Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-10

Beekman very hne Everett piano with
Spanish mahogany case, half finish.
Mr. aud Mrs. s. A. Smith were q
Mortified Tuesday as the guests of thei
cousins. R. L. and f. X. Britain. ant
10 Mrs. Smith stayed over to the next day il
: order to attend the Mortified band fai
Tuesday night.
Mrs. r. B. Mcintyre and Mrs. Eliza
beth Temple went to Burlington saturda,
and were guests at DIR. Guy Loudon's un
til Tuesday, when Mrs. Mcintyre cam
home. Mrs. Temple is to be in Burling
ton some time longer.
Simon, the six-year-old son OF Mr.. anC
Mrs. w R. Sargent, was operated upoI
by DR.. F. G. Angel at the sanatorlun
Tuesday afternoon for the removal OF th,
appendix. A serious state OF infiamma
tion was discovered but the little fellow
! seemed to be improving yesterday.
Cattle Commissioner F. l.. Davis o.
, White River junction was in town Tues
day to inspect the cattle OF Philip Wei
don, which had been tested by Or. Z. H.
Stearns for tuberculosis and all but three
of the herd were killed Mr.. Weldon Il
on the Morton place below the Moulton
stock farm.
At meeting of HaswelI council, No 6,
r. and 3. M, degrees were conferred on
the following candidates:-A. Lee Cady,
+. A. Davis, l.. f. Kidder, Bethel; E. s.
French, A. +. Lewis, e. L. Martin, W.
h. Campbell, w. r. Barry, Rochester; A.
G. Wells, G. /. Boyden, Randolph Center;
W. II. Bowe, Boston.
Mrs. Charles Woodward is still critical
ly i'll at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
l.. o. Wilder, in MiddIesex as the result
Of second stroke of paralysis. Tuesday
she lay in a stupor but was brighter yes
terday. Mrs. Elwin Martin, who had
been helping to care for her mother, came
from Middlesex Monday.
A. ID. Olmstead, who suffered shock
OF paralysis Sunday, the a0th ult., was
stricken again last Thursday, his right
side being affected. He soon rallied and
this morning is in a very comfortable
condition. His niece, Miss Nellie Ford,
is assisted in caring for him by cousin,
Mrs. Georgia Beckwith OF STAFFORD.
Mrs. Norman c. Greene underwent
critical operation at the sanatorium Nom
day morning and has been in an alarm
inRly low state since. However, SHE rest
ed better last night and her appearance ia
more hopeful this morning. DR.. j. p.
Clifford was the surgeon and was assisted
by Drs. Angel, Rumrill and Hayward.
Hon. James Hutchinson, who was run
down by a child's auto in Washington,
ID. C., the 81 ult., and fractured his hip,
bad digestive disturbance Wednesday OF
last week which alarmed his friends and
his brother, Lyman Hutchinson, was
summoned to Washington. He started
the next day and, on reaching the capital.
found the attack had passed, leaving the
judge as comfortable as a man OF 81 with
a broken hip could expect TO be. Only
encouraging reports of his condition have
been received since.
The Grange Dramatic club is rebears-
ing the play, "A Noble Outcast,n which
it is to present early in March to increase
its fund for the purchase OF a town clock
with an illuminated face, the proposed
location OF which is the tower on the rail
road station in the square. This play is
the four-act drama, which the r. II. s.
class OF 'O2 gave the spring OF graduation
with so much success that second pro-
ductioD has often been requested. II is
to be repeated now by an excellent cast
and with greatly improved stage set
ting.
The seniors of the Randolph high
school celebrated the 18th birthday ami
yersary OF their class president, Harold
Gaylord, at f. A. Shattuek's Tuesday
evening by surprise party of 20, inclnd-
ing L. e. Rye, Misses Ethel Park and
Olive Moulton OF the high school faculty.
The evening was spent in progressive
whist and the winner, Gilman Gay, was
rewarded with box of candy in the form |
OF a football. A nice silk umbrella was
presented to Mr.. Gaylord to complete bis |
travelling outfit for the senior trip to |
Washington in the spring vacation. Ice |
cream and cake were the refreshments OF
the party.
z. A. Hills breathed his last at I |
O'Clock this morning after decline Of IA |
months from tuberculosis. He had been
hardly more than conscious for week |
past and the end had been almost hourly |
expected. Mr.. Hills, who was so years
OF age, came to this place from Water
bury about eight years ago and was
strong and active. For a while he
served as street commissioner and it is pos
sible that the seeds OF disease may have
been implanted in his system through
hahuiluS tue uuht ana ruODlsh OF the
streets. He left a wife and one daughter.
Mrs. ID. Hale Flint of Randolph. The
funeral will be held at the house on Park
street at 1880 Saturday.
The school on Fish Hill taught BY Miss
Lena Rhodes, closed Saturday. The chill
dren were served to cake and cocoa dur
ing the noon hour and the afternoon was
given up to games and a general good
time. The whole number OF pupils was
10 and the average attendance IA. Those
having no marks during the term were
Lura Church, Clyde Church and Carl
kidder. Harold Davis missed one day
and Orssl Harper missed two half days.
Clyde Church had no marks during the
year and Lura Church had none after en-
lering the school at the beginning ~ kba !
lall term from Lawrence, Mass. Abbie
Davis and Laura Douglas had no marks
during the year until sickness kept them
At home during the last OF the winter
term.
An air gun may be a fascinating play
hing but in the hands OF a huntsman,
zen or dozen years OF age, it is viewed
With some alarm when it is being shot OF
nromiscuously into the square and on the
streets Of the village. Doves and English
IuaFrpVe may ha ooncafo forsIr -