Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-28

W. w. -hoitoH Voc a.
The drought was broken by soaking
rains last week.
Clarence Moulton has bought new
Rambler Safety.
A. F. Thayer of Barnard was in
town last week.
A few attended the circus at White
River Junction and Barre.
Miss Dudley of Boston is visiting
her sister Mrs. F. f. Dubois.
A fine granite monument has been
erected in memory OF DR.. A. kendriek.
Let every voter do his duty next
Tuesday aud go TO the polls and vote.
President Smith Of the VT. Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. was in town last
week.
Mrs. Alden Bowers OF California is
in town visiting her mother, Mrs. l..
L. Standish.
II. n. Whitney of the Burlington
Clipper spent Sunday in town visiting
old friends.
Hon. w. H. Dubois and Col. X. j.
Kimball and son Eugene attended the
muster at Bradford last week and re-
port a line tin e.
A large number Of the Methodist
people attended the annual camp meet
ing at Mortified last week, and report
a most profitable time.
Agar Carleton, who has been do
inc the local work on the Herald this
summer, is visiting friends in VIII
Jamestown this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VanOrmah desire 10
express their deep gratitude to the kind
friends who assisted them during the
sickness Of their baby and at its burial.
The merchants have decided 10 close
their places OF business after Sept. LIST
two evenings in the week, Wednesday
and Friday. The stores will be closed
at 6 O'Clock.
The cards are out announcing the
marriage OF Miss Bessie Standish OF
this town to Mr.. Penn Strong OF POM
fret on Sept. 2nd at the home Of Mrs
L. Il. Standish.
John Gorham has been offered a
situation in big shop in Boston at
S2l week and has given his notice
and will leave town soon. He Is a
first class workman.
Judge +. L. White of Yankton, 5.
D., was in town last week and made
his friends briet call. He is one of
the energetic, successful business men
Of that popular city.
Rev. Homer White Of Mortified
held services at St. Johns church last
Sunday, much to the delight Of his old
Pensioners. He preached an able
sermon on the healing OF Naaman.
over 5000 tickets were sold for the
afternoon performance Of the Fore
paugh circus at Barre, Monday, the
largest number ever sold at a circus in
the state. Where was Montpelier when
her light went out:
Mr.. VIM. w. Chandler Of Chicago,
and Mr.. John A. Chandler ofSt Paul,
both prominent railway men for many
wears. are spending their vacation with
I their wives, as guests of their brother
4 Albert at Mari-Castle
I Last Sabbath. Rev Jas. A. Pierce,
who has been for mme than seven yrs.
/ the pastor Of the Baptist church IN this
place. resigned his pastorate, "a accept
work with the South Baptist church oi
Bekidere, H., and expects to leay,
I for bis new home as carly as the mid
die of Oct.
Mr.. Frank II. Chandler and Mrs.
John II. Brewer of Brooklyn aud Mrs,
DR.. Reid of Townsville, Ga, after a
delightful soiourn in Maine and trir
through the White Mountains. includ-
img the ascent of Mt. Washington, ar,
spending the closing days of their va
cation with their Chandler relatives ant
their many other friends in Wesi
Randolph.
A. the entertainment on Saturday
Sept. 18th, Miss Carrie Haufer viii
sing from the opera of judith, Mis-.
Mary Connolly win recite a selection
Of J. B. O'Reilly's poems, Mis-.
Ahearn of w. r. Junction and Mis-,
IO'Connell Of Bethel will play a selee.
ton OF musical duets and Father Lon
ergan win deliver a lecture which
promises 20 be most interesting tC
Protestauts and Catholics alike.
\ O. w. Newton, one Of the Two su
preme organizers of the 'Suprem'
? Council National Congress Of Friends
/ is visiting in town. He represents III,
above named Council which has beer
/ hut recently organized. 1t is some
what similar to the Iron Hall order