Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-18
Thursday Feb. 10. 1892
WEST RANDOLPH.

Don't fail to read the advt. headed
"Postage Stamps"
We had pleasant call from W. II. Mes
ser of Boston Saturday.
Mrs. 4. j. Bl )dgett spent Sunday with
her husband at Lyndonville.
Ella Kennedy of Waitsfield spent Sun
day in town visiting friends.
J.B. Wells bought fine Monarch colt
of Thomas Connolly last week.
Carlos Pratt of Claremont, N. H., is in
town recruiting from the grip.
Miss Nellie Paine of Northfield spent
Sunday in town visiting friends.
Mrs. Chas. Wyman and daughter Nellie
were both on the sick list last week.
Miss Winnie Parmenter of Brookfield
has been visiting Miss Clara Dubois.
Harry Goodell OF Haverhill, Mass. spent
Sunday in town the guest OF j. w. Ga
brielle.
Chas. Abbott was confined to his house
with hard cold for day or two last
week.
MRS. Lulu Tinkham, who was so very
sick during January, is able to resume her
work at w. S. S. DUCKS.
The ladies of the Congl Society will.
hold so -ial Friday evening with Mrs. h.
w. Tewksbury. Supper at 8. 30.
The Silver Cross Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers will meet with Mrs. j. W. Gabrielle
Tuesday p. m. Feb. 23d at o'clock.
Wing Hing, another Chinaman, has OPP
ened the Gabrielle Laundry, corner OF
Pleasant and Main Streets. See card
The subject at the Christian Church
next Sunday morning will be "Chas. H..
Spurgeon, Something of his life and la
bOrs."
6. A. Bass Of Boston has Just spent few
l.. "A ,xs,. aafn 20.
spend few months on account OF his
health.
Dea. Earl Cushman is just recovering
from long and severe illness at the resi-
dence OF his son, Judson Il. Cushman at
Burlington.
The selectmen have settled all damages
arising from the extension of South st.
with the parties interested for mere
nominal sum.
The many friends of X w. Morse and
Alex Niebaum here Will be pleased to
learn that they are making great success
OF the Hotel Burlington.
Arthur Pratt has put in fine outfit and
gone to manufacturing rubber stamps
here and is meeting with good success.
lie has card in this issue.
Frank Thomas is soon to move to the
tenement vacated by b, w. Wilcox on
Randolph Ave, and j. M. Holman will
move in where Thomas moves out.
Mrs. j. Gladding is soon to go to Mont
pelier where she has bought out an old
established millinery stand. A lady from
West Lebanon has bought her stock.
Remember the Fireman's Ball this
Thursday night and either go or else buy
a ticket and show the boys you appreciate
the protection they give your property.
David Dyer has harvested fine lot of
ice, and has put up enough to supply all
demands likely to be made. The report
around town that the price is to be raised
is wholly unfounded.
Rev. Homer White of Mortified was
called to town last Saturday to attend the
funeral of young girl by the name of
Battles who died at Jersey City and was
buried at Randolph Center.
The Moulton Brothers with the aid of
Central Vermont railroad pile driver, are
changing the course of the river across
their farm in order to prevent its wash
ing the land so badly.
Rev. j. w. Harris of Boston who has
been appointed general missionary of the
diocese Of Vermont, held services at st.
Johns church last Sunday and preached
very able and practical sermon.
DIR. A. V. Goss of Butler Hospital, Prov
idence, r. l., made his many friends in
town visit this week. He has very fine
position there and is doing well. He is a
rising physician whom all like.
1t is reported that AIilt Chadwick is
soon to move his billiard tables to the
rooms III j. II. Lamson's block over Geo
r. Lackey's store. What business viii
take his present location is conundrum.
Mrs. ,Morrow's sister and father have
returned with her, the former to make
this her home and the latter for a stay of
TWO weeks. Mr.. Morrow's brother and
wife from Newman, Ill.,, viii be here this
week.
The rooms formerly occupied by Frank
Wadleigh have been thoroughly repaired
for Mrs. Bickford and she now has one of
the most pleasant millinery stores in
town, the location being much nicer than
where she was before.
Sixteen couples from the High School
enjoyed ride TO Snowsville, followed by
a supper at Goding's, last Friday evening.
-Four who were unable to enjoy the ride
with the others say that they did have
nice ride, If it was not the one to Shows
vile.
We are pleased to learn that Will Bruce,
formerly of this town, who has been in
the employ of Cobb, oates and Yerxa of
Boston, for the past four years, has left
that firm and gone into business for him
self in Chelsea, Mass. His friends here
wish him success.
The birmingham, Mass, Tribune says:
"Miss l.. j. Webster. who succeeded Miss
Merrill in the fall term of 1886, resigned
as principal of this school to accept a bet
ter position in Springfield. That Miss
Webster was an efficient and conscien-
tious teacher was shown by her populari-
ty with pupils and PARENTS Miss Web
ster has taught eighteen years continu-
ously-in all, fifty-two terms. She was
formerly teacher IN the grammar de-
partment of the Graded School in this
place.
j. l.. Mann, president of the class OF '9I,
Dartmouth College, will have toast on
.'9i' at the class supper held in Brattle-
boro the 22d. George f. Mann, '9l, will
have toast on the "Plugger's Solaee.v
Daniel Putnam, il he had been able to at
tend the '95 class supper in Manchester,
Feb. "a, would have had toast on sour
Chinaman," the cue manipulation. Blythe
above we see that West Randolph students
as well as men in other branches of en-
ployment ale in the front ranks.
John Maun, the popular and courteous
conductor Of the Missisuuoi road i off