Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-04
WEST RANDOLPH, VT

Mrs. Alton Hubbard and Mrs. Eugen,
Mann were in Mortified he Both as guest.
OF Mrs. Andrew Denny 45
Il Miss Mamie Hutchinson visited in Beth.
ell the latter part of last week.
Eugene Finn and Carl Tracy have gone
back to Burlington and the Joys and sor.
rows of college life at U. V. NJ
Mrs. Chas. Tewksbury and Miss Maud
Blanchard are both sick with the grip.
"There's music in the air." and West
Randolph really has a band Of sixteen
members. Its officers are Robert Cham
beriain, president; Geo. Hutchinson, sec
rotary; Z. w. A. Putnam, conductor, and
4 rehearsals are held twice a week in a room
IN the Lamson block, back Of Dr. Curtis
Office. The musicians are becoming quite
expert performers upon the several instru-
ments, and in due course OF time this viii
lage will have baud of which il can just
/ " be proud.
Glen. son OF DR.. A. G. Bailey, is gradu-
ally recovering from a light attack Of
( pneumonia.
Fred Bradish accompanied his sister.
Miss May, on her return from Boston.
Miss May Parsons has been compelled
by poor health 10 take a two weeks rest
from her duties as teacher in the Bethel
graded school, but expects to be ALE 10
At60u4E MDIA next week.
Monday, the following holiday guests
went back to their respective fields OF la
Dor: Misses Louise Chase and Elsie Pow
ers, to the Emerson schoo! 81 Oratory,
Boston; Willis I Sparhawk, to Brimheld,
Mass; John Abbott, 10 the Harvard Law
school, and Il. l.. Beedle, TO Keene, n. II.
The members Of the o. L. 5. will hold a
sociable at the residence OF y. L. Boyden
randolph Centre, Thursday evening, Jan.d.
Tins Thursday evening, Mr. George o.
Buckman commences TO give a series OF
twelve lessons in writing. The class meets
in | he high schoolroom.
Frank Bradford. now in business in
Amesbury, Macs, has been reyisiting his
boyhood's home and former schoolmates.
Beginning next Monday, the stores will
be closed Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day nights OF each week until the first Of
next May. The present administration
believes IN putting stop to the deleteri-
ons rush and hurry Of American business
life.
I'M list of the oldest living Vermont sen.
atCrs, published feW days ago in the daily
Free Press, was found the name OF Hon.
Crosby Miller Of Pomfret, father OF Mrs.
III. III. Mcintyre. Mr. Miller was senator
from Windsor county in 1851, and Hon.
Dudley 9. DenisOn of Royaiton, father of
J. y. Denison Esq, was also named as SEN
ator from the same county N 1853. Among
the earliest elected officers Col. +. P. jew
EFT Of Montpelier, now % years OF age, and
Hon. VIM. III. Dubois are mentioned as
the Oldest living ex-State treasurers.
Rumors are afioat to the effect that
business block is 10 be built the coming I
on the vacant lot north OF Thurs I
toms grocery store, for the accommoda- /
ton of the Savings bank and other bust /
ness enterprises.
The Good Templars, at their entertain /
ment in G.. A. II. hall Thursday night, took /
in over sl7. The Harlow orchestra played 4
The hall was well filled and 4
Miss Gould gave many fine readings 1
which were heartily encored. Three Sc
lections were given by a quartette belong
isbury, Fred Chatfielu and George Hutch
inson.
Miss Flora Hebard spends next Sunday
In South Royalton with Miss Lulu Adams.
Amasa Alexander of Burlington visited
his cousin, Mrs. Z. X. Pratt and other rel
ltives lately. He went away Monday.
Mrs. Henry Fits has been away to see
her sister in Chelsea. She returned home
pm Monday.
Levi Thayer is boarding with Mrs. Ellen
Bryant on Central street.
Mrs. Oliver Hood is still quite sick Her
mother, Mrs. Tucker, is recovering from
ler long illness.
Mrs. Roswell Holbrook is sick with la
grippe.
The S. I. A. r., society formed among
'ome OF our young people in their school
lays, held a banquet Saturday night in
he Huntington studio. Nearly twenty
assembled at this pleasant place OF meet
ng and enjoyed each others society as
we'll as the feast served by Caterer Cooling.
The STAR. was organized in 1886 for So
,ias purposes with membership of four.
The galaxy is now composed of twelve
tars. Pres. A. +. Carleton made an adj
lress, in which he said that the society
lad outlived its original purpose and had
,ecome a convenient "means and instru-
nent' of bringing the scattered members
ogether and renewing old ties. The idea
IN which the address hinged was "the
warmth OF genial courtesy and a collec-
ion of genial spirits" Miss Pierce, the
mistress of ceremonies, read a very fine
'oem; Miss Saxton responded to the toast,
The Why and the Wherefore" and Miss
parhawk, to Through the Lenses" de-
cribing the camera and illustrating the
cientific aspect of the subject with anus
ng anecdotes. Miss Brooks spoke on
Innocence Abroad" and Mr.. Galen B.
'ish recited parody on ''Maud Muller" .
he officers chosen for the coming wear
re president, A. K. Carleton; vice presi-
ent, f. I. Huntington; secretary, Geo.
lam; executive committee, j. l.. Mann,
!. I. Salisbury and Galen b. Fish.
Rev. S. s. Martin of Windsor was here
ionday to attend the New Year roll call
the "Whiten church.