Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-21

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A full report Of the State Grange meet
| ing will be found on the third page of this
issue.
Joe W. Gray from Chicago made his
friends in this vicinity flying visit the
! first of the week.
The faintest Naturalization of the
mellow wedding bells" is borne upon the
keen and frosty air.
Mrs. T. L. Dimick has been very i'll in
deed with what was pronounced to be the
| grip, but is at present much better.
Mrs. w. N. Roberts, who has been SUI
| fering from a severe attack of pneumonia,
is said to be recovering as rapidly as could
be expected.
n. l.. Boyden has purchased j. G..
Mann's entire stock of goods for $l,700,
and the fixtures OF the Corner Clothing
store for S170.
The stores, as a general rule, will re-
main open Wednesday and Friday even
ings OF this week to accommodate the
Christmas trade.
There will be praise service at the Bap-
tist church next Sunday evening, and the
exercises will be in harmony with the
Christmas season.
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Seward
Robson preached the funeral sermon OF
the late James Marsh, who died in Brain
tree last Friday.
Miss Ida Currier and her friend, Miss
| Vernie Wills, both OF South Tun bridge,
remained over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Copeland.
Hon. VIM. II. Dubois started Monday
on trip to Morrisville, Hyde Park and
other towns in Lamoille county. he also
intended to visit Hardwick.
On Thursday, Dec. 18th, son was born
- = = Ill. A 4 -. 49,
and Mrs. AdelDerb Laskey, and still an
other to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Abbey.
The heavy fall of snow Friday and Fri
day night made railroading the following
| day rather hard work, aud the trains
came and went when they could, without
regard to schedule time. The storm was
severe along the entire line of the Central
Vermont, and especially so at Roxbnry.
Noble Grand Meyers and Messrs. Smith
and Sawyer, prominent Odd Fellows OF
Barre, met with the members OF the
three link fraternity of West Randolph
Monday night. Alter the working of the
second degree, the Odd Fellows and their
guests repaired to the Bon Ton Cafe,
where an excellent banquet was served.
Many copies of small pamphlet, emit
tied ''Seven Financial Conspiracies,
Which Have Enslaved the American Peo-
ple," were distributed among the mem
Ders of the State Grange while that body
was in session here last week. This pam
phlet, which is being circulated by the
Peoples Party of Vermont, was written
by Mrs. s. e. V. Emery, who dedicated it
ito the enslaved people OF dying Repuo-
lic," meaning, doubtless, the United
States in the Worlds Fair year.
While the granger guests OF the Red
Lion Inn were yet seated at the breakfast
table Friday morning, Landlord Battles
was summoned to appear before them. He
obeyed the summons, and State Master
Alpha Messer extended to him the hearty
thanks OF those present for his kindness
and attention to their comfort during
their stay at the Inn. Witty remarks were
also made by others, and vote of thanks
was given to the young ladies, who had
proved themselves such efficient wait
resses.
Friday afternoon and evening, the
weather was decidedly unpleasant, but
the driving snowstorm did not prevent
a large attendance at the annual sale OF
fancy articles held by the ladies of St.
Johns church in the @. A. r. hall, and |
10 tickets were sold for the chicken pie |
supper. ahe Junior society served choco- |
ate at neatly equipped table and pre-
sented each purchaser of the delicious |
beverage with beautifully decorated |
china cup and saucer. Tie fancy articles |
met With a ready sale, and the receipts /
from both sale and supper amounted to
about Sll5.
Inspector Willis visited this place last
Thursday in the discharge OF bis official
duty, and in REGARD to the disturbance IN
the office during the changing of the
mails, he ordered Postmaster Montgom-
cry, when such disturbance occurred
again, to stop the business of the Office,
and to summon policeman TO clear the
lnteIoom and TO keep it cleared until at
ter the mail is changed The confusion
Of tongues at Babel asn'ta circumstance
TO the huObub that arises " hen the school
children collect in the anteroom to wait
Tor the changing OF the afternoon mail
Last week the matter was brought to the
attention of Prof. Whitehill, who spoke |
o the pupils of the graded school of the |
complaint which had been made against
hem. According to Inspector Willis, the ,
DOM occupied by postoffice belongs t.
be government and is to be used By the
'eneral public in proper manner.
AT the close of the graded school Fri q
lay. for the holidays, the pupils OF the e
Inherent rooms presented their respective (
eachers with very beautiful Christmat 5
Tits. From the high school, Prof. While q
Ill received a handsome silver FIVE ?
clock, having his monogram engraved ;
n one side; Mrs. Peters, a dainty COLO n
en- o. the clover leaf pattern, anu Miss $
'uBois. very pretty silver bonbon dish il
nd spoon. Miss Stewart of the Grammar a
Jom was the recipient of toilet SCI
,om the school as a whole, and from Miss &
label Guyette, who possesses considerable d
-tistic ability, she received a drawing. D
he work OF that young lady's clever I'm d
rs. Miss Howard's pupils presented Il
sr with plush box filled with station d
y, a copy Of Drummoud's addresses .Es &C
veral booklets. The Isl and 2nd prsma- r
Is united for their closing exercises. N
hich consisted OF songs and recilatious. bs
ID one hundred little pcople gased with s
tight upon Christmas tree bearine dl
en- tropical fruit as oranges and havins &C
lcks OF candy hanging from every limb h
De tree and its oeiectable fruits wert i,
oeiced by the primary teachers, Miss a
ebstcr and Aiss Abbott. who sncceedso q,
giving their scholars a great deal o. "
sasure. Miss Webster al-o rsceiv- q / O.
my handsome gifts. among them neiari a.