Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-03
WEST RANDOLPH.
Rain Tuesday.


over sunday.
The beautiful weather continues alnos
without break.
Both of VIII Aliens children have the
whooping cough.
Mrs. A. l.. Stesrns of Bethel was in
town last week.
Mrs. w. II. Dubois is spending thi.
week in Montpelier.
Milton Greene of Stockbridge visited
friends in town last week.
Ed. Hubbard of Rochester visited hi:
brother Herbert last week.
Mrs. Stimson OF Norwich has been visit
ing her son, DR.. E. P. Stimsol.
Mrs. c. p. Frost OF Hanover, n. H., was
in town last week, visiting relatives.
Geo. l.. Spear went TO Maize Monday tc
look after his extensive lumber interests
Mr.. F. w. White OF New York is the
guest of Col. r. j. Kimball at Montague
Place.
George Nutting of Randolph shipped
two tubs of butter TO Washington, ID. C..
Monday.
Mrs. Ariston Sanford and Mrs j. d.
| Wheeler have returned from an extended
visit in Mass.
1t is expected that Rev. Edward Cross
will hold services at st. Johns church
Sunday, Nov. 10.
The members of Arcadia Lodge, l. o. G.
r., will meet with DR.. S. Gould Thursday,
Nov. 3, at p. m.
j. w. Lynch has raised up his house on
/ Pleasant St., and otherwise greatly inn
proved its appearance.
! Mrs Bryant has made extensive inn
proyements on her place at the corner Of
Forest and Central SITS.
Mrs. G. f. Harris and daughter, who
have been in town the past weeS, returned
to New York on Monuay
Mrs. Scion Newton and Mrs. Minerva
Paige of Barnard have been visiting
| friends in town this week.
! Mrs. M. f. Holmes is visiting friends in
boston and Holyoke, Mass, and intends
to go to New York before she returns.
j. w. Atwood had the misfortune to Sc
verely injure one foot last Friday and has
been confined to his house several days.
The White Church will again open its
doors for religious services Sunday morn
ing, Nov. 8, and all are cordially invited.
Rev. Mr.. Wilkins of Bethel OBLIGATED at
the Episcopal church last Sunday and
preached a very able and interesting SER
mon.
The Choral Union will be held at the
Congl church in Sharon Saturday, Nov.
5, p. m. and evening. All are cordially
invited
A parlor meeting of the w. c. T. L.,
will be held with Mrs. A. A. Smith Fri-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Visitors will be
welcomed.
A football game is being arranged, to be
played in the near future, betwe a team
composed OF Randolph boys at Dartmouth
and one from the High School.
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finest working engines we have ever seen
and, with their new boiler. it furnishes
ample power for their steadily increasing
business.
We have been able to get just ten more
copies of The Family Physician, of which
we sold so many copies a few years ago,
and any one wanting one at soc. must
speak soon.
One hundred and sixteen tickets were
sold at this station for the Boston excur-
sion. This was five less than one year
ago. The decrease was doubtless owing to
the nasty weather that day.
The Legislative committee On town lines
killed the bill to annex Dist. No. 10 of
Braintree to Randolph. n. l.. Boyden,
Esq, appeared against the union and car
ried his point successfully.
The trustees have arranged for tempo
rary Volunteer Hook and Ladder compa-
ny for the winter, composed mostly of
business men. In the spring it is propos-
ed to organize regular company.
f. j. Blodgett, our wide-awake and pop
ular life insurance agent, representing the
Phoenix Life Insurance Co., has recently
been appointed general agent of that COM
pany for Eastern Vermont A good COM
pliment. -Lyndonvill journal.
The native Sons of Vermont have a flour
ig Hmm n Son Erar tnfen nd
give amonthly entertainment in a large
hall, always crowded. f. Dillingham Esq.
a son of the late exGov. Paul Dillingham;
is president and Geo. Partridge of Ram
dolph Centre is vice president
Look out for fires See that your stove.
pipes and chimneys are safe. ST. Johns
bury was visited Sunday night by disas-
trous fire that destroyed S150,000 worth
Of property and two lives were lost, all
caused by a defective fue and heater
West Randolph is liable tc have such
fire any day Have the fire wardens done
their duty and seen that everything is
safe?
With the November number begins
new volume of Demorest's Family Maya
zine. Columbus continues the theme for
poet and preacher, teacher and orator and
here we find an article by a fellow country
man, Gaetano Verdi. He gives to Columbus
INC : AOA y VI NioNONtIiiik new hOflo ana
laments that so worthy man should have
died in unhonored poverty. 1t is note
worthy that the Italians are ready to do
him homage when the fruit of his discov-
cries went to enrich already opulent Spain
The illustrations are of great worth, both
of Columbus, his birthplace and inspiring
places in Genoa. The short stories in
this number are of usual merit. The 'front.'
ispiece is fine reproduction in tints of
Mrs. Cleveland's latest portrait. n Jen-
nings Demorest publishers, lis East 18th
ST., New York City. Price e year, 20 cts.
number.
The November number of Romance is a
typical American one. Here are grouped
together Characteristic stories by Nathan
iel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe, Mary
Hartwell Catherwood, Henry S. Brooks,
Sherwood Bonner, Mary E. wilkins and
Harriet Prescott Spofford-the last of
whom contributes thrilling Thanksgiv-
ing story. The East, the West, the Mort h
and the South are alike represented in
these vigorous, wholesome and picturesque
narratives, among which are half-a-dozen
uncommonly strong original ones, by vi |
Olette Hall, Granville SharD w Tounsop