Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-02
West Randolph Locals.

ID. E. Cooling was in Springfield, Mass.
last week on business.
Miss Matte L. Culver went to Royalton
Saturday for visit of few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hull were made
happy by the birth of son Feb. 25th.
Miss Mary Hewitt of Pomfret has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. George Temple.
f. W. Sault spent Sunday in l,orthfeld,
where his wife has been staying for the
last two weeks.
school in STAFFORD and is at home on a
short vacation.
Mrs. Irving Chase, who has been visit
ing in Boston for several weeks past, re-
turned Saturday.
Mrs. Tarbox of Randolph Center is stay
ing with Miss Alice Hobart during the abb
sence of her parents.
Owing to campfire in Braintree, U. s.
Grant Post will hold a meeting on Satur-
day, instead OF Friday, evening.
Mrs. w. E. Williams has returned from
her visit in st. Adams and vicinity and is
now at her sisters, Mrs. A. E. Kendrick.
Emmons Howe of Mortified was in town
Saturday to draw writings, deciding his
farm in South Mortified to Burt Thresher.
M. j. Wilson, who has been for some
time in Boston, is now at home and will
remain until spring, at which time he ex-
poets to go West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Hobart started
Thursday for Philadelphia. Before their
return they will attend the Inauguration
of President elect Cleveland.
At the seventeenth annual meeting of
/ the State Dental Society to be held in Bur-
lington March 15-17, DIR. w. S. Curtis is
to have paper on CHARITY"
d. E. Putnam, who has been teaching
this winter in BoscaWen, N. H., spent
few days at home the first of the week, re-
turning Tuesday to Dartmouth.
1t is proposed by the people Of West Ram
dolph TO give the townhouse in trust to
the Normal School trustees for public uses.
An article has been issued in the warming
with this object in view.
George Sparhawk reached here Thurs
day from Springfield, Mass, and started
Monday for Chicago, where, as was re-
ported in the issue of last week, a five po-
sition, as civil engineer, has been offered
him.
Herbert E.Flint, civil engineer in Spring.
field. Mass, arrived in town Friday for a
weeks visit among his former friends and
acquaintance. Mrs. Flint has been stay
ing here for the past few weeks with her
sister, Miss Kate Guptil.
DtTt OuSuudll, son Oh JOnn CuSnman
and once resident of this place, died in
Olcott Falls, VT, about month ago. Last
year he went West, but failing health
compelled him to return, and he reached
home but few weeks before he died.
At the late dairymen's meeting, an evap-
orator was shown that would reduce 40
barrels OF sap in day, The cold sap how
ing in at one end and the syrup discharg
ing at the other. With skilful handling
the sugar can be made almost as white as
the refined sugar of the trade, while the
syrup made with these eyaporators retains
its maple flavor the year around. A few
weeks more and last years sugar will be
undergoing reiuvenating process.
1t is now thought that the Methodist
church Will make no exhibit at the Worlds
Fair on account of their not being able to
obtain more than 400 square feet OF space.
Several prominent elders of the church
called recently on Chief Peabody OF the
Liberal Arts Department of the Fair for
the purpose of obtaining more room, but
with very unsatisfactory results. The
Roman Catholics have been allotted 1000
square feet in which to make their exhibit.
The general passenger agents Of the diff
ierent railroads in the country met recent
~ and fixed the fares to Washington on
the occasion of Cleveland's inauguration |
March 4th. The Central Vermont rail- |
road will sell tickets from this station to |
Washington and return at the rate of |
S17.95, via the New London boat, and of |
$3.50, all the way by rail. Tickets will be |
good going March LIST to March Attn, in |
elusive, and returning until March Sth, i'm |
elusive.
Friends OF the Dartmouth boys will be |
glad to notice from the following clip |
ping that college life is not altogether |
made up of tough Greek roots and special |
metaphysics: "An unsuccessful attempt |
was made by Dartmouth Sophomores TO |
kidnap f. N. Weston, who was to act as |
POSTMASTER at the Freshman class dinner /
in Claremont on the evening OF Feb 21st.
Weston escaped from his boarding house, |
through a window, and was chased by |
party of Sophomores but finally found |
safety in classmates ROOM"
February 22nd passed so quietly and un-
evenfully in this place that it might have
been the birthday of any ordinary citizen,
whose Ratchet, so far, had brought him
neither fame nor fortune; the weather
alone held high carnival. The Hardwick
Gazette excuses the lack of enthusiasm in
this way: "Probably not one citizen in
fifty is aware OF the fact that the last leg
islature made Washington's birthday Feb,
22nd, a legal holiday. Because of igno
rance of the laws governing the land in
which they live, they conducted them
selves on Wednesday exactly as they have
been in the habit of doing, hoping for ear
ly frog concerts, pussy willows and glo-
rious resurrection"
Ex-Governor Page so won the respect of
the people of this State by his sensible CON
duct of public affairs that his success in
business since his return to private life is
a subject of general interest. He has re-
Gently built extensive additions to his
calfskin establishment, thereby making it
several times larger than any other of its
kind in the country. It's dimensions are
as follows: main floor, used principally
Tor storing skins, 240xS6; receiving and
grading floor, 240x50; loft, 156x40. The
building stands on the main line
Of the Boston & Maine railroad and has a
platform 313 feet long, so that, when
train delivers its freight, a half dozen cars {
,an be unloaded at the same time. There !
Is, also, special sliding along the receiv-
ing floor and one by the lower floor, on 5
level with it, by means of which ship
nents can be made from the main storage
ioor without lifting the skins to the re- !
sqIyrInp HnOr which fc