Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-10

Mrs. Charles Porter arrived from Hat
field, Mass, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Emily Burroughs is in Boston, car
ing for her brother, John Herrick.
Ed. Putnam was down from Montpelier
over Sunday with his father, G. w. Put
nam.
Mrs. George P. Wood was called t.
Brandon last Friday by the death of hel
mother.
"Prof." George Wood, who has been
sick so long, was reported yesterday as
not so we'll.
The regular meeting OF Col. j. b. Mead
Camp, Sons of Veterans, will be held Fri
day evening, May y.
Rev. David Thatcher came last week for
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Thatcher.
Mrs. j. W. Carleton and sister, Mrs.
Martha Nelson, are with friends in Will
Jamestown for few days.
Mrs. Jacob Wardner of Roxbury is in
town, caring for her sons wife, Mrs. Eu-
gene Wardner, who is quite ill.
L. z. VanOrman has moved his house
hold effects into he Steele office, next to
the livery stable on Weston st.
A special train bearing a Raymond and
Fair few through here Saturday afternoon
at about quarter to six.
Miss Gladys Jones is to take Miss Hau-
fier's place as cashier and bookkeeper in
Thurston's and commences Saturday to
look over the books and to get the run of
business.
DIR. X. g. Morton, Ariston Sanford and
John L. Moses have been drawn to serve
as grand jurors at the United States Cir
cult and District court, to be holden in
Windsor, May 10th.
The entertainment Saturday night by
the Shepard Family drew a very fair
house. Miss Flossie proved herself to be an
uncommonly precocious four-year-old and
delighted the audience with her little airs
and graces.
Mrs. T. w. Alien received a dispatch
announcing the deaf Of her
father, r. d. Farr, at East Middlebury,
Monday afternoon, in the saith year of his
age. Mrs. Allen started Immediately for
Middlebury.
Wilfred Allen picked the first strawber-
~ blossom Monday. The fact that a
dared TO blossom ought TO be
an encouragement to those who are still
swaddling their water pipes in flannel
rags for the cold nights.
The Rev. Jehiel ClafliD, years ago a
Congregational minister in this section,
died lately at bis home in Westmoreland,
y. II. The remains were brought here
yesterday, and the funeral services were
held in SnogsviHe this morning at II
o'clock.
Rev. w. II. Jackson will occupy the pull
pit at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. The fourth anniversary of the
Epworth League also occurs ON Sunday,
and a special service will be held later in
the day, at which Rev. Mr.. Jackson will
deliver an address; the hour will be an
nounced at the morning service.
sAn illustrated pamphlet containing an
account of the dedication OF the Mary
Hitchcock Memorial hospital has been re-
ceived at this office. This hospital was
erected and presented TO ID. mouth COLI
lege by Hiram Hitchcock OF New York
City, in loving memory OF his late wife,
and is very appropriate as well as valu-
able gift.
The school children have been request
ed not to make the Episcopal church yard
a regular thoroughfare, but children OF
larger growth continue to travel through
il on their way to and from work and,
there is no grass where the
grass ought to grow. II is earnestly hop
ed that people will refrain from passing
through there.
i ne WattF pipes DuAst IN LHrOe piaCeS Oh
Row this week The first rup-
ture occurred early Sunday morning and
was at once mended. Monday there were
two new breaks, and the pipes we're found
10 be nearly full OF ice. Fires were built
and the work of thawing commenced.
The repairs are now completed, and the
pipes are not expected to freeze again this
summer.
Complaints are being heard from all
sides TO the effect that II is positively I'M
safe for lady to walk ON our sidewalks,
sven at high noon. First a melodious fog
horn sounds in her ear and she immedi-
ltely leaps into the gutter and allows the
graceful rider OF the bicycle to pass by;
hen she ventures to crawl forth and pro-
leeds until the warning sound again
mites upon the air. Supplemented in
iividuals have always imagined that the
'idewalks were made to walk on, and il
he riders of the bicycle will humor them
n this de.usion and betake themselves to
be roads, they will confer a great favor
IN a suffering community.