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

Hess smith went TO. Hlg hgate springs
last week on fishing trip.
Work on the farms is very backward,
owing to the lateness of the spring.
Mrs. X. W. Morse and Roy Smalley of
Hanover, y. H., were in town Monday.
Edgar Lashua of Springfield has sold his
place on Central st. to q. +. Cushman.
Mrs Ben Briggs and son. Robert, of
Hartford visited fiiends in town last week.
Mrs. J. f. Kellogg of Braintree spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. c, r. Wy
mans
Miss Annie Kimball and Miss Burnham
of Bethel were at Mrs. Charles Putnam's
I Monday.
Johnny Weeks and Albert Snow present.
ed the HERALD girls with a bouquet of
white violets last week.
The annual inspection OF Col. J. B.Mead
| Camp, No. 81, $. OF ", will be held this
| Wednesday, evening.
HMr and Mrs Austin Adams from Roy
alton were in town last Friday. Mrs
Adams is sister OF Tullius Adams.
Miss Myrtle Dupuis, who has for some
time past been working at j. II. Lamson's,
was married last Saturday to Will Morrill,
of East Randolph.
Henry Bagley, while iointing shingles at
| Princes mill one day last week, got his
hand tangled up in the machine and is
now minus part OF one finger.
All who have flowers, and who will
contribute them for Memorial Day, are
requested to brig them to the q. A. X.
hall or notify the committee, who viii
call for them.
While reaching over the banisters for
something last Saturday, Mrs. Simeon
Dumas slipped and fell TO the floor.
/ She was quite severely bruised and famed,
and her face is badly swollen.
{. w. Hayward's barber business has so
increased that he has found it necessary
to put in another chair, making three
| chairs now in use. and "Chickn Steele has
come from Montpelier to resume his old
place.
Hon. J.W. Rowell went 10 Montpelier
| Friday, to attend hearing for the APP
pointment of a receiver for the Vermont
| Investment and Guarantee Co. of Orwell.
He appointed ex-Goy. Ormsbee to serve in
that capacity.
A new street lamp, bearing the words,
CDR. Ryder's Hotel" has been placed in
front of the second story OF Smiths block.
where DIR. Ryder has recently remodeled
and fitted up rooms for the accommoda-
tion OF boarders.
Frank A. Tracy OF Whitney, Tracy &
Co. OF Chelsea was in town last Saturday
| and made arrangements with Written Il
1
ing. 1t is expected that several buildings
in town will be covered with this popular
roofing this season.
The item we published last week in re-
| gard to the postal rates was entirely
| wrong. The rates are as follows: letters,
two cents an ounce; printed matter, such
as circulars, books, etc, two ounces for
one cent; newspapers, four ounces for one
cent When coupons or other matter re
cut out OF a newspaper, it destroys the
| newspaper rate.
| Two errors occurred last week in the no.
| tice of Miss F.. $. Hutchins' art contribu-
tions TO the Worlds Fair. The soft leath-
er cover for nineteenth century club SOU
venirs is in the Tennessee room, instead OF
in the Vermont room, and the inscription
| in the corner shows that IL was designed
by an art teacher of Higbee school instead
of Higher school, as we had it.
Mrs. Marion Fassett has Just completed
a very handsome outline quilt, which she
began about year ago. The colors used
were red and white, there being 81 blocks
of one color and 40 of the other, besides
the half and quarter blocks. The needle
work shows that ii was done by an expert
and seems more remarkable after one has
noticed, at the head Of the quilt, block
bearing Mrs. Fassett's initials and the
words, Gage, rs years"
c. NJ. Howard, chairman of the village
board OF trustees, and He. Soper have re-
signed their positions ass'village fathers"
and DR.. II. II. Mcintyre and Geo. H. Tenn
pie were elected to serve in their stead
DIR. II. III. Mcintyre was chosen chairman
of the board, and q. j. Prince is to serve
as highway surveyor The board is now
made up as follows: DIR. II. II. Mcintyre,
Gee. j. Prince, Henry W. Tewksbury, w.
A. Mcintosh and Geo. H. Temple.
Hon: V. l. Spear of the State Agricul-
tural Board is responsible for the recent
issue of an elegant souvenir book, entitled
vermont, glimpse of its scenery and
industries which is certainly the finest
thing of the kind that has ever
come to our notice. 1t is beautifully print
ed ard illustrated and is really work of
art. Mr.. Spear distributed a large numb
of the books at Chicago last week, and in
so doing was OF more benefit to the State
than II he had made a dozen fiapdoodle
speeches at banquets and receptions
Hardwick Gazette.
The members OF u. S. Grant Post No. !
96, g. A. r., are requested to meet at their |
hall on Sunday, May IS, at ? pm, for the |
purpose OF attending divine worship /
The further announcement is also made 1
in regard to Memorial Day, that the Post |
will assemble at its hall at 1890 a. m,
where wreaths and flowers will be in /
readiness, form and march by way OF /
south Pleasant street to the cemetery. /
AFTER the usual exercises by the Post, and L
after the graves of deceased comrades
have been decorated, the line will reform 1
and return to the hail. All comrades are |
requested to be present at tae hall prompt
ly at the above mentioned hour.
Last Thursday evening party of young
friends assisted Miss Mabel Guyette in
the celebration of her 18th birthday anni-
versary- During tie evening ice cream
and cake we've served, and various games /
were INDUCED in. Ferda P. Fish, in grace
full speech, presented Miss Mabel with i
some enduring reminders of the pleasant
occasion, among them being a gold pen
and book from her seheolmates, Scoft's
poems, given by her teacher, Miss Stewart :.
gold watch from her father, orange
spoon and knife in case, some pretty mats.
toilet set,a and handsome picture frame.
the gift Of her grandfather, in which was
Miss Guyette's sketch Of the Chandler
bridge, which received so much praise # f
the recent school exhibit.