Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-16
West Randolph Locals.

w. ID. Wall visited burlington the uTst
of last week.
Mrs. John Church is working in the
screen mill.
Mrs. Emily Green is visiting her sister
in Braintree.
DR.. II. III. Mcintyre left Saturday for
Washington, d. G.
The 18th, Ash Wednesday, ushered in
the Lenten season.
Mrs. Clinton Hewitt of South Royalton
visited here last week.
Miss Mary McGinnis OF Royalton spent
several days in town recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. from Mont
pelier attended the Firemen's ball the 9th.
Miss Eunice Denison of Royalton. was
the guest of Miss Anne Dubois over SUM-
day.
Mrs. Geo. A. Laird of Royalton visited
her parents, MI. and Mrs. /. NJ. Jones re-
Gently.
Miss Jennie Morse OF Mortified has
been visiting at d. II. Morse's the past
week.
Mrs. A. J. Hunter of Windsor spent the
past week with her brother, E. A. Shat
tuck.
Mrs. A. E. Lane spent a few days in
Windsor last week, the guest OF Mrs. l.. G..
White, Jr.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy preached in Bethany
church, MONTPELIER, last Sunday morning
and evening.
The Silver Cross Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Spear on
Tuesday, Feb. 21st, at 2.S0 p. m.
M. E. Hutchins goes soon to Bellows
Falls to open a branch office of the Mutu-
al Life Insurance Co. of New York.
j. w. Ford was released from Jail on
Ave m ad.dn lla1s hofI loef nd hoe
gone to Montpelier to take the Kelley
cure.
Miss Maud Spaulding, who has been
living at DIR. Curtis for several weeks
past, has returned to her aunt in Mont
pelier.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Gabrielle entertain
ed a few of their friends at their pleasant
home last Saturday evening. Whist was
the game.
George Mann, '94, has lately become
member of the Dartmouth Press Club and
is regular correspondent to the Burling
ton Free Press.
DR.. S. Spiller, the celebrated optician,
will be at the Red Lion Inn Monday, Feb.
-, and will remain few days. All those
having trouble with their eyes or needing
spectacles will do well to see him.
So few people attended Decker's Min
strels last Wednesday night that part of
the troupe felt obliged to come down into
the audience, while the remainder gave
somewhat impromptu entertainment.
c. L. Peavey, for long time with MIR.
N. M. Draper Of this place, has opened
tailor shop in the old bank building in
Bradford, VT, where he went from here.
He is well located, has large line OF sam
Piles ready for inspection and is otherwise
prepared for big spring trade.
While Carroll Huntington was driving
on School st. Tuesday afternoon, his horse
became manageable, kicked a hole
through the dasher and, after freeing it.
self from the sleigh set out for home leav-
ing Mr.. Huntington, who was not iDjur-
ed, the sleigh, robes, cushions and thills
pretty well scattered along the way.
The Denison Land and Investment Co.
in which many of our capitalists are inter
ested, has gone into the hands OF a receiv-
er. The liabilities are not given but are,
undoubtedly, heavy. This is another OF
w. P. Rices "bottomless schemes" and
great many New Englanders are losers,
especially in this State and in Massachu-
sets. Mr.. Rice as a financier does not
seem to be very brilliant success.
The young ladies of St. Johns gave a
very pleasant afternoon tea at Mrs. j. II.
Moulton's last Saturday. Mrs. A. Il.
Lane and Miss Jessie Burt were the host
esses. and over sixty ladies were present
during the afternoon. The music of the
young vioinists, Misses Eunice Denison
and Lucia Skinner of Royalton, accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Ella Parsons,
and the singing of Miss Skinner were
much enjoyed.
Mrs. Celia I. Martin died at her home
on Randolph Ave. Tuesday, Feb. Z. in the
10th year of her age. Her home for the
last 81 years had been in West Randolph
where she had won many sincere and low
ing friends. Much OF the time this win
ter she had been far from well but was
not seriously i'll until about a week before
her death, Two sons, G. l.. and Willard T. |
Martin OF this place, survive her. The |
funeral was held Thursday at p. M, Rev. |
G. w. Morrow officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Sault we're called to |
Mortified last week Tuesday by the sud |
den death of Mrs. Sault's mother, the late |
Mrs. Ellen Paine. The funeral services |
were held in the Roman Catholic church |
of that place Saturday morning, Rev. T. |
Donahue, assisted by Rev. j. Brelfvet of |
Barre, conducting the services Mrs.
Paine, who had many friends in West
Randolph, was very highly esteemed both
here and in Northfield. Four sons and
three daughters are left motherless.
The Firemen's ball last Thursday night
was great success. About sixty couples
were in attendance, and the citizens pen
eASAA approximation Vi our
cellent fire company by buying tickets.
The grand promenade, in which "a couples
participated, commenced at half past
eight, and at y o'clock an elegant supper
was served at the Red Lion Inn. Very
fine music was furnished by Gilson's or
chestra, and the dancing was kept up I'M
til a late hour. Quite good many from
abroad were present, there being ten from
Bethel and few from Montpelier and
other towns.
DR.. II. II. Mcintyre and Mrs. E. M.
Chandler were in Burlington Friday. Feb.
10th, to attend the State Worlds Fair com
mission, which was held at the Van Ness
house in the afternoon. The dedication
of the Vermont building will take place
May 10th, at which time the Vermont
Press Association and many prominent
Nermonters Will be in Chicago. Mrs. 1
Chandler was appointed one of a special
committee TO prepare program of dedi-
catory exercises, and Or. Mcintyre and
Mrs. Chandler with MIR. A. j. Sibley OF
Montpelier compose the special committee
chosen to lnsuecf the articles intended -