Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-19


Hartford on Saturday.
Galen b. Fish is passing the week
with friends in Rochester.
E. L. Bass is filling his fourth order for
a car load of bicycle rims.
r. w. Fitch of Lisbon, Conn, has been
visitor at j. E. Carpenters.
Miss Jennie Tilson is quite sick at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Will GouIley.
Mrs. Eugene Finn, guest OF Mrs. Win
Flint, left Tuesday for her home in Rox-
bury.
The W. c. T. u. meets with Mrs. Fan
ME Lewis on Friday afternoon, April 10th,
at three O'Clock.
Miss Mary Tilson is to lead the youth OF
East Brooktield along the thorny paths
of learning this summer
Mrs. Ethan Allen and child from the
Center are paying visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hodges.
Misses Lucy Wall and Winnie Chadwick
and yomng Cleveland are among the re-
cent recruits to the bicycle army.
1t is reported that w. H. Morris has
rented a large barn in Northtield and is TO
conduct livery in that village.
Harry Newcity,who has been in the en-
ploy of A. G. Bradish q Son,ln Boston,tor
some time past, reached home last week.
The HERALD publishes this week an in
teresting article on Vermont real estate,
written By Hon. V. l. Spear, statistical
secretary of the Board Of Agriculture.
Mrs. Abbie Russell, who spent the win
ter with her sister, Mrs. Matthews, has
now gone back TO Albany, n. y. Her son
George Russell, came on from Albany to
accompany her on the homeward journey.
Mrs. William Hull, vino, for five years,
had been a great sufferer, died az her
home in BridgeWater Corners, April oth.
She was here several months last year,
under the care OF Dr. A. Q. Bailey who
removed pieces Of diseased bone from her
foot.
Nelson w. Udall has been in
Stanford for a week, securing attidavits
70 be used in the trial of his case against
Herbert Day OF Sharon, whose dog Sc
verely bit Mr.. Udall nearly two years
ago. He returned Friday with the an
nouncement that the case would not be
tried by the supreme court, Mr. Day having
decided to settle the matter by the pay
ment of S425.
The schedule of fees for the new money
orders, which are TO take the place OF the
postal notes after June 30th, has been re-
duced to the basis charged b. the various
express companies for transmitting money
and will be as follows for = 90 or less, q
cents: - 80 to IS, cents; IS to 80, S
cents; so to $50, l0cents, go to go, u
cents; $50 to $50, 10 cents; $40 70 $50, IS
cents; $50 to $50, 20 cents; so to s35, %
cents go to 900, 80 cents,
4 In spite Of hard times, the income taA
and the Wilson tariff, West Randolph IS
| to have quite number of new buildings
/ this summer. Preparations are being
made for the erection of a dwelling on the
| east side OF Dudley street, by MIR. John
Smith of Braintree, and on the opposite
/ side OF the same street, Mr.. j. w. Hale Is
building a storehouse On Prospect ave-
nue., the cellar is being dug for Mr.. Chas.
4 Briggs new residence, ana work on the
Reed house, on south Main street, is pro-
crossing finely. George T.. Woods house
/ on Highland avenue, and the Howard
/ block, Just below the Stewart block, are
1 two OF the buildings are soon TO beerected
4 while the foundations for dwelling on
| Highland avenue have been laid by Mr..
Justin Holman, on the lot opposite the
| residence Of i. l.. Soper.
The following curious story, which
might be entitled the Strange Adyen-
ture Of Silver spoon" will doubtless DC
of interest to readers OF the HERALD
When Mrs. Avery Wheeler was small
girl Of nine, her grandmother gave her
three silver spoons marked 1. THE
initial letters OF Tabitha Cole-and these
spoons Mrs. Wheeler carefully treasured
but after her marriage and v hile she was
( living IN what is known as the Mill
house, in Marsbfield, one OF the set was
lost. seven years later, Mrs. julius Lam
son,then little Miss ketchem, aged six, was
living with her parents IN this same
house, and while playing with her brother
one day discovered the long-lost spoon.
For thirty years, Mrs, Lamson
kept her lind; but in an evil hour she eN-
I hibited her collection of souvenir spoons,
and among them this particular one, TO
Mrs. Wheeler, the lower tenement OF
whose house she has been occupying for
the past ten months. Mrs. Wheeler i'm
mediately recognized her grandmother 5
spoon, and producing the mate 10 II soon
convinced Mrs. Lamsonthat the cherished
article was really hers. The third OF the
set is in the hands OF doctor in Marsh
/ field, and Mrs. Wheeler, who has written
for il. expects soon 10 have all three
relics again in her possession. Mrs.
Lamson may possibly be little cautious
in the future about exhibiting her souve-
4 mir spoons 10 the ladies of her acquaint-
ance.
/ William Fuller OF Brookfield has brought
/ to this Off c. for examination, a copy OF
! ''Waiton's Vermont Register ana Farm
I ers Almanack for the year OF our LORD
( 1924, being bisseXtile or leap } ear, and the
{ AOFlN-SlE ULu OF American lhutp tluNlAGts
I In that year, james Monroe was president,
with a salary OF $4,000; Daniel ID. Temp
I kins, vice president, with a salary Of
! 5000, and the eighteenth congress sat,
/ William A. Palmer and Horatio Seymour
being the senators from Vermont, ana
I Dudley Chase Of Randolph, one Of the
members Of the lower house. His Elk. {.
4 p Van Ness, LID, OF Burlington was
governor of the state; His. Hon. Aaron
Leland of Chester, lieutenant governor,
and BENZ Swan of Woods ook, treasurer.
Vermont mad loo postothces, Isaac Blodgett
being postmaster at Randolph, and the
rates OF postage fixed for single letters
were: for any distance not exceeding 80
miles, 6 cents; over 80 and not exceeding
SO miles, 10 cents; over 50 and not exceed
ing $50 miles, y 1-2 cents; over $50 and
not exceeding 100 miles, is 12 cents, and
over 400 miles, % cents. Newspapers went
for one cent, but If they were carried over
100 miles, I2 cents were asked. The
Vermont militia was divided into four d.
visions with a major general 20 each di-
vision, and mis- eXeelleLcy, the governor
was captain general and commander-in-
chief of the %, 2SS troops. The practicing