Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-04

Mrs. George Temple IS ID town Tor
week.
Mrs. Laura Clark is visiting friends in
Royalton.
Mrs. F. E. Dubois has returned from
Burlington.
The frame of DIR. r. G. Morton's new
house on Weston st. is up.
Mr.. Richardson and Mrs. Kimball
started for Lodi, Dakota last week.
Miss Ella Latham of South Royalton
visited in town the first Of the week.
Miss Mary Prince and Miss Fannie
have been visiting at South Randolph.
Miss Florence Adams of Northampton,
Mass. visited Mrs. J. ID. Wheeler last
week.
Mrs. William Cushman is making quite
extensive improvements on her place on
Church street.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Fowler
is improving in health. He is now visit
ing friends in Minnesota.
Charles Hayward has had his barber
shop newly papered and painted and it
is one OF the best in the state now.
There were no services at the Chris
| tian church last sunday but large con-
gregations at the other churches.
VIII Seymour is at home from Lynn,
Mass. on a short vacation. Miss Emma
Seymour is also home from Ware, Mass.
We were in error in regard to one of
our items last week, and are glad 10 say
that Geo. Prince has not lost "A horse.
f. +. Barnes of Brattleboro has been
in town visiting his son, W. +. Barnes
and other relatives, the guest Of q. W.
Barnes.
Remember the game of base ball this
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock on the
fair ground between the Bethel and Ran
dolpn home team.
j. V. Newton has been appointed the
general agent of Vermont tor the con-
solidated shoe Co. OF Lynn, Mass, max
ers OF the Taylor Adjustable shoe.
Or. L. f. Upham has not yet sold his
very pleasant residence ON Church ST.
but several parties are talking of buying.
1t is one OF the best locations in town.
Mrs. +. T.Smith and daughters, Misses
Emma aud Mabel returned from Boston
last week. Miss Mabel was one of the re-
cent graduates from Wellesley College.
Mrs. VIII Snow has been quite i'll from
overwork but is better. Her mother
and sister were here taking care of her
and took her home with them to Mont
pelier.
Mrs. Henry Vinton and daughter Mrs
Alice Ford arrived in town from the
West saturday. They were called east
by the serious illness of Mr.. Ninton at
Granville.
A grand excursion to Muncie, Ind. the
great natural gas city. will leave swan
ton, Tuesday, July 9th in charge OF f.
IL. Bascom. Fare pullman included)
for the round trip only $50.
Miss Nettie WEIGH, former graduate
of our High School and "A graduate at
Wellesley College of the class of 80 ar
rived in town last week and will spend
the summer at c. G. Beedle's.
Mrs. Annette Carleton of West Ran
dolph. widow of Warren Carleton, who
served in the Mexican war, has just been
granted pension of s22j arrears and s.
a month, through J. +. Cushman of Bur
lingt0n.
There is again Emusic In the air" in
the vicinity of Idleton cottage as Mr..
AFRO Lamson and family have arrived
for the summer from Philadelphia aad
are fully enjoying their beautiful sum-
mer house.
Connolly's butter market was dull
Tuesday and receipts small. Prices
were on one cent per 10. under adyices
from Boston. Best butter was quoted at
IL to - cts. but il took gilt edge varie-
ty to bring the latter price.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Church were happi-
ly surprised on the eve of June 25th ii
being the tenth anniversary of their
marriage, by some twenty odd of their
many friends who assembled at their
place of abode while they were absent
but soon were informed they were want
ed at home to which place they immedi-
ately returned and TO their surprise their
house had been broken into. everything
tdrned upside down, not bed to be
found to lay their heads on but as they
advanced they beheld all with Josephus
as pioneer and Roll, the cracksman who
whipped the cat around the house with
the umbrella and shaker and brought up
on pig in the cellar while "Monk' was
trying the syrup, "Tilden" was medita-
ting over the quality of bananas, Den
ME telling his experience about farming
little stories and big pumpkins and the
ladies were not found wanting in making
up sociable gathering long to be re-
membered. After partaking of ice
cream and cake and other good things,
the hour of midnight having past, they
bid them good-morning, leaving behind
them many fine presents Tor which kind
ness will long be buried in their hearts.
''Tis sweet to be remembered"