Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
Mr.. Newcity nended u pairs of shoes

NJ. Nt"ciSy Hichucu 80 pairs Va ShoS'
last week.
Abner Wainwright and VIII Bruce Of
Lynn, Mass, are in town.
j. B. Wells shipped five nice horses to
Providence last Friday.
Horace Spear had sheled beans July
2Sth, being raised in his garden.
G. II. Learned has fine situation in
l.. McLaren's store at Burlington.
Miss Kate Howard is visiting friends
in Fitchburg, Mass, and elsewhere.
The Will Smith Bell Ringers gave a
grand good show last Thursday eve.
Miss Mamie Fuller is in town visiting
her grandmother. Mrs. jackson Lanson.
Mrs. Julia A. Walsh and Miss Annie
Walsh OF Boston are guests at W. e.
Lamson's.
Freddie Curtis hasheturned from Hard
wick where he has been visiting his
grandparents.
Miss Hattie +. Davenport of Roxbury,
Mass, has been guest at w. E. Lam
sons the past week.
Mrs. Asa Howard and Mr.. Harry TIL
elson Of Randolph, Mass, are spending
few weeks in this vicinity.
Mrs. b. p. Spear and two grandchildren
of Boston are the guests of Horace Spear.
Mr.. Spear is expected later.
DR.. III. Ii. Mcintyre Is expected home
week from Saturday. We lregret TO
learn that his health is quite poor.
Edwin Wires. stenographer in the finn
Of Asbestos Peck IL Co., Boston is visit
ing his uncle, Ill. M. Wires.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Campbell and
children of Goffstown, n. H., are visit
ing in town, the guests Of NJ. A. Tewks-
bury.
Isaac Newton has sold this summer
twenty-six carriages including road-carts,
etc., besides repairing thoroughly over
eighty.
The Congregationalists have at last
succeeded IN having their annual picnic.
which occurred on tuesday al the Camp
grounds ut Bethel.
The many friends of A. w. McCollom,
who has been very sick with typhoid
fever for the past four weeks, will be
glad To learn that more hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery.
Mr.. IL. n. Story and wife and Miss
Mary Story and Miss Carrie Lamson
arrived via White Ats, on Saturday, ard
are the guests Of A. ID. Lamson at Idle
ton Cottage for about two weeks.
Wilbur Shepard and wife of North
Hold Nffa1f3HX ar u Lfaftfe kt.4t
are glad to hear that there Is a prospect |
Of their coming here TO live as they come /
we'll spoken OF. Mr.. Shepard was form
.rly employed in Dutton and Richmond's |
store at Mortified and Mrs. Shepard was |
Miss Mary Thompson very |
teacher in the school in that /
place several years ago
We neglected to mention in our last
ssue the bicycle ride or Frank Thomas
md Frank Parsons. They started from
Burlington at A. NJ. and covered the
,ntire distance of 75 miles or more in II |
hours arriving here at 5 +. N. As every
me is well aware who is acquainted l
With the highways from Burlington to
they are the worst kind
If road, for ''cycles," and considering /
his and also that the boys were not
n any practise at all the ride is indeed
wonderful.
Charles Thurston put in operation
August first an entirely new system of
business for this town. He has had a
Inc room built in the front center part
# the store, directly opposite the doors,
or an office. IL has glass sides and two
openings ON each side. Here all bills are
laid or charged by the cashier and book
Keeper, Miss Carrie Haufler. The clerks
make no change with any one, but give
bill of the goods purchased with their
name thereon as statesmen; this bill is
PRESENTED at the office and either paid
n charged as the case may be. He has
lso introduced, for the benefit of the
working men, the coupon book idea.
'arties can buy book either for cash or
i've a note payable payday. for s. to
20. When they purchase anything
hey pay for the same in coupons. Char
es is OH the lookout for all improvements
nd is the first to introduce this popular
ity method here.