Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-09
West Randolph Locals.
chool commences again Monday.

urday.
DR.. H. H. Mcintyre was in Burlington
the 7th.
Miss Electa Fish has returned from
Mortified.
Lawyer Hunton OF Bethel was in town
the End.
A. C. Culver was in Quechee for a few
days last week.
Miss Ada French has been visiting late
~ at H. Il. Bailey's.
DR.. II. H. Mcintyre was in Montpelier
Friday or business.
John Loveland and family have moved
to North Hartland.
c. c. Meader n wife have gone to
Brookfeld for a short visit.
A daughter was born Wednesday TO Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Danyou.
w. P. Abbott and George Mann were up
from Dartmouth over Sunday.
There was a whist party at Mr.. Harris
Bass one evening last week.
Mrs. Irving Lamson, who has been quite
III with pneumonia, is improving.
Miss Belle Reynolds of Straftord is a
guest this week at Rev. X. UdalFs.
Miss Lena Evans of Barre spent Sunday
with her cousin, Miss Maud Haskins.
Editor johnson OF the Northfeld News
madea pleasant call at this office Thursday.
Charles Rockwell was called to Swanton,
VT, Friday by the sickness Of his mother.
About twenty from this place attended
the campfire held in SnoWsvilie, Friday
night.
Rev. X. Udall moved Friday into the
house which be purchased recently, ON
Park st.
Miss Winnie Richmond is spending a
faur dave IN Rnuultnn milf hap amt MpC
G. A. Laird.
Miss May E. Kendrick, who has been
spending the past few weeks in Boston re-
turned Thursday.
Friday evening of last week Miss Louise
Chase gave a pleasant whist party to her
friends and classmates.
Mrs. Emma Peters and little daughter,
Hortense, left Saturday for a visit in
White River junction.
A party of young friends assisted Miss
Louise Hastings last Thursday evening in
celebrating her birthday.
w. B. Wall was in Canada and New
York last week on business connected with
the Central Vermont railroad.
The Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders will hold its next
meeting at White River Junction.
There was a small whist party OF four
hoOANo Nv ooAAiC VI - 49, Ava 0AdRNA VI
Randolph Ave-, Wednesday evening.
Miss Maud Haskins is to resume her
former place in the millinery rooms OF
Mrs. Nathaniel Bond in Barre, the coming
season.
Mrs. Frank Griswold and sister, Miss
E. K. Shattuck of Hatfield, Mass, visited
Thursday at the Rev. Homer Whites in
Mortified.
The members OF Arcadia Lodge, /. o. G.
r., will hold their meetings after this in
the g.. A. r. hall, beginning Thursday,
March 9th. 7.15 p. m.
There will be a regular meeting Of Coli.
b. Mead Camp, Sons of Veterans, Friday
evening, March 10. Every brother is ear
nestly requested to be present.
The members OF the HERALD force posed
gracefully at their respective cases last
Friday morning while +. T. Huntington
took their pictures. Mr.. Huntington has
ordered a new camera.
Gov. Fuller has appointed the following
road commissioners for Vermont: Col. G.
w. Hooker of Brattleboro, Prof. j. Viii
liam Votey Of the University of Vermont
and Oscar l.. Kinds of Highgate.
School closed Friday for a weeks vaca-
ton. Examinations, which were passed
very successfully, occupied the last two
days. The closing exercises in the prima-
ry schools Friday afternoon were espe-
cially interesting.
The members OF the Arion Concert COM
pany, who held a singing convention here
last winter, gave a concert in Bellows Falls
on the evening OF March End. they were
supported by a chorus of As voices.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Library
Association will be held in the library
rooms at Mr.. Mann's March 9th, at 2 pm,
to devise some plan by which money can
be raised for the use OF the library. Agood
attendance OF the members is desired.
Elmer Ford, who, a few weeks ago, stole
a horse in South Royalton, has been SEN
fenced to two and one-half years of hard
in Rumney, N. IL. The horse had been
so starved and ill-treated that it died be-
fore it could be driven home.
On account OF ''the old fashioned Ver-
mont winter" and great quantity Of snow
with which we have been favored this year,
m are expecting a good run OF sap.
Cold, they say, makes the sap sweet and
snow increases the quantity.
The receiver of the Peoples Five Year
Benefit Order thinks that the order will be
able to pay so per cent of the claims
against it. The company has moved its
headquarters from Boston to Philadelphia
where it will attempt to reinstate itself in
the good graces Of the public.
Gen. Grout introduced in the House re-
Gently the petition Of the Ministerial AS
ISOLATION of the Vermont Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church against
opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday.
This subject received considerable atten-
ton at the union meetings the past win
ter, and much interest will be taken in the
action OF the House with regard to this
petition.
There was an incendiary fire in Benning-
ton on Tuesday Of last week, in which
Editor Pierce of the bennington Banner
sustained a loss of 1900. The presses and
some Of the other machinery and the GEN.
tennial volumes of 1891 were saved in a
somewhat damaged condition. Several
buildings were either destroyed or badly
injured, and the total loss, covered by in
surance, is $4,000. The Banner, a little
reduced IN size, appeared on time this
week in spite Of its fiery trials.
DR.. X. G. Morton and Wright & Reed of
Bethel are the first merchants in this Sec
ton TO purchase National Cash Registers.
These gentlemen are to have registers of
the latest style, cast brass. nickel-plated