Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-31
Memorial nav sneaLers.

The following named speakers have
been secured m addition to those given
! last week:
Arlington, Kittredge Haskins Of Brattle-
boro
Benson, Rev J H Bond of KeesevilIe, n Y
Brattleboro, Hon L Martin OF brattle-
boro
Bellows Falls, Rev Fullerton of Bellows
Falls
Dumnerston, A d Brown of Brattleboro
Dorset, Hon Justus Dartt
Danville, Rev A Gregory of Danville
East Franklin, Rev Truax
Enosburgh Falls, Col @ T Childs OF St.
Fairfax. F w McGettrick Of st Adams
GouIdsville, G B Hall of Mortified
Grafton, f A Howe
Highgate, NJ Read OF Bellows Falls
Ludlow, Col L A Woodbury. of Burlington
Manchester, w Gordon OF Barre
Milton, Capt Blake of Barton
Newport, Capt E l. Chandler OF Derby Line
North Calais, z $ Stanton OF Roxbury
Pittsford. Rev w II Crawford of Pittsford
Putney, Hon j c Baker
Richford, Hon II Tompson of Irasburgh
Ripton, o l. Nimblet OF Monkton
Shelburne, ex Coz j L BaIstow OF Shell
vergennes, Rev s Francis Of Panton
Warren, P Booth of Mortified
West Burke, Col w Hooker of Brattle-
boro
West Barnet, Hon H c Bates of st Johnss
bury
weybridge, Rev Edward HAYES of Bur-
whitingham, Rev c Mckenzie OF Wood
stock
Woodstock, Col d /. Morgan OF Rutland
From the versatile and always enter
tanning pen OF w. ID. HoWells, we have
"Christmas Every Day and Other Stories"
There are five stories told by Papa ito
the little girl and her brother, and their
conversations are immensely amusing;
and while the stories are full of odd con-
ceit and delightful absurdities, they are
wholesome in their teachings and will be
found so thoroughly enjoyable as to make
all readers-both old and young-bope
Mr. Howells will give US many more books
OF the same sort Z his book is illustrated,
has prettily decorated covers and, alto
gether, commends itself as a gift book for
children every day in the year. Harper
a Brothers, New York sl25.
joel Chandler Harris gives a charming
ly written introduction TO his recently
published book, "Uncle Remus and His
Friends We regret to learn from it
that dear old Uncle Remus appears here
for the last time, and 1t is with real sor-
row we receive his "simple good bye ges-
ture,n as he takes his departure. The
book contains. beside "Uncle Remusn'
stories his songs and ballads, and his
friends, in all OF which the old time Ne
gro dialect is happily preserved TO US.
A. b. Frost has illustrated the book
capitally the frontispiece picture being
exceedingly fine-and Houghton, Mitfiin
& Co. have put it in such binding and
type that nothing more can possibly be
desired. Price, $50.
From the same publishing house, we
have the story of Mary Washington,
written by Marion Harland at the request /
OF the Mary Washington Memorial Asso /
citation. II is a valuable addition to liter |
ature OF this kind and gives a good idea OF |
life among the first families of Virginia
at that period. We are told that cher |
key basket went with her everywhere
but TO church, and on Sundays it was
locked up in a closet, aud she carried the /
closet key at her girdle, vita silver han
lied scissors. pin cushion and nutmeg /
CRATER "Marion Harland Mrs. Ter |
hume Herriek) has spared no pains in re-
-earch and IS eminently fitted every way /
Ior the work entrusted to her hands.