Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-12-05
WEST RANDOLPH.

Very nice sleighing last week.
j. d. Denison was on the sick list
} last week.
Mrs. Gregg of Mortified was in
town last week.
DR.. Mcintyre and family spent
Thanksgiving in Pomfret.
Miss Mary Tilson goes to Bridge
water this week to teach.
w. B. Wall has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Alfred Webster and wife spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Bethel.
Geo. Sparhawk and his friend Mr.
Ferguson have been spending few
days in town.
Rev. Mr.. Wilkins has been secured
to hold services at St. Johns church
every Sunday for the present.
John c.. Howe, of the firm of C. L.
Howe & Son, Brattleboro, VT, made
a short call last week on Photographer
Barnes, one of his old students.
None of our travelling men except j.
V. Newton were affected by the two
great fires of last week. The house
he travels for was burned out at Lynn.
Rev. w. f. Peters went to Burling-
ton Tuesday for treatment. His health
is no worse but he is not gaining as he
would like. The Christian church
voted last Sunday to allow him to sup
ply till spring instead of accepting his
resignation.
The Ladies of St. Johns Church
will hold a sale of articles suitable for
Christmas presents on Thursday, the
18th inst. beginning at O'Clock after
noon and evening in the parlor of the
Red Lion Inn. If the day should be
stormy it will be held the first pleas
ant day.
The lecture by Geo. r. Vending,
Esq, last Friday night was one of the
very best ever given in this town. 1t
was out of the ordinary narrative de-
scriptive style and was forcible ar
gumentative address against the vari-
Gus popular decisions of the times and
contained a large amount of good |
strong common sense. 1t was lee
ture TO set people thinking and cannot
fail to do good.
At the annual communication of
Phoenix Lodge, No. 2S, f. & A. NJ.
Dec. Bird the following officers were
elected and installed: MI. Boyden,
w. M. f. A. Phillips, S. W; c.
M. Manp, j. W.; j. p. Cleveland,
Treas. w. A. Mcintosh, Sec. G. c.
Stevens, S. d.. n. b. Weston, I'D.
+. 0. Hibbard, Chap. F; +. T. Sault,
Mar. w. H. Messer, Org. c. w.
Hayward and g. d. Hyzer, Stewards
f. P. Morse, Tyler.
Every member of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps is earnestly requested to be
present Dec. 10th to elect officers for
the coming year.
George H. Slack is again teaching
the village school at Huntington Cen
ter, although he was offered better
wages to teach the larger SCHOOL in the
same town.
The Pennock Art School is open for
the winter. See notice in locals.
w. H. Messer spent Thanksgiving
with friends in Waitsfield.
AFRO Cushman has sold his driving
horse to +. K. Gerry.
A. H. Beedle has been quite sick
at FIT. Payne, Ala. but at last accounts {
he was improving.
Mrs. James Holman has rented and {
is to occupy the Dubois tenement on
Cross street.
Rev. and Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy are in l
this week to attend the
of Mrs. Hardy's sister. i
Rev. f. Gerry preached in Roches-
Ter last Sunday.
The many friends of Emmons Briggs I
will be glad to hear that he is improv- a
ing. I
c. w. Joiner of Polo, Ill. and Mrs. !
5has. Joiner of Royalton have been ?
Fisiting in town. :
Mrs. Hiram Bean aud son Devid j
spent Thanksgiving with her sister, = =
Mrs. Rogers at So. Royalton. n
Whitney Chapter, No. 3 of r. A. y
Nj. will meet in regular convocation a
Monday evening, Dec. 3. Work. Il
Ora Culver, who has been attending
chool at st. .Johnsbury, called here (,
asst week. while on his way to his r
lome in Royalton.
Pearl Blodgett has arrived in town
rom Alaska. '
The annual meeting of the Ladies !,
Library Association will be held at the
library rooms at Micah Mann's Tues 7
lay, Dec. 10th at P. NJ. Per order. ="
n. +. TEwKsBURY, See. =