Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-24
Thursday Mar. "A. 1892
WEST RANDOLPH.

II. 1eofRe +. HiS EtluinSN iipih
a trip to New York.
There is prospect that St. Johns church
will soon have rector.
A. H. Beedle has rented his farm to Z.
Danyou OF East Berkshire.
DR.. Stewart was called to Lebanon, n.
H. TO attend a patient last week.
Cornelius Regain was in town last week,
to visit his sister, Miss Mary Regain.
Mrs. Henry Hastings has returned from
an extended visit to friend in Mass.
We want to buy ton of good hay for
cows. L. P. THAYER.
5. c. Thayer OF Barnard spent Sunday in
town with his daughter, Mrs. A. n. Gull
yer.
Real estate is selling well in this village
this spring, the Tracy place bringing
$500.
Mr.. Nimms, the drummer evangelist,
spoke at the Christian church Wednesday
evening.
princess" is the best story of the year.
15e. pays for HERALD to June LIST. Pay
your p. M.
Fred Amsden mas rented the c. M. How
ard house on Howard st. and Will take
possession April list.
Harry Newcity has returned from Bris-
tol, Conn, where he has been visiting
friends and relatives.
princess" is a real, oldfsshioned love
story. Read it. Pay your Z. Nj. l5c for
this paper till it is finished
c. Brigham & Co. are now making but
ter at their creamery here instead of send
ing the cream to Boston.
Willis Barnes has purchased the photo
graph gallery he now occupies OF j. w.
Hale, and has fixed it up in fine shape.
Ferd Steele has a fine position in the
Wayne House, Detroit, Mich, where he is
head barber in shop with nine chairs.
Mrs. f. Gerry and her daughter, Mrs.
L. j.. Blodgett, will soon move to Lyndon
Vile where the latter's husband has line
insurance business.
The French Rat Trap is a dandy. One
we saw in Morton and Tilson's store the
other morning contained five rats and still
there was room for more.
The c. II. Tracy place on School st. has
been sold to e. T.. Spicer OF Brookheld,
who viii soon take possession. Mrs. tracy
will 60 to live With her daughter.
"Yankeer Jones had the misfortune to
lose three fingers on buzz planer at the
Salisbury Bros mill last week. The boys
in the mill, where he is very popular, gave
him purse of S25.
Our distinguished townsman, Henry
w. Tewksbury, has just returned from a
very successful lecture tour through the
West, where the interest IN lectures con-
tinues to grow year by year.
A large number went down to see the
railroad wreck, just at the edge OF Bethel.
ISee Bethe. items. Mr.. John Kelley, the
aroyer from Chicago who was in the ca
boose and came so near being instantly
killed, is at the Red Lion Inn and as COM
fortable as could be expected.
Geo. w. Scott who has been attending
medical lectures at the Baltimore Medical
College for the last six months, VIII re-
turn next Monday, a full hedged Nj. ID.
The Doctor has many friends here who
will be happy to extend cordial congratn-
lations.
Geo. f. Lackey has moved his stock OF
goods to East Randolph where he has pur-
chased L he Holden block and store. Dur
ing his stay here he has proved himself
wide-awake, reliable business man,and we
predict that he will do a fine business IN
East Randolph.
w. 5. S. Bucks business has increased
so much in the past three years that he
has entirely outgrown his present quar-
ters and will move into the room occupied
by Geo f. Lackey, the middle of April
THE HERALD will occupy the whole OF
his present quarters, which II greatly
needs.
The Chicago Standard has the following
item which will be OF interest to our read
ers:
Rev. James A. Pierce the pastor of the
South church, BelVidere, is doing good,
solid work The church finances are in
better shape than Ia many years, and the
congregations are large and uniform,
which itself is encouraging. There Is much
enthusiasm in the young peoples work
and the week day prayer meeting Is well
attended; much promise of better thing.
The West Randolph Dramatic Club will
present the three act melodrama entitled
s.The Bashiul Scout, or an lrishman's
Courage" at Dubois & Gays Hall this
week Friday evening, with appropriate
music, scenery and costumes. The club
presented this play lest week to large
house at South Royalton and several who
went there from this place pronounced it
very good. Ii has been long time since
we have had a dramatic entertainment
here by local talent and we hope the peo-
pie will give the company full house.
In answer to the several letters and tel
egrams sent the Supreme Justice of the
Order of the Iron Hall by +. l.. Williams
since his failure TO meet his engagement
to be with Branch No. 9S3 at the enter
tainment given Feb. z3ro, the following
letter is at last received:
Indianapolis, Ind, Mch IL, 1892
L. l.. Williams, Esq, Cashier No. 9SS,
West Randolph, VT.
Dear Sir and Friend:-
to-day, owing to my necessary absence. /
notified you by postal card from Boston
that l could not possibly visit Vermont at
this time on account OF legislative b1si- |
ness, but that | would come later II agree
able. received no reply to this postal, |
and therefore suppose il may not have /
reached you. ! deeply regret this matter, |
and trust there was no great disappoint- 1
ment, but / have been terribly pressed /
by reason OF legislative matters in Masss-
chusetts and New York, and could not I
possibly be at your meeting OF the BIRD 4
ult. Fraternally yours in Z. P. F.,
+. ID. SoMERBY, Supreme Justice
The committee wish to say to the pub
lie that anothe entertainment will be ar 1
ranged at the earliest possible date that
his Hon. talent can be secured as a guar
Rntee of its success.
BORN.