Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-03
West Randolph Locals.
MISS GEoRaIA wHITE, Local Editor.


Hon. j. w. Roweil made business trip
to Burlington, April 18th.
E. o. Hibbard visited Burlington on
Wednesday Of the past week.
Ernest Fish and wife were in Mont
pelier one day last week.
| j. D. Denison, ESQ.,, went Monday to
Chelsea to attend supreme court.
There was a pleasant sugar party at
Frank Woods last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Laura Standish has returned from
visit of several weeks in North Pomfret.
Mr.. A. B. Chandler came from New
York the latter part Of last week for few
days rest.
Editor CD. Kinsley of the Granite City
Leader, Barre. came down on business
Thursday.
Miss Ida Thatcher, one of the HERALD
compositors, spent saturday and Sunday
/ in Royalton.
Mrs. John Angel from Stockbridge ar
rived last week for a visit at her fathers,
Mr.. Frank Hobart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wadleigh are re-
joicing over the advent Of an eleven pound
boy, born Sunday night.
The Baptist Sunday school has member
ship of about So instead OF 20, as stated in
the issue OF last week.
Miss Emma Moses commenced her
school in Braintree, Monday. She teaches
in the district near Ford's Crossing.
Z. E.VanOrman has moved his boot and
shoe business from the Dubois block to
Huntingtons block on Pleasant st.
Reliable guide books for the Worlds
Fair and Chicago have been sent for and
will be received at the HERALD office be-
fore many days.
e. A. Blodgett OF St. Johnsbury was in
town two or three days last week, trying
to establish local agency OF the National
Life Insurance company of Montpelier.
Albert Grove will soon commence to
build on the lot which he purchased re-
Gently. This lot is located on the south
side Of Highland Avenue and opposite
the residence of L. l.. Soper.
Rev. Mr.. Ham blin's goods were shipped
TO Waterbury last Friday, and the same
day he himself started to drive there.
Mrs. Hamblin remained with friends in
West Randolph until Monday.
The weather Monday was not exactly
suitable for a Maypole dance; the mud
was a little deep, TOO, and for once, 1t IL
hoped, the Queen OF the Mayn did not
have to be deprived OF her morning nap.
w. d. Fits, former resident of this
vicinity but now telegraph operator at
.
last week, at the home of the bride, to
Miss Lillian NJ. Lapine OF Windsor. Mr..
and Mrs. Fits will make their home at
| Roxbury.
Rev. w. n. Roberts and family came
Friday. They are to occupy the lower
| tenement in the Hubbard house on South
Pleasant ST., and MIR. Hubbard will move
into the upper tenement vacated by Rev.
Mr.. Hamblin.
| On account of a misunderstanding in re-
gard to the election of school directors
ana in order to straighten matters out, j..
| b. Adams, the old member OF the board,
and Prin. Edward Conant, the newly
elected member, resigned, thereby caus-
| ing vacancy, which Mr.. Conant has been
appointed by the selectmen to fill.
The selectmen have laid out and extend
| ed Highland avenue, easterly, through the
| Griswold lot to the northwest corner of
South View Cemetery and South Pleasant
| st. This will make great improvement
| in that part Of the village, and makes
available, additional building lots in that
| section,with frontage on Highland Ave,
which is one OF our most attractive streets.
Ten thousand little fishes were received
| from the hatchery last week Wednesday
| by Hon. w. I'll. Dubois and Mr.J b. Wells.
| Five thousand were put into the Corey
and Lamson brooks, and the remainder
| into the brooks in the vicinity OF Mr..
| Wells farm. As soon as the frost is out
of the ground, will be time enough to dig
| for bait.
| The committee on arrangements for
Memorial Day have secured the services
OF j. A. DeBoer, actuary OF the National
Life Insurance company of Montpelier
| and very eloquent speaker, as orator OF
| the day. Mrs. Amanda II. Newcomb
daughter OF Gen. Thomas, who had pre-
viously been invited to deliver the address,
notified the committee a few days ago
that she would be unable to be present on
account of the illness of her son. Other
arrangements for the day have not yet
been completed.
Hon. vi. Spear OF Braintree, member OF
the Board OF Agriculture and statistical
secretary OF the Board, has just issued
pamphlet, entitled "A List of Desirable
Farms at Low Prices, (which also contains
"Vermonts Industrial Record for 1922
This pamphlet is desirable for the infor-
nation 1t contains and will be sent upon
application to Mr.. Spear. II Mr.. Spear
failed to get there in the gubernatorial
contest, he gets there with both feet as
Vermont's ablest statistician and is doing
more for progress in our State than gross
OF Valentines with the deserted farm i'm
migration schemes. Verify Orange county
is proud OF its member.--Bradford Opin-
ion.
Postmaster c. II. Montgomery has re-
ceived ascard of instructions from Wash
ington that is intended for the benefit OF
persons who will visit the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. Ii states that there is now in
operation on the grounds OF the exposition,
branch OF the Cnicago postoffice, known
as the Worlds Fair Station. Regular col
lections and deliveries to all parts Of the
ground will be made, and all business per-
tanning to tirst-class office will be done.
Visitors to the exposition, not knowing
before leaving home their precise location
in Chicago, may find it convenient to have
their mail addressed to the Worlds Fair
Station, or to have money orders payable
there, rather than at the main office at
Chicago. Afterward they can have their
addresses changed, either by notice to
their correspondent or by application to
the postmaster at Chicago, or at the sta
ton. Mail matter intended for delivery on
the exposition grounds should be plainly
addressed, Worlds Fair Station, Chicago,
ILL.,, giving the precise locality where the
mail should be delivered.