Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-24

present.
Chas. H. English, town representative
from Woodstock. was the guest OF Z. X.
Granger over Sunday.
The ladies of st. Jonn's church will hold
their annual sale with an oyster supper,
in G. A. r. hall on Thursday Dec. s.
Rev, Geo. A. Wilkins OF Bethel will hold
services in st. Johns church next Sunday
at the usual hour for morning service.
, Miss Lizzie Smith, who has been spend
ing a few days with Miss Winnie Foster re-
turned to her home in Tunbridge Tuesday.
The "Silver Cross Circle" OF the Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs E. o.
Blanchard Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 2:30 p. m.
DR.. A. c. Bailey was in Hanover, N. H.,
Monday and Tuesday, as delegate from
the Vt. Medical Society to a meeting of
the Dartmouth Medical Society.
Two fingers on the left hand OF l.. H.
Goodrich came in contact with planer at
the Abbott mill one day last week and the
ends of both were severed
Notwithstanding the storm Friday even
ing there was very pleasant sociable at
Mrs. c. G. Whitten's, given by the Silver
Cross Circle of the Kings Daughters.
Fred Bradish went to Springfield, Mass,
last Friday to attend the great game of
football, between the Harvard and Yale
college teams, which took place in that CT
| ty Saturday.
Seth Flint shipped SO turk eys, which he
purchased OF A. A. Gilman, that weighed
1,295 lbs, an average of nearly Is lbs. 1t
was as fine lot of young turkeys as ever
left town.
The engagement of George Herbert
Learnerd of Boston, formerly of this place,
to Harriet Francis Gardner, an estimable |
young lady of Franklin Falls, n. H., is an
nounced.
Miss Nettie Robbins presented We editor
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outdoors Nov. 18th. On the day previous
Mrs. Laura Goodno picked a bouquet of |
dandelion blossoms while out for a walk. |
Verify, the climate of Vermont is not bad.
Walter Hazelton, clerk in the post
office at Boston, Mass, is stopping with
W. W. Jones for the present. Mr.. Hazel
ton is sufferer from consumption and
came here to see il the Vermont air win
benefit him, If not he will spend the win
ter in Mexico
There was an error in the item from the
society for the Prevention of Crueltey to
Animals last week. The fine provided by
law for undue cruelty, such as bringing
animals to market with their legs tied, is
5000 or Imprisonment one year, or both,
not e as the item stated last week.
Geo. Peck, we'll known passenger con-
ductor on the Central Vermont railroad,
and Miss Clara Cady OF Underhill were
married at the residence of Mr.. II. {. Gill
bert IN Burlington Tuesday p. m. Mr..
Peck is a son of Gordon Peck of this place
and is well known here.
The New England Home Comedy Co.,
under the management of Mr.. Harry Rel
la played here Friday and Saturday even
ings of last week to fair sized and appre-
ciatiye audiences. John III. Keefe in the
role of Old 81 Hubbard captured the house
with his comic songs and "grins."
An advertising car of the Canadian Pa
ciic railroad stopped at the station Satur- ,
day and was visited by large number of (
people. The car was filled with the grain,
fruit, vegetables and minerals of the large 8
agricultural district opened up by the c. t
and z. and was an interesting spot to I
spend an hour '
A. w. Tewksbury and Sons are building |
an addition to the southeast corner OF ]
their sash and blind shop, the first two 9
stories of which are to be 20x30 It., 20 IT, 4
high, on the top of which is to be a tower
80 It. high and Ia IT, square. Inside of
the tower is to be a tank capable of hold
ing twenty thousand gallons of water to \
be used in case OF fire. The lower part OF
The building is to be used as a place for :,
finishing doors and as shed and shaving 1
house. 4
On one side of the new quarter dollars
there are thirteen separate representations
d the number thirteen. II was probably 4
me intention of the designer OF the new
quarter to have thirteen occur thirteen fl
lines, but there are few people who have
noticed this fact. There are 10 stars 10 let.
ers in the scroll held in the eagles beak,
3 marginal feathers in each wing, 10 tail \
Gathers, 10 parallel lines in the Shield, 10 Il
horizontal bars, 10 arrowheads in one foot,
3 leaves on the branch in the other foot
nd IL letters in the words, "quarter dol /
A large crowd attended the entertain
nent at Dubois and Gays hall Monday
vening, given by LucieT's Consolidated m
1instrels, and pronounced it the finest
yer given in this town, the entertainment N.
eing first-class from beginning to end. h,
he singing was good and the Jokes the =,
ltest and the specialties rank among the 60
est, Scott, the frog man, is a wonder in
is line. Harry Budworth kept the audi
nee IN continual roar while he was on
ne stage. The tambourine iuggler was a
oecial feature. The clog dancing, the co
ouayes march and the musical number by
X. Lucier, {. n. Lueier and Harry Bar in
m were all worthy OF mention. They are pa
Ire TO get crowded house here when
Ter they appear. 90
Quite lot of excitement prevailed here
tuesday, evening the occasion being the ,,;s
lyment of election bets by young ladies
nd gentlemen OF the Graded School. The
irade started at 7:10 from depot square rel
mid loud cheering from the spectators OF
I'd music by the drum corps. The pa
de went around the village square back lar
the drug store of e. e. Evans where CIR
icy were each given cup of hot soda
finished by "Hess" Smith. The princi- gai
Il attraction was two young ladies, Miss OF
srtha Hayward and Miss Emma Ashley, m,
ho were unlucky enough to get caught 7
election and who like good, honest re- ~
lbicans were settling up by each wheel "e.
g young man around the square As j
? understand it there were several other MI
Jung ladies who had courage to bet, but MIR
hen it came to settling up they were
lot in it." The fortunate young men leg
ho enjoyed the privilege of being wheel thi
by these two plucky young ladies were -
ed Smith and Lester Newton.
Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton, congress-
an for this district, was in town this
eek and made US pleasant call.
Peter Sault was taken seriously i'll the
st OF the week with a complication Of
seases, taking the form of the grip. He
better at this writing.
Mrs. Mary Goodwin of Wells River was