Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-08

confined to his home.
Her many friends are pleased to see Miss
Kate Guptii again in town.
The Good Templars will meet tonight
Thursday at 7:l5 in the G. A. X. hall.
Miss May Godfrey is slowly recovering
from her severe and protracted illness.
Miss Gladys Jones is visiting friends in
Barre, Waitstield and other towns, having
been gone over two weeks.
Singing school will be resumed at the
Baptist church on Friday night of this
week, unuer the direction of John l..
Hutchinson.
Joe MulalIy, a little boy, died of scarlet
fever Wednesday morning, in the Robin
son house near the bridge. lie was i'm
mediately buried.
Apollos Sharpe was shaved in Bean &
HuiDert's shop Thursday. 1t was the first
time that he ever sat in a BARRIERS chair,
and he is 81 years of age.
Last Sunday the Young Mems meeting
was taken up and the time was used by
Or. Beardsley with an interesting and in
structve address TO men.
George L. Beard has sold his place on
Forest street to Daniel Coolidge and goes
at once TO Bethlehem, Pa, W here il is hoped
he will regain his health.
The trustees have forbidden the putting
up of any signs projecting out over the
sidewalks. Those now up viii be allowed
to remain up till the village meeting.
The Young Mems meeting will be held
in the vestry OF the CongI church next
Sunday at 2:3O p. m. Talks will ne given
/ by Nj. o. Hubbard and y. w. McCollom.
The annual meeting of the State Society
I for Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals will
\ be held III Bristol, March S, and the local
society here will probably send delegates.
I large mum Der VI the G. A. r. post at
Bethel visited u. S. Grant post last Friday
night and talked over old times around
the 'eamp fire." Refreshments were served
and ali enjoyed pleasant evening.
The regular meeting OF Col. j. b. Mead
Camp, Sons of Veterans, will be held Fri
day evening Of this week. A large at
tendance is desired, as much business of
Importance is to be transacted.
The reception to Rev. G. w. Morrow
and wife and Mr.. ana Mrs. j. ii. Lamson
at the Christian church last Friday even
ing was very pleasant one and was
thoroughly enjoyed by large number of
our citizens.
Wiufred, the little seven year old son of
Moses Bagley, Who broke his reg while
coasting, IN the early part of the winter,
has now, under the skllliul treatment OF
DR.. Stewart, recovered from his hurt and
is able to be out OF doors and al play once
more.
The best thing in the cracker line that
we ever ate is the Vermont creams, man
utactured by the Morrisviile bakery. They
are very crisp, delicate and delicious /
They are used on the Van Ness tables ex
clus1vely AID at many other first-elass
hotels. Some OF our grocery men would |
do well to keep them.
Two OF the pleasantest and most thor |
oughly enjoyable whist parties OF the sea |
son were given by Mrs. L. +. Evans last /
week Tuesday and Wednesday evenings |
There were eight tables each evening |
A. Il, Dean and wife took the prize the /
first evening, Mrs. X. f. Tilson and 4. r. |
Evans, the second.
Thursday afternoon in the High school |
was devoted to a Junior exercise, which /
was enjoyed by large number OF inter.
ested outsiders S well as by the students,
even the dignilied seniors giving close at.
tention TO the 80 Juniors who participated
Two were excused, and each speaker was
limited to three minutes. The program
was very satisfactorily rendered.
There are certain kinds Of advertise
ments lat are never admitted to this pa
per and that ought to be prohibited by
law from appearing in any newspaper.
One extolling the merits OF arsenic tablets |
for the complexion was read by one OF the
girls of the Graded school, who caused
sensation Monday. These tablets are adj
vertsed TO be perfectly harmless and the
girl used them as il they were until they
were taken away from her. No form OF ar.
senic is harmless. 1t is deadly poison
and should never be used by any one ex-
cept under the direction OF a competent
physician. Death from arsenical poison
ing is horrible. Even in small doses, its
effects are very injurious.
Randolph boys are continually "getting
there" to use a strong phrase, and doing
honor totheir native town and themselves.
the New Hampshire People Patriot OF
Concord, N. H.,contains the following no.
tice OF a West Randolph boy: "rhe Gran
tie State Electric and Machine Co. has
closed a contract with the Granite mills
20 Guild, n. H., for a complete electric
lighting plant Of go light capacity. The
Granite State wooden mills were destroyed
oy IRE some time ago, and have been re-
built with all modern improvements. At
ter looking the entire field over, he COM
pauy has concluded 10 give the preference
p Concord in the matter Of its electric
lighting plant, and has selected. as the
BEST OF its kind. the dynamo Of the Gran
&c State Electric and Machine Co.. which
S the invention OF Mr.. A. l.. Cushman OF >
bat company. Mr.. Cushman is also the
aventor Of an excellent triphase motor, {
ND Is what may be called one OF the cleo
rical geniuses Of this country. Concord
hould not only be proud of him in this
aspect, bat should give TO the company
Il which be is a member a liberal help 4
ng hand. IN this community Of high pro
ection, home industries should be patron
zed.n
The stockholders Of the Green Noun. =
ain Stock Farm Company held a meet l.
ng at New Haven, Conn, Feb. 2Sth, and
voted to wind up The affairs S
( the company as a corporation. To do
bis il was decided best TO make an assign
cent and VIM. II. Dubois was appointed. 4,
his is not failure in the ordinary sense
the term; for, as we understand it there
re no liabilities that will not be paid in
all and when the affairs are closed up, il v
here is any loss, il will be only to the D
We hope that the final re-
ult will be such that the stockholders p
III take out as much as they paid in. l.
he business will be carried on by indi-
iduals and will suffer no interruption on sl
ccount of the assignment. This is one of n
he largest establishments OF the kind in