Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-09
WEST RANDOLPH.
ice Edison is sick with mumps.

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n. j. Whitehill's brother visited him
last week.
d. c. Griswold of Boston was in town
this week.
Mamie Moulton has been i'll for the
past week.
Frank Thomas spent Sunday at his
h Jme in Georgia.
Mrs. d. A. Whttlesey is visiting n. H.
Martin, her father.
Chas. Meader was ID Burlington and
Montpelier last week.
Loren Griswold and wife have gone to
Boston for the winter.
Geo. Prince was in Boston and Valley
Falls, Il. /. last week.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas City, is visit
iDg Rev. V. NJ. Hardy.
Blanche Sparhawk and Gina SaXton
are having the mumps.
Geo. J. Prince lost valuable OK on
the mountain last week.
Mrs. Jep. Chadwick has been visiting
her parents in Plainfield.
There is to be dance Saturday even
inn at Mechanics Band hall.
There will be services at the Baptist
church as usual next Sunday.
Lizzie Lamson of Ware, Mass. is visit
ing her father, Irwin Lamson.
Rev. j. A. Pierce's horse fell through
a scuttle in his barn a few days since.
The stores very generally observed the
arrangement for closing last evening.
Mrs. w, i. Lamson has a fine Estey
upright piano, the first ever sold in
town.
j. w. Atwood has been confined to the
house for over week, threatened with
fever.
Fred DUBOIS has opened shooting
gallery in Dubois & Gays hall for Sat
urday evenings.
1t is rumored that there was an at
tempted case of poisoning near North
Randolph this week.
The Randolph National Bank paid
semi-annual dividend Jan. LIST of three
and one-half per cent.
The many friends of Leonard Wheel
er will be glad to hear that his family
have nearly recoved from the diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. g. Hart celebrated
the Goth anniversary of their marriage
Jan. LIST by large gathering at their
pleasant home.
There was very pleasant party at
the residence OF Heman Powers last
Friday evening in honor of his accom-
plished daughters.
Last week over 200 died in snow
storm in Russia while here we have no
snow and people are beginning to talk of
makingtheir gardens.
Henry Allen. recently in charge of the
horses ut the Green Mountain Stock |
Farm, has moved to town, occupying /
the tenement in John Herrick's house.
Mrs. Bradford Tewksbury is visiting
friends in New Boston, N. ii. where She 1
will be joined by her husband next week I
who has been TO Philadelphia on bust
ness "trip.
Cortez Nutting has decided to return
to Brandon, where he has renewed his .
engagement with his brother, instead Of
remaining with Il. A. Thomas as stated
last week.
An owl attempted to carry off hen
for sylvester Little this week but the
ben succeeded in carrying oil the owl,
which Mr. Little now has rs natural
hi STORY specimen.
Mrs. Dennis Greene fell down as she
was going down the steps at Orson
Woodcock's last Thursday night and
was quite severely injured about the
face and one wrist.
The next regular communication of
Phoenix Lodge, No. Is, f. and a. NJ.
will be Tuesday, Jan. 10, Z. M. Let
those interested take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
j. Il. Newcity has opened a shoe shop
in the Old HERALD Office, north end OF
Smiths block. MIR. bradish says he is a
first class workman and desirable citi-
zen. lie will stay il there is work e.
nough to make it an object.
Il may be gratifying to the friends of
Rev. G. +. Morse to know that the first
prize valued at 800 has been awarded to
him as the most successful canyasser for
the feOpleS Cyclopedla in New Eng
land, he hsving sold 400 sets the past
year.
Mr.. Horace III. Howard has purchased
building lot, No. u on Highland Ave
nue. corner of South st. and will erect
thereon early the coming spring very
desirable house which quite likely may
be for sale when completed. Another
lot has been sold opposite the one pur-
chased by Dea. Howard and it looks
now as though building would be active
the coming spring in that vicinity.
The Randolph Savings Bank was or
gained under the charter granted by the
last legislature, yesterday afternoon.
Hon. James Hutchinson was elected
Pres. Judge w. Ii. Nichols, vice pres.
Il. i. Lombard. treasurer and Ii. III. 1,
Mcintyre, 5. NJ. Flint, A. G. Wheeler,
Nj. A. Tewksbury, vi. Spear, G. l..
Martin, b. 4. Lombard, trustees. The
bank will be opened for business as
soon as suitable arrangements can be