Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-10-13
Tunbridge.

The superintendent of schools, Miss Ann
Howe, will, with the assistance of the
teachers and pupils of the public schools
carry out the official program furnis he'd
for the celebration OF Columbus Day, Fri
day OF next week. Whitney Post has vot
ed to give all the aid it can to the school
celebration and will meet next Saturday
evening to see if further arrangements
should be made. The school districts No.
-, IA and 16 will, probably, have flag rails
ings and will be assisted by details from
the Post. 1t is proposed to have the local
celebrations at the several schoolhouses,
where the districts wish to have any eXer-
cises, in the forenoon and to have general
exercises at the church in the afternoon.
Every resident of the town having an in
terest in his country will want to take
some part in the exercises of the day and
Miss Howe will welcome suggestions.
The drivers of some of the faster horses
shown here last week, assert that this is a
very fast half-mile track.
The Ira Mudgett place is said to have
been sold last week to man from West
Randolph 1t is finely located, and very
pretty place.
Geo. Flanders has moved to the John
Ballou place which was lately bought by
him.
Bertha Sleeper, daughter of f. G. Sleep
er, is very sick with diptheria and her fa-
theirs house has been placed in quarantine
voluntarily. DIR. Dean has taken all the
precautions he can to prevent the spread
of the disease and it is hoped there will be
no new cases. The chances do not seem
\ to be very favorable for Bertha's recovery
no scare, for all that can, will be done to
prevent the spreading of the disease.
r. H. Dustin picked some ripe raspber-
rie Go rda hat
found during the berry season.
| Warren Parker returned from Washing
ton last Saturday. He spent nearly month
visiting friends in that city and the old
battlefields.
Mrs. Abbott and Mr.. and Mrs. N. S.
Banfield returned to their home in Weirs,
n H., last week. Mrs. Banfield was for
merly, Agnes Abbott and has gainedla great
reputation as reader.
w. Norm Dudly and wife OF Montpelier
have been spending week visiting rela-
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chapman of Mont
pelier visited at ID. f. Chapman's part OF
last week
james NJ. Jones daughters have return
ed to Boston after spending several weeks
with their parents. They are charming
young ladies and their many friends viii
be pleased to learn that they will ,probably,
return mere next summer.
j. M. Kibbey has added a half story to
his house and greatly improved the outside
and when the inside Improvements are
completed he will have pretty residence.
Mrs. w. c. Rolfe, who has been spend
ing the last month in Washington. Balti-
more and other southern towns, returned
last Saturday.
Mrs. Cornelia Buzzell of Worcester
Mass, has been visiting at II. X. Hayward's
the past week.
Charles Ordway, who has been in Boston
for some months is now here looking af-
ter his business affairs and visiting friends
The draft oxen that took the first pre-
MUM at the State Fair were easily out
pulled by the pair entered by Fred Nelson
at the Worlds Fair.
The 18th Worlds Fair held here was
successful in spite of bad weather and the
efforts OF various sinners. Fair play will
win and sinners will get left every year
when they get into opposition The state
ment to the effect that the fastest time
ever made upon the track was'made this
year was not founded upon fact.
The Central Vermont engineers were
represented here by Stebbins and Blake
last week. Jones, formerly of the Central,
was here also.
The granite monument upon the fair
ground attracted considerable attention.
The boys had to work nights to get 1t so
they could take it to the grounds.
VIM. B. Marston of Royalton was at his
sisters, Mrs. s. A. Cushman, last week.
Look out for the digger Central" or
you will get left. The mail train going
south now leaves at about 8 a. m. 1t is the
"Jigger Central train that goes at this
time.
After Hyde's horse ran away, upon the
fairg round last Thursday, Allie Osborne
pitched forward and falling upon his arm,
the bones OF his forearm were fractured.
A child was born at Ransom Luce's Fri
day and one at Stephen Gilley's Saturday.
Charley Hall left here the first of the
month for New York.
Thomas Broughton,a soldier of Co. End
VT. Vols, is in possession of several inter-
esting relics of the War OF the Rebellion,
among which are PERCUSSION shells, picked
up on battlefelds, and several kinds o.
Rebel bullets; also the knife and spoon he
used in the army. He was wounded four
times, respectively at, Bull Run, Sailors
Run and Malvern Hill. He has at the pres
ent time three of the bullets that hit him,
one being entirely fiattened and he claims
to be the first and last soldier, from Vt.
that was wounded. He draws a pension
but not commensurate with the disability
that exists. He also possesses a rare col
lection of old coins. He is the owner of a
chaise, over 100 years old, and the saddle
harness that goes with it. He is a resi-
dent of North Tunbridge.