Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-04-19
West Randolph Locals.

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And than the other much less dearl
You've dragged the ducats into sight
Which We had tho't TO hide with care
Unearthed our stocks-Fort Payn'
and all
And, like the weather, made US swear
Hon. n. L. Boyden went to Montpelier
last Friday.
Charles n. Mccall came from New Yorl
last Friday.
Miss Lucia Skinner of Royalton visited
here Saturday.
DIR. W. S. Curtis was in the city of Bur
lington the 14th.
Hon. VIM. H. Dubois went to New
York Oh Saturday.
About 1900 pounds of new sugar have
been weighed during the past week.
Hon. ]. w. Rowel and Wife were
among the visitors in Burlington the 18th.
Mrs. Emily C. Green has gone to Cam
bridge, Mass, to live with her nieces, the
Misses Coleman.
Justin NJ. Holman has purchased, of
Dubois q Gay, a lot on Prospect avenue,
near his own house.
Mr.. n Mrs. Carroll H. Granger arriv-
ed last week for a short visit, returning to
their home in Barre, Monday.
Miss Ida Battles is again with Mrs. l.. S
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ing during the spring season.
Charles T~ewksbury has sold his home
on Weston St., advertised by l.. z. Thay-
er, to Joseph Sault for about Il 500.
The Y. P. s. G. Il. OF the Christian
cnurch will give a Poverty Party in the
yestry Monday evening, April oath.
A party of ten from West Randolph at
tended the dance at Bethel last week Tues
day night and report a very fine time.
Friday, w. F. Barnes moved into the
lower tenement in the Kendrick house,
lately vacated by Dr.. E. P. Stimson.
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week,
E. T.. Evans spent in Waterbury, and Fri
day he left for Boston, and Manchester,
n. H.
Every Saturday afternoon, Mrs. F. II.
Bascom will meet with THE children of
West Randolph VINO WISH to learn to
dance.
Albert Grover has become the possessor
of a building lot ON Highland Ave. and
intends to erect a residence thereon this
spring.
Henry Averill OF Marshfield is again EN-
ployed in the manufacture of the Perfec.
ton Butter Box. His son is working
with him.
Charles Ainsworth, who has been SELL
ing rubber goods in j. II. Lamson's, has
leased the room over W. 8. s. Buck for a
sales room.
F. 7. Huntington has lately finished
two very fine crayon portraits-one OF
Mrs. +. Z. Evans and one of her mother,
Mrs. II. M. Dufur.
Misses Mary s. Dubois and Mary Tewks-
bury have returned to Smith college.
Miss Dubois was with relatives in Hano-
yer, n. H., over Sunday.
Town Clerk ]. b. Eldridge has several
copies OF the laws OF Vermont, passed by
the late legislature, for free distribution.
Those wishing a copy should call at his
Office.
L. p. Thayer has bought two lots on the
north end of South st. n will build q
pretty two-story house on one of them
this season IL the Worlds Fair excursion
does not ruin aim.
Editor L. P. Thayer left for Chicago last
Saturday to be absent about a week.
This trip is taken for the purpose of COM
plotting the arrangements for the PRESS
and HERALD excursions.
About the LIST of May, it is understood,
the Peoples Five Year Benefit Order will
send out statements, giving the amount
due each member, and these amounts are
to be paid before the LIST of June.
According to an exchange, w. 4. Lam
son is to build a $1,000 house on Prospect
avenue this spring. A Few years more
and the old fair ground will be a city by
itself, with electric lights, sewers, and
horse cars.
Bronze cents bearing the date of 1877
are now worth more than ten mills.
They have become so scarce that coin deal
ers are willing to pay a premium on them.
In some respects, it is not very strange
that common cents should be at a pre-
MUM.
The past week, Dame Nature has been
having a closing out sale of odds and ends
of weather. Choice lots of thunder and
lightning Eel at a bargain. People who
had commenced to turn their attention to
spring millinery and the merits of the diff
ferent kinds of fly paper were rather dis
gusted at having the earth once more
shrouded in snow.
Mr.. George II. Raymond of this place
and Miss Laura A. Eastman of East Or
ange were married at the residence of the
Rev. Seward Robson last Friday morning,
April 14th. Mr.. Raymond and wife will
charge of the st. George House at
White River Junction, which K. W.Morse
the Wheelock House, Hanover, N. H.,
has lately leased.
The postoffice department has lately is
sued an order to postmasters to the effect
that no mail matter, with the exception of
letters, will be returned to the senders
wnen found to be unbelievable, unless
such a return is specially requested. Just
the name and address of the sender. which
secures the return of unbelievable letters,
will not secure that of packages of print
ed matter or Of merchandise; but a print
ed or written request for their return will
be attended to if sent to the postofices
TO which the packages were originally ad-
One of the most promising enterprises
ot this town is the stock farm of A. b.
d Sons. The Herrick farm at
The time that it was purchased by them,
was in a very poor condition and the build
Ings were out of repair. Now everything
IS changed, and the farm is among the
most productive in town. The buildings
been either repaired or rebuilt at an
outlay of several thousands of dollars, and
he stock has been changed from the COM
non breeds TO the best blooded thorough
Dreds. Over 40 horses are now kept, and
IS head of cattle, besides the teams, etc.
This "Valley Farm" has a reputation out
'ide the State on account of its thorough
1rQ0 horses at wh0ca haad cfopde tba f,,a