Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
Tnnbridge.

Several fine oxen have been sold to out
of town people the past week.
The price of hay is advancing in spite OF
the fact that there is large surplus here
Mrs. Edna Banister, former resident, Is
very sick at her home in East Randolph
| She is said to be on the road to recovery
now.
Better kept highways and a saving OF
| cost were promised when the highways
were placed in the hands of surveyors, but
the improvements are nix as far as the
town as whole goes, and the same amount
OF money that was given the commission
ers is, by those favoring the old system,
said to be insufficient. There are to be
more highway districts this year and an
adjourned meeting is to be held May Ia
for the purpose of electing surveyors.
j. K. Darling, j. ID. Denison and Ros-
well Farnham were here few days last
week and are to be here again this week.
The Drew-Corliss case is on the docket.
Albert Northrop is here looking after his
real estate matters.
The G.. A. r. festival was success and
the treasury receives many dollars. The
house was crowded but the rowdy element
was absent and there were no yelling ca
vorters in the streets. Ed. f. Smith, the
South Royalton band and many others
from South Royalton, were among the out
OF town people who left their country
homes and came to this city the festival
night.
School in No. IL, taught by Anne r.
Howe, closed March 4. Five of the eleven
pupils, Evie Farnham, Clara and Ethel
Folsom, Elgie and Edna Sleeperwere pres
ent every day during the term OF fourteen
weeks, and Elgie Sleeper and Evie Farm
ham were neither absent nor tardy during
the year. Bertha Sleeper and EVE Farm
ham stood highest in spelling. The teach
er wishes to commend her pupils publicly
for diligence and faithiulness in study and
the high standard OF department reached
by all; and also express her thanks for the
beautiful and useful present she received
from them. Ii was presented in behalf OF
the school with few fitting words by
Edith Goss.
There were but few births and few
deaths during the past year. When all the
district clerks get their returns IN the to-
tails can be given.
Hon. Hiram A. Huse of Montpelier is to
deliver the address on Memorial Day.
Mrs. /. o. Goodale, John Stewart and
wife, Mrs. George Cleveland. John Ballou
and wifs and Sarah Adams have been very
sick.
Percy Cushman of Meriden, n. H., is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. s. A.Cush-
man.
Work at the granite quarries will be re-
sumed as soon as warm weather comes.
f. r. ODER was here Saturday evening
and is to have school Tuesday and Wednes |
day evenings OF this week.
At the town meeting there was but little
fun, but some dirty matters prevented the
election of some who were supposed to be
certain of their call. One story, that rela-
4 ( va r., tho totrui cunning ten aprac Of the |
public lands, went higher than Gilroy's
kite.
Hazen Stewart of Boston is visiting his
brother.
The ID. r. society has elected new Off
GERS and win have its headquarters at the
northern terminus of the Jigger Central,
where it has been since the organization of
the society.
James B. Kenworthy has offered to build
ten sheds for granite workers at the south
village.