Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-11

bury were in town last week on their
way to her home in Brooktield.
S. NJ. Flint and c. E. Abbott have sold
over 500 tons of coal here this season. 1t
comes direct from the mines in Pa.
The First Brigade Band is practicing
in preparation for the muster of the State
Militia that takes place here Aug. A-SO.
Please hand in the names of friends
whe may be visiting you. We should be
glad to give them place among locals
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Written are soon to
go away ON an extensive trip, visiting
friends in Rochester, New York and Mass.
Farmers complain of poor hay wealth
er. Only two real good days so far this
season. Everything is all drying up( y"
Mrs. Geo. Temple has been spending a
week with relatives in town. She ex-
poets to join her husband in Alaska in
September.
Butter is pretty cheap when the best
creamery butter, in IL ID. prints, sells
for 20 cents per pound at the West Ran
dolph creamery.
Mrs. G. E. Griswold and daughter, Mrs.
Louie Griswold Gardner of st. Paul, MINI
are making visit to their old home and
many friends here.
Frank Thomas and Frank Parsons are
soon to take vacation and visit friends
in Franklin county. They intend to take
the trip on their bicycles.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Stone,
the proprietor of "Maplewood" at the
Center is having applications enough TO
more than fill his beautiful home.
We call the attention of all our local
wheelmen and horsemen to the rules of
I the st. Adams club, published on first
page, and hope they will adopt them.
! There is such thing as too much of
good thing, and l.. L. Sparhawk is hay-
I ing the corner skylight in his photo stu
out and bricked up.
The fourth passed off very quietly.
There was less noise and excitement the
night of the 3rd than usual. The boys
had the big bonfire in depot yard and pa
raded with the drum corps.
Judge Nichols, wife and daughter, Col.
1 O'Neil and wife, j. p. Cleaveland and
wife ard Mr.. Dean and wife, formed a
pleasant party that took trip TO Will
Jamestown Springs last week.
Miss Eta Chamberlain, one of the Ran
dolph teachers who has made marked
success in her vocation at Saxonville.
Mass, is spending her vacation with her
father, Increase Chamberlain.
DR.. Il. f. Upham has sold his pleasant
home on Church street to VIII Cushman.
The price is not given but it is safe to
congratulate VIII on securing a good
home, which he deserves.
+. w. Sault mas sold out his interest in
the Northtield News and Is at home for a
short vacation. He made a success as
the business manager of the News and is
soon, we understand, TO go into business
elsewhere.
ID. c. Griswold came with his family
and Mrs. Loren Griswold from Boston
last week Wednesday night and opened
for the season the old Griswold home
stead. He was obliged TO return last
week but his family will remain for the
season.
Mr.. Salmon Cotton Pennock, the ar
fist from Boston is a guest Of Mrs. Lo-
rem Griswold this summer and Is form
ing a class in the village ltor decorative
flower painting and will be happy to
show his paintings to any one Interested.
See his ady't elsewhere.
We are glad to see Lime" Welch in
town again. He is now one of the pros
porous manufacturers of Grand Rapids,
Mich. and is making a fortune out of his
celebrated "Folding Bed which has no
equal in the market. He will remain
here and in the vicinity some two weeks
visiting friends and relatives.
Rev W. +. Peters has been heard from
and Is enjoying his vacation in England
greatly. He went first to Scotland and
visited the places of historic interest and
then went to London and attended the
International Sunday School Convention
of which he was one of the delegates
from this State. His health was good at
last accounts.
We had very pleasant call from
Geo. Blair, the foreman of the Montpe-
lier Argus and Patriot, last week. For
many years George has been the main
spoke in the mechanical wheel of that
great establishment and by his faithful
ness has contributed much to the pros
peritv of the firm. He visited at j. l..
Moses and Orrin Chamberlain's ana was
accompanied by his wife and child.
Rev. w. W. Love of New York, the
classmate in the General Episcopal The
illogical Seminary of the son of the late
Rev. Thee. Hopkins of Burlington, who
is spending his vacation with the family
of the latter has been secured to take
charge of Grace church at the Center and
st. Johns church here, till Sept. He held
services here last Sunday and delivered a
most eloquent and earnest sermon on the
"Straight Way He pleased the large
congregation present. Services next
Sunday at the usual hour, 10: 30 a. m.
All strangers in town are invited. The
Society is to be congratulated on secur-
ing such talented young man if only
for the summer.
The weather being favorable the First
Brigade band, c. C. Beedle, directors give
the first of a series of open air concerts
in school-house yard, Thursday evening