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

noon tea at Mrs. Arthur Lanes, Septefn-
Der 29th from 3 to O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius w. Tilson, after a
few weeks sojouTn in this vicinity. re-
turned to Maiden, Mass, Friday.
Mrs. G. A. Baker, on the way from her
home in Brandon to friends in New
Hampshire, passed day or two with her
sister in law, Mrs. Bickford.
Mrs Henry J.Quimby OF Boston, whose
husband is superintends at Houghton
& buttons, left Friday, after spending a
few days with Mis-. Il. K. Evans.
Mrs. Henry Bass, her daughter, Miss
Hattie, Mrs. j. A. Colby and Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Martin started yesterday
Tor Chicago, making the journey by way
OF Niagara Falls.
Among the later arrivals at that Pom
peiIan structure-Ihe Vermont building,
IN jackson Park-are found the names OF
b. Fl. Sherman, George NJ. Tilson and
Miss Maud blanchard.
f. A. Hobart and daughter Alice have
been spending three days Of this week in
Fairlee and in Oxford, n. IL. Miss Mary
Hutchinson assisted in the postottice dur
ing the absence of Miss Hobart.
Dudley T. Chase and wife, who are on a
carriage trip through this part cf the
State, reached this village last Thursday
and paid a visit to their sister-i law,
Mrs. Anna Chase, and her daughter, Miss
Allace.
The Chandler family and MIR. Chandler's
sister, Mrs. Reid. no left Mari Castle
last week Wednesday for their Brooklyn
home, are planning TO visit Mr.. Chand-
ler's brother in Chicago, and 10 see the
Fair for several weeks, after October LIST.
new timetable went into effect on
the Central Vermont railroad Monday.
flntrT char ri - made in he arrival
OF trains at this station. The afternoon
mail is now due at 2:47 Instead OF az
2: 80, and the afternoon express at 5;ll
instead of at SIG.
Fred Brigham left here Saturday TO en-
ter the medical college at Baltimore, where
he expects to remain for the next two and
a hall years, and yesterday, Frank Angeli'
went 10 that city for six-montbs' course
at the same college, after which he viii
come forth fuil-hedged NJ. d.
S. V. Holman spent Sunday at his sum-
mer home, "Glenside," returning to his
Boston home on Monday, with Mrs. Hol-
man. They expect to visit the "White
City, early in October. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
j. Lamson, Mrs. Hclman's parents, will
occupy "Glensiden this winter.
The entertainment given by the Al.
Martz Speciality company and Shafer's
Swiss Bell Ringers was well attended.
The solos on the musical glasses and the
selections rendered by the bell ringers
''The Blue Bells of Scotland"-
were fine. The character comedians, clog
dancers and contortionists won many en-
cores.
At the Baptist association held in Mont
oelier last week, the following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year: moder
ltor, f. O. Hubbard OF West Randolph;
clerk, Miss Pearl NJ. Abbey OF Barre;
treasurer, A. b. Cushman of West Ran
iolph. II was voted TO hold the next /
association ct East Bethel, and Rev @. o. t
Webster OF Montpelier was invited 10 de- 1
liver the sermon.
Mrs +. Z. Dubois, Mrs. +. o. Blanch 1
ird, Mrs. y. NJ. Draper and Miss Sadie 4
Lamb took nearly $50 worth Of premi /
ans Mt the Dog River Valley Fair IN 1
Mortified. The attendance at this fair 4
vas something unusual, 1000 people be
ing on the grounds the second day, and a 4
good many OF the 5000 were from West
Those who went. speak OF the
air as a great success.
AZ the entrance to Mr.. Charles Thurs
on's store have been exhibited lately five
talks of red cob corn, measuring Is feet
n height; an acre OF which would furnish
u tons Of fodder, This corn was
aised by Mr. +. L. Bass, " no should have
ent il to Chicago that the people OF the
booming West might see what kind of
produce the "worn- out" soil OF Vermont
: capable of yielding.
Still West Randolph continues to carry
If the Worlds Fair prizes. She has dem
her ability TO make some of the
Iest butter in the world, and now her
maple sugar, through the sample exhibit
d by Mr.. L. l. Bass, has been judged
worthy to receive one OF the premiums re-
entity awarded at this wonderful EXPOSE
ion. IL has been stated that Vermont
,Hs outranked by Ohio i'm the matter of
lapie sugar exhibits, but the records
how that this State won 81 prizes ON 33
xhibits; while Ohio won only 81, on l3l
xhiblts. Braintree. also, drew two pre- ,
HUNS; one on the maple sugar exhibit of
Ion. Y. /. Spear, and the other, on the
laple syrup made by Geo. w. flagg.
The Downers Grove (Il.l Reporter OF
eptember 10Th contained this account Of
le Prince family reunion: "The first re- q
MON of the Prince family that has taken
lace in eleven years, occurred Sunday, !
spt. 10, at the residence of f.. II. Prince G
this place. The family circle was COM
ete with the exception of Mr.. o. n. I
unit, and very fine time was passed, III g
uding a family dinner, which it goes t
ithout saying, was enjoyed. There were c
'esent as follows: The father, j. f. a
rince of this place; Z. j. Prince, wife c
id son and Mrs. o. N. Hunt of RAN +
'lph, Vt; f. +. Tenney, wife, two sons h
Id daughter, OF Federal Point, Fla: h
f. Prince and wife of Hinckley, H.. a
ISIS L. j. Moulton of Boston, Mass; A.
Prince, wife and two sons, E. II. q
'ince, wife and daughter and Leo and 4
,rtha Prince of Downers Grove. The \
It reunion was at the old homestead at II
ndolph, Vt" n
Wednesday, Sept. Goth, there was Home y
visionary Rally in the Congregational n
urch and an interesting and Instructive Il
ogram was given. In the afternoon, Z
lone Missions from a Woman's Stand u
int" LIST in Vermont, 2nd in the Nation, VI
re discussed by Miss lydia Hartig and
IS. G. w. Shelton. These papers were -
)ecially fine, and all who heard them
re deeply interested in what was told.
SIS Hartig is one of the first two lady
ssionaries sent to this State, and she
d something of the work which she had
ne. Mrs. Shelton spoke of her life on
) prairias Of South Dakota and of tho