Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-20


River Junction since Monday.
The heavy rain Sunday watered the
lawns and relieved the drought little.
f The Order Of the Eastern Star went as
picnic party 10 the Northtield fair yester-
day.
Mrs. A. 0. Spaulding Of Barnard has
left town, after weeks visit at A. n.
Culver's.
There will be regular meeting Of the
w. r. c. in the G. A. r. hall Sept. 9th, at
1880 p. m.
A report Of the w. CT. u. State con-
vention will be found on the sixth page
of this issue.
Hon. VIM. H. Dubois returned yester-
day from trip to Bradford and other
towns in that vicinity.
J. f. Crimmins has moved his family to
Amesbury, Mass, and intends to go
himself the first OF next week.
All the singers Of gospel hymns are
urged TO join in the services beginning
tonight in the Cristian church.
Mrs. Carrie Sanborn from Manchester,
/ y. H., has been visiting Mrs. c. w. A.
/ Putnam and Mrs. Henry Tewksbury.
Rev. Mr.. Morrow is to deliver an address
this evening at the Windsor county sun
day school convention held in Spring
/ field.
1 Mrs. Charles F. Harris and daughter
/ Marguerite, who have been staying with
1 Mrs. A. A. Atwood, went Saturday TO
their home in New Jersey.
Nearly 1000 people heard the famous
McGibeny Family at Allyn hall last night,
and hundreds were turned away.-Hart-
4 ford Comm Courant.
An open-air gospel service will be held,
! il the weather permits, next Sunday after
. ~ five nj IN he nl AZ
the gristmill and Frank Mann's.
Francis r Luce has moved into the La
point house on School street, and Fred
4 Goodrich has rented the tenement in the
Bradish block, vacated by Mr.. Luce.
The most enthusiastic audience OF the
season welcomed the famous McGibeny
family last night at Boyd's. The troupe
is a wonder.-Omaha lNeb.l Bee.
Tuesday, Mrs. Charles Porter started for
Hatfield. Mass, and Miss Mary Tilson
and her little cousin, Fannie Bass, went to
the deai-mute institute in Northampton
II. b. Rell OF Bell Brothers is at the New
York markets this week, also Miss f. A.
Bell OF the millinery department, for the
purpose Of buying goods for the fail
trade.
The McGibeny family had a packed
house at New Market last night and gave
one Of the brightest musical entertain
ments ever presented here.-Portland
tOregon) Democrat.
A young man by the name OF George
Pratt, from the Ludolph Hebard farm, was
arrested Friday on the charge OF intoXi-
cation and placed in the lookup. Later he
was taken to the Center for trial.
Miss Alice Holman has gone to Green
field and Boston TO spend the winter with
friends and relatives. Mrs. c. L. Stewart
accompanied Miss Holman TO Greenfield
and intends TO be away two or three
weeks.
One Of the finest entertainments that
Montpelier has had was given in the opera
house Wednesday evening by the McGib
eny family. They are truly wonderful
and more than fulfil all that is claimed for
them Argus.
Mrs. l.. b. Morey and Mrs. 5. p. Brown
Of Gaysville came Tuesday TO visit Mrs.
Susan Robinson: and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Smith arrived from Hertiord, Conn, on
their wheels, 10 be the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Bruce.
Miss Maud Haskins came from the Bos-
ton millinery openings Saturday and
went at once to Moretown, where she ex-
pected 10 meet her brother George, who
has been in Monterey, Mexico, several
years and is now north on his vacation.
The Brandon Union says, ar. q. Nor
ton OF West Randolph is in town. Mr..
Morton will be remembered by many as
prescription clerk for DR.. {. l.. Case dur
ing the war, also az school teacher several
terms in the Hack district"
Photographs OF our handsome citizens,
whose likenesses are to adorn the bio
graphical pages Of the souvenir book OF
Randolph, are being taken at the Hun
tiDgton studio; while L.T.Sparhawk is en-
gagged in making views OF the residences,
to be portrayed in that volume.
Miss Minnie Smith OF Highgate is a
guest at II. w. Smiths; Mrs. l.. A. Mason
OF Boston is with her mother and sister,
Mrs. Eunice Beedle and Miss Maria
Beedle, and Edward p. Bancroft OF New
York, corresponding secretary of the sun
day school association, is visitor al ID.
Z. Goding's.
The omnipresent fly has filed his front /
teeth lately, and now as he glides over
''the polished domes OF thought on a
drowsy Sunday morning, his influence
for wakefulness is distinctly felt. The /
bright, alert look of the male part OF the |
congregation these fall Sundays is due to /
the fly rather than to the laundering elo- /
quence of the pulpit oretor.
On Wednesday, Sept. Goth, will be the |
annual fall excursion to New York and 1
return, for the small sum OF s.. The tick 1
cts will be good going Sept. 26th, arriving /
in New York the 9th, and good return /
ing to leave New York until Oct. Bird, and |
arriving at the starting point until Oct. 4th. I
Owing to the low rate ut which the tickets 4
are sold, no stop-over privileges will be |
allowed. People bound on BUSINESS or /
pleasure find this the best season of the 1
year in which to visit the city.
Prof. a. j. Markham OF Brattleboro the +
well known campaign singer, and Miss /
Ethelynd Gould of West Randolph, dra- I
matte reader, gave an excellent entertain 4
ment in Trinity church last evening un- 4
der the auspices of the local Epworth 4
League. The program consisted of sacred, /
pathetic, patriotic ana humorous songs /
and selections, and was thoroughly en-
ioyed by quite a large audience.-Ver- 4
mont Waterman. Prof. Markham and /
Miss Gould are now giving entertain +
ments in the central ana northern parts |
of the State.
Among those in attendance on the w. |
c. T. L. convention last week were: Mrs. |
Ida Read, Shelburne; Mrs. G.. L. David /
son NeVNfanq. Mrs A A Wyman Tan1- 4