Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-19
WEST RANDOLPH.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1e,Ise1.
Very little sugar weather.

Very little sugar weather.
Alfred Eaton was in Rochester last
week.
Potatoes were CARED last week at 75c. a
bushel.
Miss Electa Fish is visiting friends in
Mortified.
C. S. Eaton of Rochester is clerking for
Chas. Thurston.
Josiah Tilson is very sick, threatened
with pneumonia.
Fred Wedgewood of Essex Junction was
in town Tuesday.
Jennie Tilson has been quite sick with
lagrippe the past week.
The collection for education at the Chris
tian church Sunday amounted to 1892.
The w. c. T. u. will meet at Mrs. Will
lard Gays Thursday, Mar. 10, at p. m.
Horace Young has our thanks for some
extra choice maple sugar, this years crop.
Miss Clara Huse has returned from Nor
risville and entered he employ of the Red
Lion Inn.
Rev. Mr.. Farr of East Randolph is to
deliver the Grafton at this place on Memo
rial Day.
Miss Carrie Haufier went to Windsor
the first Of the week to sing at an enter
tainment.
Johnsbury last week and his pulpit was
supplied Sunday.
Miss Edna Cushman of Burlington was
called home last week by the serious ILL
ness of her mother.
Arson Burroughs closes his year with
Chas. Thurston and enters the employ OF
]. G. Mann April list.
The G. A. R. Post held successful SUI
gar party and musical entertainment at
their hall Friday evening.
Miss Myra Howard, who has been sick
for long time, died Saturday morning
and was buried Monday.
There will be regular preaching services
at the Christian church hereafter, Sunday
morning and evening.
We hope all our readers will try "the
EDITORS favorite Johnny-cake" receipt
published in another column.
II. w. Tewksbury, wife and daughter re-
turned last Saturday from Washington, ID.
O., where they have enjoyed delightful
visit.
The Order OF the Eastern Star will hold
a sociable at Masonic Hall ante-rooms
this Thursday evening, Mar. 49, All are
cordially invited.
Miss Clara Cushman who has been a
missionary in China will speak in the M. I
Il. church next Tuesday evening, March .
Oath, at z; 15 o'clock.
Lamson & Tilson have had the interior
OF their store frightened up with several
coats of paint till ii is as handsome store
as there is in town.
Rev. Mr.. Cooper of the Baptist church
extended an invitation TO u. s. Grant Post
which was accepted, to worship at that
church on Memorial Sunday
1t is reported that Henry Sulham las left
town for good, bag and baggage. What is
our gain is some towns loss. We only
fear this is too good to be true.
DR.. e. o. Blanchard and wife are in Bur
lington and Rutland this week. The DR..
is attending the VT. State Dental Associ-
alton. viii return Sat. p. m.
jefferson Pratt, one of our old and well .
known citizens, died Saturday after long
and painful illness. The funeral services :
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Cooper on
Monday.
E. E. VanOrnam's sister from up north !
was in town last Friday. Since the sud {
den death of her husband two years ago !
she has been demented the greater part
Of the time. !
w. j. Bean, who has been very sick for {
the past ten weeks at his rooms in Boston |
is convalescing and hopes are entertained {
of his speedy recovery. Mrs. Hiram Bean, ]
his mother is there caring for him. t
The following pupils in the highest
grade of the Primary school misspelled {
no words during the winter term: Kitty I
Flint, Mary Flint, Mark Bruce, Kitty Den t
ison, Bonnie Allen. Only one word, Me- i
dora Rollins, Hattie Hayward, Gilman \
Wells
Last Saturday the horse driven by Miss y
Alice Erskine became frightened by the
cars land made a short turn, tipping the
sleigh over and throwing Miss Alice out,
but she escaped with only slight scratches i
on her face. The horse was stopped be- e
fore any damage was done. 4
Burt Thresher, who lives about 1-2 l
miles from this place has drawn tine past b
winter cords of bark to the Bethel tan b
merry, 65 cords of wood into this village /
has cut and drawn IS thousand IT. of logs {
to the Tewksbury mill, and got out the Il
logs for another large woodpile, besides a
looking after dairy of ten cows. What b
is the matter with this young Vermont q
er? II we had enough of such young men q
we would not hear so much about aban- q
doned farms in the old Green Mountain v
State. Il
We are informed upon good authority Q
that Lemrel Richmond and Albert Dean n
propose entering into the manufacture OF !,
brick the coming season. We are glad to '.
know this, believing that with plenty of y
brick &C our doors there viii be larger :,
quantities used and we shall see more sub 7.
stantial buildings taking tle place of :.
wooden ones now going up, and at the =
'ame time see quite a force OF help finding =
new employment, thereby helping to build
up the place. Now let US all help to en-
courage the enterprise and not feel that a.
low is the time to sell some old clay OF 70
sand bank or any other material which
nay be needed, for three or four times q
What II is worth. Manufacturing of brick X
ias been tried here two or three times be-
ore, always proving a failure. ANe can p
tut hope that in this instance it may ~
'rove otherwise. ~
Mission Meetings. y
Beginning next Tuesday the Rev. B. F.
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