Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-26
An attempt at suicide last week.


An attempt at suicide last week.
White Cap letters also relieved the mo-
notony of life.
Randolph is having fine opportunity
to wonder al crime.
The Beedles are coming next tuesday
night, the last night IN OCTOBER.
DR.. A. c. Bailey is raising and repairing
his barn, on South Pleasant street.
III iss Matte Culver goes very soon TO 81.
Adams TO spend the winter with her sister
Miss Anna Nichols has sufficiently re-
covered from badly spralned ankle 10 De
able to return to school.
There will be a special meeting OF Col. j.
r. Mead Camp, Sons of Veterans, on FRI
Gay evening Of this week.
Miss Jennie Blair returned last week
from a visit in Mortified. and Monday
took her departure for st. Johnsbury.
Ernest Burridge, who is a clerk in a
drug store at Somerville, Mass. visited
friends IN Randolph, Friday and Saturday.
There was no dancing school Saturday
afternoon because the hall was filled with
the apparatus for the illustrated lecture,
given il the evening.
Monday afternoon, little fracas &C.
CURED in one OF the blacksmith shops,
resulting, it is said, in nothing more Sc
nous than black eye.
The cornet solos by Miss Miller were
beautifully rendered. The quality OF tone
was marveiously chaste and pleasing
Brattlebofo Reformer.
Willard Pearl Bean have both been at
home this week. The latter isengaged in
selling in New Jersey the pumps manu-
featured by s. H. Brooks d Son.
Frank McWhorter, who at one time
clerked in the dry goods store of the late
George Hardy, revisited these familiar
scenes on Saturday. Mr.McWh orter now
has business interests in Barre.
Mrs. VIM. Wood, Jr., who has been
spending part OF the summer with herhls
bands relatives, Mr.and Mrs. VIM. Wood,
Sr.. George p. Wood and wife, Frank
Wood and family, goes to-day to Boston
and from there to her home in Minneap-
oils, MINI.
The Good Templar sociable at Miss Nell
lie Wyman's was a most enjoyable affair.
Nearly forty we're present, including many
from out OF town and many who do not
belong to the lodge. The evening was en-
livened by vocal music, furnished by
Mrs. Minnie Hayes and Miss Wyman,
cake and coffee were served, all kinds OF
games were INDUCED in and the guests de-
parted, feeling that they had been very
pleasantly entertained.
Tomorrow friday evening, A. J. Max
ham, "the campaign singer" with Miss
Vernie Cotton, the whistler. and Miss Nj
ma Miller, the cornetist, will give an en-
tertainment in the Christian church yes
try. OF Miss Cotton the Lowell Mass
Courier saws, 1.-THE whistling OF Miss Tot
ton was thoroughly enjoyed by all. She is
an artist OF rare merit, land the New York
Herald makes this mention of Mr.. Max
ham: "Mr Markham has magnificent ten
or voice."
Miss Grace Sanford and Mrs. Hale Flint
and baby, who started for Chicago on
Wednesday of last week, were in the hor-
rible accident, which occurred at Battle
Creek, Mich, Oct. goth. They escaped
without injury, however, but the shock
must have been something terrible. Mrs.
Flint lost a diamond bracelet and $40 in
money. Their baggage was saved. A
RAYMOND q Whitcomb special train filled
with people who had been at the Worlds
Fair, left the sixtieth street station
in Chicago, Thursday night. 1t reached
Battle Creek at 3 O'Clock Friday morning
and received orders to wait on the double
track the passing of the West bound Pa
cific express. This Pacific train, which
was nearly three hours late, was compos-
ed of two baggage cars, and IL day coaches
packed with Eastern people on their way
to the Exposition. Instead OF waiting on
the double track, the Whitcomb train dis
obeyed orders, moved to the single track
and met the Pacific express with crash
that could be heard a mile away. The en-
CINE of the special plowed nearly half way
into that OF the express, four day coaches
OF the Pacific train we're telescoped, the
wreck took fire from the stoves or lamps
and twenty six people were burned TO
death. Mrs. Flint and Miss Sanford GER
tainly had very narrow escape.
The second anniversary of the Lyceum
League of America was celebrated in the
High school room last Monday evening
After the report of previous meeting bad
been read BY the secretary, Mr.. Earl San
born, and approved by the lyceum, Mr..
Harry Ford, the president OF Eomunds
Club. Nod as this branch of the league
is called, read these extracts from the con-
stitution OF the Lyceum League of Amer
ica to explain the meaning of he celehra-
tion: "The object of the Lyceum League
Of America is to cultivate good citizen
ship among the young men OF America,
training them to think for themselves.
making them intelligent Gn the issues
confronting the American people, and by
impressing them with the duties oil citi-
zenship. The anniversary of the League,
W hieh happily falls on the same date as
the anniversary of the discovery OF Amer
lea. October p, is to be observed each
year in all the lyceums with appropriate
exercises" The ssSong of Columbus Day"
i
led in prayer. Following the devotional
exercise came the salute to the flag. At a
sign from thepresident, the "siar.spang ed
b3nnerfs< ans brought forwsrd; at Two
raps of the Favel, all rose and with mill
tary salute, repeated in unison, "We pledge
allegiance to our flag and to the republic
for which 1t staBdr:s one nation iDdivisi-
BILE, with liberty and justice for all An
address on 1.-The Meaning of This Day"
was delivered by Earl Sanborn; music on
the banjo was furnished by Horace Moul- \
ton, and "What Is the L. l.. Az" was ans
wered by Miss Anne Dubois. Next on the
program were the following ive-minute
Speeches: what Our Lyceum Desires 20
Do for the Town." Guy Spear; "for the
School, =. Harry Hubbard; "for the Gov
ernment," Arthur Newton; "for the
Girls Miss Alice Erskine- Questions
OF the Day" we're discussed by Fred Nc
Intosh, and short address es were made by
the citizens present. Rev. Mr.. White
urged the necessity OF acquiring the habit
OF speaking without notes; Rev Mr.. Rob-
erts advised the young people to exercise
---ast care in their choice of illustrations