Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-07
Karl Beedle Of Keene, N. H., is at A. H,

Beedle's.
Mrs. G. L. Stewart and her daughter,
Miss Jennie Stewart, are in Boston.
George Ryder is learning to run the
printing press at the HERALD Office.
Guy Holman is passing the vacation at
the home of his uncle, Frank Holman, in
Springfield, Mass.
Miss Blanche Sparhawk is in charge Of
the corner millinery store during the abb
sence OF Miss Alice Sheldon.
Messrs. Gould and Nichols, who have
sold so many pianos here, have "a, fine
opening to- day in their new store at Bar
re.
Mrs. Emma Peters and her little dangh-
ter, Hortense, are with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard w heller at White River juno
ton.
Yesterday, owning to the derailment OF
freig bit train near Montpelier junction,
The morning mail was delayed until
afternoon.
Miss Ella Cushman, while visiting the
Bradish family in Boston, was taken sick,
and Monday, her father, g. E. Cushman,
went down to bring her home. Finding
her able to travel, they returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Strong, who have
been East the past three months, start
back to Jamestown, North Dakota, Satur-
day. Their many friends in Randolph
have enjoyed their visit and will be sorry
to have them leave.
The ladies OF the Baptist church served
boiled dinner Tuesday to fifty people.
AS town meeting failed to attract large
multitude from outside the village, and
the greater part of those within are Just
at the Cruel stage OF the grip, the number
| of hungry voters was unusually small.
Strangers in town lately were M. c.
Morse OF Cornth, II. III. Morse OF YER
shire and W. F. Scott, editor OF the Barre
Enterprise, visiting +. p. Morse; Miss Ina
battles of Montpelier, Albert Hastings OF
| franklin Falls, N. H., Clarence and Bert
Cleveland of Rutland and Charles Webb of
Mortified.
f. Il. Wyman was in Waterbury this
week and took a contract to finish and
fresco the new /. o. O. F. block, which
includes the Odd Fellows ball, postofiice
and Opera hall, besides number OF Of
fees and other rooms for business pur.
poses. The Globe Wall Paper company
has just received large stock OF all grades
of wall paper and expects to do rushing
| business.
This paper has adopted the rule followed
in every other office in the state, we be-
| llCNC, Vi CuhI Suidll leG iOT
resolutions passed by societies on the
death OF members. The price will be 80
cents for resolutions OF ordinary length.
The charge for obituaries will be the same
| us heretofore, one dollar for those OF ordi-
nary length, including twenty copies OF
the paper. Cards Of thanks, twenty five
cents.
Monday, Eugene Green left his team,
loaded with logs, In front OF the gristmill
while be went inside. The horses be.
coming frightened, ran through the bridge
and, turning to the left, proceeded toward
Princes tub factory, colliding on the way
with the porch ON the north side OF John
Haskins' house and removing one OF its
posts. At the factory, the runaways,were
captured and further damage thereby pre-
vented.
The friends from away called here by
the sudden death OF the late Mrs. Hard
Gay we're Mrs. e. p. Frost and Prof. Ed :
win Frost Of Hanover, N. H.; Mrs. Mary
Tilson OF Maiden, Mass. Miss Clara Du-
Bots Of Mount Holyoke, Mass; Miss Har.
riet Ryan and Miss Winnifred Badger, OF
Cambridge, Mass; Mrs. Harriet Durgee,
Stock bridge; MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Brooks,
Bethel; Daniel Gay and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Gould, Gaysville. M
| One day last week, by actual count, six
! ty three teams passed through
the covered bridge in half an hour, and
| it was not particularly lively day either.
The numerous hitching posts that line the
business portion OF the village are always
In great demand, and no matter how
stormy the weather, the teams pour in
from miles around, and West Randolph
is very far from ever presenting the APP
pearance Of a deserted village.
/ O.
gun its work under the new tuberculosis
law and is to visit first those herds in
Randolph and the surrounding towns
whose owners have made application tr
the board to have their animals SUBJECTED
to the tuberculin test. The gentlemen oil
the board will be assisted in their labors by
Mr.. Rich OF Burlington, veterinary surgeon
and the progress OF the dread disease in
this locality will probably receive de.
cided check.
The manufacturers OF the Pepsin chew
ing gum offered three prizes to the news
agents on the Central Vermont railroad
who should sell the greatest number Of
sticks during the month OF February The
first prize OF S25 was won by P. r. Collins,
running on the main line, who sold 3,056
sticks; the second Of SIS, by J. l.. Travers
OF the Rutland division, who sold 1900
sticks. and the third Of $40, by u. Fortune
who disposed of 800 sticks. The news
agents did great stroke OF business, and
5,756 dyspeptics are now probably eating
mince pie and chewing their cuds witt
most happy results.
Mrs. Susan Dubois, wife OF Mr.. Willard
Gay, died Thursday morning, February
18th, at the age of sixty three years, after q
short attack of pneumonia Mrs. Cav
was woman OF very beautiful character
and by her kind and sympathetic manner
endeared herself to all classes of people
Her death caused universal sorrow. and
her memory will long be treasured in this,
Der native town, where her earnest, Chris
tian life was almost entirely passed. The
funeral was held at her late home on Main
street Sunday afternoon at o'clock, and
the large concourse OF people that
thronged the rooms, testified that rich and
poor together mourned friend. Rev. q.
W. Morrow, pastor OF the Christian
church, of which Mrs. Gay was a most
active member, spoke feelingly OF her life
and work, and very appropriate remarks
were also made by Rev. v. M. Hardy, pas
tor OF the Cong'l church and long time
friend of the deceased. Numerous and
beautiful were the floral tributes, present.
ed by the w. Q. T. w., the Chautauoua
Circle, her Sunday school class and her
many sincere admirers; but more fragrant
tIan the lovely blossoms seemed the mem
DRY OF the good works of her who is zone.
Monday morning, the advance agent OF
the Old Folks Concerto company. Mr.
Clarence Hodges, appropriately attired in
swallow tailed coat, ruffled shirt, knee
"a a nj uoi for ~.