Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-13
WEST RANDOLPH.

Miss Annie Herrick Of Milton is in
town.
c. R. Granger is building an addition
to his barn.
W. 5. Curtis and family have returned
from Greensboro.
John Bates was home over Sunday
from Portsmouth. n. IL.
There was an athletic exhibition Mon
day evening by travelling professor.
Edgar Salisbury goes TO Greensboro
pond TO camp out. Herbert was there
over sunday.
Tom Connolly shipped two car loads
Of potatoes this week paying % cents
per bushel.
Mrs. Frank Butler and two daughters
were called to New York last week by
telegraph.
Miss Kate Guptil has returned from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. II. +. Flint al
Springfield, Mass.
Rev. w. F. Peters sails from New
York for Scotland to-day 10 be gone
some three months.
Grin Chamberlain and wife nave gone
TO Malone. New York TO attend the fun
eral Of Mrs. Chamberlain brother.
One can 20 to London, England to the
International ;. ). Convention all bills
paid, for sl60 the round trip from New
York.
Children's Sunday was observed BY the
Congregational, Baptist and Methodist
churches on Sunday last with appropri-
ate services.
A. A. Smith was called to Boston last
week by the death of his cousin, Mrs.
Geo. Miles. Mr.. Miles will be remem-
bered by many here, having spent yaca-
lions in town.
Mrs. Holman, widow Of Leonard Hol-
man, was buried irons the residence of
her daughter. Mrs. A. n. Mann. on Thurs
day last, Rev. Messrs. Boutwell, and Har-
dy officiating.
Prof. Whitehill was in town Monday
evening, returning TO Greensboro Tues
day morning. Mrs. Margaret smith and
her daughter Hattie have gone 10 Green's
boro to spend part of THEN vacation.
Witnesses have been summoned to at
tend at Chelsea in the case of young Will
son and the Parker girl. Also Ia the case
of State VS.. Waters and Alhin. The lat
ter case comes under the "blanket' act.
NJ. J. Iamson was so unfortunate az
to walk OF a high walled embankment
back of his house Saturday night and
was severely injured. julie" says he
has not forgotten how to milk yet Sbut is
not as strong as he was.
Dubois & Gay have just decided six
lots on Prospect Ave Beside those al
ready noticed was one to W. +. Lamson
giving him with the one he owned be-
fore a frontage of 10 rods. He will put
in the foundations for a new house this
fall.
John Finn and +. L. Bass are trying
for the American Agriculturist prize of
$500 for the best acre of potatoes.
There are other prizes offered in connec-
ton with this prize that make il aggre
gate about sll00. We hope they will
win.
Hiram Kimbail OF Cleveland, Ohio and
''Lon'' Kimball of Melbourne, Australia
were in town recently on visit to their
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been in town for several years but his
many friends had not forgotten him and
gave him hearty welcome.
Seth Holman had a buggy reduced to
wood in short order Friday ev-
ening by his horse running away and
with J. V. Newton's lamp post.
The horse cleared himself of the wagon
and took little excursion between the
posts on the depot grounds and
the barbed wire fence and was quite
badly cut up.
There was large shipment of butter
from this place this week, the quality Of
fered was good and IA TO rs cents was
paid by Mr.. Connolly for the best dairy
butter. 1t was one of the heaviest ship
ments made in the State on Tuesday, on
" exceeded by st. Adams.
We regret very much to announce that
Rev. w. III. Roberts of Bellows Falls has |
declined the call extended TO him by st. |
Johns church as he has been advised TO |
20 South to a milder climate on account |
If his health and that of his wife. This
,hurch will try and find an equally good |
nan, but are greatly disappointed.
Mr.. EDITOR Aunt Hitty is great |
reader and takes delight in ''keeping up |
with the times. Your weekly, the Bos- |
on Herald and Burlington Free Press are
lear at hand ready to take up at a mo-
nent's notice. Last Saturday evening |
he sat up late for her and read each pa
Der by turns and the sad accounts of the
lood in Johnstown and the fire at Seattle /
10 wrought upon her Imagination she had
he following dream which may remind |
others besides myself in this place of the
vail of hunger which greeted the ear and
ouched the heart of the light sleeper.
The fire was raging in the topmost branch
II one particular tree which was laden
With pals of milk and the word Seattle
u raised letters on every pail, while I'M
lerneath the waters of the great flood
we're raging filled with little calves heads
With open mouths and piteous cries for
God. The man who owned those calves
vas reaching for pail of milk when the
limb of the tree he was hanging to broke
i ever forget the look of en-
reaty on that poor mans face-and as
he finished the recital she buried her
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