Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-09-06

Luther b. Johnson OF the Burlington
Independent was in town Saturday.
Miss Flora Hebard has gone to South
RoyaIton to remain two or three weeks.
Mrs. Lemuel Richmond and Winnie
have been visiting friends in hoyalton
lately.
Miss Eta HARDWOOD reached home sat-
urday from trip TO Warren, Northheld
and Montpelier.
Miss Margaret Carrigan is to teach IN
WiliamstoWn this fall, and Miss Laura
Carrigan, at Braintree Branch.
Mrs. Saran +. Haven, who has been
Passing several weeks in this vicinity, IS
now at her home in Milford, Mass.
Mrs. Lucinda Packard from Milton,
Mass, has been for the past three or TOUR
weeks with Mrs. Susan Robinson.
One of the many reasons adduesd lately
| for a persons subscribing 10 the local pa
pers is that he may keep track Of himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Atwood started
/ FRIDAY on a carriage drive through hut'
I land, Poultney and other towns IN that
part OF the state.
Until the 18th, hunters must contine
4 their attentions TO wild duck and squir-
\ rels; after that date, partridges ann Wood
cocks become fair game.
Despite the mist and the rain, the ladies
Of ST. Johns church realized the hand
some sum 81 ninety dollars from thelr
sale and supper last Thursday afternoon
| and evening.
An exchange says that {. G. Parsons,
| who is very well known here and whose
| late wife committed suicide so tragically
last winter at hotel in Boston, is still in
the wool business and is at present IN
| Missouri, purchasing a supply 81 That
! commodity.
Miss Maud Haskins finished work at
| the Rood millinery store Saturday and mas
been away, visiting relatives and friends
| in Barre, Moretown and Waterbury,. Her
place at the Rood store is 10 be taken Tor
| the present by her cousin, Miss Lena
Evans, of Moretown.
The town clerks throughout the state
have received circular letters FROM Gov.
| Fuller asking how the Prohibitory law Is
regarded and enforced in the different
! townships The governor, II Is under
i stood intends to use the information con-
/ tanned in the reply of the clerks, IN pre-
pairing his retiring message TO the leglsla-
ture.
Mrs Laura Mead and Miss Annie went
Saturday to Barre and from there Miss
4 Annie goes TO St. Johnsbury to enter
/ school, while Mrs. Meat returns here.
| The latter has decided to spend the win
| ter in st. Johnsbury, and her house on
/ Randolph avenue will continue 10 be oc-
cuped by DR.. George Z. Morris.
Large and enthusiastic conventions of
! birds are now being held every day for
/ the purpose OF discussing the respective
merits OF the various winter resorts. rms
topic seems TO afford them as much food
| for thong ht and TO cause as much chlrrup-
| ing and fiuttering as though they were So
ciety LADIES, making a choice for the sum-
mer OF the many famous watering
| troughs," as the summer places have been
| facetiouslv termed The birds have one
advantage, however, no Saratoga trunks
filled with fetching costumes are checked
on the air line by which they travel.
Among the attractions advertised by
| Septem Der, is partial eclipse OF the moon,
| the I4th- l5th b, which will be visible more
or less to both North and South America.
Sept. 18th, St. Michaelmas Day, there will
be total eclipse OF the sun, but II will be
! invisible to America. On the 22nd OF this
month, the sun goes South, according to
his usual custom, for portion OF the win
ter, and the long evenings will begin to
creep slowly upon us. The interesting
| events of mundane nature to be expect
ed are the County, State and Interstate
fairs at which the prize pig is an object OF
| as much generation as the white elephant
| OF Siam.
The new cottage buih by Mr.. viii Cur
Ills this summer on Highland avenue, is a
very COSY, homelike dwelling. The lower
story is finished entirely in hard wood,
| and handsome stairway leads to the
floor auove. Downstairs there are the hall,
| parlor, dining room and sitting room
with a conveniently arranged kitchen be-
yond; while above are several pretty
| chambers The rooms are all of good
size, and from the front and side windows
of the parlor view is obtained of the
whole length of Highland avenue and Of
part of Prospect avenue. Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis are now getting settled in their new
home, which is not vet thoroughly COM
pleted, but when finished, will be one of
the neatest little houses on the avenue.
Friday, Miss Overton, who had been a
guest OF Mrs. Gilman Moulton at the
Homestead for few weeks, returned
TO BROOKLYN, n. Y; Mrs. Nelson Smith
and Miss Laura went to Royalton, and af
ter snort stay there, will go to the
Beach before starting for their home in
Milwaukee; Miss Jennie Osgood, who
has been spending the summer with her
aunt Mrs. Hobart Peck, went back to
Dorchester, Mass; Mrs. Ellen Rockwell
of Boston, guest of Mrs. j. d. Wheeler,
left for Bethel and Lebanon, y. H.; Mr..
and Mrs. Denison Brown, friends of Mr.,
and Mrs. IL. d. Abbott returned to North
field: and Mrs. Z. NJ. Pratt and daughter
Mary, who have been for the past four
weeks with Mrs. Grin Chamberlain, went
home to Montpelier.
Mrs. d. L. Vinton, Mrs. Charles
Davey and daughter Lucy, from
Belvidere. III, have been visiting Mrs
W. B. Wall; Mrs. Adams and Miss Lulu
Adams have been guests at Mr.. Erastus
Hebard's; Mrs. NJ. d. Herrick from Flori.
da, aud Mrs. Milo Torrey and son OF
Malcom, Ia, at Geo. Torrey's; Raymond
Denison Of Washington, ID. c., at the
home of his uncle, ]. d. Denison, Esq.
Mrs. L. c. White, Jr., of Windsor, Mr.
and Mrs. w. B. Gates and daughter Doro
thy OF Burlington ana Mrs. Ellen Chan.
, dler Of Pomfret, at DR.. H. H. McIntyre's
Miss Julia Wood OF the Center, at Vim
e S. Woods; Mrs. Lucy Davis and Mis-
Ida Decker of Boston, Clayton Hubbard
of Rochester, Miss Bessie Gould of Seneci
Falls, n Y, and MIR. and Mrs. V. J. All
: bott of Washington, State, who were mar
lied fortnight ago in Rochester, wer
all at Mason Hubbsrd's last week, and ]
j. Benny and his aInts, Misses Julia, Mar
geret and Christine Benny, of D'Ailebout