess,
Mrs Hale Flint, was unable to be pres
ent. Appropriate quotations were given
in response to the roll call, and the pro-
gram for the afternoon was as follows
- Historic Trees OF New England" Mrs.
fl. A. Leonard; "With John Burroughs
at slabsides and Riyerly on the Hudson"
prepared by Mrs j. p. Cleveland and
read by Mrs. W. K. Sargent; "stories of
Beulah chapter, O. E. s., held its an
nual meeting last Thursday evening and
elected these officers for the coming year:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Fanny Vinton:
worthy patron, Lucius Webb; associate
matron, Mrs. T.. F. Emerson; secretary,
Miss Abbie Clark; treasurer, Mrs. $. c.
Clark; conductor, Mrs. Edna Fairbanks;
associate conductor, Mrs. Frank stiles;
Adah, Mrs. j.. A. Russlow Ruth, Mrs. B.
A. Durkee; Esther, Mrs. Alice Fisher;
Martha, Mrs. s. s. Whiteomb; Eleeta,
Mrs. James Cass; marshal, Mrs. Q. ).
warder, Mrs. A. j. Huse
Mrs. Ellen Blanchard. The
officers were installed the same evening
By Luoius Webb.
@. A. Chedel has a gang of IS men en-
gagged 10 transplanting some $1,000
spruce seedlings at the nursery OF the
Champaign Realty company on Park street
1ill. This is the nrst crop of the MUIR
Iery started last spring and the inch high |
reelets came up thick and vigorous.
they are now being placed two inches
part with six inches between the rows,
md the new beds cover an area OF about /
NO acres farther up on the hill. The old /
beds will be planted again to as many /
more spruces which will be transplanted |
n turn another spring. Wallace Hill OF
be Center has charge of the work OF
ransplanting which is being done under !
be supervision of Mr.. Chedel.
Mrs. Ezra e. Phillips, who had been
pending a week with her sons, Rodney \
1. and Ransom Slack, returned Saturday 1
O Leominster, Mass, where she intends
o open a nurses home some time later
nd have her two daughters, Eunice and
ulia, with her. The former will not fin
sh her training at the sanatorium until
and the latter is at present liv-
ng in the family OF her brother, Rodney,
nd assisting him in his harness shop.
ransom Slack fortunately escaped serious
injury Saturday morning when, rs he
gas driving over a bridge ON his farm,
be looee wagon seat caused him to be
brown of into ditch with no worse re-
ults than a strain at the back of his neck,
which caused him little discomfort for
while.
Judge E. NJ. Harvey OF Montpelier,
rho reserved his decision in the case of
)r. W. s. Curtis against A. T. Neff of
his UlhGEs uNANQ III AA0hA NhS AoAh
It,, has at last ordered the plaintiff to
ay the defendant his costs, and the case
ill go to Washington county court on
n appeal. This was an action in general
ssumpsit to recover $3.50, the value Of a
orse, which the plaintiff claimed he
ought for his son OF Liverymsn Nen,
nth the understanding that il he didn't
Ike ii he could return it and Mr.. Neff
'ould give him back his money. The
orse proved to be a runaway and
Dr. Curtis soon sent 1t back. Mr..
Ietf claimed that he agreed to try and
I'll the animal for Or. Curtis and that
las as far as his responsibility went.
c. R. Granger and John L. Moses drove
ut to L. d. Rhodes Friday afternoon
18th Mr.. Changers team and just as they
ere passing out of the Rhodes yard into
be Braintree highway again, they met
II. H. G. Beekman coming up the hill
eyond the ice house in his auto. Mr..
rangers horse jumped to the side of the
pad where there is a steep pitch of the
i'll and threw both men out of the car
age, which was smashed to pieces in
be fracas. Mr. Moses landed on his
ack and was somewhat scratched and
ably Jared and famed. Mr.. Granger
kewise lost considerable cuticle from
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