Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-12
WEST RANDOLPH.
Cold and dry last week.

non Saturday.
Grace Bradish of Montpelier was in
town over Sunday.
Miss Annie L.Evans is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Z. A. ShaItuck.
P. F. McLawrin of Buffalo, n. Y, was
in town over Sunday.
ID. Il. Cooling and daug hter were in Con-
cord, n. H., last Saturday.
Edward Putnam of Montpelier spent a
few days in town this week.
The revival meetings at tine Christian
church are largely attended.
Chas. Mann of Montpelier has been
spending few days in town.
w. I. Sparhawk was at home from
Dartmouth College over Sunday.
Work was commenced Monday on the
foundation of the U. S. Screen Mill.
Mrs. c. w. Orcutt has been spending
few days at her fathers, j. B. Wells.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Willard Gay Friday, May 18th, p. m.
A large number attended the democrat
ic state convention at Montpelier last
| week.
d. T. Dyer started his ice carts Tues
day. Did you have your refrigerator
| ready?
Frank Holman, wife and children OF
/
over Sunday.
w. B. Wall was called to South Royal
ton by the serious illness OF his aged ia
ther Saturday
Miss Ellen l.. Joiner, formerly of the
HERALD force, has opened a fancy goods
store at Baldin, Mich.
The Silver Cross Circle of Kings Daugh
tiers will meet with Mrs. Written ON Tues |
day, May II, at 230 p. m.
g. w. Morrow gave a tenn perance lee |
ture before the l. o. G. 4. at Braintree |
village last Friday night.
The High School base ball team went to
the Center and defeated the nine at that
place by score of 10 to 10.
Mrs. A. G. Bradish returned from Bos-
ton last Thursday. She has been there
caring for her son Fred, who is sick.
A lot OF personal property belonging to
the estate OF the late Kingsley Jones, was
sold at auction in depot square Monday.
Lemuel Richmond, formerly Of Bethel,
died at Springfield Sunday night. He
was about 80 years old and well known in
this vicinity.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Culver from South Royal
ton and Miss Celia Culver from St.Albans,
daughter OF Col. ]. N. Culver, have been
guests OF Hattie Church for few days.
Regular meeting OF West Randolph /
Grange May 18th. All new members who |
were present March Goth and April 23d are
especially requested to attend this meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Baldwin have given
up their rooms at the Red Lion Inn. )
Mrs. Baldwin left Monday for her home
in Revere, Mass, where she will spend
the summer. !
f. l.. Whitcomb has closed his labors !
with w. +. Lamson and gone to Windsor :
to live. He was one of the nice young
men OF the place and we are sorry to have !,
him leave town. !
The large chimney at the Salisbury Bros. i
Furniture Factory has been going up rap a
idly the past week. When this addition is b
they will have one of the larg- |,
sst and best factories in the State.
The travelling photographers whose
,dv't is in anothercolumn, are doing quite
l business and show first-class samples of /,
heir work. They had been six weeks at
So. Royalton before coming here. !
special train made up OF three passen-
ger coaches and one baggage car, drawn G
BY the W. c. Smith engine, passed thro' o
here Monday p. m. with an excursion
party from Boston en- route for \Chicago.
Col. j. b. Mead Camp, No. 81, Sons OF Q
Veterans will be inspected by Inspector T.. i
I. Griswold of Bennington Thursday ev- +
'ning, May 20. Regular meeting this
week Friday for drill, etc. A full attend 4
lnce is desired.
Grace Sanford returned from New York
he latter part of last week. where she
vent two weeks ago to attend the we'd
ling of Miss Louise Berry and Rev. John L
y. Adams. Miss Berry was a class-mate
If Miss Sanford while in Evelyn College p
N Princeton, n. j. r
The Misses Brainard of Randolph Cen B
er returned from their visit to Worces- c
er, Mass, where they spent the winter c
asst week Tuesday. They are remarkably +
mart old ladies, Lydia being 81 years old n
md Orpha SO. They well remember when o
heir father moved to town from Conn, r
oming with an OK team. He was one OF 81
he first settlers. T
The trustees at their meeting Monday Il
light appointed A. A. Smith highway sur 4,
'eyor with the duties OF street commits :.
Toner, and g. w. Barnes, highway sur !,
'eyor, with the duty of collector of the y
highway tax in accordance with the stat
lite. They also appointed NJ NJ. Drake, n
leo. X. Walker aud Royal Ellison as po-
ice in place of Others resigned.
Moses Bagley's little boy set fire in q
he grass Friday that ran under VIM. q
Woods barn and had it not been discov- q
red just as 1t vas would have DESTROYED n
he barn and possibly the house. The r
lose Company responded remarkably f,
ulck ana though their services were not nj
eeded were ready for business. Mr.. M
Wood wishes to thank them for their N
and efficiency. NJ
Rev. Mr.. Caswell OF Toronto oficiated y
asst Sunday at st. Johns church and at =
race church, Randolph Center. He evil X,
emily pleased the large congregation W
resent, by his very able aud scholarly W
ermon. He will hold services in these w
hurches next Sunday at the usual hour, W
nd we hope all interested in either church W
tho did not hear him last Sunday will
e able to hear him next Sunday.
About 100 attended the town meeting a,
aturday to see if the town would vote to o.
xempt the U. s. Screen Mill il rebuilt. %
here was practically no opposition. On D.
: two votes were cast against it. The D.
loney is raised, the contract to erect all ~
ne buildings except the store house Sf
as been let and work began Monday. n.
he main mill will be 40x100 feet, three ~ II,
ories high with dry house near also ~