Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-05
E. P. Libby is in Bradford for a stay of

three weeks.
Miss Ella A. Reed OF Manchester, y. H.,
is with her aunt, Mrs. e. f. Abbott.
Carroll Woodward is in Boston, attend
ing the school which he entered last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. smith are re-
joicing over the birth Of a ten pound
daughter.
Elmer A. Baird of the Boston Law
school passed Sunday here with his sister,
Miss Aiice Baird.
Mrs. /. T.. Jones from Gaysville paid a
visit last week to her daughter, Mrs
Chas. II. Montgomery.
olga. Wheeler from White River June
ton made his semioccasional appearance
here the first OF the week.
On Thursday, Oct. 18th, the o. E. S. So
cable, 10 which all are cordially invited,
will meet with Mrs. &. L. Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Haraden and Miss
Alice Merrill have gone TO Springfield
Mass, 10 reside during the winter.
Quite a number went down to South
Royalton on Monday to see the ruins
made by that mornings early ire.
Michael O'Connor was taken very sick
the latter part OF last week but is at pres
ent steadily gaining under the care OF d.
a. {. Bailey.
Westward the tide OF travel sets. Mon
day, Z. L. Bass, Fred Webster, Miss Eu-
genie Bancroft and Miss Ada could turn
ed their faces toward Chicago.
Miss Sue Sanford went Tuesday to Bur
| lington to enter Bishop Hopkins Hall,
the diocesan school Tor young ladies',
which is located at Rock Point.
Lewis Steele has sold the stage route
between here and BrOOkfield 70 David i.
DYER, and the latter commenced 10 carry
he TIuffad Sfafe6 mail ON Monday.
Mrs. E. n. Boyden, after a week spent in
this village with her mother, Mrs. DR..
smith, and with her sisters, went back
FRIDAY TO her home IN Somerville, Mass.
This week, J.M.Atwood took a check Of
=, $40 to Mrs. Hannah NJ. Chandler OF
STAFFORD, whose late husband had wisely
taken out policy for that amount in the
old Phoenix Life Insurance company.
A. E. Lane has entered the service of
the Northern Supply company Of Bur
lington, dealing in Hour, feed ana gram,
ana is 10 travel In the interest otthat nrm,
through Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Rev. G. w. Morrow, on his trip to
the West this summer, lectured in differ
ent towns in Illinois. His lecture, enti-
tied "Life Sketches, or Scenes from Both !
Sides" is very highly spoken of by the !
Illinois press.
The eighth annual convention of the /,
Young PEOPLES Christian Endeavor socie- |
ties is to be held in Barre, October l5-l7. |
An attractive program has been prepared, !
and in the list of speakers is found the /
name OF Rev. w. H. Jackson.
Rev. and Mrs. " NJ. Hardy are away |
for several weeks on vacation, which
they intend to spend in Morrisville, St.
and Lowell, Mass. No SER
vices were held in the Congl church last
Sunday and the pulpit will not be occu-
pied next Sunday but on Oct. 10Th, Rev.
Dr. Tyler,a missionary lately returned from
Africa, will address the congregation.
The Hook and Ladder company held
meeting Friday night to take action with
regard to the proposition OF the village
trustees that the company occupy the
room in the engine house. The members
Of the company decided TO refuse the
of the trustees and will prob
ABLY disband at the annual meeting, which
occurs tonight, unless they are assured
that proper place will be provided for
them.
Beedle's Orchestra, Imperial Band and
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club have ,
Just issued a novel announcement for the
TALL and winter OF 1873, in the form of a !
volume beautifully illustrated with simil- :
tudes of tine twelve gentlemen compos- Z
ing these musical organizations. West !
rejoices in the success of The I
3eedles and her people, at an early date, !
ire to have an opportunity OF again lis 3
ening to the next pest thing TO the "mu- (
nc of the spheres" h
The Baptist church viii have its annual :
harvest Home Festival on Tuesday even
ng, Oct. 10th. Past and present tables !
will be the order of the evening. The 9
Dast table will be loaded with the same I,
ind of viands upon which our great '
were accustomed TO feast, a
nd the waters will be clad in We ancient
and there will be the equipment T
We old fashioned kitchen. The present g
able will be up to date. with all things 4
God. The ladies' society will also have II
sale of fancy articles. al
The funeral of the late Peter Jerd took =, =,
lace Friday morning at 10 O'Clock and 4,
as attended in BODY by the Y. 5. Grant n
ost, of which the deceased was a men, IL
er. Mr.. Jerd had reached the age of SIS -
ears and left a wife and a large family OF ~
iildren. December s, 1868, he enlisted ~
Company c, End Vermont regiment, ~
1T was discharged in the following May ~
account of disability. He moved from he
'indsor to this town and had lived here ~
,out three years. For many weeks, be ~
as considered dangerously i'll and suffer- Be-,
greatly. 90
The concreters have finished their la OF
)rs IN tnls section ana MONDAY, with WI
cir trunks, went to join the rest Of the Ra
ng in Montpelier. The total amount pr
pended in concreting amounts to a /
3s7, OF which S575 is paid by private in
viduals owning property past which the
ncrete walks have been laid. The mon to'
in the treasury will almost liduidate IN
e l,0l2 remaining, so that the village ~
Il be but very little in debt. Concrete gu
5 been laid on three streets-Msin, y
nth Pleasant and Central-at this ex- sel
use: Main, S460, of which SS5 is paid by on. ~
vate parties; South Pleasant, $50, OF tlt
ich Sl75 is paid by the abutteis; Cen ou
!, north of the bridge, S537, of which SCI SCI
5 is paid by individuals. In addition ma
.he above, long stretch of concrete ~
been put ON the east side of South lhs
asant street, at the expense of DIR. A. Pul
Bailey, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Hutchins Gu,
E. 4. Evans. ol
red Cole of Bellows Falls, aged % nri
rs,the eldest son of Mrs. Otis Riford, exr
kicked by a horse on the fair ground we
at about seven o'clock the Gel,
ming of Sept. 9th, and died at mid Wit
hit. He had been married to Miss Ju- sch
Frost of Bellows Falls for nearly two hoI