Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29

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The Advent season commences Sunday.
Christmas falls this year on Tuesday.
There was a social dance in the VIII
liams hall last night.
w. w. Carpenter has erected shed at
the rear of his premises on Highland ave-
nue..
Misses Fmogene Buck and Martha Rob-
inson were in Montpelier and Barre re-
Gently.
Mrs. George walbridge and Miss Myr-
tie are spending week with friends IN
Springfield.
LIP. Thayer left town Monday tojtake
possession of his new property, the st.
/ Johpsbury Republican.
About thirty-fives couples threaded the
the mazes OF the dance at the Williams
hall last Thursday night.
School closed Friday for weeks vaca-
ton, and the tuition scholars have scat
tered to their respective homes
Warren Davis, one OF our contractors
and builders, has erected seven dwelling
houses in Bethel the past season.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. n. M. Draper on Wednesday after
noon, December 9th, at o'clock.
The bill to incorporate the Randolph
| SHNlIlES Uduk no a AAhHb PoAJ A'ND
been refused passage by the legislature.
The Rev. G. W. Morrow lectures in
White River junction, December 9th, on
"Life sketches, or Scenes from Both Sides. y
Miss Abbie Clarke has just finished a
beautiful picture of Pharaoh's horses,
painted in oils and skillfully enlarged
from quite a small study.
Friday evening, Dec. 7th, there will be
a chicken pie sociable at the Baptist chap
eli, at which the ladies viii tell in rhyme
how they earned dollar.
Charles Mccall, Sherman and Horace
Moulton witnessed the Dartmouth Brow n
and Harvard Yale football games in
Springfield, Mass, Saturday.
Miss Alice Hood, who was obliged by
sickness to close her school in Sharon, has
sufficiently recovered so that she will re-
sumo her duties Dext Monday.
Charles Montgomery member OF the
Charlestown, Mass, police force, is pass.
ing a two weeks vacation at the home Of
mis- father, Munroe Montgomery.
E. S. Hodges OF Yonkers, n. Y, and his
brother, W. b. Hodges of Richmond, wer,
here the oath to attend the funeral of theil
sister-in-law, the late Mrs. A. F. Hodges
Mrs. Laura A. Boynton and Mrs. An
drew Denney of Mortified we're down las
Thursday; the former to visit Rev. anc
z Mrs. Homer White, and the latter to see
her piece, Mrs. Alton Hubbard.
Several members OF the j. E. ComerforC
troupe attended the Roman Catholic
church last Sunday, and one of them pre-
sided at the organ. Two solos were fine
, ly rendered; one by the lady at the organ
and one by gentleman belonging to thu
company.
Rev. DR.. Crane, the guest of Mr.. ant
d. 49, ...a
: H., Saturday; Mrs. Ben Briggs and Maste
: Robert went back to West Hartford; Ma
ior Shattuck, to Hatfield, Mass, and Mrs
= T.. 4. Drake and Miss Mabel Drake started
, for Sprin gfield, Mass.
Ayoungster OF three or four lat Thanks
giving dinner, regarded the morsel o
dressing lying on his plate with stronl
: disgust; then fixing upon his host pal
OF reproachful eyes, he remarked witt
great impressiveness, "I'll be dol dumet
/ II I'll eat turtey's trop,"
Mrs. David Dyke, MADAM ellison ant
+. Mrs. Jennie Bascom OF Bethel, Miss Ger
trude Lang and Mr.. Eaton Of Barre, F. L
: Howe and George Sanborn of Mortified
and X. W. Morse, proprietor of the 81
George hotel. White River Junction, wer
in West Randolph few days ago.
! The damages arising from an interview
= between the grocery teams OF Mann & AL
len and Morton d Tilson, when unattend
ed by their drivers, have been amicabl
settled by the payment of Sl643 to Nor
ton 4 hison, whose wagon came out c
the encounter in rather of a demoralize
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moulton an
Miss Daisy went Saturday to New HaveI
: Conn, and were present Tuesday at th
wedding of Miss Ellen Treat to gentle
man of that city. Miss Treat has spen
several summers in Randolph, where sh
has many acquaintances to offer her tn
very best of good wishes.
Hon. VIM. II. Dubois, Miss Anne Du
, Bots, Miss Allace Chase, r. T. DuBoi.
: Mrs F. f. Dubois, Mrs. II. II. McIntyrl
Miss Marion Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs. "
b. Wall, Miss Lucy Wall, W. A. McIn
tosh and Eugene Williams were at tn
Capital last Thursday, and Mrs. III. v
Tewksbury and Miss Mary were in tn
Queen CITY.
p L. p. Thayer, Martin Washburne, j. L
Wheeler, John Mead and DIR. w. 5. Cur
tbs represented the Randolph sportsme
at the Fish and Game League banquet i
Montpelier last week Wednesday night
Frank n. Holman OF Springfield, Mass
. formerly of this place, was made mem
i Der of the association and at the postpran
dial exercises MIR. Washburn was Gale
upon for speech.
A letter addressed to Bishop Hall wa
found by a tramp on the railroad trac
[ between Bethel and West Randolph, an
on the arrival of the finder at the latte
I place it was handed by him to the static
agent to be delivered to the rightful own
er. The letter had not been opened. an
r for aught the finder knew might contai
money. The fraternity of tramps shout
have the credit of containing at least on
honest member.
H. n. Taplin of Montpelier, president O
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany, was down Friday to pay to Ml
. Luke Parish the reward which that ON
pany offered for the apprehension an,
conviction of the person setting fire 4
the Gorham barns. The rewards offerei
by the Vermont Mutual and the Unioi
Mutual amounted to $500; while the tow
of Randolph offered and has paid the sun
, of 500, making 500 the entire amount du
Mr.. Parish for his praise worthy effort
to discover the fire liend. There was som
delay about the payment Of this money. a
the case was appealed TO the suprem
: court; but after the decision of that cour
had been rendered, the rewards Wer
promptly forthcoming