Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-08
Randolph Concluded.

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! A party Of five went to Brookfeld pom
Saturday for picnic.
Miss Nellie Terry has gone to visit a
! aunt in White River Junction.
Miss Philbrick started Saturday TO
Camp Randolph, Highgate Springs.
E. L. Soper went to Mortified Sunda,
to attend the funeral OF the late Sadi
Kenyon.
!, The Good Templars will meet Thursda,
night OF this week to install the newly
elected officers OF the order.
The engagement OF Mr.. Frederick Gil.
bert Harris OF New York and Miss Annie
Pauline Ballou OF st. Adams is announced
Mrs. Gilman Dodge OF Lisbon, N. H.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hutchinson oil
worcester, Mass, are paying visit to
Mrs. M. V. Tracy.
The ice cream party at West Braintree,
Monday night was considered sufficient
provocation for straw ride and bicycle
excursions to that point.
Last week, L. G. Wakefield OF Mont
pelier tested seven cattle belonging to s.
M. Flint for tuberculosis, but discovered
no trace OF the disease in any OF them.
Large gold letters on the front window
announce to the public the present loca.
ton OF the "Randolph Postoffice," of
which Postmaster Wheeler is evidently
determined the village shall be justly
proud.
James Burton Atwood, organist OF
Christ's church, Hyde Park, Mass, and
brother OF the late L. B. Atwood, for
mer resident Of Randolph, is passing a va.
cation OF two or three weeks with his sis
ter-in law, Mrs. L. B. Atwood, at Mr.. r.
f. Tilson's.
There will be meeting OF the Randolph
Cycle club Thursday evening, the 9Th. in
the Huntington studio. A good attend
ance OF the members is desired as it is pro-
posed to take action with regard to the
Lantern Parade and other important bust
ness.
Rev. v. M. Hardy, D. D., officiates to-
day at the funeral OF the late Col Darius
]. Stafford OF Morrisville, who served his
country in the War Of the Rebellion and
rose step by step to the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel Of the 18th Regiment, receiv-
ing his commission May 23rd, 1865.
The name OF "Orphans' Home" be-
slowed upon the cottage OF Messrs. Mann
and Huntington, and the air OF youthful
frolic that occasionally pervades that re-
treat, has given rise to the superstition on
the part of several that the benevolent
proprietors Of the cottage are entertaining
a large number OF fresh air children this
summer.
Last week, when car sent down from
Montpelier and loaded with slate for the
new Primary school building, had been
emptied OF its contents, there was discov-
cred in one corner an old purse with
Mexican dollar, some postage stamps and
two or three letters. 1t was the assump-
tion OF the finders that somebody's pocket |
had been rifled "Wild West" day, and the |
thief had retired to this car to sort his |
ill-gotten gains, leaving in the corner |
whatever was Of no account except to the |
Legitimate owner.
G. d. Sanborn, who was stricken with |
paralysis the last OF May and has been in
a semi conscious condition most OF the |
time since, is considered now by his at
PENDANTS to be a very little better. He has
some control OF his left hand and arm but
does not seem to have much II any use OF |
his mental faculties, and the doctors are
fearful that another shock will end all. 1t
was thought best for the family to move
from Wellesley Hills to Worcester, Mass,
and Mr. Sanborn, who was taken on
stretcher, stood the journey remarkably
well.
Saturday morning, while the way freight
was standing in the railroad yard, w. f.
Edison attempted to drive his grocery
.eam over the Pleasant street crossing
ust as Mrs. Will Noble and her child who
ire passing the summer in Snowsville,
we're walking across. The train starting
Up Unexpectedly, the horse SHE'D out so
ar that the hub OF one of the wheels
truck Mrs. Noble with sufficient force to
mock her down. 1t was at first feared
hat she had been seriously hurt and she
vas taken at once to her stopping place
n Snowsville. 1t was ascertained later,
however, that she had only been severely
,ruised.