Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22

The churches have all agreed to have
the Christmas exercises on the same night,
viz. Saturday. The exercises will all be-
gin at O'Clock, sharp. Please bear this
| in mind and be on time.
A. Z. Lane manufactured the first per-
feet butter box last week, from which he
received his first order for 100 crates, II
boxes in a crate. Henry Averill of North
| field, an experienced butter box maker,
will oversee the works.
We shall write up the growth of this
village soon and wish all who have made
| improvements on their houses, or have
built new ones, would kindly notify us of
| the feet as we wish 10 make the list COM
plete and might omit some.
DR.. Harris, the general missionary of the
diocese of Vermont, will hold services In
st. Johns church next Sunday at the us
ual hour of morning service. The cele-
bration of the holy communion will fol-
low the regular service. In the afternoon
he will 60 to the Center and hold services
in Grace church.
Speaking OF stairs reminds us that this
village can boast of having the best stair
builder in the State, c. ID. Sanborn. The
number of flights of stairs tDat he has put
up reaches way into the thousands. In the
village of Montpelier alone, he has built
over four hundred. This is a record OF
which any man might well feel proud.
Last Friday p. m. number of the par
ents and friends of the pupils gathered in
the upper primary school, taught by Miss
Nettie Webster, to listen to the rhetoricals
which were so well rendered as to. reflect
great credit on both teacher and pupils.
Miss Webster received several beautiful
and useful gifts in proof OF the love and
appreciation of the little ones.
visit in Mass. and making his headquar
tiers at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Fredd O. Thompson, on Elmood Road,
Swampscott. He makes day trips
TO the "Hub,n finding many friends
of former years, and only few
days ago was brought to sudden
standstill, while walking up State st. and
trying to get his eye sufficiently skyward
to see the top Of one of the new buildings,
by what he at first supposed was the wall
of building, but on further consideration
and investigation found he had only run
against "Milp" Gabrielle, who thereupon
had a hearty laugh at a man from Ran
dolph who did not keep his eye open for
danger. Mrs. Wires, who is much bene
fitted by the change of air, is much OF the
Captains opinion that they won't go back
to the Green Mountains this year.
BY request Of many citizens and to ac-
commodate the Christmas trade, nearly !
all OF the stores will be kept open every |
night this week.
The cutest thing in a show window we
have seen in long time was the Christ |
mas window of Il. A. Thomas. 1t repre-
sented rabbits paradise and was the
handiwork of Frank Thomas.
Rev. Mr.. Fiske's wife and daughter of |
Rochester have been visiting in town,
guests OF Mrs. Laura Goodno.
Big mark-down on Cloaks at Thomas.
The memb ers of Arcadia Lodge, /. o. G. |
T.. will meet with DIR. S. n. Gould Thurs
day evening, Dec. 22d. Come one, come
all.
At the annual meeting of u. S. Grant
Corps, No. Al, the following officers were
elected: Mrs. Ida Ford, president; Mrs.
Beulah Parker, senior vice president; Mrs.
Ella Chamberlain, junior vice president;
Mrs. Florence Hayward, secretary; Mrs.
Kate Carpenter, treasurer; Mrs. Mary
Rising, chaplain; Mrs. Minnie Hayes,
Mrs. Susan Walbridge, guard
Miss Bertha Hayward ,organist; Mrs. Anne
ia Hubbard, delegate to convention; Mrs.
Allie Chadwick, alternate.
My store will be open every evening this
week. w. Il. LAMsoN.
See our bargain tables, 25c., Soc, 75c.and
I respectively. w. +. LAMsoN.
Great reduction in prices on holiday
FOODS. W. Il. LAMsoN.
Mrs. Irwin Chase is spending few
weeks in Boston.
Misses Mary Tewksbury and Mary Du-
Bots are home from Smith College for
he Christmas vacation and Miss Florence
Brooks from Wellesley.