Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-01
WEST RANDOLPH.
A. G. Bradish is home from Boston.
Mrs. z. Il. Joslyn visited in Northtield

Geo. w. Smith of w. K. Junction was
in town last Thursday.
Ernest Fish has engaged to work for N.
NJ. Draper for one year.
Mrs.. r. Bates and daughter Eva are
visiting in Warner, n. III.
Mrs. E. P. Stimson returned from her
visit to Norwich this week.
A. g. Wheeler and family have return
ed from camp at Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gay are spending a
couple OF weeks in Gaysville.
DIR. q. A. Wheeler OF White River juno
tion spent Sunday in town.
Laroy Mann and Frank Parsons were at
Queen City Park last week.
Henry Manchester was in Boston the
first OF the week on business.
Miss Emma Moses returned to her
school in STAFFORD last Saturday.
VIM. Hull OF Bridgewater is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hull.
S. c. Thayer has been visiting friends in
| MorristoWn, Stowe and Woicott.
?, A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Briggs last Friday night.
B. r. Sibley and o. A. Blanchard Of
Williamstown were in town last Weunes-
day.
Albert Hastings and wife Of Franklin
Falls, \. h., are visiting relatives IN
town.
Miss Gertrude Wood Of Malone, n. W
| is visiting in town, the guest OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. W. Il. Barnes.
Mrs. w. S. 5. Buck and daughter Alice
visited friends and relatives IN Barre ana
| Montpelier last week.
Arthur Nj. Stimson OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
has been visiting friends in town, the
guest of DIR. Il. P. Stimson.
Potatoes are beginning to rot badly and
the prospect is that the crop will be small
and the prices high this year.
Mrs. S. II. Denny and daughter OF Rut-
land are visiting in town, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Prince.
Mr.. J. II. Fraser OF Holyoxe, Mass, and
Mr.. b. b. Snow of Boston, were at ID. h.
Goding's few days last week.
Miss Alice L. Smith of Castleton, VT,
and John Adams OF New York City, were
guests Of w. s. s. Buck last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Ryder, who has been visiting
in Hornellsviile, n. ", returned home
last saturday, accompanied by her daugh'
ter Euseba.
DR.. j. NJ. Ryder has been in Plainfield,
caring for his daughter, Mrs. B. {. Chase,
who has been sick with typhoid fever but
Is now better.
A. L. Bass is In Bangor, Me-, attending
the Eastern Maine State Fair. He is act
ing as ticket agent for his uncle, Hon. j.
p. Bass, who is president of the assocla-
ton.
New steps have been made to the High
School building, and that building and
the Primary rooms will be thoroughly
cleaned this week, ready for school Mon
day.
Edward Nichols, son of Judge Nichols,
is very smiling now and he has good rea-
SON to smile, as it il not often that two
bouncing boys come on the same day TO
gladden. fathers heart. See births.
The fall term of the Graded School will
commence next Monday and a large at
tendance is anticipated. Children OF school
age intending to commence school this
year, should be at the lower primary room
next Monday morning.
Look on the first page for fac smile OF
the official ballot to be used at the Septem-
Der election. The official ballots to be
used in other counties are not materially
different, except as to the names OF county
officers.
'Hessn Smith speaks a good word for
the Masonic Fraternal Accident Associa-
ton of Westtield, Mass. he was kicked
on the knee July 9Th and was laid up six
weeks. He notified the association and
received his accident money as soon as
his bill was presented.
Mrs. f. A. Shattuck, one OF the most re-
spected Indies OF this village, died very
suddenly about three p. m. Thursday OF
apoplexy. She had been very i'll for a
long time but was recovering rapidly and
was considered nearly il not quite out of
danger, by her physicians, DR.. j. II. Mayo
of this place and his brother, DIR. Mayo OF
N,~tbfald Tho funaral xyas very largely
attended from her late residence Satur-
day D. m, by her beloved former pastor,
Rev. j. A. Pierce. Her bereaved husband
and sorrowing friends have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community. An
appropriate sketch OF her life will appear
in these columns soon. The remains were
taken to Mortified for burial. A special
car was kindly rendered Mr.. Shattuck by
the managers OF the Central Vt. X. r., on
which he was for many years an engi-
neer.
The fan term OF Childs' Business College
will begin Tuesday, Sept. 9th, and the out
look indicates larger attendance than on
any preceding opening day. The corps
OF teachers is the same excellent one that
under Mr.. E. K. Childs' management has
contributed so much in giving the school
its present celebrity.
Childs' Business College is in its ninth
NcdT anu udS lidItO ulOAC IN ktO-
sitions than any other three schools in
Western New England. The curriculum
embraces bookkeeping, banking, invoice
and letter writing, commercial Jaw, Dusi-
ness practice, and shorthand and type
writing. In the last named study the
speedy method of writing by touch, i. e.,
without the aid of the eyes in locating
typewriter keys, is taught, and with great
success. The college catalogue, one of
the finest published, may be had on APP
plication.
very large congregation gathered on
Sunday morning in st. Johns church to
greet Rev. w. P. Bird who has been spend
ing brief vacation in this beautiful vii
lage and who kindly consented to conduct
the services. During his sojourn with the
people af this parish during the summer
season of the past two years he won their
love and esteem, as the great congregation
Sunday amply attested. He preached an
eloquent discourse from Psalms XIII,
first and second verses. "As the hart
panteth after the water brooks, so pant
eth my soul after thee, o God. My soul
thirsteth for God, for the living God;
when shall / come and appear before
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