Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03

Homeward through the darkness rushing.
Game the man Of daily toll;
Swift he struck some sturdy object,
Swift he made one grand recoil.
Up he rose. and mutt'ring wildly
Took his feet from out his hat
Hunted after scattered parcels.
Found his not quite nal.
Then he searched his pockets quickly
Bound to know what caused ms fall
Struck d match and gazing upward,
saw a lamp post grim and tall
Frank Griswold was 10 Barre, Friday.
Miss Cornie Pierce is once more at
home.
DR.. S. N. Gould and family are at Queen
City Park.
F. b. Thomas and family have returned
from Camp Rich.
Walter Dompier Of Barre has been in
town for few days.
e. L. Williams and wife were in Han
over, n. H., over Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman went Friday TO ST.
Adams for a weeks stay.
Mr.. ana Mrs. +. J. Blodgett have cy-
cled back TO l.yndonville.
A. A. Niebaum of Hotel Burlington has
been in West Randolph lately.
Ferda P. Fish is at Moody's School,
Mortified, Mass, for two weeks.
Harry Knapp and wife are in Green
witch, N. ", on two weeks vacation.
Miss Ante Burt was called 10 New
York, Monday, by the death of friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Mccall have
been in New York for tne past fortnight.
Miss Belle Thayer went Saturday to
Barre to visit Mr.. and Mrs. William Mes.
ser.
Miss May Cross Of Holyoke, Mass, is
at her mothers, Mrs. A. b. Cross, for a
short visit.
Mrs. Peters takes her Boston journal
vacation at Bar Harbor, Me-, the 18th of
thiB month.
The supper given by the ladies OF the
Baptist church last Thursday night was
well attended.
Frederick A. Emery Of Washington, ID.
c., who has been a guest at Alonzo EN-
ery's, left town Saturday.
The G. Z. society and the ladies OF the
Christian church will have fair and
supper at the vestry August 10th.
A. F. Roberts OF New York has been
spending several weeks at "Stoneleigh"
with mis- daughter, Mrs. c. F. MoultoD.
q. Z. Kilbnrne has sold his place on
Central street, advertised in the last issue
OF the HERALD, to Harry Allen for 81 ,450.
Miss Addie Colburn, whose home is
now IN North Pomfret but was once here,
10 W. hAbE IA bOttl At NOO0-
stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mann, after a
ebert stay at j. A. Fowler's, returned to
their home in Ciaremont, n. H., last Sat
urday.
Mrs. +. n. Allen and daughter Lena OF
Canaan, n II are visiting at the home of
L. W. Allen, u no expects his son from
Canaan to-day.
Miss Winnie Badger Of Boston, who
had out just returned from a most delight
fnl trip TO Chicago, came Thursday for a
weeks stay at Willard Gays.
Miss Jennie E. Rabbit, whose home is
in Tampa, Fla, is visiting former friends
and acquaintance here, making her
headquarters at he Red Lion Inn.
The ST. Johnsbury board OF school di-
Iectors have been so fortunate as to Sc
esre the services Of Mrs. Laura {. Mead,
Tor another year, as principal OF the Union
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Denny started Thurs
dny mig at for Chicago, ILL.,, and Las We
gas, New Mexico. Their little daughter re-
mains with her grandmother, Mrs. John
Prince.
Rev.G. W. Morrow and Willis Spar X
arrived Saturday morning from Chicago,
coming from Montreal on special train n.
Mrs. Morrow does not return for some
time yet.
DR.. H. H. Mcintyre and family, who
have been making quite sojourn in Pom
fret, came home the latter part of last
week. Mrs. Ellen Chandler also came
but only remained one day.
Friday, Miss Lena Evans drove from
Moretown to West Randolph, and Satur-
day afternoon, accompanied by her cousin.
Miss Maud Haskins, she started on drive
to Barre, Moretown and Waterbury.
Robert Mitchell has been away for some
little time, visiting in Bridgewater, Clar-
endon and Rutland, but is now at home
Tuesday, his mother, Mrs. j. ID. Mitchell,
left town for trip to the same places.
Mrs. James f. Mccall Miss Annie Rails
ton, Charles Mccall and Mr.. Arthur
Stone drove Saturday to Hanover. n. H.,
where Mr.. Stone has been holding SER
vices during the absence of the rector
At the annual meeting of the stoekhold.
ers Of the Vermont and Boston Telegraph
company, which meeting was held in
White River Junction, July %, Col X. j.
kimball was elected one of the directors
July oath seemed to be day of acci-
dents. On that day Frank Trask, who
lives on the Sanford place, was thrown
from his carriage, breaking his collar
bone. At last accounts, the broken mem
Der was mending finely.
OhlOh hCNtiiik ndr uCiu III iut DdDblSl
church SUNDAY night, and forcible SER
mon from the text found in Jer. xiii 10
because OF swearing the land MOURN
eth"-was preached by Rev. w. n, Rob-
erts, pastor of the NJ. +. church.
Prof. A. l.. Hardy left st. Johnsbury,
July 18th. AT Barre, he was Joined by
Mrs. Hardy and the three children, and
from there the family proceeded to
Brookfield and West Randolph where
they were most warmly welcomed.
The Misses West of PHILADELPHIA. direct
descendants of Benjamin West, the great
artist, left Friday for home. Besides
painting beautifully themselves, they are
good astronomers and watched the course
of the late comet with interest.
Galen b. Fish, the popular reader. and
the Ideal Male Quartette are to assist at
the musical recital given in the Braintree
church, Aug. Sth, by Miss Anna Farms
worth and pupils. The talent furnished
by West Randolph alone ensures a good
entertainment.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Y. Reid and daughter
of New York City and Miss Julia Evans
IT hon Il 10