Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17
Rochester News.
e. NJ. HARVEY. Local Editor.

H.F. Woods is in town taking orders
for wall paper.
Frank Kennedy vas in Rutland. the
first of the week.
Rochester high school has organized q
basket ball team.
Fred Martin went to Rutland Monday
to visit his sister.
Arthur Lewis spent Saturday and sun
day in Burlington.
Miss Bessie Martin was in Randolph
two days last week.
Miss Edith Adams is a guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fay Kezer.
F.. A. Guernsey was in Montpelier and
Mortified last week.
w. II. Tobin OF Swanton was the guest
of W. II. Campbell Tuesday.
w. @. Hodgkins Of Randolph has lately
been spending few days here.
Bennie Parmenter has gone to Pasa-
dena, CAL, for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flanders spent
Saturday and Sunday in Randolph.
Prof. Burgess has been confined to the
house for several days with bronchitis.
The Monday club will meet with Mrs.
@. E. Townsend next Monday afternoon.
Donald McIntire of New York city was
a guest over Sunday at L. j. Robinson's.
Mrs. Stanley Eells OF st. Adams is Wis
iting her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. L. Il.
Bailey.
Miss Vera Parmenter has lately been Wis
iting at the home of her brother, Foster,
in Randolph.
Mrs. William Bemis vas called to her
home in West Fairlee Friday by the ILL
ness OF Mr.. Bemis.
Miss Miller, the trained nurse who had
been caring for Frank Mosher, returned
to Burlington Saturday.
Miss Beulah Sturtevant and nephew,
Junior Benson, returned to Boston Mon
day after a short stay at home.
The remains OF Mrs. Louisa d. Carlisle,
who died at the home OF her daughter in
Hardwick Feb. at 50 years OF age, were
brought here Friday, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Trevillian. The funeral
was held Saturday afternoon at the Meth
odist church, Rev. s. II. Smith officiat-
! ing.
The literary contest between the ladies
under Flora, Miss Vera Eaton, and the
gentlemen under the lecturer, Harold
Walcott, was decided success, 50 pa
irons enjoying the most interesting even
/ ing Harvest Home grange has seen for
some time. Each side had about twelve
selections which were rendered in such
| fine style that the Ave judges were unable
/ TO decide which side should furnish the
supper and called the contest tie. The
| Grange voted to have another contest I'M
der the same conditions at the next meet
ing, Thursday evening, Feb. "a.
Lecture on Opportunity"
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, the Grange
held one OF their lecture and entertain-
ment evenings OF the course they are Civ
ing this season. Miss Swinyer OF Roch-
ester presided at the piano and gave an
excellent solo considering the asthmatical
condition OF the box OF iron and keys
called by that name. duet by Henry
Carey and Miss Grace Perkins, piano and
violin, was well received and another in
strumental piece by Miss Swinyer.
The lecturer OF the evening was Editor
w. {. Belknap OF Bellows Falls. His
topic was Opportunity" and in various
ways he showed how the people of this
state could by taking the opportunities
Afforded them make it to prosper, stating
that AZ per cent OF Vermonters are living
outside OF the state they call their own
and many Of these are not satisfied with
/ their present places of abode. A protest
in favor of remaining and making oppor-
1 tunities TO tell in building up the states
industries was made. Let every citizen
tell OF the beauties of Vermont and adver-
tise her charms. Vermont is suburb OF
cities and to get our share OF summer
business is worth our effort. There are
/ 600. 600, 900 that come to New England
1 from all over the country and Vermont
only gets one-half a million. New
Hampshire alone gets $4,000, 600. Sixty
per cent OF Vermont is wild land. Pre-
serve the timber, care for the forest, keep
good roads, issue bonds IL we must. I'M
prove our agriculture and make farming
more pleasant for the boys. Increase our
state pride in legitimate ways. Be fond
of your town. Get more social life. Give
amusements for the family in your own
home. II il up TO us to make good the
opportunity Of the state.