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March 4, 1926
RANDOLPH - Whitmore & Lakin moved their new meat market on Tuesday to the room formerly used by the Farmers State bank, the bank having moved to their building occupied by the meat market. A considerable part of the move was made late Monday afternoon and during the evening, the moving process continuing the next day. Both concerns expect to be pretty well settled in a day or two.
March 4, 1926
RANDOLPH - The eight employes of the telephone company in Randolph will join with hundreds of thousands of other telephone workers in the country in a dignified and concerted observance of the Fiftieth birthday anniversary of the telephone March 10, according to F. P. Budd, local manager for the Northwestern Bell Telephone company here.
On March 10, 1876, the first message was transmitted over the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell from the top floor of an old house at 5 Exeter Place, Boston, to Thomas Watson, his assistant, in another room on the same floor, saying, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.”
March 4, 1926
RANDOLPH - John Casteel, Randolph lad, is a star member of the Wesleyan debating team that has just recently won two of their three debates.
The Wesleyans won from Peru at the latter place, and a former Randolph girl, Mrs. A. Crago, heard the debate. In writing to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Casteel of the matter, Mrs. Crago says: “We were proud of John. We look upon him as a good representative of the strong, fine young people coming out of Randolph homes and schools. You, and all Randolph have a right to be proud of him. He showed ability in thinking, careful preparation and ease and forcefulness of delivery. He made good in a big way.”
March 4, 1926
RANDOLPH - H. L. Sherwood went on the job March 1 for his second year as manager of the Randolph Ice Co.
The plant will be put in first class repair, everything fixed up and all made ready for the coming ice season. The supply of ice in the store house is low and needs to be replenished, the early season’s run being put in storage to supply early or unusually heavy demands.
Howard Wingett will be second man at the plant. It is his first experience at Randolph, but he comes well recommended. A good season is looked forward to by the company for 1926.
March 4, 1926
RANDOLPH —it has been reported that Mrs. John McClain has a chair that her mother rocked her in when a babe in the year 1846.
She will be 80 years old the 16th of March. John was born May 21, 1846. You can figure out his age.
March 5, 1936
RANDOLPH — “Randolph has the friendliest business people I ever met,” said Martin Nelson.
He is the business census enumerator, who is asking local business men about their income and outgo for 1935, on behalf of the government which is spending a few million to know facts that are quite largely revealed by income tax reports.
