Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
ORANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.

The mercury fell to 10 below zero Satur-
day morning and ii continued cold
through the day.-Dr n w Holden, who
has been confined to the house for three
weeks. is now improving slowly. and is
abe to be up for a few hours each day
! Mrs. J. +. Mccall who has leen in the
hospital in New York city, very i'll with
, pneumonia is improving. though not yet
able to leave therc.-Thc V :. "a defeat
| ed r. II. 5. in an interesting game OF
| basketball at the high school gymnasium
Friday evening, II to &c. G.. Clarke.
who is supplying at the station at West
Hartford who has been with his wife
and daughter at the home of w. :. :.
| Buck. has returned tn resum. his work.
--Waltcr kctchun, who has been here
since the death of his wife. returned 10
his home in Csysvilla Friday. leaving
I his children here for time till suitable
! help could be obtained alter Fisk and
mothc Mrs. Thayer left Saturday for
| White River Junction TO attend a funeral
Of Mr., F'isk's aunt, Mrs. Tyler who died
as the result Of shock Of paralysis.
Miss Ninifred Richmond went to Royal
| ton saturday for an over-Suuday stay
! with Mr. and Mrs George Laird. Miss
! Annie Mcsser went to White River juno
| ton Saturday. Mrs. Harrington, who
! has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs y,
c. Greene for more than two weeks, left
here Saturday to Join her husband in
| Boston.-Thc University club vas
entertained by DR.. and Mrs j. r. Clifford
at their homo January 10 Prin. +,
G. Ham read a paper on school and
College Lite in colonial and Revolution.
AIRY DAYS. Miss Mabel Hamilton loft
Friday morning FOR Woodstock. where she
went to train class for prize speaking
in the high school of that place. Martin
Sargent and Mrs. Hattie ESitteriield, botn
| Of this village. were married at Windsor
| Friday, January r. by the Rev. &. II.
!Waldron. pastor of the Baptist Church.
They returned here the last of the week
| to reside in this villigc.-7Nrs. J. II. Lam
son has closed her house on School street
and will remain with her son. T. =. Lam
| son. the rest of the winter,--,Mrs. f. y.
Strong and Mrs. w. s. Wall have closed
| their houses here and gone to Daytona,
| Fla for the rest of the winter, leaving
here THURSDAY. John Washburn has
| closed a visit Of some length and gone
| to his home in Camb 'dge.-Mr. and Mrs.
! A. T.. Chandler and Miss Marie Cadwal.
der were guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
| Greene at Montpelier Thursday night at
the Shrine ball.-Miss Leila Marshall of
| Wait.ifcd and for Il few months employ
| ed in Randolph, has gone to Burlington
| to take position in the millinery de
|
Mrs. Herbert owen have bought of Mrs.
NV. p. Flint the small house on Park
street in which they have been living
and Mr. owen will enter the employ Of
| the Salisbury Brothers Furniture com
pany.-Mrs. Minnie Miller returned from
! n trip of several weeks in Waterbury.
Conn. Boston and other cities, and re-
manned over night when she was sum-
moned to Waitsfield by the illness of her
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES report from Paul
! brother-n-low
| The annual meeting and banquet of the
Randolph Merchants association was held
at the parish house Wednesday, Jan. II,
when 107 were present. Vicc-Presdent V.
A. Grant called the meeting together and
explained tho work OF the past and said
the future seemed to demand "A larger or
ganization, board of trade, which could
| stand back of any worthy object which
! might he presented or seek Ambulance To
the town. The object was to have the
new organization composed of ld0 men.
| The chairman then presented, . A. +.
lNhandler. who explained fully the plans
and specifications OF Hotel Chandler, the
plans having been placed upon the walls
OF the room, Much enthusiasm was ex-
pressed In regard to the prospect of a new
hotel and thanks were rendered Mr.. and
Mrs Chandler in their efforts to bring It
about r. A. Thomas spoke in favor of
the hoard OF trade, and W. r. Chambers
asked that all in favor of the organiza-
ton should rise in their places. Every
man stood. On motion Of Guy hanson.
a committee was appointed by the chair to
present nominations for officers. and Will
liam $. Crane, j. w. Raymond. and W. g.
| Emerson were named to present nomina-
tons for officers Those named were:
President l.. S. Brigham; vice-president.
". a, Grant; secretary, 4. +. Bass, treas
urer, L. W. Tcwksbury. They were at