Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16
Orange County.
RANDOLPH,

RANDOLPH.
Mothers Day" was celebrated at
the Methodist Church Sunday morning
with an appropriate sermon by the
new pastor, the Rev. r. Fl. Moore
Mrs. c. r. Pratt returned Thursday
from a several weeks stay In Trenton,
N. j.. where she has been with her
sister, Mrs Della Tilson.--Miss Helen
Blanchard returned from Burlington
on Monday to pass few weeks with
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. f. o.
Branchard.-Mr. and Mrs Fred Beedle.
who motored here Saturday to visit
Mr. and Mrs A. II. Beedle. returned
sunday.-Mr and Mrs. Ned Buck and
daughter, Miss Iris Buck, after an
over-Sunday stay in lebanon. N. H..
have returned home.--George Allen has
bought of d. f. Cooling the house at
the corner of Randolph avenue and
Pleasant street, in which Mr.. Cooling
lived for years. The sale Is made
through the local real estate dealer,
G.. A. Osha, and Mr.. Allen has imme-
diate possession. 1t is expected that he
will rent it for q time.-George Pan
ton has sold his farm in Bethel Gilead,
known as the Gale Morse farm to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ryder Of Paterson.
Club of America, but was discharged
because Of injuries received by fall.
The price named was $2,s50. including
stock and tools. Another sale made by
G. A. Osha real estate dealer is the 80
called George Hatch farm owned by
Fred D. Smith, to Laplante Brothers
Of Mooers Forks N. Y, the price being
$4,000 with tools. Possession of the
two last pieces of property will be
given June 1, and both sales were made
by Mr.. Osha.-Mrs. Ray Ordway is at
the sanitarium recovering from an
operation for the removal OF a slight
growth.-Miss Ethel Greene came
from the Green sanitarium at Bethel.
where she was operated on for an
an abscess. She is making a good re-
covery.-Mrs. ]. B. Adams passed
safely through an operation Monday
for the removal of growth and
seemed as comfortable as could be ex-
pected. Mrs Adams 10 at the sani-
tarium. and her daughter-in-law. Mrs
Charles Adams OF Waterbury, Is ir
town to assist at the house and will
also be with her much of the time
Severe showers visited this town Sun
day night and Monday. but no dam
age was done this time.
A severe storm visited this village and
destroyed many trees and also did much
damage to the surrounding country out
side. On the Center road barns were badly
damaged, silos torn from their foundations.
trees torn down and the telephone wires
and poles were demoralixed and hope
lessly twisted and ruined. The lines were
down in many locations, so no COM
munications could be held with any of the
nearby towns. The electric lights were also
cut of for time. Large trees were torn
down in the village corporation and other
damage Of q lighter nature. The storm
was the most severe that has visited this
town in many years.-Mrs. Howard
Rogers went to Braintree Saturday for a
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. o. H.
Rogers.-Harold Tatro Of White River
Junction was In town Saturday for an
overnight stay.-Mr and Mrs. N. c. Buck
and daughter. Iris. accompanied Mrs.
Estell Buck to her home In Lebanon,
N. H., on Saturday.-The following Of
hcers were installed Thursday night in
Beulah Chapter by Mrs. Lucinda Cleve-
land. installing officer, and Mrs. Grace
Russlow as marshal: Worthy matron,
Mrs. Edyth Stevens; worthy patron. DR..
G. W.. Scott associate matron, Miss
Harriette Hayward; secretary. Mrs. May
u.
son: conductress. Mrs. Nettie Rix; as
sociate conductress. Mrs. Ina Boyden
Adah, Miss Mildred Hatch; Ruth, Miss
Esther stimets: Esther. Mrs. Gertrude
Dwyer; Martha, Miss Doris Lattimer
Electa. Miss Valentine Packard; marshal
Mrs. Josie Stimet: chaplain, Mrs. Alice
Huse; warder. Mrs. Ellen Lattimer
sentinel, A. ]. Huse. The retiring matrof
was presented with a jewel and refresh
ments were served, following the cere
mony.-Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Durkee Of
Quechee were in town Saturday to visit
Mrs. B. A. Durkee.-Mrs. j. C. Wells re-
turned Saturday from a 10 days stay ir
East Randolph with her son. John Wells
Mrs. Emma Holbrook. who has been IL
Bethel for a part of a week with friends
returned Saturday to remain for tims
with Mrs. A.. u. Stephen.-Lawrenc,
stockweli. who went to Florida last fal
and has passed the winter there. has re-
turned for the summer.-Dr. Dalton Of
Burlington came Saturday to give an ad
dress before the Randolph Woman'i
Literary club. DR.. Dalton took for hi,
topic. Child Welfare Work"
An alarm Of fire was sounded Monda,
afternoon about three o'clock and tn,
fire company called out to find tha
the trouble was caused by fire In ant
about chimney in the house OF j. 3
Adams on Randolph avenue. Extinguish
ers soon had the fire In control and very
little damage resulted.-Miss Evelyr
Thayer, a trained nurse was summoned
TO Camp Devens Wednesday and went a.
once to enter the service as a Red Cross
nurse.-Mrs. A. b. Kimball Of MONTPELIER
is In town for short stay.-Mrs. l.. q
Cleveland left Wednesday for Cambridge
Mass, to pass a week with her daugh
ter. Mrs. H. A. Skinner.-The manage
ment Of the Randolph Brookneld ant
Braintree Fish and Game League re
ceived Tuesday $1,000 trout. with which
to stock Ayers brook and it's tributaries
these having been received from tn,
U. 3. fish commissioner and were a
once placed in the waters belonging I,
the league.-Mrs. Anna A. Evans, asso
ciate Grand matron OF the Order of tn
Eastern Star, was the guest OF Mis-
Abbie r. Clarke Monday night and re
turned home Tuesday afternoon Mrs
. Evans has been In Boston to attend tn
grand chapter of Massachusetts,, and OF
her return stopped over to confer will
Mrs. Martha Stoddard, grand matron, a
Claremont, N. H.. and then came to Ran
dolnh to further confer in regard to tn