Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-05
WEST RANDOLPH.

u. y. wilson OF Bethei WAS III tVNh
last week.
Mrs. A. J. Huse and son Roy vis-
tied in Morrisville last week.
N. W. McCollum and family visit
ed in Pittsfeld over Sunday.
Mrs. Fisher of Waitsfeld has been
visiting Miss Hattie Leach.
DR.. H. H. Mcintyre returned from
California last Thursday in good
health.
The lamp-posts and hydrants have
all been painted making them look
much better.
Miss Genie Weeks brought a few
ripe strawberries into the HERALD
office Monday morning.
Highway Surveyor Richmond has
repaired the plank side walk on Cen
trail street and also the one on South
Main street.
George L. Spear has returned from
an extended trip South, having visited
the great Spring Palace Exhibition at
TT. Worth, Texas.
The Orange county court began
Tuesday and our lawyers are attending.
The case of Harwood VS.. Curtis win
come up for final settlement.
Mr.. VanOrnam wishes TO thank the
Editors Of the Times foi the adv. in
their last issue.
G. G. Written has bought the lot on
Highland Avenue owned by Lemuel
Richmond and viii build thereon.
Some localsmatter is crowded out
this week by the full report of the clos
ing exercises of the graded school.
A full report of the Baptis; Sunday
School Convention, that is in session
as we 60 to press, will appear next
week.
II any town committee fails TO re-
c, i've blank credentials for district dele
gates, the same can be procured by
writing to Ira A. Shattuck, Hardwick,
Secretary of the Dist. Committee.
Rev. j. McCalman whom many
will remember as the one who supplied
so satisfactorily the pulpit of w. +.
Peters while he was 10 Europe last
summer was in town last week to visit
his friend.
The Relief Corps will hold their
meetings until further notice on the
second Tuesday Of the month at two
thirty o'clock in the afternoon and at
seven thirty in the evening Of the
fourth Tuesday. Every member re-
quested to attend without further no.
tice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis +. Barnes late
ly married at Brattleboro were the re-
cipients of many handsome presents AT
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Howe, French
clock gentlemen friends, silver service.
silver bonbon bowl, nut picks, silver
butter dish, spoons, fruit knives, soup
ladies, glass tea set, lemonade set.
glass, salt and pepper castor, rose jar,
umbrella holder; from near relatives,
small articles, large variety. After
their return 10 West Randolph they
received nice center table from per-
sonal friends of the groom: nice
chair from two boarders at the New
ton honse Mrs. Newton, silver
Mr.. aud Mrs. Orlin Green, poems
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Barnes, silver
and table linen. etc.
The game of base ball on Decoration
Day between the Randolph Centres
and Randolphs was an interesting
game. The score at the end of the
first inning stood to | in favor OF the
Centres. From that time on they
made one run and that even was on
mere luck and errors while our boys
crossed the home plate for II runs.
The playing of the home team was ex-
ceptionally fine throughout notwith-
standing that none of the players were
in practice. Several spectators were
heard to remark that there was no
reason why West Randolph couldn't
put strong team into the field with
the material now at hand. We under
stand that measures are in progress TO
form an organization and already sew !
eral dates have been arranged,
In the twenty-five years that have !
passed since the Civil war was ended
there has been no fairer Memorial Day
than the one last Friday. A very I
large number of people assembled to as
sist the veterans OF the L. $. Grant
Post pay the tribute to the memory of /
our heroic dead. The program as an !
nounced last week was successfully car :
ried out. The procession was well 6
worth viewing. The exercises at the +
though brief, were very inn c
pressive and the music by the First =
Brigade Band as good as was listened
70 in Vermont. The address by A. A. z
Hall of St. Adams was universally con- :