Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-27
Randolph.
oEoaaIA WIN, LOoaI Edltor.

E. +. Manchester has been having
months struggle with an obstinate cas-
Of eczema.
Mr.. and MRS. Z. A. Shaw and daugh te
! OF Northheld were the guests OF Dr. ant
Mrs IA. w. Holden Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Wallace Chesbro ar
entertaining Mrs. Chesbro's sister, Mis-
Grace K. Jubb OF Adams, Mass.
+ Mrs. Paul Wagner is entertaining
g niece, Miss Maggie Abb1tt OF st. Paul
Mimi, who has never been East before
z. P. Rye was in swantou Sunday Il
attend the funeral OF an old friend, e. H
; Root, who died suddenly Friday, expiring
8 in his chair.
A daughter, Tessie Luella, was born
Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Weldon,
living on the Morton place below the
Moulton Stock farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Thomas had visit
: last Thursday and Friday from Mrs.
! Thomas sister and her husband, Mr.. and
} Mrs. B. w. Wilcox Of Wateryille, Me.
The sanatorium Aid society viii have
its last meeting preceding the annual
meeting at 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon
with the president, Mrs. E. o. Blanoh-
ard.
r. J. BlodRett, formerly OF this place,
has been confined 10 his house in Lyn-
donyille several days, threatened with
blood poisoning as the result OF slight
operation on his foot.
Miss Rebecca Harding, who had been
at Mrs. c. NJ. Howard's much Of the time
in the last year. regaining her health, left
Monday to resume teaching in the
schools OF Springfield, Mass.
Robert Abbott, who has been connected
for some years with the Western Chemical
Manufacturing Co. in Denver, Col, is now
one of the superinte ndents OF the chemical
power department and has lately bought a
house in Denver.
The Young Mems Christian Brother
hood finished the ping-pong tournament
at Bethany Parish house last week. The
championship run Was between Philip
Salisbury and Robert Bruce, and the lat
ter won, e-3, Ga.
At the annual meeting OF the Vermont
Poultry association held in Barre Friday
evening, o. W. BFockway was made vice
president from Orange county. The
treasurer's report showed all indebted
ness paid and assets OF nearly $500 to
the credit Of the association.
Mrs. William Burgess aud two chill !
dren, who bad been staying several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Osha, returned
to Wakefield. Mass, last Thursday. Mrs.
Osha's sister, Miss Edna Burgess, has
been in Cambridge, Mass, "a few days,
but Is again with the osha family.
Miss Ruby Allen will go to Boston
next Sunday to take a months course Of
instruction In piano from Frances Ma |
rong, reputed to be a superior teacher of
music. Miss Allen has been student at
the New England Conservatory in Boston
but prefers private instruction, frcm
which she expects to derive more henetit
In q short space Of time.
At recent educational meeting held /
in Chester, Miss Elizab beth Campbell, prin-
cipal Of the ninth grade In the Bellows /
Falls school and a member OF the School 1
mistress club, presented the claims Of /
that Organization, whose aim Is to estab- /
lish a minimum salary anda pension fund
for the women teachers OF the state.
Some 80 names were added to the list of
those favorihg such a movement.
At the Rebekah whist party last Thurs
day evening, G. j. Cole and Mrs. J. II.
Williams carried Oh the honors with
score Of plus 80; while Mrs. Edna Fair
hanks and Mrs. B. z. Herrick scored
minus 26. The winners were rewarded
by punches Of carnations, and the losers
with boxes OF candy. Another
party will be given by the Rebekahs to-
morrow evening.
Thomas Fitch, " no had been spending
a fortnight with Mrs. Fitch at The home
OF her mother, Mrs. Ellen Blanchard, left
last Thursday night for Chicago to report
al the head Office OF the International
Harvester company, with whose construc-
ton department he is connected as one OF
[ be superintendents. Mr.. Fitch has late ,
" had charge OF construction work In ,
Detroit, Mich, which be has completed, I
aud went TO Chicago to be assigned to I
duty elsew here. Z
Harrison Thayer, editor OF the Morris
Vile Messenger, bears testimony to the
educational value OF the Randolph grange
in this note:-s' Bro Chase OF the Lyndon
Union has Joined the Grange. He Is to G
be congratulated. II he attends the
meetings regularly he will learn more q
hat is worth while than be could any a
v here else. We know, as we we're for r
fthrA n lHCWutf GA HNuuStRu EAhABNt
rhe Grange is the greatest educational in I
Ititution in the world and ranks along I
Tide the church, and public schools as one I
u the greet factors IN the worlds prog y
ess. Every farmer ought to belong to o
he Grange and others can derive great o
benefit from IT," q
Fritz Hanson won q mixed wrestling
match at the Burlington Armory Friday Z
light from Young Gotch in two straight
alls. The first in Greaco-Roman style, Z
ook IS minutes, the fall being accom- 2
llished by double hammer lock, IN which Z Z
3otch had to quit or have his arm brok-
n. Hanson won the second fall catch !,
IN % minutes, with toe
IoId. Gotch was the toughest PROPOSE 9
ion met by Hanson. Arthur Devine OF :
Iarlboro, Mass, won two straight falls y
rom Bob Somerville, the English cham
ion, at a wrestling match in Rutland y
thursday evening. Both Gotch and :
were Of the coterie that stirred