Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Mr.. Wall, father ofw. B. Wall,

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+. A. Shattuck took in the Fair a
Woodstock this week.
DIR. f. F. Upham who has been Wis
iting friends in town returned to Shell
by, Ala, yesterday.
LucIus Fowler and the Carr broth
ers Of Gofistown, n. H., start to-da,
on hunting and fishing trip in the
Adirondack mountains.
Where is the West Randolph Lee
ture Association? We ought TO have
two entertainments each in October
November and December so as Il
have the course nearly finished before
winter fairly sets in.
Go to the Cong'l yestry Friday nigh
for your supper where hot oysters
warm rolls, pickles, cake and coffee vii
be served for the benefit of the choir
Remember Friday is the night aac
from 100 TO 8 200 the time. Go.
A. b. Cushman and wife are at
tending the Goth anniversary of the
Vt. Baptist State Convention which is
now in session at Rutland accompa-
MED by w. w. Jones and wife who
are visiting friends in Rutland and
Proctor.
Miss Carrie Abbott and her friend
Mrs. Hanford of Tampa, Fla, who
have been spending the summer here
the guests Of Mrs. c. f Abbott, re-
turned TO Tampa last week, where
the former has an excellent situation
in one of the city schools as teacher.
The VT. Central Baptist association
held lis S3rd annual session with the
Baptist church in Barre Sept. I6 to Is
and organized by electing +. o. Hib-
bard, moderator and A. b. Cushman,
clerk. Rev. A. Myers of the Sharon
and East Bethel churches preached the
annual sermon. The association is
quite small, only eight churches yet
the outlook is quite encouraging show
ing net gain during the year Of Al
members.
Gov-elect Page has made choice of
Henry NJ. Mcfarland of Hyde Park
for Secretary Of Civil and Military Az
fairs. Mr., Mcfarland is a graduate
of Burlington College and man of ex-
tensive business experience who has
been associated with Mr.. Page in sew
eral business enterprises and is really
one of his right hand men. He is well
fitted for the position he is TO occupy.
The trustees held meeting Tues
day night and discussed the sanitary
condition of the village. While there
is no sickness except few cases of fe-
yer which are all located in one section
off the village, it was decided that
thorough cleaning up of the banks,
back yards, dumping places, sewers,
privy vaults, etc, should be made. All
citizens are earnestly requested TO at
tend TO the matter at once and see that
everything around their premises is
sweet and clean. Especial attention
should be paid to sink spouts, privies,
etc. A few wheelbarrow loads OF /
fresh dirt scattered over the ground |
where sink spouts empty, may save
sickness this fall or winter There is
not the slightest occasion for alarm on
account of the sanitary condition OF the
village and these suggestions are made |
hat all possible danger may be avoid /
n.
Henry w. Tewksbury will open the
season with lectures at Barre aud West
Hartford early in October. This is
what the Burlington Clipper says of
him:
Randolph has among her citizens a
nan who ranks among the foremost
'latiorm orators OF the country. The
from the Burlington Clipper
5 true and we have great reason 10 be
'roud of so distinguished son:
"Mr. Henry w. Tewksbury of w.
randolph, who has acquired an envia-
lie reputation in the lecture field. but
vho suffered such injuries in the Hart
ord bridge railroad disaster in Februa-
Y, 1887 as TO compel him to retire
rom active duties, has so far recover
d as to again appear before the pub
c. At the time he received such Sc
ere injuries he had completed twelve
'eeks of the season and had 81 en-
agements which he was of course o.
liged 10 cancel. He will appear I'M
er the auspices Of the Redpath Lyce-
m Bureau and the Star Bureau, al
lough he viii himself make engage
rents. He viii retain his old and pop
lar lecture, ''The Battle of Gettys-
urg' and has added two new lectures.
he Championship and Five Thousand
ears. He viii undoubtedly be most
earthly welcomed back to the lecture
atiorm and continue to increase in
'pularity so suddenly interrupted by
IS unfortunate accident"
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