Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-24

the road machine.
Hon. y. L. Boyden was in Chelsea last
Saturday on business.
Holman and Herrick were in Boston
last week, buying horses.
The Ephraim Thayer house has been inn
proved by a coat OF paint.
c. NJ Howard mas rented his house on
Howard street to Frank Allen.
Miss Bertha Bradley has gone TO New
York City TO live with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crimmins and Miss
Alice spent Sunday in Royalton.
A. Z. Holman was the guest of Penn
Strong in Pomfret the first of the week.
A. E. Hastings and wife OF Franklin
Falls, N. ii. came here last week for visit.
A. A. Niebaum of the Hotel Burlington
has been recent guest at the Red Lion
Inn.
Mrs. 5. Burton Adams of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
The selectmen have completed the task
OF measuring the roads and find there are
11S miles.
Mrs. j. Harris Bass returned Monday
from East Westmoreland, n H., where she
has been visiting.
Frank c. Angel, student at the Bur-
lington medical college, came home last
Saturday for visit.
Several members OF Phoenix Lodge, F..
and A. M, attended the district meeting
at Bethel, Saturday night.
The grand jurors returned Thursday
from Windsor, where they had been at
tending the Circuit Court.
Geo. H. Raymond, manager of the St,
George Hotel at White River Junction.
and his wife visited here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Granger Of Barre
were in town the first OF the week to at
tend reunion of the Granger family.
Jesse Lapoint has sold his right in his
house to his son, A. Lapoint of Sioux City,
Iowa, and will move TO New Hampshire.
Miss Marion Finn starts Friday for
Orange, Mass, where she expects To spend
the summer al the home OF her sister, Mrs.
A. II. Irish.
Miss Anne and Master John Dubois re-
turned Saturday from Chicago, where they
went with the Press excursionists to the
Worlds Fair.
Rev. " NJ. Hardy will preach the SER
mon before the Grand Army boys at the
North church, Brookfeld, next Sunday
morning at 11.30.
Among the prominent laym2n OF the
diocese who attended the funeral of Bish-
OPP Bissell at Burlington last Wednesday,
was j. ID. Denison, Esq, of this place.
Miss Carrie Haufier left last Monday for
Boston, where she is to study music. She
is considered very promising vocalist,
and many friends here wish her success.
The creamery is doing good business,
having had five new patrons this month.
Farmers are expecting good price for their
milk this month, as butter still keeps up.
Mr. S. B.Spaulding and family are NOV
ing their household goods to Barre this
week, where they will make their home.
Their many friends here regret their re-
moval from town.
AEugene Williams went to Burlington
last week to see his wife, who is at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital. He reports her
to be improving quite rapidly, and ii IS
hoped that she will soon be able to return
home.
Harry Beedle OF Keene, n. H., made a
short stay with friends in town before
leaving for Chicago, where he has accept
ed the offer OF position in a hotel orches-
ira, with salary Of s26 week and ex-
pensss.
conference OF the Royalton Association
of Ministers was held at the White Church
in this place on Tuesday, MAY 9, after
which a sumptuous dinner was served for
them at Goding's Bon Ton Cafe, Randolph
Ave.
Tue dancing schools, which have been
conducted Saturday afternoons in Dubois
& Gays hall by Mrs. Bascom OF Bethel, have
been discontinued for the present, but six
more lessons are promised, to be given in
the fall. Saturday afternoons lesson was
given with goodiy number of spectators
in attendance.
Many were grieved by the unexpected
death on Tuesday afternoon OF Mrs Chas.
Thurston, who had been III but short
time with pleurisy. Her daughter, Miss
Clara Dame, who went with the HERALD
party. to the Worlds Fair, intending TO
spend the summer in Chicago, has been
telegraphed the sad news. The funeral
will probably occur on Friday.
Prof. and Mrs. Whitehill entertained
the members of the Senior class, 10 in
number, at their home last Friday even
ing. Cake and ice cream were served.
games were played, and for a while the
dignitied Seniors laid aside the cares that
seem to burden would-be graduates and
were as merry as members OF the lower
classes could have been, until about II
O'Clock, when the pleasant party dis
persed.
Sunday evening the members of the
graduating class, with their teachers.
gathered in the school building and from
there marched in order to the Baptist
church, where the class sermon was TO be
delivered. II was a beautiful evening and
the congregation filed the church and
chapel. The singing by the united choirs
was fine, especially the rendering of the
anthems, GLOW Lovely Is Zion' and
"Sweet Sabbath Eve" The preacher of the
evening, Rev. f. w. Hamblin, was at his
best. His text was chosen from ii. Tim,
H. l5-"Study to show myself approved
unto God, workman that needeth not 10
be ashamed" The discourse educed from
this was most timely, thoughtful and
one. The members of the class
Of 'eS may congratulate themselves for
having, on the whole, such an auspicious
opening OF the commencement season.
As John Dubois and Gilman Chamber
lain were driving one OF Mr.. Dubois spir- |
tied horses in the rear OF the National |
Bank, Tuesday afternoon, the harness
broke, letting the wagon onto the horses |
heels. The horse became unmanskeabIe |
and in spite OF the efforts OF both bows /
ran down railroad st. to Summer ST., 4
where, on the corner, one wheel broke.
throwing both young gentlemen out. The