Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-20

E. E. Evans IS painting and otnerwls'
! improving the interior OF his store.
Mrs. w. /. Chalmers OF Riverhead, R. 1.
is with her father, J. P. Cleveland, Jr.
Mrs. Peters success in the Boston Jour
nal coupon contest gives general satlsfac
ton.
Miss Emma Putnam, a guest of Rey.anC
Mrs. v. NJ. Hardy, left the 18th for Bos'
ton.
Mrs. Porter and her sister. Miss Crosby
of Hanover, y. H., are guests OF Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. B. Fish.
Rush c. Hawkins OF New York was
among those who registered at the Red
Lion Inn, Monday.
Dow Herrick was here last week from
Pittsfeld, n. H., for short vacation
leaving town Friday.
Hon. and Mrs. VIM. II. Dubois drove &c
Woodstock the 18th. and made the return
trip the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Weed of Chicago
made short visit not long ago at the
pleasant home OF +. II. Smith.
The Spiritualists will hold meeting at
West Braintree next Sunday, July 23rdi
both morning and evening.
The ladies OF the W. r. q. gave pleas
ant, as well as profitable, lawn party Tues
day evening. The receipts amounted to
about 80.
Miss Inez Abbott, after an absence of
nine months in the South, reached home
Monday. Her father and brother Robert
met her in Boston.
While carrying large basket OF clothes
into the house last Monday, Mrs. A. b.
Manchester in some way tripped and fell,
breaking her arm.
Miss Hortense Martin, who had been
visiting at A. II. Beedle's, went MONDAY
TO her home IN Keene, n. II. Mr.. Claude
Beedle also returned the same day.
Last week, Albert shattuck and wife,
driving from Newburyport, Mass, 10 Bur-
lington, remained for two days in West
Randolph, with their uncle, +. A. Shat
tuck.
d. f. Corcoran OF the local freight and
customs department Of the Central YER
mont railroad, with his headquarters at
ST. Adams, was at +. W. Sault's on Tues
The ladies of the 81. Z. church will
serve ice cream on the lawn at Mrs. DR..
Baileyis, Thursday evening, after six
o'clock. A cordial invitation IS extended
TO all.
II has been thought best by the ladies in
charge, TO postpone the supper which was
TO have been served at the Baptist vestry
this Thursday evening, until some time
next week.
Our aMaine fishermenv-with the ex-
ception OF Z. w. Hayward, who was here
the l2th-came home Saturday, bringing
with item some very fine specimens OF the
trout family.
The proprietors OF the screen mill, after
a most prosperous business year, have
shut down the works for time, in order
to take an inventory and TO put the facto-
~ in readiness TO meet the demands Of the
coming season.
A neat, artistic sign calls the attention
OF the passers-by to Huntington's studio,
a visit 10 which, even II you do not wish
TO have your features reproduced for the
benefit OF future generations, will not be
time wasted.
1t is reported that the store in Belding,
Mich, belonging to Mrs. Joiner and her
daughter Ellen, has been destroyed by
fire. These ladies are well remembered in
this place, where they lived for several
years, and where they have many friends
who viii be sorry to hear OF their misfor-
tune.
Ex-Gov. Farnham OF Bradford, Hon
Dudley G. Denison of Royalton and e. r.
Tarbell, Esq, of So. Royalton assembled
Tuesday in the office OF J.D .Denison, Esq,
for a hearing before Hon. Frank Plumley,
referee, in the case OF Mrs. 5. A. +. Wal
ton, administrators OF the estate of John
Walton, against the estate OF Electa Hall.
In spite of the rain and hail of the night
before, quite company Of young people
went Tuesday to the foot of the gulf for a
picnic.
Still people continue TO HE them to
those sylvan retreats which are tfar from
the busy haunts OF men, Among the lat
er ones to depart are Miss Florence
Brooks, who is at Queen City Park; Mrs.
George Prince and Miss Fannie, Camp
Rich, Georgia; and Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Dufur, at Lake Morey, Fairlee. Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Evans will join the
Dufurs, and later there will be an exodus
to Camp Randolph, Highgate Springs.
The report for July of Vermont's exhib-
IL in the dairy contest shows that the
Green Mountain State is ahead of all COM
petitors. The Green Mountain stock farm
Of West Randolph scores SO ON printed
butter and 80 1-2 on dairy tub. This
farm took the sweepstakes gold
medal at the Paris exposition In 1850 over
all other buffers. Then, as now, their but
ter was made by the Cooley creamery pro-
cess. The butter of j. W.Burt, West Ran
dolph scored 9S.-Free Press.
On the 4th of next September, the West
Randolph Graded and High school enters
upon what bids fair TO be another pros
porous year. Two changes are noticed In
The corps of instructors. The duties OF sec
ond assistant, which Mrs. Whitehill so
faithfully discharged during the latter
part of last year, will be undertaken by
Miss Mary 5. Dubois, a graduate of the |
High school in the class of So, and Of |
smith college, Northampton, Mass, |
With the degree of a. BIN the class OF '93. |
Miss Dubois, who is thorough and pro- |
icient scholar, is unusually well qualified |
or the position, not only as regards men,
al equipment but also on account of the |
knowledge which she already possesses,
II the school and its methods of work /
Mrs. Messer's place in the second Primary |
las not yet been filled. OF the seven in |
tructors engaged tor the coming year.
nree are college Dred-representing Dart /
mouth, Wellesley and Smith-and all but
wo have been graduated from this very
chool. Since 1852, 155 young people |
rave finished the prescribed courses of
tudy in the High school, and gone out
o take their places in the busy world.
u this number, goodly per cent have
inferred higher institutions of learning,
nd the majority OF the 155 have achieved,
n their various professional and business
areerS. more han the AVERAGE au1aupf ~ /