Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-06
WEST RANDOLPH.

Mr.. Thayes of Newport has been Wis
iting at Mr.. Hendricks.
Clarence Moulton and family of n. Y.
city have come to town.
Special school meeting, Monday even
ing next at Z: 30 o'clock.
Misses Alice Hobart and Electa Fish
spent Sunday in Hanover, n. IL.
Mrs. Cortez Nutting is visiting in town
at her fathers, j. V. Newton's.
Miss Matte Holdridge is spending her
vacation at her home in Irasburg.
Miss Cora Jones of Hancock has been
visiting at Miss Florence Wilson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Edison and children
of W. r. junction were in town last
week.
Prof. j. ID. Dunbar of White River
Junction visited J. ID. Denison Esq. last
week.
Miss Lulu Scott of Northampton.M Mass.
and Mr. Chas. Porter of Hatfield are in
town.
The report of the graduation exercises,
by former graduate, will be found in
another column.
Miss Laura Cree, who has been with
Mrs. Gladding, has returned to her home
in Plainfield.
Hon. Walter E. Howard of Fairhaven
has been in town, the guest of Deacon
W. f. Howard.
! |. ID. I.itehtield has come out with one
of the finest meat carts that has ever been
seen in this town.
Elliot Cushman is repairing his resi-
dence on Center street and has also grad
ed up the grounds.
Rev. 5. \. Parker will preach here next
( Sunday at p. m. Services in the Me-
chancs' Band hall.
Mrs. VIII Flint and two children are
relatives in Michigan.
VIII Cushman and wife and W. w.
Rogers and wife and child drove to Can
ada last week, on visit.
w.R. C. will, until further notice hold
regular meetings on the 18th Tuesday IN
each month, omittlng the second.
Herbert Flint of Springfield, Mass, is
IN town. We hear that they expect to
make the tour Of Europe this SUMMER.
The members Of W. Il. c. will hold a
box sociabe with Mrs. Ellen King Tues
day. June 18th. All are cordially invited.
The L. 5. Screen Co. find it necessary
on account of increase Of business, to put
up another building the foundation OF
which is now being laid
IL. 4. Morse has purchased lot on the
east side of Prospect Avenue and is dig
ging the cellar, and will build nice coz /
tage thereon at once.
The committee are very fortunate in |
securing as successor TO Mrs. y. J. White |
hill as assistant teacher in the graded |
school, Miss Mabel Smith, who is grad 1
uate of this school and of Wellesley Col /
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. j. Foster and daugh- /
ter were called 10 So. Royaltou this week 4
TO attend the funeral OF Mrs. Fosters az
ed mother, the widow of the late stephen +
Z Root and oldest daughter of Elder /
Thomas MoXley.
The music furnished by the Orchestra
az the graduation exercises last week
is deserving Of especial mention. being
equal TO concert in itself, and superior
TO many OF the out OF town paid enter
tainments we have had.
St. Johns CEpiscopal) church has Civ
en- Rev. w. II. Roberts of Bellows Falls (
a call to the rectorship Of this parish, aud
he will begin his lahors, it is expected
the last of this month. He Is one of the
ablest clergymen in the State.
Misses Dufur and Evans left with Us a
bunch of well ripened wild strawberries
which they had gathered while ont driy-
ing on Friday, May 3lst, which remind
ed us that Notwithstanding our cold days
nature was well on the advance.
Thirteen couple took in the class ride
to the Gulf House at Williamstown Spa.
They all had a fine time but owing to the
absence of the moon and the overhang-
ing clouds, several of the young people
for some unaccouniable reason strayed
from the right path and in consequence
did not get home as early as they might.
There was emusic on the midnight air.
Monday evening on Highland Avenue. +
the occasion being a surprise party ut the I
residence of Mark Chadwick in honor of L
his wife's birthday anniversary. IL was
a complete surprise 20 them when some
20 of their friends took possession of
their home, and invited them TO sit down
to a repast of ice cream, cake. etc. which
they brought with them. Afterwards /
they made Mrs. Chadwick some hand /
some presents and enjoyed a merry. social
time till the wee small hours"
About the 18th of May, Lorin A. WAY.
brother of Mrs. W. l.. Hebard came here
from Danvers. Mass, where he had been
very sick with bilious-typhoid fever. and
where he had received very poor care
Il was hoped that with the change and
the best of care be would recover, but ii /,
was not so to be, and he died at the home
Of his sister, Nav 9th. He had been ,,
in the Massachusetts, state In
sane Asylum, as one of the attendants.
He was married only eight weeks ago. and !
his bereaved wife and friends have the
heartfelt sympathy Of all in this their
time of deep sorrow.