Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-05

Mr.. J. d. Wheeler has been offered
very fine position in a large tea importing
house of New York City but has not YET
decided to accept the offer. as his DOING
SO would neeessitate making his nome
in that metropolis.
Christian Edeavor Day will be observed
next Sunday evening at O'Clock by the
Baptist c. +. society. An interesting re-
sponsive service, setting forth the WORK
OF the various committees, VIII pc useu'
Fellowship and Benefieence are to be per
sonified, and unique and striking iilustta'
tions and devices will elucidate these SUD-
iects. Bring Gospel Hymns, No. D.
Miss Georgia Kendall, very successful
milliner, is to be head trimmer this sea,
son in the millinery department OF Bell
Brothers store. Miss Kendall has pre-
viously worked in st. Adams, Albany, y.
Y, and other large towns and with her
good taste and skill in the art OF triIns
ming, she can hardly fail 10 please the
most fastidious in the matter of bonnets.
The number OF children of school age in
the Randolph town district, as ascertained
nv the district clerk, Mr.. A. p. Paine OF
the South village, is 31s, OF whom 1856 are
boys and 1873, girls. Sixty seven are be-
tween the ages of 5 and s years; 1874, be-
tween and IA, and III, between land Il.
In the village of West Randolph, as re-
D0TtEu On klt Niilhkt nlnAAAkA VII AhNAN
nfe 359 persons between the ages Of 3 ana
n, or o. school age.
The annual meeting Of the Baptist sun
day school was held last Saturday evening.
During the year, there has been gratifying
growth in numbers and an increasing IN
terest. The mem bership is now JOG, with
an average attendance for the year Of o.,
while the offerings amounted 10 nearly
500. The school has lately taken up the
Home Department work through the sun
day school committee OF the Christian
Fndeavor society, and already many who
have not been attending Sunday school
are taking the lessons and studying them
al home. These officers were elected ana
amounted for the ensuing year; su-
periptendent, J. j. Nye; assistant super
fntendent, Fred T. Huntingdon secretary,
Mrs Louise Holman; librarian, Carroll
Huntington; assistant librarian, Harry
Ford; treasurer, Miss Anne DuBoisi su-
perintendent OF Home Department, Miss
Bertha Hayward.
Paurs Theatre company closed a week S
engagement here Saturday night, and
fastened to Barre on the early Sunday
morning train. Their entertainments
were not very largely attended, with the
exception OF the one Saturday evening,
which closed with a dance, and Grew a
crowded house. Every purchaser of a
ticket 10 the show was entitled TO guess
on the number of beans in a lar-a skill
ful device for eluding the lottery law Of
the State-and the lucky guesser was
granted prize. The following prizes
we're won during the week II. NJ Dutur,
a picture and easel; Fred Hastings, bar
rel OF -four; l.. NJ Johnson, parlor lamp;
+ will Bryant, Pig Mrs. Charles Clark, g
+ rocking chair; Pearl Perrin, chamber
set. All OF these articles we're handed
over to Their respective winners in due
season except the chamber set, for which
the company had neglected to pay, and,
consequently, when air. Perrin called al
the store for his property, he WAS unable
10 obtain it. Verify, these ten-cent
theatres are great institutions.
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