Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-25
WEST RaNBOLPH.

The Beedles will remain in n. II. tins
week.
Miss Grace Sanford is at home from Ey-
elyn College.
Mrs. Julia Stevens is at home to ssend
the winter.
A. Thayer and wife of Barnard were
in town Sunday.
Harold Thompson is visiting his uncle
in Lebanon, N. H.
Agnes Bartrow is spending the holidays
at her home in Richmond.
Mrs. Robt. Parker has been quite sick
threatened with pneumonia
Gilman Wheeler arrived home from
Philadelphia Saturday night.
n Miss Matte Holdridge is spending the
holidays at her home in Irasburg.
The boys are all home from Dartmouth
College for the holidays.
December has been very cold month,
so far the coolest in many years.
John Church has rented DIR. Morton's
new house, now nearly completed.
q. e. BIakely OF the vt. Savings Invest
ment Co. of Montpelier was in town last
week.
The wellknown Shepard Family viii
appear here Jan. 9th with an entirely new
program.
EDDIE Lashua, wife and child from
Springfield are at Edgar Lashua's for a
short time.
Mabel and Bertha Rollo from st. Adams
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID.
Sanborn and Earl.
Clarence Hodges is clerking in Tewks-
bury's store during the holidays and Har-
ry Eaton in Thurston's.
Jno. Tilson is getting out the lumber
for his new house on Maple St. which he
win build early next season.
Mrs. Herbert Nichols from Buenos Ayres
in Sonth America is visiting at Judge
Nichols, also Mrs. James O'Neil from New
York city.
Rev. Mr. Ringe has moved into the
tenement in II. III. Bailey's house recently
vacated by A. ID. Currier who has moved
to East Barnard.
The Comrades of u. S. Grant Post de-
sire to express their gratitude TO the mem
beers of the W. X. c. for the generous do
nation recently received.
d. Il. Cooling has had large trade in
candies and confectionery since he opened
his mandatory here, and everyone prais-
es the quality OF his goods.
MIR. Thatcher has moved from the CIV.
A. Putnam house on Highland Ave. to the
Chas. Holman House on South Main ST.
recently vacated by Geo. Gould.
The Bankrupt Clothing Co. closed their
sale in Mechanics Band Hall Thursday,
packed up and went to Barre. They took
a large amount of money out OF town that
will not help pay taxes again.
Look at the label on your paper. II il
reads JAM 81 or Jan. 8 your subscription
expires with the last number in this year.
II so please renew at once and not lose an
issue and save us much extra work.
The Christmas services of the Congre-
gationalists at Dubois 4 Gays hall were
as usual most appropriate and interesting.
Next Sunday win be their last at the hail.
The Christmas eve services were held in
the new vestries.
Readers OF the Herald need not be told
that il has been much colder this winter
thus lar than il was last winter. Up TO
the temperature this month had
averaged IS DEGREES above zero. The av-
erage for Dec. 1883 and 1889 was 30 degrees.
Edw. Conant of the Normal School was
in town last week. He is of the opinion
that il is very doubtful il the state school
tax of cents can be legally assessed un-
der the new law. Other men well posted
on school matters are OF the same opin-
ion.
The 3 was a very enjoyable church soci-
able at the pleasant residence of Will He
bard on Friday evening Notwithstand.
ing the bitter cold weather, the thermom-
eter registering zero, over 80 went and
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There
were several from the other churches, be-
sides the Cong'l church.
Martin W. Wheelock OF the Montpelier
book bindery, has printed in pamphlet
I.fl
of the different towns in this state, the
full text of the new ballot law and the act
relating to public instruction. It is a
neat bit Of enterprise which the people OF
the state ought to appreciate.
Rev J. j. Lewis OF Boston will deliver
his great popular lecture 1.-THE Wonders
OF Daylight Land,n a trip through the
Canadian Rocky Mountains illustrated by
over 200 beautiful pictures, in Mechanics
Band Hall, Wed. eve, Dec. 81 for the ben
eft Of the Christian church. The Port
land, Me. Argus says, "This is one of the
most interesting lectures and most beauti-
full stereoptican pictures that were ever
united in one entertainment in Portland. "
The Christian Leader says: THE lee
ture with its clear views of wondrous
scenery, was listened TO with rapt atten-
ton by the great audience that filled ev-
cry inch Of standing room in the great
hall.
There was an important hearing before
Judge Rowell at his office Thursday, says
the Burlington Free Press, the commission
ers report in the North Williston bridge
case which has been in the Chittenden
County Court for several years. The bridge
in question which crosses the Winooski
river near the North Williston station was
erected about 30 years ago, the expense
having been borne by Underhill, Jericho.
Williston and Essex. After the Burling-
ton and Lamoille railroad was built the
residents of Underhill claimed that they
received no benefit from it and were re-
leased from all obligation to snare in the
expense Of keeping the bridge in repair
under statute providing for reapportion-
ment in such cases. petition was ac-
cordingly brought by the town OF Under
hill in the County Court in the spring OF
lSSS asking that the town be relieved from
further assessment for the maintenance Of
the bridge. A hearing was had before the
" no reported at Sepiem-
Der term OF court, 1890, that Underhill
should be exempted from further assess
ment, and that the burden should be
borne by Williston, Essex and Jericho.
Jericho, however, Gained to have been
released from any liability by a statute