Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-26

Dent miss the excursion to Highgate
Springs, Wednesday, Aug. LIST.
Mrs. George P. Morris, who has been
so very sick, is slowly gaining in health.
All should enjoy an outing TO Highgate
Springs. Look in another column for
announcement.
At meeting OF the creditors of George
j. Prince, insolvent debtor, James A.
Fowler was chosen assignee Of the estate.
Fred and Miss May Bradish, who have
lately been in Brandon are here for little
while, but Mr.. &c. Bradish has gone back
to Boston.
A recital is to be given in Gouldsville on
Saturday evening by Miss Ethelynd Gould,
VINO will be assisted by Miss Cross, a
young lady OF that place and a graduate
of the Emerson College of Oratory.
Mrs. Belle J. Griswold closes her dress
making shop this week and goes to Brook
field, and after visiting friends in Marsh
field and Williamtown, also,s she will return
to this place and about the 10th of Au-
gust win start for St. Paul, Mimi, where
she intends to make her home.
Mrs. Ned Alexander, who has been with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. T. Lille,
some weeks, endeavoring TO regain health
and strength after severe illness, has
returned to her home in Montpelier very
much improved by her sojourn in West
Randolph.
Mrs. Nelson Smith and one OF her
daughters are on from Milwaukee for the
summer Mrs. Smith, who is grand
daughter OF the late Bishop Chase, lived
in West Randolph some fifty years ago
with her mother, in the house now owned
and occupied by Mr.. A. A. smith on
School street.
a. q ,icIo,ty ua,,t sunday evening there
will be a union meeting of all the Chris
tian Endeayor and Epworth League soeie-
ties at the Christian church, and Arthur
Bean and Miss Jennie Madleigh Will give
a report OF the international Y. p. ;. c. r..
convention at Cleveland Ohio, which con-
vention they attended as delegates.
Deacon Roswell Holbrook was sum
moned Friday to Bethel by the death OF
his mother, Mrs. Willibe Dyke, who en-
her son. Edison Holbrook. She was the
widow Of the late Grin Holbrook and left
four sons-RosWell OF this place, Moses OF
Maplewood, Mass, David OF Lancaster, \.
H., and Edison Of Bethel.
Tuesday evening, about twenty six Of
the Young people proceeded in body to
the home OF Miss Carrie Tewkshury,
to whom their coming was complete
surprise. That popular diversion, "Up
,lEnKlnN.. OGEuDlEn tut AtHA part Va AhA
evening and after refres hments, Miss
Louise Chase recited in a pleasing manner
one OF Helen Winslow's poems.
JIG. Ullery Of Brattleboro, who compiled,
under the editorial supervision of Hiram
Huse OF Montpelier, that new book en-
titled "Men OF Vermont" has been here
his week. The book is an illustrated BIZ
ographical history OF Vermonters and
sons OF Vermont, and contains many IA
miliar faces. Under the head OF "Sons Of
Vermont one finds tine likeness OF Mr..
4. b. Chandler with long sketch Of his
life. also OF VIM. Wallace Chandler Of
Chicago, who was born in this village
tfnder "Nermontersa appears the por-
traits and Biographies Of Bailey +. Adams,
Hon. j. p. Cleveland, Jr., Edward Conant,
Hon. VIM. II. Dubois, Hon. James Hutch
inson, Col Il. j. Kimball, Col. John b.
Mead, John r. Mead, Hon. Crosby Miller
of Pomfret, Clarence +. Moulton, Hon.
VIM. II. Nichols, Hon. V. !. Spear and w
b. Wall.
The All-comers' tennis tournament, Of
1891, for which entries must be made be-
fore $50 .. m. Of Saturday, Aug. nth, to
Charles y. Mccall, A. W Stone or Fred
erick Leeds, is TO be held at the Elm
Cottage court, openin al 9 a. m. Mon
day, Aug. 18th. The Bagnall- Wild system
of drawing will be employed, and the best
three sets in i've will be played. The en-
trance fees (at % cents are TO be used IN
two prizes; one for the win
ner Of the tournament, and one for the
runner-up. The winner of the tourna
ment will have the right to play the hold
er OF the championship cup for the pos
session of the cup the ensuing year, and
whoever shall first win the cup three
times, shall have il as absolute property.
Wright and Ditson's tennis rules for
1894 will be followed.
Ground has been broken on the north
side OF "Mari- Castle'' for the foundations
of the new tower and addition, plans for
which have been drawn by that excellent
architect, MIR. George p. Wood. The
round tower, which is designed to en-
large the parlor, will be 10 feet in diane
ter, finishing Is feet, and the addition,
which will be little back OF the tower
and is to have circular end, will contain,
on the first floor, dining room lsx2s
feet, large pantry, and tre-proof
vault feet square On the second moor
there will be a library, also circular at one
end and OF the same size as the dining
room, also one other room and second
fire proof vault. The outside OF the walls
will be made OF brick to correspond with
he remainder of the building, while the
woodwork OF the various rooms VIII be of
Western cherry, with the exception of the
library, which is TO be finished in quar-
tered oak. As soon as the foundations can
be laid the masons and carpenters will be-
gin their work in order that both tower
and addition may be completed before
cold weathe The north walls of the
present building, however, will not be
disturbed until after the family have left
heir summer home.
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