Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-10

lew Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Foster and Master Lee
visited in Bethel last week.
Mrs. Charles Wyman went Monday to
st. Adams for a week absence.
Paul and Miss Helen Revere from Boston
are guests at Mr.. j. w. Burt's.
One of the excursion trains returning
from Chicago went through here the 5th.
Albert p. Chandler and family of oMari-
Castleo are visiting friends in Enfield, N.
II.
Mrs. Hale L. Flint and children, after a
stay of four weeks in Randolph, left fol
Milton, Monday.
Byron Brown and family from Willis
ton are staying for awhile in Braintree
and Randolph.
The Ri. Rev. A. N. Littleiohn, ID. D.,
bishop of the diocese of Long Island, is
at the Maplewood.
Miss Helen Howe of Mortified stopped
here for a few hours Monday on her way
from Nashua, n. II.
P. F. McLaren of Springfield, Mass, en-
route to Buffalo, n. y, was in town re-
Gently for short time.
Arthur Merrill came Thursday from
Goffstown, N. H., to pay visit to his
aunt, Miss Maria Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Mccall have re-
turned TO "Elm Cottage after brief So
journ in New York City.
Friday, Mrs. Henry w. Tewksbury and
Miss Mary, Mrs. j. A. Fowler and son
were at Mortified Gulf for the day.
G. E. Bennett of Brooklyn, N. Y, is en-
joying his second summer among the
Green Mountains. He il a guest OF the
Mapiewood.
1t was Mr.. H. G. Soper's misfortune
lately to have his hand caught under a
block of granite. One finger was quite
badly crushed.
Mrs. Rosamond Mcintyre and two
children Bradford and Alice-with Mrs.
Jennie Bass and son Fred, are making
visit in Pomfret.
Miss Matte Partridge from Hanover,
n. H., has been staying with her cousin,
Miss Mamie Crandall, during he past
week, leaving Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Callahan, who have
been employed for some time past in the
Wheelock House, Hanover, ". H., are
again in West Randolph.
Misses Lura Montgomery and Winnie
Foster were entertained in West Brain
tree for a few days recently by their
friend, Miss Jessie Tarbell.
James Carrigan has finished work for
Judge Rowell and entered the employ OF
n. NJ. Draper. His place at Judge Row
ell's is taken by Ed. Wheeler.
DIR. G. A. Wheeler of White River june
ton, +. h. Putnam of Montpelier and
A. A. Niebaum of Burlington were among
those lately revisitiug these familiar
scenes.
The "big boys" are not to be compared
to their smaller brothers when II comes
aG hal N Ga 1oxY ..gf es.s..
picked mines played close and scientific
game on Lamson's fiat; score, 9 to 5.
regular meeting of the West Ran
dolph grange will be held on August 18th.
All wish to hear that talk on the Worlds
Fair and what their brother saw in Chi
cago, so let them be on time-eight O'Clock
sharp.
Mrs. Laura X. Mead and daughter An
ME have been away for the past month
but are now at nome. They first visited
Mr.. Hiram Kim ball and family in Cleve-
land, Ohio, and then spent two weeks in
Chicago.
Manchester is rivaling West Randolph
in popularity as a summer resort. Its
Equinox House and Equinox water at
tract large mum bers OF city visitors. who |
ind this water just the thing for their
different ailments.
were sold at auction in Depot square Sat |
lrday. The usual crowd collected around I
the stand of the auctioneer, and ready /
buyers for most of the articles to be dis /
,osed of, were soon found.
On Monday, at the house Of Charles /
campbell, occurred the marriage of his /
on, Will H., to Miss Malinda Thurston
u South Royalton. The ceremony was
reformed by the Rev. V. NJ. Hardy, and
he happy pair left on the down express
or Springfield, Mass, where they intend
o reside.
Editor Thayer has sold the two-story
ioDse which he is building at the north
nd of South street, to Mr.. William Holmes
4 Boston. for a reasonable consideration.
he house, though small, will be very
leat and cosy, with a number of nicely
ranged rooms, including a bath room,
nd will be heated by furnace. Mr.. ,
iolmes came here two or three years ago
nd was SO delighted with this beautiful
illage and lts surroundings that he has
ince made it his summer home and now
y this purchase, he becomes one of its
residents.
An opportunity has been given, through
he kindness Of Mrs. Anna Ames, to ex-
mine copies of two papers published in
he early part of the nineteenth century. I
Inc of them, The Vermont Farmer, was
rlnted at Middlehnry, III the old Mason
, Hall north of the Court House, by T. c. I
trong, and the issue of Nav 10, 1915.
ontains letters from Andrew jackson to
ames Monroe, then secretary Of war, on
he subject of the militia. whose musters
Tere doubtless very different from the
ne soon TO be held in Rutland. Ii also
peaks of society in Charlestown, unoer {
be pastorate of Rev. DIR. Morse, which {
onated, for the translation and distri-
ution of the Scriptures sl23.30 as '
solid expression OF gratitude to Heaven
1r the blessings of peace" In the year
I grace, 1893, such "solid expressions
re exceedingly rare. The copy of the
lister County Gazette, published at
.ingston, y. Y, by Samuel Freer *
on, bears the date of Jan. 4, 1900. Its
utside pages are devoted to the delibera-
ons OF the American Congress, in which :
ne silver question did not seem to play {
5 present important part; while the in !
de, with column rules reversed, as a sign !
mourning, gives full account OF the
cath and funeral obsequies of the first a
resident of the United States.
Social destination last week took the /,