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

l. B. Cross of Medford, Mass, was in
town Saturday to visit Mrs. Fanny How
ard.
Miss Mary Lsmson is taking a special
course in music at the New England Con
servatory, Boston.
Mrs. Claude Locklin OF Montpelier paid
an oger-sunday visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Forth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Emery had visit
Friday from Mr.. Emery's niece, Mrs.
Rolla MoxIey OF Barre.
II. NJ. Totman has built roomy piazzs
to his residence on Elm street and had
TIE house wired for electric lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. L. Merchant enter.
tanned over Sunday Mrs. Merchants sis.
ter, Mrs. Frank Banagan OF Quechee. {
The senior class OF the high school
made about 80 from the food and candy
sale ia A. NJ. Hubbard's store Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotey went Monday
to Niagara Falls, N. Y, to see their
daughter, Mrs. John Parsons, and fam
lily.
Mrs. Julia d. Fairbanks and Mrs.
Mary Morrill, OF Woodstock we're the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Bailey over
Sunday.
Mrs. H. 7. Holman and Mrs. c. s.
Booth spent Friday and Saturday in
Barre as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
win Scott.
Miss Eta Kennedy, who has been at L.
B. JohDson's all winter, has gone to her
home in Granville, and her place has been
taken by Mrs. George Dryer.
L. c. Drew has sold his interest in the
blacksmith shop at the rear OF A. II.
Neffis stable to James 0ney, who has
been his partner the last six years.
Mrs. W. @. McAllister of Waitsiield is
staying with her son, r. w. MeAllister,
bose brother, c. B. MeAllister, and wife
of Montpelier were here over Sunday.
Mrs. Malina Jerd is again with the
family of her son, L. A. Jerd. after a
winter In Montpelier with another son,
Charles, and her daughter, Mrs. Jose
phine Rand.
The first open-air band concert Of the
season called out q good audience last
Thursday evening in spite OF an atmos-
phere in which everything else encoun-
tered frost.
A robin has taken possession of the
mail delivery box at NJ. f. Estabrooks'
farm on Route i, sharing il with the
mail, has made her nest and laid four
eggs which she is carefully covering.
Mrs. Edwin L. Xix went Friday to
Lynn, Mass, to stay with relatives there
while Mr.. Rix is having the Rix farm
house ON Bethel mountain pspered and
painted in preparation for their occa-
paney.
Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Eldredge opened
their cottage at Camp Randolph, High
gate Springs, Monday, and took with
them to camp Miss Wavie Gould OF
Worcester, who has been working for
them several months.
The Ottawa Feather washing company,
which had had its renovating and mat
plant located in this village
since the FIRST of March, moved to Wells
River Saturday to work up business in
that section for awhile.
The local Office of the White River
Electric Light company has been moved
from the W. B. Wall premises to the
basement of the Cushman block, where
Electrician F. H. Ketchum will also trans
act business as chief Of police.
Miss Florence Hobart of Windsor,
formerly with Stone, Tracy & Co. OF that
place, is the new clerk in Bell Brothers
store. She is a daughter OF the late Ed
ward o. Hobart OF Windsor and grand
daughter Of f. A. Hobart of this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin s. Whitcomb of
Boston we're among the arrivals Saturday
night, and Mr.. Whitcomb started Mon
day morning on a business trip to Barre
and st. Johnsbury. They are to stay
few days here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. S. Whiteomb.
Mrs. NJ. E. Holmes is again at her resi-
dence on South street for the summer,
having arrived Monday from Maiden,
Mass, in which place and in Holyoke,
Mass, the winter has been passed. Nal
den is the home OF her sister, Mrs. D. E.
Cooling, and at Holyoke brother lives.
Theron c. Brooks Of Washington, j.
c., has had 5000 pine trees set out on his
Braintree farm, better known as the Finn
place. Poor pasture land was chosen for
this foresting scheme, which will, in
time, convert a nearly worthless area into
timberland. The work was
started by A. NJ. Vaughan and completed
by the tenant of the farm, Lewis Spoon /
sr, aud his son. Joseph.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence w. Hodges and
youngest son arrived Friday night from
n. Y, and the next morn
ing Mr.. Hodges underwent a successful
operation for appendicitis at the sanato-
rum, where he is recovering nicely under
he care Of special nurse, Miss Hoffman,
v bonn they brought from Schenectady. |
Mrs. Hodges and baby are staying with |
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Dubois.
g. A. Fonda OF Beverly, Mass, drove
10 the c. o. Osha garage Saturday the
Cameron car sold to H. A. Plunkett OF
Bolton, to whom it was delivered Mon |
iay. The Cameron excited considerable /
admiration as il fitted about town satnr-
lay, in an effort to spread the auto fever
endemic as much as possible. Before his \
departure Mr.. Fonda found time to give
DR.. @. w. Scott's new Cameron little
expert attention.
Randolph friends of L. A. Gibbs Of
W bite River Junction will be sorry to
learn Of his loss Of a valuable horse the