Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-28
WEST RANDOLPH.
THURSDAY. NAY %, 1891.

Miss Maud Ibayer has been visiting her
many friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Of Milton have
been visiting in town.
Mrs. II. l. Smith has returned from her
visit to friends in Iowa.
Hon. A. P. Hunton Of Bethel was in
town Monday on business.
60. Hubbard and wife spend Decora-
ton Day with friends in Montpelier.
Remember Decoration Day Saturday.
See programme in last weeks HERALD.
Mrs. Gregg Of Mortified was in town
over Sunday, the guest of Mrs. A. b.
TeWksbury.
Quite large number OF our Masons at
tended the funeral Of Hon. Chss. Lamb at
So. Royalton.
churches will meet here Tuesday and
Wednesday Of next week.
Hess Smith has begun extensive repairs
on his residence on Church ST. He will
build piazza around it and put on a new
ell.
There was quite a severe frost on SUM-
day morning which injured fields of Eng
fish grain, in some cases making it neces-
sary to re-sow.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy preached a sermon
before the graduating class Of the High
School on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
1t was well attended.
Don't forget that there will be a supper
served by the ladies OF the CongI church
in their vestries on Decoration bay from
O'Clock onward.
Next Saturday Cooling will have ice
cream and cake, hot chocolate and cake,
fresh broken candy, cocoenut and cream
cakes, sandwich and coffee.
The new acting rector OF st. Johns
church, w. p. Bird Of New York began
his labors last Sunday in a manner very
acceptable 10 the people Of this parish.
Mrs. Anna Dubois, who has been i'll for
several weeks at the residence Of her son,
VIM. ii. Dubois is slowly gaining and her
permanent recovery Is now anticipated.
Officer Flint seized jug at the depot
on Saturday directed to Dick Bannister.
We have not found out what the jug
contained nor what the officer did with il.
A man named Smith died the last Of the
week on Jones' mountain above Braintree
station. The funeral was attended on
Monday, the hearse from this place being
called into service.
A travelling patent medicine vender
named j. II. Alderman OF Worcester,
Mass, has been delighting audiences in
depot square some OF these fine evenings
while working of his stock in trade upon
whomsoever would buy.
The new Christian parsonage is moving
along rapidly toward complete struct-
ure. The foundations are laid and the /
walls ere being put up. IL promises to be /
a nice looking building.
The plank sidewalk on Central street be-
tween VIM. Bass and the Geo. Bradford /
place has been torn up and gravel walk /
put in which is 10 be covered with con-
crete as soon as the Howard Co. can at
tend to the job.
ID. c. Woodward has a plumber from |
Boston at work for him and he is doing /
several jobs, among them the plumbing 1
in the Mccall house on Central street and /
at r. j. Kimballs, II. w. Tewksbury's,
Z. +. Moulton's.
L. III. Goodrich, the popular foreman at /
the Abbott steam mill was so unfortunate
as to have his right hand come in contact
with one OF the saws Monday afternoon
and sustained loss OF the index finger.
His hand was somewhat cut up besides.
DR.. A. G. Bailey dressed the wound and
Mr.. q. is doing as well as could be ex-
pected
Mrs. Z. Maria Bridgman, widow OF the
late BENZ. Fish died at her residence on
Randolph Ave. on Fricay, May Y aged a.
bout so years and 9 mos. She had been a
resident Of the town nearly 50 years. Her
native place was Hanover, n. H., and she
was a relative Of Laura Bridgman, the
widely known blind mute. Her funeral
was attended on Sunday.
Col w. G. veazey left Washington re-
Gently on an official visit to the Pacific
slope including Portland, Oregon, Taco
ma, Seattle and other points. AS COM
chief he will have visited all
the departments OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic with the exception OF Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Texas.
There has been considerable complaint
that W. L. Skinner, the old coin dealer,
did not send catalogues when ordered
Mr.. Geo. Reed, the party in Boston who
sent us the sketch OF Mr.. SINNERS bust
ness writes as that the fault is wholly
with the printers who have not got out
the catalogues as soon as promised al
though they were paid for in advance.
Through the exertions Of postmaster
since the 25th OF May we
have mail to Boston on the lao p. m.
express train. Il is a closed pouch for
Boston and towns near by and will be a
great convenience TO our business men
and others giving them until 100 in the
afternoon To get in their Boston letters {
= hich all be delivered in Boston early
The next morning, the same as letters
mailed at 10 a. m.
The Memorial sermon before Z. S.
Grant Post, No. So was preached last sun !
lay by Rev. Mr.. Cooper of the Baptist
shurch. The members Of the Post met at
he hall and marched in a body TO the Z
,hurch via. Railroad, Church, School and
Main streets. There we're SO veterans in
inc besides a large number OF the mem
Ders OF j. b. Mead Camp S. of V. The !,
sermon was one Of Mr.. Cooper's best ef-
Iorts and the whole service beautiful ana
.nsrsscpriate.
Funeral of Mary Lamb Cushman.
The funeral services Of Mary Lamb !