Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-07
West Randolph.

MISS lda Currler from South Royalto
was in West Randolph for short tim
last week.
Mrs. Wealthy Merritt has returned fror
her solourn in Middl BURY
Peter Jerd is reported to be very sick.
The new drug store of Drew g. Leonar,
was opened August Both. The store !
nicely htted up and is an ornament to th
Smith block.
Geo. 5. Howe, travelling agent for tn
] Northern Supply company of Burlington
visited this city Monday.
Mrs. Sarah j Wash burn, sister of Mrs. /
al. Jones, was buried Monday.
The premium list of the Bethel fair ha.
been issued from the Office of W. s. S
Buck.
Harvey Osgood OF Boston is VISITING
relatives in East and West Randolph.
Miss Maud Hutchins of Boston and
Fred Bradford of Claremont, n. H., have
lately been at e. E. Evans on visit.
Misses Nellie B. Hubbard and Mary
Barber of Willimantic, Conn, were guests
at Mr.. Henry Soper's last week and, after
q shoit absence, expect TO return to his
hospitabie home.
Mrs. RoXana B. Flint went Saturday TO
T.
Mrs. Penn Strong, and Monday left Yer
mont for Massachusetts. Mrs. Flint in
tends to be away about six weeks.
The Revand Mrs Homer White attend-
ed yesterday meeting Of the Woman's
Auxiliary at Bethel.
Postmaster Montgomery is at Spring
held, Mass, on vacation.
A E. Holman started Yesterday for
Saratoga Springs, and after a short So
lourn there, be will proceed to Chicago.
The fever for going to the Worlds Fair
which abated for awhile during the fin
anclal stringency, has now burst out with
renewed violence. The HERALD excur-
sion will be found to be an excellent spe-
cine for the malady.
Geo. Miles and family from Hyde Park.
Mass, have been at A. A. Smiths.
Editor Clayton e. Kinsley Of the Gran.
lite City Leader made a business trip to
this town Tuesday.
F. w. Eldredge of Everett, Mass, has
joined his wife and children, who came to
Randolph some weeks ago, and the fami-
~ are at present with Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Thacher.
Miss vells NJ. Balch. who has been
weeks, has gone back to North Leomins-
ter, Mass.
The commencement OF the fall term all
over the land has called the instructors OF
youth TO their respective schools. which
II is sincerely hoped that they may find
to be composed Of apt pupils, more will
ing to learn, even, than they to teach.
Miss Bertha Hodges takes up the work
again at Sharon; Miss Mary Howard, al
Greenfield, Mass; Miss Jennie Hodges,
At Barnard; Miss Emma Moses, at cords
crossing, and Miss Bertha Nancy, in
one of the districts of Bethel.
William Bass and wife and Misses Nell
lie Harwood, Maud Blanchard and Nellie
Conant start tonight for Chicago.
Tuesday, the dairy car took at this
tation five packages of butter, furnished
~ the Stock Farm, Mr.. j. w. Burt, Mr..
:. ;. Paine and gentleman from out of
own, for the September test of the dairy
Exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Emma L. Persons of Windsor was
he guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. ID. H. Parkhurst |
'ver Sunday.
Travelling homeward, Mrs. Margaret |
ninth and Miss Harriet have reached |
benton Harbor, Mich, where they are |
listing Mrs. Hattie WEIGH Jarvis.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E.
hurch will have a "Columbia Apron'i /
ale and supper Tuesday September 18th.
he aprons for sale are from nearly every
tate in the Union, and many fancy and |
seful articles have also been provided.
Camp Randolph was closed last Satur-
ay and Willard Martin and wife, Miss
'hilbrick, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Z. Abbott,
iasters Leighton and Robert Abbott and
!. A. Martin came home.
II it is pleasant Sept. 18th, the o. E. S.
ill hold sociable and picnic in the
rove on the farm of H.W. Smith in Beth
Gilead: All are cordially invited to at
end and are requested to start early in
he afternoon. Should the weather prove
for picnics, the sociahle will
e held at the residence of II. w. Smith
n Summer street.
A rather peculiar burglary occurred
ometime between Saturday noon and
unday night. This is the way the story
Oes: Mr.. LEROY Tilson had in his DOS
,ssion watch belonging to another per-
IN. This watch, which he was in the
abit of keeping in the safe, was, between
le times mentioned, lying in one of the
lgeonholes of his writing desk. with the
lain hanging out. Saturday noon, Mr.. ,
ilson wrote letter at this desk and no.
ced the watch. The house was kept Sc
rely locked both Saturday and Sunday,
I'd no disturbance attracted the atten-
on of either Mr.. or Mrs. Tilson; but ,
inday night, when he sat down again to ,
S desk, he thought the chain did not
ing from the pigeonhole just as il did !
fore and pulling it. he found the time !
zee gone. He also missed a chain W hich !
. had left in the desk, and further inves- !
cation revealed the fact that the lock to !
e safe-a combination lock-had been !
mpered with but not opened. A suspi- I
BUS looking individual was seen wander !
g about circus day, and the police at So. !
)yalton were advised to be on the look /
/. for him. Mr.. Tilson himself went :
rough the tents at Royalton, but said I
dividual was not discovered. No out =
lie door to the house was found unlock (
and the thief, unless he was a ghostly !
iitant, must have been provided with a ! Q
nch of keys. +