Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-07-28

WIN Tucutudttctl.
j. NJ. Holman was in Greenfield, Mass,
on business Monday.
Mrs. L. d. Wheeler and children return
ed home Monday p. m.
Mrs. c. Martin Of Williamstown has
been visiting friends in town.
The democratic flag was torn down by
the high wind Monday night.
Mr.. ]. Russell Clark OF Boston, Mass,
spent Sunday at Montague Place.
Rob't Parker has the frame OF George
Temples new house up and covered.
A daughter was born last Saturday TO
MIR. and Mrs. W. b. Gates of Burlington.
Mrs. Tinkham and daughter, Lucy of
Minneapolis are visiting relstiyes IN town.
Alfred Eaton and family were called to
Granville last week by the sudden death
of his father.
Mrs. Ella Bancroft and son Floyd OF
| Brooklyn, n. Y, are the guests OF Mrs.
Ellen Blanchard for a few weeks.
The M. e. church will have an ice cream
sociable at Increase Chamberlain's I hurs-
day p. m. and evening. All invited.
E. c. Waldo of Ellis, Kansas, was in
town Monday. Mr.. Waldo attended the
Graded School here a few years ago.
Mrs. /. N. Try, (nee Della Badger) and
daughter Birdie OF FIT. Scott, Kansas, are
visiting in town. the guests Of Mrs. E. 0.
Blanchard.
Mrs. Betsey A. spafford OF Nebraska is
guest of c. +. Wyman's family and this
week they are camping at Lake Morey
in Fairlee.
A. A. Thresher formerly OF this place
but now in the employ OF Jordan, MARSH *
Co., Boston, is visiting friends ana reia-
tives in town.
/ NJ L I'D Miss SIN
ry OF Philadelphia arrived here from Cot
tage City, Pa, on Saturday and expect 10
spend several weeks at ''Idleton.'
L. II. Goodrich is again at his old place
| in the Abbott mill He has purchased
building lot OF c. NJ. Howard on the corr
ner OF Maple and Howard SITS. and Will
build thereon.
Mrs. A. o. Hood and daughter Bessie OF
Winooski and her sister, Mrs. spear, OF
st. Paul. Mimi, are visiting friends IN
| town. the guests OF Mrs. A. +. kendrick
and Mrs. g. L. Spear.
| During the severe wind Monday night
the staging around the chimney that is
being built for the L. 5. 5. Mill,was blown
! against the chimney with such force as TO
knock about two feet OF the brickwork
from the top OF II.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company
has arranged a series OF excursions TO
! Providence Island during the month OF
| August These excursions have become
very popular, as the large number who
patronize them can testify. The excur-
sion from So. Royalton will take place
Aug. 18th; from West Randolph Aug 18th
and Barre Aug nth.
The Water Commissioners find on in
vestigation that, Notwithstanding the sur
face drought now prevailing, springs have
not been enough affected by ii so that they
are able to determine with any accuracy
their capacity in dry time, they VIII
therefore ask to have the village meeting
OF next Monday evening, adjourned until
the middle or last OF August, when they
expect to be able to report definitely in re-
gard to additional water supply for the
village.
The Christian church 5. 5. picnicked
Tuesday on the Old Camp Ground near
Finley bridge. The morning mail train
| carried them down and the local passen-
ger brought them back. The rain OF Mon
day night settled the dust and the dav
was all that could be desired. The $. 5
remained in the woods about seven hours
| enjoying croquet, quot throwing, swings,
hammocks, ball and the like and partak-
ing OF a well prepared dinner and supper.
Some Of the members of the Nj. +. 5. ;.
were in company making altogether about
125, who had one OF the finest picnics i'm
aginable.
very interesting tennis tournament
was held on the courts at Montague Place
on tine Dist and 22d. Mr.. 5. w. Wheelock
OF Brooklyn, n. Y, was the winner, altho
the finals were very close. In the prelim-
inaries Mr.. Harris beat Mr.. Stone so, 40,
6-5. Mr.. Kimball beat Mr.. 5. Moulton
81, 6-1. Mr.. Wheelock beat MIR. Burt ga,
60 Mr.. Mccall beat Mr.. Leeds as, SO,
6-3, and MIR. Bennett won from Mr.; Revere
by default. In the finals Mr.. Kimball
beat Mr. Harris 80, So, Ga Mr.. Vince
lock beat Mr.. Mccall oil, 90. Mr. Vince
lock beat Mr.. Kimball OF, 6-5, Ga and
Mr.. Wheelock beat MIR. Bennett 81, 6-5,
thereby winning the tournament.
Hon. VIM w. Goodrich. LII. d., and
his wife OF Brooklyn, n. ", are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chandler at Mari-Cas-
tie. Mr. Goodrich is one of the ablest
lawyers and best known citizens OF the
great city in which he lives. He is at the
head OF the Repub lican party OF the coun
ty, being chairman OF the General COM
mittee. Besides representing his district
in both branches of the state legislature
, he has held several appointments from the
national government in important inter-
! national affairs. He was counsel for the
. owners of the "Itatan and obtained her
release after the capture in the late Chile
an affair. He is an enthusiastic devotee OF
his alma mater, Amherst College, and has
been a constant attendant at her COM
+ mencements since be was graduated about
) forty years ago. She conferred the degree
of Doctor of Laws uron him at the last
! commencement.
! The following from the Dubuque Ia,
! Times, concerning a native of this town,
will be read with interest by our people:
The election last week of DIR. 1t. Hanks
! of this city, as Grand Master of the A. o.
u. w. of Iowa, is merited compliment to
E that gentleman and an evidence that his
l work in the order is properly appreciated.
For many years be has held high positions
IN the order and during the past four yrs.
! he has been Grand Master. His recent
, election was for the third term OF two
I years each. No other man has ever held
three terms in Iowa as Grand Master in
the order.
At the recent meeting at Waterloo the
! Grand Lodge adopted system of graded
! assessments. II is said by those who have
j examined the subject TO be OF great bene-
! fit to the order. 1t is understood that DR..
Hanks is the principal mover in getting