Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-28

ABOUT 70 pilgrims nave gone 70 NhichBo
The rest win go in the next three weeks
Then the entire population, with one Of
two exceptions, will have seen the Fair.
James Kenworthy and wife OF South
Tunbridge were in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Newton and Master
Ray from Stoneham, Mass, are visiting
at A. j. Fosters.
B. A. Manchester has purchased, OF Al
bert Seymour, fine horse. which gives
promise of great speed.
A. C. Blanchard was down from Mont
/ pelier, Monday, 10 attend to business mat
tiers in this thriving city.
New scales, west of the old scales and
near the freight depot, are being put in
place in the railroad yard.
Princes Tub factory is not running and
/ Is to remain in a state OF "innocuous
desuetude" for period OF three weeks.
I L. II. Goodrich and wife started yester-
day morning Tor New York City. They
viii spend some time in Massachusetts
/ before returning home.
f. Il. Wyman, who has been with his
parents for the last two or three weeks, has
now gone to Norwich, Conn.,, TO open an
insurance office in that place.
Miss Harriet Angel has severed her con-
1
Morton and, with her mother, has been
visiting in Rochester this week.
Monday, John Parsons, Herbert Flint of
Spring field, Mass. and his bother Burton
started from this station for that breezy
city, Chicago. Mrs.H. Flint viii visit her
sister, Miss Guptil in Burlington, ana
friends in West Randolph during her hus-
bands absence.
Saturday night, four of our young men
took the advice of Horace Greeley and
went West. They We're Laroy Mann,
Robert Mitchell, Frank Parsons and Ed.
Brooks, and their objective point was
city in Illinois, where, from all accounts,
the people seem TO be holding some
kind OF fair.
On Friday evening, Sept. 20, the Y. p.
s. e. Il. of the Christian churen will hold
'mum social, = to which all are cordially
invited, at the vestry Of that church, be-
ginning at o'clock. The distinguishing
feature of this social might be applied
with great profit to many other public
gatherings, the United States Senate, for
example.
Miss Minnie Waldo, for many years
head trimmer in a millinery store at Hart
ford, Conn, has been engaged by Mrs.
Bickford for the fall season, and Tuesday
went with Mrs. Bickford to attend millin-
cry openings in Boston. Miss Eta Morse
from Amesbury, Mass, is back in her old
place at j. ID. Mitchells, much to the sat
isfaction OF the ladies whom she so sue
cessfully served in former seasons.
Miss Maud Haskins passed through the
place Saturday on her way from Boston o
Barre, where she is to resume her former
position OF trimmer in the millinery
rooms OF Mrs. Nathaniel Bond. Miss Has
kins, with Mrs. Bond, has been attending
the millinery openings in Boston, and
Tuesday went to New York to study the
fall and winter fashions in bonnets as
displayed in that metropolis.
The tenth anniversary OF the organiza-
ton of this Methodist church was OBJ
served in a NEST fitting manner. At the
morning service, sunday, the pastor, the |
Rev. w. n. Roberts, preached a sermon !
well suited to the occasion from The text !
found ~ Matt xvi. 1S-"Upon this rock / |
will build my church." In the afternoon, |
the sacrament of the Lords Supper was |
two children were received in /
to the church by baptism and the members /
present responded to the roll call Near
ly four hundred people composed the con-
gregation at the evening service, which I
took the form of a union meeting. Rev.
VIM. kidder of Mortified, by whose zeal
Gus efforts this chuch was established, was
prevented from assisting in the anniver-
sary celebration by an illness which con-
lined him to the house; but a letter from
him showed that tho absent in BODY, vet
his thoughts were with the church, whose
ssta blishment was his last active minis
lerial work. Elder Kidder labored in
his field TWO years and three months,
preaching in the basement hall under the
Stewart block, and the church was organ
zed with twenIy-three members, seven
cen of whom answered to the roll call OF
sunday afternoon. In 1885, the church !
office was built. and in the following
ears 1856 people were enrolled among the
mem bers; some of whom have been re-
moved by letter, and some by death. The :
lumber OF communicates is at the pres !
Mt time ninety. Greetings from three of
he local churches-the Baptist, Christian
nd Congregational-were brought uy J
heir respective pastors, with the excep- c
ion of those from the Congregational 2
hurch, whose pastor, not being able to Z
ttend the service, was represented by In
he Rev. Mr. DeMerritt, the clergyman I
at that church In the morning.
IN eloquent sermon was delivered by Rev. e
l. A. Spencer of Montpelier, who chose y
Or his text this passage of Scriptures; \
So then every one shall give an account n
I himself to God.o The reverend gentle &
IAN touched upon church unity. which d
lea, indeed, was prominent in the re- 4
larlzs of the other clergy, and mentioned =
be individual character as None of the /,
Kings for which account must surely be .
enoered. Both afternoon and evening %
srvices were very enjoyable. The rain OF t
Ionday night kept many away from the &
sception given by the Epworth League, r
nd the devotional exercises following it. a
t the latter. Rev. Mr.. Morrow spoke on a
thoughts suggested by Isaiah lii. L; Rev. h
lr. Hamblin of Waterbury-in charge of n
MS parish until the last conference--on G.
ne "History of Methodism," and Rev. d
Ir. Spencer, on sChIistian Education" s,
/ the close of these addresses, to which u
ne audience listened with unfiagging in .
rest. DR.. A. c. Bailey was, Unexpectedly d
} himself, at least, called upon to speak K
IF the laity. This he did pleasantly but o.
richly, for the hour was late; and after ts
ne singing of the doxology, Rev. Mr.. W
amblin dismissed the congregation with e,
blessing. Success has crowned the eff al
,rts of these faithful workers in the past, ii
nd even greater results may be confident an
expected when the twentieth anniver- 81
Try shall occur. ne inherent denomi- OF
atoms in the village have been in ex- al