Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-21

Cadet storrs of Norwich University was (
about town the 18th.
Mrs. Herbert Wall of Keene, N. H., is
guest at w. B. Walls.
Mrs. W. S. Curtis left town Monday for
the camp at Caspian Lake, Greensboro.
LYMAN Hutchinson has been in Canada
the past week, visiting friends and rela-
tives.
S. Burton Adams of Boston is one OF
the sojourners in West Randolph TINS
week.
Harry Thomas of Peabody, Mass, IS
cierking in the store OF his uncle, z. a.
Thomas.
Rev. Homer White will deliver poem
at the commencement of Norwich Univer-
sity, June 9th.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
w. r. G. in the G.. A. r. hall TUESDAY
evening, June 26th.
Miss Winnie Foster is at home, having
I lust completed a three months millinery
season at Lebanon, n. IL.
Miss Amanda Northrop of New York
CITY is with ner sister, Mrs. Alfred Web
ster, for few weeks visit.
l.. ID. Williams is building an addition
to his barn and intends to finish the upper
part OF it into small hall.
Next Friday evening, the w. r. c. will
/ give q lawn party III Inc SNuOpi
/ the band will furnish music.
Mrs. Mary Martin Markham and little
daughter, of Montpelier, have been pay
ing visit to friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Goodrich, who have
been in Boston some months, are once
more in West Randolph, and are boarding
at the Red Lion Inn.
Miss Grace Bradish of East Someryille,
Mass, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Kee OF Upton, Iowa. spent two days re-
Gently in West Randolph.
DIR. f. o. Blanchard, who has been at
tending the alumni banquet and COM
| mencement exercises OF the Boston Dem
tai college, returns from the CITY to-day.
Mrs. Hattie Chase, formerly preeeptress
of this school and now connected with a
colored school in Atlanta, Ga, is az pres.
ent with her sister, Mrs. Charles White, OF
| Beanvile.
Miss Nettie Webster ret turned last Mon
day from Montpelier, where she had been
spending a short time, attending COM
mencements. She also took in the excur-
sion to Ticonderoga, n. Y.
Eugene ID. Segar has purchased j. w.
Atwood's share in the q. 5. screen mill,
and the mill, it is sincerely hoped, under
the new management, will enter upon a
season OF even greater prosperity.
GOV. Lew X. Fuller of Brattleboro was
in the village Tuesday and went to the
Center to be present at the closing exer-
cises of the Normal. He left that evening
for the State convention at Montpelier
Yesterday there was held at the Baptist
church a basket picnic Of the Woman's
Missionary society, at which Mrs. Rey-
nolds of Cambridge, Mass. national secre-
tary. and Mrs. Stafford of Fairfax State
vice president, were present ana mace
addresses.
The trial Of VIM. Gorham, the incendi-
ary, began Thursday, June l4th,at chelsea
and lasted until Monday OF TINS week tn les
case was then given 10 the jury, VINO ald
not return a verdict in season Tor TINS
weeks issue Of the paper.
state Superintendent NJ. 5. Stone de-
livers a lecture in the High school room
this Thursday evening on the subject OF
: ssWhat and How Miss Ethelynd Gould
: is TO give readings and music will be fur
, nished by Miss Caroline Hauiier. No ad-
1 mission fee and no collection.
NJ. Levin Of the Boston Clothing store
I and Miss Fannie Morris OF New York
4 CIV were with friends in Burlington last
: week. and Monday, Miss Morris stopped
e here over one train on her way TO New
e York, MrLevin is now at Peterborough
y. H., where he has lately opened cloth
{ ing store.
Only few attended the annual schoo
I, evening, as many OF the voters were IN al
4 tendance on the convention at Montpelier
: The meeting was called to o-der,the warn
4 ing was read, and motion 10 aolouri
until 7;31 O'Clock next Monday evening
7 was made and carried.
a Monday, Hon. V. /. Spear went to Tibet
4 ford TO examine horses suspected of hav
/. ing CHAMBERS, and to PRESIDE at the meiah
choly execution of those Judged TO d
! hopelessly diseased. II seems pity tina
some equally simple and effective measur
a can not be devised for the suppression o
: the grip and other human ais.
IS Tuesday, basket OF straw berries OF tn
tue Baltimore variety was sent to this OF
flee by Mr.. Ira Williams, in whose gar
= den they were grown. The berries wer
u the largest OF their kind and of deliciou
= flavor and sweetness-fairly equal 10 tn
< darkey's possum ovid de gravy leakin
IT down de Sides The thanks a the OF
$ flee are extended to Mr.. Williams for thi
timely treat.
= During the severe thunderstorm Mon
], day night, a sheep barn belonging TO
!. r. Slack and standing about seventy fee
~ from the house was struck by lightning
The course which the lightning took, wa
:. a rather peculiar one. Commencing a
= the ridgepole, the electric fluid ran dow
= the roof 20 the plate, which il skipped an
passed the length OF TIMBER then leap
ing the sill, IL struck stone IN the unoei
pinning and passed into the ground, leay
he ing behind Il a hole as large as man
le arm and considerably longer. The barr
81 fortunately, did not catch fire. but had
re done So, the other barns and tbs hous
n would, in all likelihood, have been Dc
x stroyed.as all the buildings are connected
!; Kneeland Kelton, AGED 81 years died 2
~ o'clock Monday morning, June lsthi al
u Ter a lingering illness. He bad been
- great sufferer from asthma for many year.
an and much Of the time was unable TO /
- down either day OF night; but his deaf
3 was caused by a complication OF othe
: troubles. He left four children-J.
r Kelton of Montpelier, a son in Montana
~ Mrs. Kent OF Calais and daughter resio
4. ing in Iowa. His wife and sister, VIII
= lives in Philadelphia, also survive hin
= The funeral was held at his late home o
- School street al O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing and was attended by Us Grant Pos
as a. Il of xhi..h organization he was