Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-07

| Misses Elsie Powers and Anna Farms
worth are soon to give an entertainment
| in the PeIh schoolhouse for the benefit OF
! the Sunday school.
Silas Jones has had placed in the ceme-
! terry near the Baptist church, some fine
| stones for his daughter, by Rutland firm.
Preaching services have been resumed
at the Baptist church and will continue
during the summer.
The Baptist society has made quite ex-
tensive improvements on the church by
painting and new carpet.
The Braintree nine went to Warren,
Wednesday, to play ball and were beaten
10 to 8.
Several of the young people went to
Warren, Memorial Day, to witness the
game OF ball.
RevIrving Flint will return from Maine
this week and will preach at the fill
church next Sunday at IL O'Clock.
Miss Nellie Paine and Mrs. George Flint
visited at the Center the last Of the week.
E. l.. HARDWOOD of Chelsea was in town
the first of the week.
Albert Seymour, under the direction of
Chas. White, has his new house well un
der way.
Miss Nellie Paine goes soon to .Burling-
ton to work at the Park for L. Webb.
Mrs. Mary Bass and daughter Hattie
have purchased new top buggy.
The Peth Sunday school has raised near
ly enough money to purchase an organ for
the school and w. L. Terry sends for il
this week.
g. W. Flagg recently shipped a fine
span OF horses to his brother in Brockton,
Mass.
w. Baldwin Of st. Adams was in town
recently, to visit his mother.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman "A teacher at Bethel,
has been obliged to give up her school on
account OF illness, and return home.
Mrs. George F'lagg went the first of the
week to BrocktOn, Mass. to visit a brother
and a son and recuperate her health.
The So Royalton nine are soon to play
a return game Of bail on the Braintree
ground.
Mr.. Whitney of Waitsfeld has been
visiting in town but went to Brookiield
the first of the week.
Children's Day will be observed ct the
Snowsyille church next Sunday.
l.. r.. Archer Is spending a few days
out Of town with relatives and friends.
Willis Whitney was in Brookheld the
first of the week.
The man and his wife who have been
worging for j. b. Hutchinson, have re-
turned to Massachusetts.
1t is understood that Clarence Webster
and Jehial Williams have had some s eep
killed BY dogs, and that Sidney smith
caught two dogs in the act OF chasing his
sheep last Tuesday, One Of the dogs has
been killed BY its owner, and the other
still lives but is chained.
Postmaster J. G. McIntire has gone 10
Bristol on business.
~ d. Laport is grand juror from this
town.
A number OF Christian Endeavorers
from East Randolph visited the {. e. So
ciety of this place last Sunday eve, bring
ing with them courage and help for the
young people here. IL there was more of
this kind OF intercourse between the c. +.
societies, would 1t not be pleasant and
profitable for US all?
Charles Jerd, who has been living in
Mrs. Ruggles house, has moved into Geo.
Vests house At West Brookfeld, and
Mrs Ruggles has moved from the upper
to the lower tenement in her house.
The Sewing and Mite society meets
with Mrs, l.. X. Fisher on Friday OF this
week. II is hoped that a large number
will be present, as the yearly election of
officers will take place.
L. l.. Udall and wife Of STAFFORD made
their many friends here flying visit one
day this week
The recital given by Miss Anna Farms
MOIln ana MISS Elsie POWERS IN the
church in this place last Monday evening
was a success, as was shown by the close
attention given throughout the en-
tertainment by the large audience pres
ent. Both young ladies show a natural
talent in the different branches of study
which they have selected-Miss Powers as
a reader and impersonator, and Miss
Farnsworth, as a musician-and are be-
coming artists. They were assisted by
thetldeal Male Quartette, who sang ia
their usual good style, selections that
called forth encores.
The first part OF May was dry and windy, |
which somewhat injured the grass crop,
but the heavy rains during the last part IF
the month have given il a new start and it
looks now as though there would be an
average crop. Other crops leok as well as
they usually do at this time Of the year
There were four frosts during the month,
which did but little damage The coolest
day was the 18th, 2S7 above, and the
warmest was the I'd, 70o above. The mean
temperature for the month was 4So
above. The corresponding month last
year was Az above. This record was tax
en- at sunrise.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at w.
B. Hibbard's next week Tuesday D. M, in
stead OF Wednesday, for the accommoda-
ton OF some of its members.