Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-30

NJ G. Stafford with his wife and young
est child returned to town Monday, Mrs.
Stafford not having been here before since
the first of the summer.
Rev. James B. Morrison, pastor OF the
Unitarian church at Laconia, y. H.. is ex-
pected to preach in the Universalist
church next Sunday.
DR.. George Cheney of st. Johnsbury, Or
Thomas Mound OF Rutland, and DIR. X. NJ.
Chase of this town have been appointed
committee for this state 10 prepare for the
Worlds Centennial Dental meeting to take
place at Chicago and to hold for ten days
from Aug. 31st to Sept. 10th, 1888.
W.B. C. Stickney and daughter are in
Bradford this week.
There was considerable excitement here
last Sunday afternoon occasioned by the
report that the murderer Amy had been
arrested by Frank Durkee at Pittsfeld. 1t
seems that Sundsy morning as Dick Car
ruth of South Hill was driving along in
that vicinity he met and took in a strang-
er who was walking. Carruth opened to
him the subject of the Amy murder case,
when he Immediately jumped from the
wagon and cleared out. Deputy Sheriff,
Frank Durkee being notified hunted up
the man and arrested him. An investiga-
ton disclosed the fact that he was not the
fellow wanted.
Albert Thayer, W no is now the proprie-
tor of a hotel at Essex Junction was in
town the first of the week.
We are glad to see that Dean Upper is
so far recovered from his late illness as to
be able TO be on the street again.
Mrs. L. H. Edison is visiting her child
rem at w. R. Junction.
Mrs. Charles Curtis, who has been very
sick is improving.
When you are elected to an official po-
sition by your friends and can not or will
not perform the duties OF your office, why
don't you resign and let somebody else
take the place who has life enough 10 do
what they are elected to do and not have
the whole matter paralyzed by your desire
for honor without the work.
We understand that ID. w. Bliss will
give an exhibition of Joe Whites trotting
by trctting MIN against time on the fair
ground in this village next Saturday at
p. m.
Are you saving your money to buy a
ticket TO j. j. Lewis course of lectures,
the first OF which takes place in the Uni
versalist church on Monday evening, Aug.
10. II you do not go you will be the los
er.
We can't see why our people can not be
satisfied with the quality of meat furnish
ed at our market when Mr.. kimball kills
such oxen as he killed last Saturday.
c. w. Hooker Camp, S. OF V. will hold
a special meeting ON Saturday evening OF
this week.
Miss Lizzie Hayward of Tunbridge Wis
tied her friend Carrie Heath in this VIII
lage last week.
The members OF the Y. p. S. c. r. held
a very successful ice cream party in the
depot park Tuesday evening of last week.
We understand that one OF our leading
citizens is engaged in trapping new
species of Woodchucks that are destroy
ing his garden. We learn that the pecu-
liar feature about them is that instead OF
being OF brown color they are black
with white stripe upon their backs.
Mrs. Chester Foster and children spent
several days last week in rusticating at
Aaron Wilson's.
There seems to be a large number OF
very promisingi colts in this section, a
mong them and those which have exhlb-
tied very speedy tendencies are +. NJ.
Whitcomb's Mestmont stallion Bay
mont" Styles and Hatch's bay FLY by
Thought" Others who have gained
good reputation as breeders and who now
have fine colts on hand are ID. NJ. Clougb,
j. q. Burnett, Dennis Hickey and ever SO
many others who will exhibit them at the
coming fair.
Mrs. A. L. Stearns spent day or two at
w. Randolph last week.
r. E. Wilson is visiting old neighbors
and friends at Cabot
Miss Kittie, daughter of W.. j. Davis OF
Glenns Falls, n. Y. is spending a few
weeks with ner grandmother, Mrs. James
Davis.
Mrs. Ida CEllis) Richardson OF Lowell
with two children is stopping with j. II.
Hebard.
Mrs. NJ. N. Richardson and daughter,
Mrs. A. l.. Clapp OF Boston are rusticat-
ing in town, making their headquarters at
the Bascom House.
The schoolhouse is receiving a much
needed coat of paint, color light sage with
old gold trimmings.
Town Treas. Adams says that the per
cent school tax is ready for distribution
among the districts. The fifteen legal
schools in town There are four in the vil-
lage district) will receive $3.50 each.
Why don't you buy watch now9 RS.
Adams will sell you one reasonable.
The teachers examination at Royalton
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week was
attended by Kittredge, Bascom, Misses
Ida Rice, Maud Durham and Anna Hatch.
just received this week, a new lot of la
dies and children's cotton underwear.
Mrs. f. f. WILSON.
The Fall Mt. Paper Co. has a large
force of men at work on the upper water
of White River clearing it out preparato-
ry to floating logs next spring. We shall
endeavor TO give full account of their
methods in next weeks issue.
Bib pins. r. S. Adams now has SPLEEN
did assortment. Get the poor child one.
DIR. C.. L. NORM of st. Adams, State Vet
Urinary Inspector was in town last Mon
day and Tuesday. He was called to ex-
anime the herd of j. B. Taggart on the
road. 1t seems that Mr..
Taggart had COW that died last week or
was killed and tuberculosis was suspected
and DR.. MORN was called to examine the
remainder of Mr.. Taggart's herd. A
thorough examination was made Tuesday
and the DR.. failed to discover any signs of
the presence OF this dread disease. The
farmers of the state hardly comprehend
the benefit of the operations of the present
law as to contagious diseases. The state
appoints an inspector and pays all ex-
penses of examination and if the animals !
are ordered to be slaughtered, a fair rec
is made to the owners.
Bethel people will notice the announce
d. l.