Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-23


Elmer r. Perry OF Barre visited his sis
ter. Mrs. w. S. S. Buck, during the past
week.
Miss Sarah Griswold, after solourn OF
week in this vicinity, went back 10
Brattleboro, Friday.
Charles Mccall has joined bis parents,
Mr.. and Mrs James n. McCan, at tner
winter home in New York City
Hugh Grove and family are at present
living an school street in the tenement
lately vacated by Mrs. Ed Bagley'
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Horton and Mrs. X.
&. James OF Springfield, Mass. were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Atwood the lotn.
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury, natlon n.
bank examiner, is on tour OF inspec.ioni
and Friday visited the hanooipn Na'io"A'
Bank.
George S. Hubbard of Montpelier re-
cenfIv made a visit at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. II. Goodrich. He was on MS
way to Connecticut, where he INTENDS 10
spend the winter.
Rev. f. w. Hamblin, now in charge OF
the M. E. church at Waterbury, preacneo
in Giiead, Sunday afternoon, ana IN lne
evening addressed his former parisnion-
ers in West Randolph.
Mrs. Ben Briggs and son Robert from
Hartford spent Thursday OF last Wee k ~
West Randolph. Mr.. Briggs arrlsfu ~ "
the evening train and returned, Win nis
family, on the following day.
DR. w. s. Curtis attended the annual
meeting and banquet OF the Fish ana
Game League, held in Burlington on fIi i'
dav- AT the election OF officers, DR.. Curtis
was made a member Of the executive com
mittee.
The reading by Mr.. Galen B. Fish, an
4 inpersonator OF recognized abllity, WI
occur on the evening OF Dec. TN: I'M
e next issue of this paper wall eonlalh III ~.
ther particulars concerning the eh'ei
D tainment.
!. Fred Foster McCrillis, son OF G. E. Nc
Crillis, and his friend, Fred Reyes, po.l
. railroad men with run extending iron
, Vaudeville to Boston, have returnedto tnel
duti.s after ten days vacation spent II
= West Randolph.
4 Yesterday occurred the marriage OF ~
win f. Martin, a member OF tns lue ea
Male Quartette, to Miss Lillian Wleksi
daughter of A. j. Wicker OF nI naa,,
Messrs. Charles Wood, Pearl ID. ChatneI'
and John L. Hutchinson, the three survlv
y ing bachelors OF the Quartette, were pres
r. emit to witness the ceremony
A new catalogue for the Ladies Liorar
IS is in process of preparation at Buck 10
e printing office. The library at presen
consists of 2,57S volumes. Many OF IN
k hooks which had been in use Tor ION
Is time were rebound last summer, anu =
ore now in good state of preservation
y, especially the histories and encyclop
M dias.
4 Rev. and Mrs. V. M. Hardy, Mr.. an
Mrs. j. NJ. Atwood, Mr.. and Mrs. A. /
"A feeble. E,A, Thatcher, Horace Cnurc
= and daughter, Mrs. Hiram Bean ana TINS
= vigorous gentleman of over ninety year
MT. Moses l.. Beedle, were among t1
West Randolph people who attended VI
a. dedication of the new Congl church
~ Bethel last week.
!" The negotiations with Landlord HIS
pins Of the Pierce House, Middlebury, Tor
es lease of the Hotel Burlington have falie
ne through. MIR. Benjamin Harrington I
40 Shelburne, Joint owner, and up 10 u
present year Joint proprietor, Is at presei
ed managing the hotel for Mr.. Niepaum, u
ed lessee.-tree Press. Mr.. Nieoaum can
y. from Burlington to this place, ms iorin'
home, last week.
d. will Wood. who arrived from Mimi
rs. apoiis. Mimi. last week, came East TO a
Oh sist his brother, George p. Wood, IN u
erection of the new Normal scho'
lis building at the Center. His wife, WI
NJ has been in East Somerville, Mass, sin'
nd leaving here, will not continue her loul
ney to Minneapolis, as she at nrst expec
10 ed to do, but will, instead, return yer
-. ~ soon to West Randolph.
,is The sermon delivered by the Rev. Sew
wv ard Robson, pastor OF the Baptist churcl
last Sunday evening on the subject, no
Young Men Can Be Strong" has bee
~ verv highly spoken OF. The preach'
ei nlaced before his hearers no unattainao
4, standards OF excellence, but clearly a.
fined the duties which, II faithfully 10
lowed, would make OF every young man
rs modern Hercules, morally, mentally an
9 physically.
y. Friday, Mr. Chas. Granger who has char
% OF the estate of Mrs. Carter, was az Il
Center threshing grain. Guy Parkhur
nd assisted him, and while they were at worl
es Mr.. Parkhurst stepped on one end OF
at loose board, and the other end prompt
IN flew up and hit Mr.. Granger over the ey
While he air was still ringing with VI
Vs. TIE Deums OF the jubilant Republican
" that eve persisted in sporting color bett
On suited for a Democratic optic.
y A hearing OF the railroad commission
ia ers was held. here some time ago to apo
ton the expense OF changing the higt
be way at the Ford grade crossings in BraiI
be tree. The estimated cost OF the chang
re was 5000, OF " hich the town was TO pa
isl 200, ana the Central Vermont, 500. Al
n commissioners nnd that the actual co
r. has largely exceeded the estimate, an
the town OF Braintree has according
a been ordered to pay $500 OF tbs expense.
he The announcements OF the Ideal Ma
FL Quartette call .he attention OF manager
We lecture course committees, church soci
ct ties and others desiring the services of
I'd, first-ciass concert company that the
lis gentlemen are prepared to give more e
cellent concerts than ever before. III
ne Quartette viii be supported during ID
~ season by Miss Carrie L. Haufier, sopran
3. and Miss Lizzie Adams, accompanist, an
M "judgiug the future by The past" 1t
IN safe 10 predict that no concert compar
~ will win more laurels than be Ideal Ma
To Quartette and its talented supporters.
Monday morning, this village had e
he cry appearance OF being great CONNIE
81 cial center. There WAS an auction sale
Iu- horses in. the square, and arouno the star
II 'sthe men and boys were thicg as has
It's pudding;" Main street was thronged WI
d heavy wagons bringing live stock fro
ne the rural districts, and up and down q
is sidewalks foot passengers were scurryiI
ng like aptumn leaves in stiff gale. AT q
auction. eleven horses, the property OF
i, b. Wells, were sold at an average price
- about S35, Hon. ]. p. Cleveland ,Jr., actiI
- as auctioneer. One matched pair was pu
" - L. MnC~fDsa for