Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-22
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/ term of her school IN Gaysville and Is at
home on a vacation OF two weeks
Mrs. Charles Nutting Of Westminster
who has been visiting her daughter, stu
dent at the Normal school, was the guest
OF Mrs. F. H. Joslyn early in the week.
A long distance telephone line has been
completed from White River Junction TO
| West Randolph, connecting Bethel, South
Royalton, Sharon ana West Hartford with
the Junction exchange.
A large amount of live stock was shipped
! from this station Monday by Messrs. u. r
ana S. n Flint, who sent to the Boston
market five car loads OF stock, in
GLIDING over 300 sheep, 100 hogs and about
80 calves.
Carroll Huntington, who came from
| Newport two weeks ago for few days
rest and vacation from his work as clerk
in drug store, was taken sick with ty-
phoid fever shortly after reaching home
I lie is at present conyalescent aud viii re
turn to his labors as soon as he gains sui
ficient strength.
A very fine picture OF the battle OF Get
! tysburgh has been presented to U,s.Granl
| Post, G. A. R.. by Mr.. Henry w. Tewks-
bury, and at be meeting Saturday night
! the Post unanimously voted TO extend sin
cere thanks to MIR. IeWksDury for his
I beautiful gift. This picture will have a
\ peculiar interest for the veterans, many OF
whom fought at Gettysburgh in their
cOuntry's service.
Dana Field and wife from Northheld
/ We're recently guests Of MIR. and Mrs. A. j.
I Foster, and Hiss KimGal and Miss Wash
+ burn of Bethel visited MIR. and Mis-. Nil
cab Mann; ). Burton Adams Of East SOM
/ erville was over Sunday at Mrs b. z. Ri
/ ford's and G.. T.. LathrOp, formerly CASH
Ter Of the Fort Payne (Ala.) National
| bank and nov cashier Of the National
I bank IN Montpelier, also spent Sunday
I here.
| Last week, George Spear arrived from
4 the lumber camp in Maine; Miss Lucia
I Skinner of Royalton, who Is much i'm
proved in health from her sojourn through
the summer az the beach, Was in town one
day; o. NJ. Douglass, manager of the Bos-
ton Office of the American Press assoeia-
ton, II. A. Stearns Of the Butterick pub
fishing company, Dewitt Webb of East
Granville and Mrs. james CaTrigan of
Bethel were also among the arrivals.
Screen doors and bicycles are beginning
TO look trifie unreasonable, though both
are occasionally seen. few devotees OF
the wheel find ii so hard to forego their
favorite pastime that they even ride on
snow or frozen ground, and one enterpris-
ing youth was seen the other day, trun-
ding downstreet With an umbrella in one
hand, blowing on the fingers OF the other,
and trying hard to look as though people
arrayed in fur coats and mittens were fore
ing the season.
At the regular annual meeting Of tue
National Society of Colonial Wars, held
Nov, 18th in New York city, charter
was granted for the formation OF a Society
OF Colonial Wars in Vermont to fifteen
charter members and incorporators,
among whom was Col. Il. j. Kimball Of
West Randolph. The incorporators met
at the adiutant and inspector generals
Office in Montpelier on Tuesday to organ
iZe the society, and Col Kimball was chos-
en- one Of the Gentlemen OF the Council.
J. +. Comerford and Miss Alice Fuller.
supported by an exceptionally good com
pany, were a revelation 10 many of our resi-
dents. 1t is not going too far TO say that
this is the best combination that has ever
appeared In Sherbrook. The acting of j..
/ +. Comerford stamps him as an artist OF
| high rank, while Miss Alice Fuller COM
pletely carries the audience with her.
They were admirably sustained, the dress.
es were snperb, and the scenery was supe-
Tior TO anything ever seen at the Rink
/ Opera House.-Sherbrook Gazette.
The RI. Rev. A. c. A. Hall, d. ID. Bishop
! of Vermont, will visit ST. Johns parish
and the parish of Grace church, Randolph
/ Center, next Sunday, Nov. 10Th. The
/ bishop will preach and administer
the rite of confirmation in st. Johns
church at the morning service beginning
at 1890 O'Clock, and in he afternoon there
will be evening prayer and confirmation
with sermon by the bishop in Grace
church at the usual hour Of service-two
O'Clock. In the evening, be will preach
again in st. Johns church, the hour of
service being o'clock.
A few changes have been made In the
winter timetable, and the local passenger
going south Is now due at 30 p. M; the
afternoon mail, going north arrives at
2:43 instead of 3:0S, and the time OF the
arrival of the Montreal express, which
will hereafter be local passenger, has
been changed from SILL to 5:39. The alter
noon mail will, in a measure, take the
place of the express, and unless passengers
hold tickets from below White River juno
ton, it will only stop at Hartford, Sharon,
South Royalton, Bethel Randolph, Rox-
bury, Northtield, Montpelier junction,
Middlesex, Waterbury. Richmond, Essex
junction, Milton and St.Albans.
The Seniors who visited the legislature
last week, were favored with a debate on
the woman suffrage bill, and listened to
many wise and learned remarks on the
subject of woman's work and sphere from
individuals who couldn't work button
hole to save their souls and would be hope
lessly at sea il Unexpectedly called upon
10 nil some woman's humdrum sphere
with its myriad duties all requiring atten-
tion at the same moment and all disposed
OF with an executive ability not always
found in judiciary committees. The great
est reason that was deduced against the
bill, was the fear that women, if given an
opportunity to vote, would IVORY about
it." Some of those same timid creatures
are absurd enough 10 imagine that they
would have less cause to "worryn-about
the enforcement of the prohibitory law, at
least-could they cast their votes as well
as their influence in its favor. After such
severe mental tonic as this debate must
have furnished, the Seniors sought a little
relaxation by visiting the National Insur-
ance building, the Lane steel and iron
works and other attractive places to be
found at the Capital.
A clipping from the Newport Standard
reads as follows: "The j. +. Comerford
company, which appeared at Lanes Opera
House, Nov. sth, in Milton Mobiles cele-
brated drama, From Sire to Son. gave
one of the finest performances ever wit.
messed here. The character of Arthur
Armitage, assumed by Mr.. Comerford. re-
Veaied power and range of ability easily
placing him in the list of the Oraaf artiete