Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
John osarady has resumed his duties


are visiting at g. E. Learnerc's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Atwood are camp
ing at Caspian Lake, Greensboro.
Misses Angie, Maud and Matte Leon
ard made visit at Miss Grace Cooling s
last week.
Geo. TiIson Of Maiden, Mass, and Fred
Harris OF Philadelphia are among the la
ter arrivals.
Mrs. Anna Ames goes to-day TO Fitch
burg, Mass, and will be absent about
three weeks.
Friday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, the
Red Men and Odd Fellows will play
game of baseball on the fair ground.
Mrs. j. j. r. Randall and Mrs. DR.. o. p.
Forebush of Montpelier are spending a
few days with Mrs. M. L. Chadwick.
There was quite a little fracas on Mer-
chants Row last Friday afternoon, but
with no very serious results, however.
Mrs. Frank Gates Of Ware, Mass, is at
her fathers, /. T. Lamson. Mr.. Gates
came with mis- wife but soon went back 10
Ware.
Mrs. Mary Sawtelle stopped over one
night in West Randolph recently on her
way from the camp at Greensboro to New
tonville, Mass.
The Misses Carrigan viii close their
dressmaking establishment here about
the middle OF August and will open shop
in Concord, n. II.
Mrs. Laura Priest Of Ware, Mass, is
with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Dunn. Her
son, Geo. Priest, made visit OF lew
hours duration here Saturday night.
Miss Philbrick and nephew, Guy Lam
son, have Joined the campers at Highgate
Springs, bat Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Smith left
the pleasant company at Camp Randolph,
Tuesday.
Cortez Nutting. a dry goods merchant
Of Lebanon, n. H., and his wife were al
j. v. Newtonis on Monday. The follow
ing day, they started for Lake Champlain
and Au Sable chasm.
Mr.. Palmer Of Montpelier and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. p Bancroft are staying for little
while with Mr.. and Mrs. D. T.. Cooling.
Mr.. Bancroft is secretary Of the American
Sunday School Union.
There was STRAW ride to West Brain
tree. Monday night. Sixteen people com
posed the party, and the footing OF horns,
mingled with much subdued talking ana
laughing, announced their arrival at all
important stations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kezer, son and daughter
OF Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter, the
Misses Carpenter, Misses Gaylord and
Peck, of Brookield and Miss Lora Hutch
inson OF Braintree were the wedding guests
from out of town last Tuesday morning.
A copy of the catalogue for 1893 OF the
Vermont Academy, Saxton's River, has
been received. IL contains full account
OF the school and its work, also the re-
port OF the examining committee, the
chairman of which is the Rev. Seward
Robson Of West Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Cole and Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Curtis, who accompanied the
remains OF the late David Fiske from East
Somerville, Mass, have been called TO this
place four times during the lastsix months
by the sickness or death OF friends. Mr.
and Mrs. Cole go back to Somerville, Sat
urday.
A telegram was received Monday night
from Miss Helen Bigelow, who is at Chi
cago, announcing her loss OF check for
200. The full particulars are not known.
Miss Bigelow was on her way 10 falrnaV-
en-, Wash. and this misfortune will pre-
vent her leaving Chicago ar soon as she
intended.
j. Nj. Atwood, agent for the Phoenix
insurance company, has Just PAID ma
tured policy OF q 900 to Melvin w. White
OF Hartford, Conn. The policy was due
Aug. 4th but Mr.. White received his q 600
July 3lst, which proves that the Phoenix
is not a bird to be daunted by the hard
times induced by Democratic admins
tration any more than il is to ee daunted
by fire.
The Argus is very much distressed Tor
fear that the "high moral tone of this pa
per will suffer because il published over
The signature OF Will Bryant last week
paid item concerning a moving machine.
The character OF this paper must be high
er than that of the average newspaper III
the only thing the Argus could nnd 10
criticise was an advertisement. Perhaps
some rival moving machine agent has Inn
posed upon the guileless correspondent
OF the Argus.
Still improvements on the bicycle con-
tinue TO be made. An ingenious Yankee
has now invented the bicycleorgue-a
small hand organ attachment 10 be placed
on the front Of the wheel and so connect
ed that the working of the pedals will not
only make the wheels go round but
will also grind out any quantity of music.
With a compressed air attachment TO pro-
pei the machine and bicycleorgue to On
ress his ears with the popular airs OF the
day, a cvclist might lean back and admire
the beauties Of the flying landscape in
comparative ease.
Thursday and Friday We're great base
ball DAYS The game Thursday was be-
tween the School nine and the Clerks
nine, and was won by the latter with
score OF q to 10. Charles Mccall umpired
the game, which was considered quite a
good one. Friday, the Older boys pro-
ceeded TO prove their skill on the diamond,
With NJ. 4. Hutchins ana W. c. Cushman
as captains. On Mr.. Hutchins' side were
George Penniman, John Wynn, +. +. Ev- !
ans, J. b. Eldredge, J. j. Adams, +. !.
Huntington, Milt. Chadwick, A. +. Lane I
and w. r. Edison; while on Mr. Cushman's
side were Ernest Sault, Will Ryder, +.
Josiyn, p. r. Dubois =. D. Wheeler, John {
Hobart, Frank Wsdleigh, julius Lamson,
John Hulburt and Albert Gay. Before the
game was finished, several left the held
and their places were taken by others.
Nine innings were played and the score 4
stood % to IL IN favor of Mr.. Cushman's 4
team. The game, as far as can be learned,
was very scientific, and two of its promi- /
nent features were an injured thumb and ]
fun.
very pretty home wedding was that I
OF Mr. Harry {. Allen and Miss Electa A., 4
only daughter of A. b. Fish, which oc- I
Cured at The home of the brides father 4
on Central street Tuesday morning at
nine o'clock. The ceremony was per-
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