Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

John Wheeler is i'll.
Remarkable weather.
Blacksmiths are happy.

Remarkable weather.
Blacksmiths are happy.
ID. NJ. Clough had horse die last
week.
George Conant has gone to Monroe,
N. H.
DR.. z. A. Burnett of Swanton spent
{: lnday in town.
Clark Shipman has sold his farm to
Alonzo Spooner.
FIJI. Bascom OF Montpelier was in
town last week.
The town auditors are to meet at j..
G.. Sargent's store Feb. Is and 10.
Miss Abbie Gillette has returned TO
Windsor TO finish her school.
Mrs. Albert Day has gone to Ran
dolph, Mass. to visit her daughter.
The Y. P. S. A. held their sociable
Monday evening with Mabel Dyke.
A large quantity of poplar wood is
being shipped from this station to the
pulp mills at Bellows Falls.
Several parties have commenced
harvesting the ice crop which is secur-
ed at C. w. Curtis pond and is OF
very poor quality.
ID. M. Clough has taken down a
barn on the premises of Ed Arnold
and is to move the lumber to his farm
ON Christian hill where he is to erect it
as blacksmith shop.
McElroy's Peoples Theatre which
gave excellent satisfaction here last
spring, appears at the Bascom House
hall every evening this week and a
matinee Saturday afternoon.
One of the most valuable horses in
A. L. Stearn's livery stable was kick
ed by another horse while standing in
the barn and had leg broken. The
animal was placed in sling and the
fracture reduced.
The farm house of Charles Aims
worth situated in the west part OF the
town known as Lympus was burned
Monday night with nearly all its con-
tents. Insurance $500.
Otis Davis, who will be remember
ed as former drug store clerk In
Green & Chase's store but now in a
wholesale drug store in Concord, N.
II. passed successful examination
Jan. % before the state board of COM
missiouers of pharmacy at Manchester.
Joseph Sanspra, father of John
Sanspra, Mrs. Adam Maynard, Mrs.
Peter Burrelle and Mrs. John L. Reed
of this town, died at the home of his
son last Sunday from the effects Of la
grippe. Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, Rev. S. A. Parker ofiicia-
ting. His age was &c years.
The annual chicken pie supper and
apron sale given by the ladies of the
Universalist society was held at the
Bascom House hall on Wednesday
evening of last week. An excellent
supper was served and an opperetta
entitled ''Zanie" was presented, Mrs.
r. NJ. Chase assuming the title role.
The net receipts were over $40.
School closed in district No. 8, Jan.
"a. Those having no absent marks
are as follows Mary and james Ans
den, Mabel and Walter Preston, Per-
ley Spaulding, Walter Martin, Kate
Dart. Willie Brooks and frankie
Blackmere were absent one day each.
Lillian Roberts, one and one-half day
during the illness and death of her lit
tie sister.
w. L. Brink was driving young
colt lost week when it suddenly bolted
at narrow spot in the highway a
short distance south of the premises OF
Edwin Harrington and colt and sleigh
went off the embankment on the river
side, falling distance of twenty feet
OF more, Brink saving himselfby jump
ing. The sleigh was totally demolish-
ished as it fell into hole scarcely
large enough to contain it, the colt fall
ing on top Of it. Parties passing by
assisted Brink in rescuing the animal
and were surprised to find it had sus.
tanned no injury whatever. 1t was
taken down another steep bank to the
river, led down the stream and back tc
the highway, apparently none th'
worse for the accident. The place
where it occurred is one of the mos
( perilous in this vicinity and ought t.
! be protected with strong railing.
T New line of ladies' cotton under
i wear, corset covers, corsets, etc, a
Brooks & Washburn's.
Brooks & Washburn have Just re
ceived large line of new hamburg
and trimmings.
Little Parker Harding when he wen
: out on his grandfather's portico on tn