Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-28


Crowd up the line at school,
Wen let each Ned leave off at the head
And cheer the Mountain Rule"
George J. Prince has been quite sick.
Look out for the Old Folks concert
next week.
Arcadia Lodge, /. o. G. t., meets in the
G. A. X. hall Thursday evening, Feb. 2sth
Q. H. ingalls, has moved here from Viii.
Jamestown and is living on School street
1t is W. w. Rogers who has rented the
Bates blacksmith shop on South Pleasant
street.
Miss Josie B. Atwood has lately been
spending few days with her sister, in
Sharon.
John Wynn, who has been staying some
little time with relatives here, went back
Tuesday to Mandan, North Dakota.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve a boiled dinner and nash supper in
the chapel Town meeting day, according
to their usual custom.
Mrs. Iona Chase, who has been sick so
long time with nervous prostration, is
gaining slowly. Her sister. M ina, will re
main with her until she RECEIVERS and will
then return to school.
The screen mill which has been running
every Gay since October 8th, was obliged
10 shut down Wednesday noon on account
of the non. arrival of COAL The mill
will not start again until after Town meet
ing day.
Miss Elsie Powers will give recital
Tuesday evening, March 5th, in the Will
liams hall under the auspices of the West
Randolph grange. An excellent musical
program is promised, and all are cordially
invited to attend.
The dance in Dubois & Gays hall Tues
day night was attended by about thirty
couples. Gilson's orchestra furnished
music, and the grand march, in which
forty joined, was led by Mr. Henry Grave.
lin OF this village and Miss Hannah Han
Ion of Roxbury.
We learn that Mr. Charles q. Dubois of
New York goes Saturday to Bermuda for
trip OF four or six weeks-a rather en-
forced vacation on account Of too close
application to business and not on account
OF any particular illness. The good wishes
OF all his friends will surely go with him.
Spring, the almanacs say, opens March
Goth and no one will be sorry to see it,
though the winter has been an unusually
pleasant one. The great amount of sick
ness that prevails must be due to some.
thing beside the weather, for that has
been nearly perfect; little cold perhaps
sometimes, but palmleaf fans are never
very much used in Vermont during Jan
uary and February.
Recent arrivals and visitors include Mr..
and Mrs Martin Hanlon Of Mortified, at
A. E. Hendricks; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Fits of Roxbury, Mrs. w. H. Smith of
White River junction, II. M. Dufur OF
Waterbury, MISS Lizzie O'Brien OF the
White River Junction Landmark, Mrs.
Fredd Thompson OF Lynn, Mass, Mrs.
Ernest Burridge of Somerville, Mass,
Miss Jennie Morse of Northfield, Miss
Mary Howard OF Greenfield, Mass, and
Miss Lena Chase OF Roxbury.
Wednesday evening, Feb. Goth, the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Alexander to
the number of seventy, assembled at
their home in Montpelier to assist them
in celebrating the fifth anniversary OF
their marriage. The party was complete
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander,
whose amazement increased when they
recognized among their guests, Mrs. Alex
ander's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Lille
OF West Randolph. The guests presented
the young couple with many elegant gifts,
including silver tea service, handsome
plate glass mirror, quite sum of money,
towels, embroidered doiles, etc. Refresh
ments were served, whist INDUCED in, and
a pleasant evening passed.
A notice from Uncle Sam to whom il NAV
concern, in regard to the income tax, has
been tackled up in the postoffice and is
now being diligently studied by our mil
lionaires, chiefly to see if there is any
loophole in this Democratic Act through
which they can escape. The pride of
wealth has disappeared. No one is ambi-
tious OF being known as $4,000 income
man, and large contributions to the reve-
nue. are not likely to be voluntarily made.
Nevertheless when the West Randolph
income tax begins to flow into the
United States treasury, there is little
DOUBT but that Mr.. Cleveland will be able
10 keep the gold reserve at proper figure
without issuing any more thirty year
bonds to English bankers.
The name of this postoffice has not vet
been changed and probably will not be
until after the new postmaster takes pos-
session. In the meantime those letters
directed to Randolph go to Randolph
Center and great confusion in conse-
quence prevails. New fashions are always
eagerly welcomed but never was one
more quickly adopted than this change OF
name, which was first announced in the
HERALD and promptly put into use by its
readers out OF town. The pOstOffice at the
Center has been officially changed from
Randolph to Randolph Center and
the name of Randolph will no
doubt be given to this place in due season
but until the department has rechristened
the West village, it will be as well to
back letters according to the old style.
The long expected change in the post
at this point has at last been
accomplished and it is no longer debate
able question as to who will be our |
postmaster for the next four years. Mr.. |
=. H. Montgomery, the Republican in
OF the office, finishes his term OF !
service on the first OF March, aud his |
Democratic successor is to be Mr.. j. ID. /
Wheeler, a long thine resident of this viii |
age and man whose popularity is not [
to the membership of his own /
party. 1t is believed that Mr.. Wheeler /
will give general satisfaction, and that his
genial face at the delivery window will
make it a pleasure to inquire, s'Is there a +
etter for me?' Mr.. Montgomery, who
mas served the publie-well, will remain in !
he office month or more, or until the
new management gets into good running
)rder.