Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-05-02
WEST RANDOLPH.
Whitney is at home.

! WIN. mann Is at nome Tor a snort time
Or. II. II. McIntire left for Alas ka last
week.
f. A. Thomas is in New York this
week.
ii. L. Flint, Esq. returned to Chicago
last week.
Miss Nettie Bass has returned from a
visit to Boston.
Remember the village meeting next
Tuesday evening.
f. p. Wheeler of West Hartford was
in town this week.
Miss Marcott of Morrisville is visiting
relatives in town.
Rev. Homer White of Mortified was
in town last Saturday.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy has been spending
few days in Boston.
a. G. Bradish is making some repairs
on the interior Of his house.
10. Brown has moved into tenement
belonging to r. Z. Ripley, Esq.
Ezekiel Wood of Barre has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Bancroft.
The Hose companies were out for prac-
tice Tuesday and made very creditable
showing.
Hazen Sanford, Forrest Martin and
Henry Booth returned from TT. Payne,
Ala. last week.
Walter Morse of Barre, formerly a
clerk in Hardy's dry goods store was in
town last week.
The village water has been put into
Barnes photograph gallery and Mr..
CowdeIy's house.
The union services were held at the
Baptist church Sunday evening with a
sermon by Rev. w. f. Peters.
The ladies of the w. r. c. will hold a
box social, Friday evening, May 3D., at
Mrs. +. o. Hibbard's. All are invited.
The Texas party returned home Sun
day morning. The editor will give his
impressions of Texas in an article next
week.
Fred and Charles Beedle, 10. Harlow
and Gilman Wheeler went 10 New York
with the State Band to help furnish mu-
sic for the Centennial.
III. NJ. Dufur has purchased the Ohm
stead lot south of A. A. Wainwrlght's on
South Pleasant street and will build a nice
house ON it this season.
Rev. Geo. Hood of Minneapolis pre-
scented the subject of home missions In
a very interesting way at the Cong'l
church Sunday morning.
State Treasurer Dubois and his son
John have been in New York this week
attending the centennial, and while there
were guests of Il. J.. kimball.
DIR. g. V. Goss who has been In prae-
tice here for a few months past, has gone
to Providence, X. |. to take a position in
an asylum. We trust lac will meet with
the best of success.
w. w. Morton has removed the fence
and fixed up his lot on South Main street
making a great Improvement ON that end
of the street. He has also sold part of
il TO l.. p. Thayer.
Lester Flagg Is a chip of the old block
and bids fair to rival his father, George
w. Flagg, as wrestler, having won the
the local championship at Brocton, Mass.
where he now resides.
Rev. Mr.. Puddefoot, who has been
a missionary in northern Michigan and
Wisconsin for some time, gave a very in
teresting and instructive talk at the
Cong'l church last Thursday evening.
The Cantata, "Queen Esther" will be
given week after next, and every one
should save up their money and go, as II
will be the musical event of the season.
Fine costumes will be ordered from Bos-
ton.
Washingtons Centennial was observed |
here by a general closing of the stores, |
and by appropriate exercises at the Bap- |
list church. The address was delivered |
by Judge John w. Rowell aud was an |
able and scholarly production. 1t was |
listened to by Il large and appreciative |
audience. The singing was also espec-
ally fine.
Gov. and Mrs. Dillingham;, while in |
New York attending the centennial, were |
guests over Sunday of Col. II. j. Kim |
ball in Brooklyn. Saturday evening |
Mr.. Kimball invited TO his house about |
forty guests to meet Gov. and Mrs. Dill |
bingham and his military staff. The in- |
vited guests for The evening consisted al |
most entirely of native Nermonters in /
and others who have been at
West Randolph more or less summers.
Gov Dillingham; and staff and other /
Nermonters went down to /
\. j., on Monday, with |
similar representatives from other states,
in boats provided by the Centennial Com |
mittee. and met President Harrison and |