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


Mrs. Stow of Chelsea, wife of the States
attorney, has been visiting Mrs. j. w.
Rowell.
w. E. Williams, who was arrested for
intoxication last week has been released
from confinement and is taking the Nor
rell Liquor cure.
The last HERALD excursion to the
Worlds Fair leaves here next Monday,
and although all summer there has been a
constant stream of people travelling from
Randolph to Chicago, vet several have al
ready signified their desire to join this
excursion.
This week, Irwin Chadwick left jack
sonville, Fla, and started on his home
ward way.
Mrs. Margaret Smith and Miss Hattie,
who have been taking quite trip through
| the West, arrived in this village yesterday
on the early morning train.
Samuel Bass, Dr. c. L. Stewart and 8.
L. Holman spent two days lately, in fish
ing and hunting, lat Camp Randolph, High
gate Springs.
j. G. Mann, of the Corner Clothing
store, has gone into voluntary insolvency,
as will be seen by legal notice elsew here,
and the store is again closed. Oct. 21st, a
meeting of the creditors will be held at
the probate Office in this village, to prove
the debts and to choose one or more as
signees OF this estate.
Quite a good many witnessed the play
of Joshua Simpkins" beside the local
merchants, who did Reno and Ford the
honor to attend the performance in
body.
Saturday night, Miss Susan Hull was
taken quite ill., but at last accounts, she
was thought to be well on the road to re-
covery.
The w. c. I. U. will hold a special meet
ing with Mrs. Isaac Newton on Friday
afternoon at O'Clock. The object of this
meeting is to work for the Home for des-
titute girls, which has recently been es-
taolished in Burlington.
| The ladies Of the Christian church will
serve boiled dinner in the vestry Friday
noon; and If, after the multitude has been
| fed, there is anything remaining, IL will
be "hashed-up" for supper. Every one is
cordially invited.
l.. S. Hayes, an insurance man from
Bellows Falls, was here Tuesday to adjust
some OF the losses sustained in last weeks
fire.
The hydrants in the village have just
been painted brilliant shade of green, and
and are now truly "a sight for sore eyes"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Atwood are spend
ing this week in Boston. srs
DR.. w. S. Curtis started Tuesday on a
Miss Alice Hobart is to board this win
ter at Hon. James Hutchinson's.
Mrs. Nj. s. Davis, who managed the ho- |
tel at Money Lake this summer and has
been this fall in the hotel at Hartford,
goes about the middle OF next month TO
Jacksonville, Fla, to take charge of the /
"Rosendale House, so named for its |
multitude of roses. Her father. Mir John /
Ford, who was recently guest at c. r. !
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to Florida, though he has not, as yet, fully 1
decided to do so.
The annual meeting of the Woman's |
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of st.
Johns parish was held at the residence Of
the rector last Tuesday afternoon, and the
following officers for the ensuing year /
were elected by ballot: president, Mrs.
j. W. Burt; vice president, Miss Jessie
Burt; secretary, Miss Ella Parsons; treas
urer, Mrs. Anna Chase; executive com
mi.tee, Mrs. n. Nj. Draper, Mrs. l.. p.
Thayer and Mrs. B. Mcintyre; committee
on entertainments, Mrs. Charles Written,
Mrs. John Hobart and Miss Mary Moul-
ton. Tea was served at O'Clock. There
was large attendance, and four new
members Joined the society. The treas
urer's report was a gratifying exhibit OF
prospect is good for still better result in
the year to come.
Albert Taylor. OF the Omaha, Neb., Globe
and Trust company, was the guest of DR..
II. II. Mcintyre the first OF the week.
Mrs. Hale Flint and Miss Sue Sanford
leave for Chicago next Wednesday. Miss
Sanford will remain in Chicago for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Tyler Nudge and niece,
Miss Jennie Granger, who have been Wis
iting Mrs. Mary Mann, reached their
homes in LYNN, Mass, Friday. They
made the Journey by team and found the
drive down the Connecticut valley more
than usually enjoyable at this particular
season of the year.
A fire inquest is being held before Judge
VIM. II. Nichols for the purpose of dis
covering the origin OF the late conflagra-
tion in the Smith block. States Attor-
ney Stow of Chelsea conducts the inves-
tigation, and in the meantime, the air is
full of rumors, clairvoyant tales and other
fairy stories.
]. w. Lynch, whose harness shop was
in the Smith blocs, has been paying in
surance for the last ten years, but last
June the policy expired and was, unfortu-
nately, not renewed.
Col. r. J. Kimball has been at "Monta-
que Place. this week. Tomorrow, the
family leave their pleasant summer home
and return to Brooklyn, n. Y, for the
winter.
The Harvest home festival at the Bap-
tist church Tuesday evening was indeed ,
a unique affair. The chapel was trimmed
with autumn leaves; mammoth pump
kin formed a corner-piece, and ears of
corn were suspended at various points. :
AT one side vas the old-fashioned table, l
lighted with tallow dips and set with !
handsome blue china and two-tined forks;
with the latter the guests struggled man G
fully and toward the last became quite r
expert in spearing beans. Over this table
was a pole, on which were hung strings /
Of dried apple, rings OF pumpkin and
sickle. On the opposite side Of the room,
was the modern table, which was equally !
well equipped to minister to the wants of }
he inner man. There was also display ,
II vegetables worthy of a County fair. /,
The recei pts amounted to $50. )
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