Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-09

MIR. ]. II. Moulton went to Lanesboro
Tuesday on business.
e. A. Chittenden, local freight agent,
was in town last week.
Miss Florence Wilson was numbered
among the sick last week.
Robert Mitchell has been spending
short time in Rutland.
Lyman Hutchinson has just sold nice
Richelieu colt for $50.
A. A. Niebaum was here from Burning
ton the first of tie week.
Ernest Sault is learning the BARRIERS
trade OF Bean q Hurlburt.
j. ID. Denison, Esq, will read service at
st. Johns church Sunday.
Hon. j. W. Rowell attended the Ben
nington County Court this week.
@. II. Montgomery IS the owner OF three
little pugs, hardly week old.
Miss Clara Houghton of Boston visited
Miss Maud Haskins, Wednesday.
Ex-Sheriff F. II. Atherton of Waterbury
was in this place on Monday last.
Miss Sue Sanford went to White River
junction Monday for short visit.
Robert Allen, who was taken sick again
last week, is once more improving.
Mrs. Luther c. White, Jr., of Windsor
spent Sunday at DR.. II. ii. Mclntyre's.
T. S. Cbamberlin of New York was at
the Green Mountain Stock farm Saturday.
Mr.. Duffaney, an employee in the screen
mill, sprained his hand quite badly few
days ago.
A parlor meeting of the w. c. T. U. will
be held at Mr.. Iiller's Friday afternoon,
Feb. 10th, at O'Clock.
There will be regular meeting of Area
dia Lodge, /. o. q. T., at DR.. 5. Gouid's
Thursday, Feb. 9th, at 7.l5 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bond and Mrs.
Herbert Leonard Of Barre were guests at
+. A. Shattuck's last week.
Mr.. Hutchins from Plymouth, N. h
who has been visiting at Mr.. Martin
Tewksburys, returned Monday.
The young ladies of st. Johns will give
an afternoon tea at Mrs. j. ii. Moulton's
Saturday, from TO $50. 10 cents.
Ray Harlowe, who had his thumb cut
of at the screen mill two weeks ago, will
not be able to work for some time yet.
The Red Lion Inn entertained $50 guests
during the month of January, which is
not considered very good month for the
hotel business.
Misses Nellie and Alice Hastings re-
turned Monday from Fitchburg and
Franklin Falls, where they have been
passing StNtIdl Netks.
Mrs. G. P. Frost of Hanover, n. H., who
was called here by the death of her moth
er, the late Madame Dubois, returned to
her home last Wednesday.
Thursday, Feb. 9th, is the date of the
Firemens annual bail. supper is to be
served at the Red Lion Inn and a good
company is expected.
Miss Mary Putnam, teacher in the
Normal, visited her aunt, Mrs. Anna Chase,
Monday and Tuesday Of this week.
The West Randolph Grange is invited
to attend the dedication OF the new
Grange Hall at East Bethel Feb. 18th.
There will be exercises in the afternoon.
The Chautauquan circle met Monday
evening with Mrs. Sam. Bass. The sub
ject of the course this year is "Greece"-
her history, literature and art.
Mr.. Taylor, president Of the Globe Loan
& Trust Co., Omaha, and Mr.. Morgan,
manager of the Russian Sealskin Co., Pc
tropaulovsk, Siberia, were the guests OF
DR.. III. II. Mcintyre this week.
Rev. G. w. Gallagher, who has lately re-
signed the pastorate OF Bethany church,
Montpelier, viii occupy the pulpit at the
Congl church next Sunday.
People in this vicinity have not been
very fayorably impressed this winter with
the tropical nature of the climate CT Yer
mont; nevertheless, Mrs. G. l.. Sanford
OF Randolph sent TO this office yellow
butterfly which she found fitting about
her house plants Saturday, the 4th-not
particularly sultry day.
The sociable of the o. r. S. will be held
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. |. Church Thursday,
Feb. l6. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The steam boiler inspector was here last
week and carefully inspected the boiler
at the schoolhouse. In his written report
to the COMMITTEES, he says: ga careful
examination was made OF this boiler and
its appliances, and no leakage or other de-
fects could be found.n He found the
chimney fiue ''too small to develop by
proper combustion the full capacity of the
boiler.n This was the cause of the diff
Guilty in the heat getting upstairs last
Monday morning, owing TO the smallness
OF the flue and the popularity Of the at
mosphere on certain days. The chimney
is not only too small but it is not straight
and will have to be rebuilt this summer
in order to get good results.
AT $50 O'Clock last Thursday eve, 80
members of the Sophomore class started
from the depot, in the teams furnished by
John Moses, for the home of their class
mate, Lizzie Holman. reaching there
little past seven. The evening was spent
IN playing whist ana numerous otner
games, and several times during the even.
ing the class listened to music furnished
by its members. At ten O'Clock the din
ing room doors were opened and very
pleasant sight was witnessed by all, the
large table being beautifully supplied
with cakes, coffee and fruits, the class cake
being the most prominent. After partak-
ing of this supper, the motion to adjourn
was made, and the merry party started on
a roundabout way for home, believing in
the old maxim, s'trhs longest way round is
the shortest way home.n They arrived at
West Randolph about Y O'Clock all report
ing fine time. A MEMBER OF THE CLASS.
While the situation Of the village in re-
gard to water is much more favorable
than that of most villages which have
public water works, we can not but feel
anxious as to our own water supply. AT
the present time the water in the reser-
voir is about one foot below the overflow
"a thing that has never before happened
in the winter-and at this time every drop
of water owned by the village is
coming into the reservoir. No doubt this
state of the reservoir is caused largely by
the takers allowing small streams to run