Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-12

to listen to a report of the convention at
Brattleboro. A large attendance is earn
estly desired.
The selectmen have closed a contract
4 with the Vermont Construction company
OF st. AIbaps for an iron bridge, bO feet IN
length, to be placed very soon across the
river in the village OF East Randolph.
The agent of the company, passing
through here Tuesday, stopped for rev
hours TO consult with the selectmen.
The White church will be open next
Sunday, and Rev. Josiah Tyler, ID. D., OIL
St. Johnsbury will give an account OF
nis missionary life and work in South Al
RIGA, in the morning, and in the evening
ne will speak before the young people OF
the customs and peculiaritles OF the
Zulu nation. The annual missionary col
lection will be taken in the morning.
On Friday evening, Oct. 10, Mr.. Edward
p. Elliott the impersonator, will give the
play OF 'sHazel Kirke." There are nine
characters in this play, which .abonnds I'D
! dramatic and humorous scenes, ana MI.
Elliott personates each character with
eq al facility. Those who enjoyed the
entertainment given by Mr.. John lhornas
will take pleasure in listening 10 MI Ri
lott.
Rev. DR.. Hall has cabled his acceptance
of the bisnopric of Vermont, and his NOM
nation now goes to the bishops and stand :
ing committees for confirmation. hut-
land has asked that the conservation SER
vices be held in that city, but the new
bishop will, doubtless, be consecrated IN
st. Psul's church, Burlington, IN when
place his predecessors in office have hau
their episcopal residences.
These delegates have been chosen to
represent the Christian Endeavor societies
! OF West Randolph at the eighth annual
convention OF the Vermont Christian En-
deavor Union to be held in Barre on
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week
Christian church society, Arthur bean
and Mrs. +. 0. Blanchard; Congl, A. }.
Huse and Miss Edith Abbott; Baptist,
Mrs. w. c. Cushman and Mrs. l.. /.
Huntington.
The Tampa (Fla.) Times, in late issue,
gave a very pleasant notice Of an artistic
sign, which Miss Jennie Babbitt has
placed over the entrance to her stationery
store in Tampa. Miss Rabbit was at
one time resident of West Randolph ana
spent two or three weeks in this village
last summer. The notice entire would
have appeared in last weeks paper, had
the type not been pied as 1t Was being
moved from the burning building.
Reuben Kinney, who for the past ten
years has been a member of the family Of
Mr.. Will Flint, died at the nome OF the
latter on Wednesday, oct. 4th. Mr.. Kin
ney had reached the age OF nearly 50 years
and during the last four years of his life
was almost totally blind. He was born IN
Braintree and lived in Braintree, Bethel
and Randolph. He never married, and
his only surviving relatives are nephews
and nieces who reside in different parts OF
this town. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home of Mr.. Flint by the
Rev. G. w. Morrow, pastor OF the Christ
ian church.
The last issue of the Middlebury Regis /
ter contained these kind words for the !
Green Mountain Stock farm as we'll as |
little dig tor the State Experiment station: I
"The Green Mountain stock farm at West 4
Randolph broke the worlds record for /
butter at the Columbian Exposition, It's /
showing for September scoring IS 1-2 +
points. We are panied to observe that /
the State experiment station al Burling- I
ton, which is supposed to know all about /
butter and things and to be able to tell the
farmers how 10 make it, was awarded
score of but 50 points on its product.
Perhaps tneeds another appropriation
George H. Dearborn of the Melrose
Mass.l Lyceum Course writes: "My Dear
Mr.. Elliott:-Your appearance in our Ly-
ceum Course was great success. In all
your appearances you had the audience
with you from the very first, and especial
~ were your humorous renderings and
representations greatly enjoyed. Ia your
of "Lend Me five Shillings,"
you .vividly recalled remem brances of our
own Warren and the universally admired
Jefferson. All your work showed humor,
act, intelligence and wonderful knowl-
edge OF the human nature you portrayed.
shall certainly be glad at all times to
your monologues as worthy of ,
II praise and giving to all audiences hours
II pleasure and entertainment" ,
A. w. Tewksbury & Sons have taken !
he contract for erecting the new Normal I
chool building, which is to be 52xS0 feet, !
nd two stories in height, with a base /
nent. The cellar has already Leen exca- q
ated, the wall is well under way and sand Il
nd lumber are now being drawn. MIR. 3
ieorge p. Wood, who is winning an envi- c
BILE reputation as a master builder and {
rchitect both at home and abroad, has a
rawn the plans for the new building, il
hich is TO be thoroughly modern struc- ii
Ire. IL is understood that MIR. Wood o
i'll also have charge of the work, aud A. 81
/. Tewksbury, of the furnishing, and this B
sufficient guarantee that the house n
i'll not only be well built, but that IT +
ill be ready Tor occupancy at the expira- n
on of the time named in the contract, or ii
Y February LIST. a.
The Morrell Cure of Vermont, of which Il
lis office is branch, has capital stock In
-tO,Nuu ais Was organized at BrdlIle- "
,ro, Sept. S0th, with b. f. Ketchum, NJ m
=, president; n. III. Hartman, treasurer NJ
Id general manager, and ID. l.. Griggs. ia
cretary and agent The corporation hi
as formed under the laws of Vermont, be
I'd more than one-fourth Of the capital an
Ock has been paid in cash as required BY hi
". The headquarters for Vermont are be
Brattleboro where all correspondence az
ould be addressed TO ID. l.. Griggs. ar
emit. The work is already well estab- da
he'd in Vermont and New Hampshire an
d new patients are being taken daily en-
S remarkable record that no patient OF
10 was ever cured of the liquor disease az
this process either in the East or in wi
? West, where the work is even better aft
own, has ever renewed the habit, caus-
by return of the appetite for liquor.
IN Friday, Howard c. Gilbert, who has
m out of health for several months, Co
5 taken violently insane. Lately he drl
S thought TO be much better and has Gu;
IN very busy putting his green house in tal
Ter for the coming winter. He spent me
morning in trimming the trees on the otf