Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-14

/ Baa. Mr.. Wilson, let duties be steep,
For / want to be Mckinley sheep"
sBa-a ba- a. baa baa, baa, comes from every hill
What wonderful thing is tarih billi
A fourth son was welc ,med last week
| by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hard; CT s Johns
bury.
The G. A. R. supper, which was to have
! been held Saturday. has been postponed
to later date.
Misses May and Grace Bradish go SAT-
urday to Boston and will not return until
after CbrisImas.
Miss Amy Osgood from the east part OF
the town has Leen spending few days
with Mrs. Hobart Peck.
4 Go to the Christian church vestry this
/ Thursday evening to see the Brownies,
\ who are coming from everywhere.
Mrs. L. M. Heath, Mrs. F. A. Carpenter,
Mrs. j. A. Pierce and Mrs. II. W. Moore
werehere fl ON Warren, Monday on shop
ping expedition.
4 HIP. Munson, wife and son and Nine.
Hardy OF Morrisville were the guests here
at Thanksgiving time, and not VIM. Har-
+ dy as stated last week.
I'D. Dsnison attended the sessions of
the Orange county court in Chelsea last
week, and this week went to Woodstock
to be present at the December term OF the
Windsor county court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Manchester, who
nave been making a trip through Vermont
and New Hampshire, stopped here Mon
ay to visit A. B. Manchester and family
before returning to their home in Mime
sofa.
4 VIM. Gillespie OF Northfield Falls is
working in Princes tub factory, Gould's
wooden mill in Mortified Falls, IN which
he had been employed Tor some time, hav-
1taf af
depression.
4 The Mortified News says that there is
one less candidate for the postofiice in
that place, Ozro p. Winch, who was here
a great deal last summer, having been p
pointed deputy collector of customs by
Col. b. B. Smalley. Mr.. Winch has been
stationed at Richford.
}. f. Cunningham, the concreter who
assaulted Officer George Walker in Ryder's
Hotel the night OF Sept. 18th, IS the Officer
was endeavOring to quiet a disturbance
made by the concrettr and fellow work
man " lille in state of intoxication. was
tried at the December term OF the Orange
county court and fined 800 and costs.
He was ordered to pay the line in twenty
four days with the alternative of being
sent to the House of Correction at Rutland.
The trial of VIM. Nj. Gornam for incendia-
rism will not take place until the grand
A union meeting was held in the Rap-
fist church last Sunday evening, and Col.
Geo. w. Balm of Kentucky delivered a lee
ture on ",rhe Safe Side of Life for Young
Men, which was a most convincing plea
for total abstinence The subject was
hackneyed, but the lecture was fresh and
original and abounded in witt illusions
and illustration The church was pack
ed with people, who paid the closest at
tention to Col. Bain's remarks and, to all
appearances, enjoyed rare treat. The
collection taken at the close OF the lecture
amounted to very little more than elev-
en- dollars.
Saturday night, Col. Balm, ''the silver
tongued orator from Kentucky address
ed a small audience in Dubois & Gays
hall, taking for his subject Among the
Masses, or Traits of Human Character.
Col. Balm is rapid speaker aud the row
of empty chairs, as he himself said, echoed
badly, but not a point that the orato,
made was lost and not joke escaped un-
noticed, as the warm applause and Ire
Quent bursts of laughter testified. Col
Balm has pleasant voice, good presence
and the power to keep the attention OF an
audience from wander ing. In the course
Of his remarks, he pointed out the traits
common TO ali people, also those peculiar
to different sections of our country anc
recommended the practice OF brotherly
kindness, forbearance and charity in oul
dealings with those around us. THIS lee
ture was one of the best. and it viii prob
ably be manga long day before the in
habitants of West Randolph Will be given
another opportunity to listen to one OF
The first orators in the country, and 1t Is
to be regretted that a larger number was
not present on this occasion.
The fifteenth anniversary OF the mar
liaee of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa HAYES occufreL I
on Friday; aud in tn evening, about SIX
ty OF their frit nds succeeded in giving
them complete surprise. Through the
unguarded door poured the self-lnviied
guess, calling the bride from her mend
ing and the groom from some equally
homely task, and when Mir. and Mrs. /
HAYES had somewhat recovered from their I
CONSERVATION, the following musical poo
gram was rendered: piano SOLO, Mrs. VIM /
Scott; song, Miss l. E. Wood instrumental /
music, Master Glen Bailey; vocal duet. /
Mrs Scott and Miss Wood; tenor solo, DIR. !
A. {. Bailey: piano SOLO, Miss Ella Bailey: /
song, Mrs. scott Rev. w n. Roberts 1
then addressed the husband and wife o. |
fifteen years standing and informed them Z
that the company present had ihreefple /
object in storinlng their castle that night. I
first,to greet them Ia their new home; sec
ond tooifef congratulat atoms andgoUd wish /
cs, and third, 10 present them with g nice /
oak cnair as a token Of esteem. Refresh I
meats of cake and coffee We're served ,anu /
the rest OF the evening was spent in games (
and in having general good time.
At a monthly meeting OF the Chur, h 4
Club Of New York, he'd in the club rooi 4
on Fifth avenue, Nov. 29sh, spirited dis
cussion on "1he Attitude OF the Church I
toward Politics. took place. One Of the 4
speakers, Mr.. John Sabine Smith, hs
foundation of whose political and eccesi
astical principles was laid IN Randolph,
gave his opinion as follows: ~ uBcer
stand the question to be the attiiuge OF
the church toward politics as they exist
to-day in this country Tint is party pDii
tics. ! do not think the church shonlo
attempt TO laud or condemn party le ider-
or machinery, or to point out the advsn
tages of protection or free trade We
must consider people as we find them
] understand the question to app vtos.ri
tics throughout the country. "a IS. ga.
might arise which wonid uiyiue pubic
opinion and IN which IT be would very
n N uTisc f.,r the rhurch IN fel Il. sides