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

A. j. Foster and family have moved into
the house recently built by him.
Editor Ropes of the Montpelier Watch
man was down on business Friday.
A. c. Holman has been attending court
in Chelsea in the capacity OF iuryman.
Henry Kolm of Albany, superintendent
of the Phoenix Mutual, was in this place
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cora Lazelle from White
River Junction have been visiting at j..
NJ. Atwoods.
Mrs. c. w. Proper, who had been visit
ing Mrs. A. j. Curtis, went back to Wind
sor, Saturday.
Miss Bessie Webster OF Mortified is
spending few weeks with friends IN
West Randolph.
| Hon. and Mrs. VIM. II. Dubois returned
! from their extended Western trip early
| Thursday morning.
Miss Maud Blanchard is filling the po-
sition OF bookkeeper for the New York
Wall Paper company.
The remains OF the late Mrs. Squire
Bowen OF Bethel were inferred in this
cemeteryf Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman has sufficiently re-
covered from her recent sickness 70 be
able to resume her school work in Bethel.
An increase of pension has lately been
granted to William Young, W. h. How
| ard, George Walbridge and Munroe
| Montgomery.
| Miss Prudence Wood, who had been
spending a month at the home OF Mr..
| and Mrs. d. II. Morse, went back to Bos-
ton on Monday.
/ w. NJ. Rogers has rented the Willard
/ Tilson slack smith shop on Central street,
and Levi Erskine has opened his new
shop on Weston street.
! G. ID. sanborn and son Earl went Mon
day 10 Boston, for the purpose of making
arrangements for me latter to enter the
school Of pharmacy.
Guy Wilson of Bethel was here Satur-
day to survey the line between the Stew
I art and Bradish blocks, and the boundary
I is now settled to the satisfaction Of both
parties.
The New Orleans Jubilee Singers will
appear at the Methodist church this
/ Thursday evening, in new and varied
program of plantation melodies as sung
by the emancipated class of the sunny
South.
"Elm Cottage" is open for the summer,
Mrs. James \. Mccall, her daughter-ln-
law and her son Charles arriving last
week The guests at the cottage are Mrs
McCalis sister, Mrs. Leeds, and son, Mr..
Fred Leeds.
y
Washington County Good Templars, held
at Mortified Falls, May 2ith, Miss Ethe-
] lynd Gould favored the audience with
couple OF humorous selections in her in
imitable manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Alexander arrived
Saturday from Montpelier and Mrs. Alex
ander, who is just recovering from long
and tedious illness, will remain with her
parent Mr. and Mrs. +. T. Lille, some
little time. Henry Clifford and wife Of
Rochester were also here the End.
A literal minded old gentleman, whose
son returned to him from a recent ball
game looking as though he had been
wrestling with wild beasts in the Roman
amphitheatre, was heard to remark that
Congress really ought to have known
better than TO make baseball the national
game.
Owing to Memorial Day coming on
press day last week, the HERALD was is
sued a little later than usual, and several
things were omitted in the hurry of going
| to press after the exercises were over,
! among them the notice OF Prof. Clark,
the celebrated eye specialist, who has be-
come so favorably known to many of our
people. he will be at f. IL. Joslyn's next
week-June IL, Y, IL, II, 10.
Mrs. Rebecca Matthews, aged % years,
died Saturday evening, June 2nd, OF oron-
I
suffering for several years, and since last
February she had been confined to the
4 bed Three daughters survive her-Mrs.
A. {. Bailey, Miss Ellen and Miss ENERGY
1 Matthews. The funeral services were
held at her late home on South Pleasant
street at 10 o'clock Friday morning, the
/ Rev. W. y. Roberts officiating, and the
4 remains were taken to Rochester for in
terment. Many and beautiful were the
floral tributes at the funeral, testifying 20
the respect and esteem with which Mrs.
/ Matthews was regarded.
Miss Emogene Buck ranked first in the
I examination at the ht intermediate de-
partment. and Miss Winnie Pike secured
the prize in writing. In the 2nd Inter
mediate, Miss Jennie Morton stood first,
and Miss Myrtle Rogers ana Robert ABB
bottt were without either absent or tardy
marks for the entire year. In the Gram
mar school. Miss Mabel Pearl WAS at the
! head OF the higher division, while Miss
Daisy Moulton led the lower. Mabel
I Pearl also deserves credit Tor having been
neither absent nor tardy during the past
three years, although she has had little
over two miles TO walk to school. Miss
Bernice McCollom, too, who has just com
pleted the Primary course, has an unusual
record for punctuality, having been ia
school the last six terms without being
either absent or tardy. Friday forenoon.
{ there were interesting NAtA1AANAA NAIANAdtr
at both the 1st and 2nd Primaries, and in
the afternoon the two schools united for a
treat, consisting Of popcorn, fruit and
candy.
Wednesday Of last week, business called
Mr.. Frederick Pennystone of Burlington
to this place, and the next day he very
pleasantly fell in with former acquaint-
ance in the person of Henry Toby, who
occupies the tenement over the one rented
by Charles Briggs on Summer street. To
celebrate their reunion, Mr.. Pennystone
procured a quantity of liquor from a
source which be did not wish to reveal,
and the two friends proceeded to make
merry that night to such an extent that
other people in the house were unable to
obtain any rest until a. m. To add to
the confusion, Mr.. and Mrs. Toby in
dulged in a little difference Of opinion,
and the head OF the house was attempting
to enforce his authority by physical
force when the policemen appeared on the
scene and marched the intoxicated
fr;eDdo auav Friday mnrufnU they