Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-22
Mrs. S. B. Adams left town Friday.

14 49, ~
viii Bean has been taking a few days
vacation at home lately.
j. q. Mann was in Burlington, and j. b.
Wells in Montpelier, last week.
Percy B%eattie, the baker, sold, on an av-
erage, $50 loaves of bread last week.
Harry Newcity of Bristol, Conn, visited
friends in West Randolph last week.
Rev. A. L. Cooper from Newport visited
his sister, Mrs. Clark Bailey, last Friday.
Weston street is being graded, and a
sidewalk is to be laid on the south side.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chandler from New
York are at their summer residence-Ma-
ri Castle.
Miss Angie King Of Mortified is stay
ing for a week or SO with her aunt, Miss
Angie Pike.
Rev. and Mrs. W. n. Roberts are with
friends in Chelsea-the home OF Mr.. Rob-
erts' parents.
saturday, Miss Cora Scott, after a short
vacation here, returned to her work in
New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. A. d. Lamson and family are at
Idleton Cottage for the summer, having
arrived from Philadelphia last week
Wednesday.
w. s. S. Buck is renewing his youth to
the extent Of having the measles and has
been out Of his job printing Office since
last Thursday.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Christian.
church will serve ice cream and strawber-
ries on their lawn Thursday, Jun 2nd,
from 6 to p. m.
Mrs. G. H. Hoyt and daughter Minnie
have gone, for the summer, to York Beach,
Me-, where Mr.. Hoyt has been employed
for several months.
Four hundred and seventy-five Nation
al Cash Registers-like the one in the
drug store of DR.. r. q. Morton-are in use
at the Worlds Fair.
The summe time schedule of the Central
Vermont goes into effect the 10th of this
month. The train service will be about
the same as last season.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. f..
church will meet with Mrs. Carleton at
Mrs. H~olbrook's, Thursday afternoon aud
evening. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Laura Persons from Buffalo, NY,
Mrs. Bartlett of Rochester N Mrs.James
Welch from Randolph Center spent Fri
day and Saturday with Mrs. A. f. Ken
drick.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Wall, Miss Sadie
Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Tewks-
bury and Miss Mary Tewksbury have re-
turned from their trip TO the
Fair.
Mrs. George Slack and baby, Harold,
who have been spending several weeks
here, have returned TO their home in
Hillsdale, Mich. Mrs. X. h. Slack accom-
panied them.
Miss Alice Stevens, who has been work.
ing during the past year at the Wheelock
House, Hanover, N. H., returned 10 West
Randolph some weeks ago and is at pres
ent quite sick.
f. E. Dubois and A. T.. Bass have been
- - D.-1-l.L IIF.kwaen GArfAru far j
a week past. Tuesday, they were Joined
by DIR. Stewart, II. w. Smith, Selva Hol-
man and Lemuel Richmond.
Rev. and Mrs. Homer White, A. T.. Lane
and DIR. NJ. l.. Scott are attending the
special convention held in Burlington to-
day for the purpose of electing a bishop
for the diocese of Vermont.
A. A. Atwood's house on South Main
street has emerged from the hands of the
painters, looking, in this hot and dusty
weather, refreshingly cool and white; n
Albert Culver, on Highland avenue, has
commenced to paint his residence a light
er shade.
People of leisure can amuse themselves
very well these days by watching the spe-
cial trains which fly through here at all
hours Of the day and night. These spe-
cials are mostly Raymond n Whiteomb
excursions from Boston to Chicago, and
excursions to Boston.
Rev. Mr.. jackson, an English student
of Moody's school, Northfield, Mass, is
remaining for a time in town. Last sun
day, MIR. Jackson conducted the evening
service at the NJ. T.. church, also, in the
absence of the pastor, the Wednesday
evening service at the same church.
Preparations are being made to erect
two houses on Dudley street, in that part
of the village known as Weston fiat. On
- 10 ...4 .. tLa n-aI-. AInna E1ftnn %
p. Thayer will build, and on the opposite
side of the street, a two-story dwelling
the property of Ira Milliams-will soon
be under way.
Birney Pratt, an employee in Salisbury's
mill, had his left hand badly cut on II OF Z
the saws last Thursday. The second and
third fingers were taken of next the hand
and the f%orefinger was seriously mangied.
The wounds were dressed at the surgery
OF Dr. Scott, who succeeded in saving the
forefinger from amputation.
The trustees of the village met on Sat
urday and voted unanimously to concrete
a sidewalk from Randolph avenue, south,
along the west side OF South Pleasant St,
as far as the majority of abutters should
agree to pay one-h half the cost of laying
the same. 1t was also voted to cover the
engine houses with steel roofing at a cost
of So a square, laid and painted.
In the journal coupon contest, Mrs.
5. Peters is steadily gaining. Sat
she was eleventh in the list with .
1886 votes. Only a few more coupons
were needed to bring her within the cir
Gle oil the favored ten to whom a two
vacation at some pleasant summer
resort will be awarded July 18th. Tues
day, the number of coupons credited to !
her was S,Ss3.
Mary Grace, aged s years, youngest
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles I. Burrioge,
died early Tuesday morning of scarlatina.
PRAYER was offered at the house by the S
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy at l O'Clock Tuesday af-
ternoon, after which the body was inter-
red. Wallace Burridge, who was taken
with the same disease five days one ]
than his sister, is now able to be about the I
house. {
Miss Franc Baker will speak on the sub !
iect of missions at the Methodist church !
On Tuesday, June 9th. She has had much :
success as a speaker and will be sure to :
and instruct everyone. Miss Ba- :
zer is sometimes called the Western Tor 9
-. - tho EbanIafn MrCah p of the w " T.