Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-13

Hale L. Flint of Chicago arrived Tues
day.
Prof. and Mrs. Whitehill are at Green's
boro.
Frank Angel was down from Rochester
the 18th.
A. H. Beedle made trip to Burlington,
Monday.
Mrs. Charles Mani is on from Clare
mont, n. H.
Miss L. Z. Wood will resume her work
here the 18th.
DR.. A. c. Bailey and family drove to
Gaysville, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas reached
home Tuesday night
Rev. Mr. Jackson preached last Sunday
at Quechee and is this week in Woodstock.
j. Burt OF New York is at the home of
his father, j. w. Burt, on fortnight's
vacation.
w. t. Sparhawk started Tuesday for
Chicago, where he viii act as guide on the
Worlds Fair grounds.
j. 4. Albee and family are here from
Amherst, Mass, also Frank Wright and
family OF Waltham, Mass.
X. w. Morse and wife of the Wheelock
House, Hanover, n. H., were in West
Randolph the first of the week.
The Woman's Relief Corps will serve
ice cream and cake on the Baptist church
lawn Tuesday evening, July 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Hart and family
wish to thank their many friends who so
kindly assisted them in their recent acci-
dent.
There will be regular meeting OF Col.
j. B. Camp, Sons of Veterans, next Fri.
day evening. full attendance is de-
sired.
w. o. Whitmarsh, an agent of several
years standing for Bailey's Music Rooms,
Burlington, was in town Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs chas. Ellis and baby from Somer-
vile, Mass who are passing two or three
weeks in this vicinity, came Monday for a
short stay at w. w. Mortons.
Frank Spaulding, wife and daughter,
residents OF St. Adams, have been staying
with his parents, Mr.. and Ms. Moses
Spaulding, during the last few days.
Mrs. j. w. Carleton and sister, Mrs.
NJ. S. Nelson, have gone to Grinnell, Iowa,
for the summer. They viii also seek that
wonderful magnet located at Chicago.
Geo. Walbridge, wife and daughte.
went the 18th 10 Springfield. Miss Myr
tie, who is TO visit friends in other places,
will not be at home before September.
Mrs. Mead and daughter Annie started
Thursday for Cleveland, Ohio, there to re-
main until yesterday, when they intend
ed to proceed TO Chicago and spend two
weeks in visiting the Fair.
Alfred Whitcomb OF Randolph, Mass,
at one time a prominent boot and shoe
dealer, visited at w. b. Wallis the 10th;
also MIR. Halves, relative of Mrs. Wall,
whose home is in Billerica, Mass.
Mrs. Geo. Peck went to st. Adams, Tues
day. While here she lost quite a valuable
watch in the cemetery, and a thorough
search, which was at once instituted, fail
ed to bring il to light. Later Mrs. Peck
herself found the missing timepiece on a
knoll, " here she had been sitting.
EIbridge Babbitt from Indiana, with his
wife, was in this village-his old home
for few hours Monday. driving to Beth
Ell in the afternoon. SIR. BabDitt is the
second son of the late Augustus Rabbit,
who lived for many years in the house
now owned by j. w. Gabrielle. Tue
youngest son, Geo. Babbitt, is pEacticing
medicine.
Last winter, two teams hauled to the
Tewksbury sawmill 10000 feet OF hard
wood logs in 65 days. Two trips day
were made from a distance of five miles,
and the average amount for each team
was 100 feet Of timber per day. 1t is in
vigorating to read in July OF something
that happened in the winter months.
Owing to some delay in connecting
trains, the down express did not reacn
here Monday afternoon until after 3
o'clock. When il did arrive, ii brought
Misses Emma Pratt, Electa Fish, June
Fassett, Bertha Hodges and Master Harry
Ford, who had been attending the {. +.
convention in Montreal but wno showed
no signs of having been in riot.
DR.. and Mrs. K. o. Blanchard and Mrs.
Peters are back from their Western trav
els and report a most delightful time. On
their way home, they stopped at Montreal
to be present at the International conven-
ton, and the doctor caught a severe cold
which has kept him confined TO the house
since his return. He is now on the gain,
however, and expects TO be out in the
course OF very few days.
Wednesday night, July 5th, the village
was aroused from its deep slumber, after
the excitement of the 9TH, by the sound of
the fire alarm. After discovering that an
annex TO the previous days celebration
was not in contemplation, and that the
fire was located at So. Royalton, another
nap was INDUCED in. The fire engine at |
So. Royalton not working well, aid from
Randolph and Northfeld was telegraphed |
for, but before il could arrive, the local
firemen had the blaze under control.
Farmers are appreciating the action of
a. b. Manchester 4 Sons in reducing So |
lcitor's fee to s25, for this season. Since |
the change was advertised, applications |
have been entered on his book at the rate /
OF ABOUT one per day. His book will be