Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-24
WEST RANDOLPH.


Christmas trade.
Mrs. E. Godfrey has just returned from
a trip to Connecticut.
The Graded School is closed for two
weeks holiday vacation.
S. ID. Hutchins has moved into his new
house on Maple Street.
Miss Ella Jones Of Newport, N. H., has
been visiting friends in town.
w. SIS. Buck has issued a big Christmas
edition of his Monthly for Barre.
Allen Spooner recently killed fat hog,
10 months old, that weighed 571 lbs.
Mrs. II. L. Edwards of Barre visited in
town last week the guest of A. A. Smith.
j. p. Cleveland, Jr, has purchased the
Spencer place on Elm st. for $500, it IS
said.
Miss Name Moulton has returned from
apieasant visit to friends in Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. Hiram Smalley has rented E. V.
Steel's new house on Weston street and
moved in.
Rev. Seward Robson of Hoosick, N. H.,
will preach at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
Charles Manley Smith of West Rutland
has been chosen by Senator Proctor as his
private secretary.
DIR. j. II. Mayo is now pleasantlylocated
in the house on Cross st. recently vacated
by Nelson Olmstead.
Have you got the grip? II not, you do
not know what you have missed and are
not in the fashion.
The newly elected officers of the G. A.
r., w. r. c., and S. Of V. will be installed
Friday evening, Jan. LIST.
Mrs. Victor |. Grant of Pittsfeld N. H.,
who has been visiting friends in this |
rot1 last we
The many friends of Rev j. A. Pierce
here will be interested in little line
item under Births in this paper.
Fred Dunn is very proud OF his boy, |
Ralph Priest Dunn, and he has every rea-
son to be as he is one of the brightest ba- |
bies in town.
Local Branch, No. 1888, o. l. II. win not |
hold its regular meeting this week, but a
special meeting viii be held next Monday /
evening at 7-30 O'Clock.
ReY. Mr.. Wilkins OF Bethel held service
es at st. Johns church last Sunday very ac
ceptably and preached very able sermon
on 1.-THE Second Coming of Christ"
Thirty new subscribers for THE HER
AID in three days last week shows that the
people appreciate our efforts 20 give them
the best local paper in this part of the
state.
Chas. Ketchum has moved to Beanville,
where he is now employed. Samuel Will
liams occupies the tenement he vacated
and Thomas Shattuck has moved to Cen
tral st.
The annual meeting of the West Ran
dolph Grange for the election of officers
for the year ensuing will be held next Sat
urday eve, Dec. 10Th, A full attendance
is desired
The G. V. r. r. has put in a side track
to the U. S. Screen Mill This was render
ed necessary by the great increase in the
business of this company under its new
management.
Our merchants have had big holiday
trade. This is especially true of those
who advertised literally. Messrs. TeWks-
bury q Sons report the largest trade they
have had in recent years.
The ladies of the Episcopal church held
very successful sale and supper in G. A.
X. hall, Thursday evening OF last week. l
They took about $1,000 which will be used
to repair the church in the spring.
We are glad to be able TO state that Mrs.
Charles Nichols who has been dangerous
ly i'll at the residence of her father, j. c. =
Dyer, is much better. There is no change
for the better in the case of j. G. Dyer, we |
regret to learn.
The many friends of Rev. W. f. Bird ]
will be glad to learn that he arrived in
town last night to spend few days with q
his old parishioners. He win hold ser
vices ih the church Christmas eve at seven !.
O'Clock, Christmas day at 10 30 a. m. and =
Sunday next at 1870 a. m. 1t is regretted
very much that he cannot be spared from l
his mission work al Garden City, L. l., for
more than one Sunday.
A. w. Tewksbury & Sons had a fat OK
killed last week, that bad the disposition v
OF an ostrich. In its stomach were found
"a nails, varying in length from one to A
four inches, several pieces of wire from
baled hay, and piece of brass. The OK
was in perfect health, and had always been,
and the nails, etc, had had no apparent
effect on his stomach. He had not been e
fed any baled hay since being kept on the
job two years ago. G
We regret to inform the many friends
Of Rev. Elbridge Gerry, who up to two
weeks ago has been the editor of this pa g
per, that be is very sick and not expected
to live. His health has been poor for the
past year, and ever since the fire that de- n
stroyed bis farm buildings on the old =
Smith farm. During the fall he has been
growing steadily worse, and altho' every
effort has been made to stay the disease, it =
has been without avail. Last week he =
was at the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur-
lington, where a consultation of eminent
physicians was held on his case, but they es
could give him no hope. He returned Of
Thursday night and has grown rapidly es
worse since.
The many friends Of Carl Bigelow viii 8
be glad to read the following and will Z
heartily endorse every good word said -
Carl Bigelow who has been agent for the =
American Express company in Yankton .
for five years, has been promoted by the
TO the responsible position of b'
,ashier for the company in Butte, Mon TT
ANA. He expects to leave Yankton short q
" after Christmas, for his home in De- "
rot, Michigan, to make short visit be- be
lore going to Butte. All Xankton would pl
ike to sign a reference for Carl, as to his
lbiity, integrity and complete worthiness
or the new duties and greater responsible
ty, which his promotion confers upon
him. And all Ysnkton regrets that he is
o leave, at the same time rejoicing that he
las been promoted.-YaDkton Daily Press
md Dakotan.
The January Wide Awake comes with
store OF good things for young and old No
hat are as entertaining as they are varied. an
I brings to its readers stories by Molly r,
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