Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-07
Thursday, April z, 1892
WEST RANDOLPH.

ter weeks illness.
The editor is on the sick list this week
hence lack of locals.
Miss Mary Hutchinson has returned
from an extended visit.
c. Ii. Bass, Esq, OF New York is making
his many friends in town visit.
Ernest Burridge has gone to Boston to
take three years course in pharmacy.
Misses Mary Dubois and Mary Tewks-
bury are spending their vacation at home.
Miss Maude Haskins has gone to Barre
to work in the millinery store of Mrs
BOND.
But little maple sugar or syrup has been
made so far and the season promises to be
short.
The Wet. U. will meet with Mrs. Isaac
Newton Wednesday, Apr. 18th at usual
hour.
The Misses Carrigan have opened a dress
makers shop in the Wheeler Block next
to Goding's.
John Church has rented the tenement
in the Fits house on Church Street va
Gated by Mr.. Meader
DR.. Mayo removed cancer from the
faceof Mrs. win Flint last Thursday and
she is doing finely.
c. II. Meader has packed his goods all
up preparatory TO leaving town ON his
summer campaign repairing roofs, etc.
The many friends of Judge James
Hutchinson were glad to welcome him on
his return from Washington, ID. C. Satur-
day.
Z. P. Flint was taken suddenly i'll last
week Wednesday evening aud for a time
his life was despaired Of. He is somewhat
better.
Mrs. Mary Prince Denny OF Proctor
Ct
sick and came home to be better cared for
by her mother, Mrs. John Prince.
Miss Eta NJ. Morse commences work
for j. ID. Mitchell in his millinery depart
ment Wednesday, Apr. 6. Opening days
from Apr. until about July 4. Please
call.
Rev. Seward Robson began his labors as
pastor of the Baptist church in this village
last Sunday. His sermons both morning
and evening were most excellent and ap-
propriate to the occasion.
At the Cong'l church the Y. P. s. C. T..
will open Circulating Library at $50 D.
M, Friday, April s. Basket lunch for two
with coffee, 20 cts, furnished by ladies'
Ways and Means Society. Admission,
cents.
The snow disappeared very rapidly un-
der the influence of the warm south wind
Saturday and Saturday night and the wa
ter in all the streams rose very rapidly,
doing considerable damage to roads, cul
verts, etc.
George w. Drew has opened black
smith shop in the building formerly occu-
pied by II. S. Newton near Dyer's Livery
Stable. He comes from Warren highly
recommended as one of the best black
smii hs in the state, and capable of doing
any kind of shoeing, repairing, etc
w s. s. Buck has moved his printing
office and stationery business to the large
room in Wheeler, Lamson & Co. s block
recently occupied by G. f. Lackey. This
will make him a good place and give him
room for his rapidly increasing business.
THE HERALD viii occupy the rooms va
Gated n Smiths block as soon as they can
be fitted up, giving it much needed room.
Francis Kendall and his son John II.
kenda. OF Watertown, Mass, were in
town this week, looking at several farms
in Randolph and Braintree with view of
purchasing for summer residence. The
only place that was suited to their require
ments was the Henry Bass place on BIain
tree Hill. They pronounced the view from
that hill the finest they have seen in New
England.
The concert given by the Shepard Fami-
~ last Friday evening in Dubois a. Gays |
hall was listened to and enjoyed by good |
sized audience. The banjo playing was |
fine, also the song, "At Maggie Murphy's |
Home,n and the one rendered in Quaker |
costumes. The youngest member of the
family, IN his songs and drum accompan
iments, brought down the house. Alto
g sther It was very pleasant evenings |
entertainment.
The village and school meetings were
largely attended Thursday night and ev-
erything passed off pleasantly. 1t was
voted to take into the village and school
district the creamery and adjacent prop
erty. The water commissioners were in
structed to test all the available sources
OF water supply around the village, have
the water analysed, ascertain the cost of
bringing into the village and report to
meeting to be held the first of June.
The sudden death of BENJAMIN B. Chase
of this village, at his residence on School
street Wednesday night of heart disease,
one of the best and most widely
known citizens of the town. For many
years he was the leading cattle buyer in
this part OF the state and was one of the
veteran droyers of Vermont. He leaves a
wife, one son, Irving Chase, grandson.
Bennie G. Chase and a fortune variously
at from $4,000 to 500, eco. A
further sketch OF his life will appear later.
A. W. Tewksbury & Sons of West Ran
dolph, Vt, have been engaged in the mer-
camille business in that busy town over
thirty-seven years, and for the past twelve
have been large manufacturers in WOOD
work. They employ some So men in their
mills at West Randolph in making doors,
sash, blinds and patent door and window
screens; they also do fine grade of in
side finish work for churches, banks, etc,
as many public buildings in New England
will attest. During the entire II years of
their mill work their machinery has new
er been silent for want OF orders, for a g
single day.-Boston Commercial Bulle-
tin.
The Twenty-sixth National Encamp-
ment is to be held in the city of Washing
on in Sept. 1t will De gathering that no ,
veteran can afford to lose. The Depart Z
nent of Vermont is called upon to make |
special efforts TO appear with full ranks. a
The Comrades of u. s. Grant Post will be e
,alled upon to take action in the matter at {
IS next messing the 18th inst To that
md every member IS asked to be present
It that time. If those who cannot be pres :,
mt viii inform the adjutant previous to
hat time it will give US some basis for a
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