Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-26

j. M. Atwood started away Monday on
a trip to South Royalton and Barton.
Miss Mary Lamson entertained the
Seniors at her home on School street last
Friday evening.
Mrs. Horton Sargent, lat the age OF nearly
II years, died Tuesday afternoon from the
effects of pneumonia.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the o. E. S. sociable in the Masonic
parlors Thursday evening, May Bird.
Mrs. Alfred Eaton has a tomato plant
three feet high with one cluster of fruit
4 set, and four clusters of buds and bios
SONS.
The Manchester orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish music for the May ball
at Camps hall, East Randolph, next FRI
day night
Samuel Mcintosh started Tuesday night
for Verona, ILL.,, where he will remain for
the next six months with his son, Carlton
| w. Mcintosh.
The house cleaning season is right at its
height, and little later, the Buffalo bug
| hunt will commence; still people COM
plain that business is dull.
! Charles Eaton of Natick, Mass, who
/ has been under the doctors care at his
uncle's the past five weeks, has now gone
to his fathers in Granville.
Rev. d. j. Coffey of White River juno
ton and Rev. VIM. n. Lonergan OF
Windsor held a Forty Hours Devotion
here Monday and Tuesday.
Del Perrin of Brookfield, who has reach
ed the advanced age OF So years, went
away few days ago, after paying a visit
TO his daughter, Mrs j. A. Fowler.
A f. Lane was obliged by an attack of
tonslitis to take an enforced vacation in
Montpelier last week. Mrs. Lane came
Monday for a stay of a few days at her old
home,
George Sparhawk, who was stationed at
St Louis during the winter months, has
returned to Springfield, Mass, having en-
tered the employ of the Hawkins Bridge
company.
Members of tie tramp fraternity still
continue to make this one Of their obiee-
tive points, and kind he arted matrons,
who cant bear to turn the hungry emp.
ty away find their leisure moments full
~ occupied in frying doug hnuts and dis
pensing free lunches.
The Rev. G. A. wilkins, at one time in
charge OF St Johns church, and later
rector of Christ's church, Bethel, is now
officiating in Decatur, H., and the Daily
Republican OF that city, in its issue of
April 10th, gave quite ar extended report
Of a sermon preached by him the previous
Sunday.
General Superintendent +. w. Baldwin,
Train Master L. ID. Nash and Road Mas
ter j. w. Shanks, Of the Central Vermont
railroad, maze their annual inspection OF
the Central division Friday. While here
they located some coal sheds for Mr.. G. NJ
Howard, who has hired A. b. Fish 10 look
after his business, and the latter will be
constantly at the Howard scales ready TO
do business.
Our southern tourists are setting their
faces northward Mr. Charles Abbott ar
rived Saturday night from Naldosta, Ca, /
where he has been passing considerable 1
time with his daughter, Mrs. w. II /
Griffin; and Mr.. and Mrs. A. a. Smith,
accompanied by Mrs. Parker Smith and l
her daughter, Lula, have started from 4
Jacksonville, Fla, and are expected TO I
reach here sometime next week.
Apollos Sharpe, one OF our oldest inhab
itants, celebrated his ninety first birth /
day last Thursday, and a small dinner
party in honor of the occasion was given
al the home OF his son, on Pleasant street.
II is sincerely hoped that in the salu-
brious climate OF West Randolph, Mr.
Sharpe will be able to more than fully
round out a long and useful life of one
hundred years.
Gov. Fuller has appointed Wednesday,
The 9Th day OF May, as ArDor Day, ana
lrges upon the people the necessity of
is observation, that "in our waving pines
he insignia ana traditions with which
)ur State has come doWn to US, may be
TO later generations Tie
llso warns them to be guarded in their
Use OF the "wanton fi,e and careless AK
still they keep on chopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Curtis arrived FRI
lay afternoon from Sparta, Mich, and
will hereafter make their home in this
'illage, where they intend To erect inn
nediately neat cottage residence on
avenue, just east Of the new
rouse OF Albert Grover, and on the lot :
rhich Mr.. Curtis purchased last fall of
Z. T. and W. III. Dubois. Mr.. and Mrs. ,
]urtis are staying for the present at :
eugene Holman's.
The Norwich University dramatic club !
fill present the comedy, "Cool Collegi- s
ms, - and the laughable farce, "Turn Him
hut, at Dubois & Gays hall Saturday. I
Ipril 2sth. The company will be accompan |
d by E.Watson Gaynor, humorist and inn
ex-senator, and the n. L banjo club; con-
equently the entertainment will not lack !
ariety. The dramatis personae consist of g
ollege boys only. who even undertake in
heir masculine self-sufficiency TO repre- 2
snt the feminine characters. o
The shade trees along the pleasant
rives outside the village have generally +
Uttered from the devastating ak, and like d
ne mighty voice the cry goes up from
Ut lltdSuEt-IlOtTcs W bAuSAlhiAy HNtiN "a
lose trees" II takes but little time to !,
III spreading maple or a graceful elm, I
ut it requires good many years for the
,nder sapling TO become a vigorous tree. .
S delightful drives are one Of Ram ,
olph's chief attractions; but when the =
ees which on sultry days cast a grateful
lade across the highways have been s.
'ansformed into cords OF four-foOt wood, 81
lose dusty, shadeless roads will be about a
pleasant to traverse as the arid stretches a
the Sahara desert.
FRIDAY evening, May 18th, is the date OF b
le grand concert to be given in Dubois
Gays hall by the vocal pupils of Prof. Il
l.. Gibson, assisted by the Harmony
Isle Quartette of White River Junction
opposed OF DR.. q. A. Wheeler, A. v.
o. A. Randall and Prof.
ibson-also by the Ladies' Kalaphon \
uartette OF West Randolph-whosem menu
FRS are Misses Blanche Spar hawk Mabel !,
NTH, Iuez Abbott and Harriet smith :
nd by chorus of twenty trained voices. =
he program will consist of solos, quar- r.
ties and choruses; and in the great varie- 4
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