Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-04-12
West Randolph Locals.
Henry w. Tewksbury is in Boston.

E. A.Thacher made a trip to Bethel, Sat
urday.
w.B. Wall visited the city of Rutland
the 10th.
Hon. Victor /. Spear was in Barre on
Thursday last.
G. c. Goodwin of Concord, n. H., arriv-
ed Tuesday night.
d. E. Williams returned to So. Royal
ton on Saturday last.
Chas. Wood journeyed to Barre and
Montpelier last week.
j. L. Battles and VIM. Cushman were in
Burlington over the 9th.
A very pleasant sugar party at E. God
frey's last Thursday evening.
The Arion Concert Co., with the Ladies'
Quartet, is to return here May 5, Friday
night.
Mrs. Eugene Williams is being treated
at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burling-
ton.
State Inspector of Finance w. H, Du-
Bots was in Rutland the 9TH on official
business.
Frank Angel, who is attending the med
ical college at Burlington, visited friends
here last week.
Chas. ADOBE and son, Cadet Ray Dole OF
Norwich University, were in West Ran
dolph last Saturday.
Mr.. Harrington, with his Ladies' Quar-
tet, will be greeted with a full house, we
may be sure, May 5.
On Thursday OF last week, f. w. Sault
installed the officers and organized a Sons
of Veterans camp in Barre.
The Dartmouth delegation of Randolph
boys, eight in number, have been spend
ing the spring vacation here.
Miss Tompson OF Waitsfield, with a lit
tie nephew, visited her niece, Miss Alice
Baird, Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. NJ. E.. Hutchins accompanied her
son, n. E. Hutchins, last week Wednes-
day, on his return to Boston.
Nelson Udall, the jeweIer, has been I'M
able to work the past week, owing to one
eyes being badly infiamed.
Hon. Herbert Wall, ex-mayor Of Keene,
N. H., and wifereturned to their home the
7th, after a brief stay at w. b. Viall's.
Mrs. Bickford will nave her usual spring
opening Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
See what she has to say in another column.
A party OF young people banqueted at
Goding's, Thursday evening. The delica-
cy OF the season-new sugar-was served.
Mr.. Truax OF Bellows Falls was in West
Randolph, Thursday, in the interests OF
Truax d Co., manufacturers agents in pa
pers.
Rev. F. w. Hamblin has returned from
Burlington and finds his eyes very much
improved by the operation performed at
the hospital.
Mrs. Hobart Peck was called to East
Randolph, Friday, by the sickness OF her
brother, Ed. Osgood, who,at that time, was
very low with erysipeias.
Mrs. Cortez Nutting, now living in Lit
Teton, N. H., came Thursday to assist in
the care OF her sister, Miss Rebecca New
ton, who is recovering from her severe ILL
ness.
News was received from Mrs. Will Fair
banks last week to the effect that she stood
the journey to Boston very well indeed and
expected to be able soon to the
treatment at the hospital.
Mrs. Smalley has gone to Hanover, n.
H., to assist the cook, Mrs. Jack Callahan, !
in the Wheelock House, the patronage OF
which has increased very much since Mr..
X. w. Morse became its landlord.
In the Baptist church, Fast Day at 10 a.
m, union services were held, at which
Rev. Mr.. Robson preached a very interest
ing sermon from the text found in Rev.
p; 2-"And the caves OF the tree were for
the healing of the nations" Rev. G. W..
Morrow and Rev. V. NJ. Hardy assisted in
the service.
At last an opportunity has been given
to put into practice a few OF the numerous
rules which Collector French has been is. |
suing since the season opened. Mr.. Tenn
pie has weighed the preceding week 100
lbs. Of sugar made by Messrs. Webster,
Parsons, Paige and Priest of this vicinity
and by Mr.. Chase of Brookteld. II the
season continues good, a reasonable
share OF the $T5, 600 which ii has been
thought that the bounties would amor NJ
to will, doubtless, find its way to the Ran
producers.
State Inspector of Finance VIM. II. Du-
Bots has licensed, to do business in the
State OF Vermont, five building and loan
associations, fourteen loan and invest
ment companies and eleven municipal
bond houses. Several companies licensed
last year have not been licensed to do busi-
ness in the State since Dec. 81, 1892. With
thirty places, beside the missionary boxes,
in which to lay up his treasure, the aver
age citizen ought rot to be very much
bothered with his Surplus"
On Friday, 5000 speckled beauties, re-
ceived from the fish hatchery at Roxbury,
were put into the Thayer brook and 5000
more into the Aver brook. or these TO-
700 fish only two, after they were put into
water, were found to be dead. The
Fish and Game League of Vermont will
a. ehtoC DiOOhb ART lOt DOHltQ ana III |
will also see that those who fish in them
so within the limits OF the law. In
short, our cold-water fishermen will do
well TO take a tape measure along with
hem.
One OF the three county examinations
was held in the G.. A. r.. hall Monday and
Tuesday of this week by Supervisor Nor
ris of Wells River. Only about fifteen
we're found anxious TO put their knowl-
to the test; and a few of those were
Students Of the High school. Three out
ii the fifteen applied for a first grade GER
lihcate; the others, not having taught the
number of terms, struggled with
second and third grade questions.
These questions, the supervisor thought,
we're on an average with those of previous
but the first grade papers were, per-
a trifie harder.
Next Sunday, Rev. +. w. Hamblin
breaches his last sermon as pastor OF this
II. E. church, unless reappointed to its
.harge. On the Monday after, he goes to
Conference, which is held this year in
During their sojourn here, Mr..
md Mrs. Hamblin have won the respect
liking not only of their own people