Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-12

Bates.
Mrs. Byron Goodwin has been quite sick
but 10 at present considered somewhat
better.
Mrs. George Topper and son OF Bethel
were here Saturday on shopping expe-
dition.
| Charles Gabrielle OF Haverhill, Mass,
has been at home lately for few days on
, business.
The Rebecca lodge, 1t has been decided,
will not be instituted here until after the
holidays.
Friday, the 9Th inst, was observed in
honor Of st. Nicholas, the children's pa
iron saint.
Hon. John w. Rowell has been assigned
to preside at the next June term Of the Ad-
olson county court.
Mrs. Walter Morse and baby have re-
turned to Barre after a weeks sojourn
with Mrs. Laura Mead.
Monday, December 9th, was the ami
versary OF the birth Of John Milton, who
began his memorable career in 1908.
Mary N. Chase A.. B., will lecture on
"Woman's Acknowledgement" in the Chris
tian church tomorrow evening at 7:30
o'clock
The Randolph Grange holds its annual
meeting for the election OF officers next
Saturday evening. Let the members be
present.
The weather indications predict cold
with bOisterous winds for the middle Of
the month, followed by clear weather with
q storm brewing later.
All the Randolph jurymen to the De-
cember term OF the Orange county court
h<.r k..A w
and were all discharged last Friday.
Miss Harriet Angel returned Saturday
to her work as compositor in the 81.
Johnsbury Catedonian Office, after vaca-
tion OF three weeks spent with her mother.
Next Saturday patriotic Americans
should hold In remembrance In honor Of
Washington, who departed thir life De-
cember Ath, 1873, at the age Of sixty-seven.
Friday evening, December 9Th, Mr.. Jo-
mas McGlafiin of Warren and Miss Grace
"Mem0rial House" by the Rev. v. M.
Hardy, D. d.
The Orange County court has granted
from Willard c. Hayes, and Mrs. Lula
Tinkh ham has been freed from her mar
rage to Curtis Tinkham.
new v lCtOK UAs 1IOuk utOns ~ QuO bliuc
in charge OF st. Johns church and now
rector Of the Episcopal church In Charles
town, N. H., delivered an address Sunday
afternoon in the Y. M. G.. A. rooms at
Bellows Falls.
The ladies' Of st. Johns church will
serve an excellent supper in the Edison
hall this evening, the 18th inst, from $50
O'Clock on. The menu will consist OF
turkey with cranberry sauce, salads, jel-
lies, mashed potatoes, rolls, cake, tea and
coffee.
George w. Smith q Son, the famous
Hanover Cracker manufacturers, have just
issued their handsome chrome calendars
for 1898. II you want them, send ten cents
in stamps and your address to them at
White River Junction, VT, and they will
send you one Of these calendars by mail.
The case OF Thatcher Stone, landlord OF
the Maplewood, vs.. L. s. Hayes OF Bellows
Falls for libel, the suit growing out OF
some statements made by the latter at the
time OF the Maplewood fire, failed to come
to trial at this term Of the Orange county
court on account Of a defect in the deposit
ton, and was continued to the next term.
There is Christmas sale this afternoon
The Edison hall. The public Is very cor
daily invited to inspect the large variety
Of fancy and useful articles which the la
dies OF st. Johns church have provided
with view to meeting the requirements
Of the seeker after suitable Christmas
gifts.
Colonel A. c. Brown, manager Of the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, has made arrangements to send to
all the telephone stations under the con-
troll OF the central Office at Montpelier las
Is the one at Randolph) the weather pre-
dictions for the coming twenty four hours
from four O'Clock in the afternoon OF each
day. This arrangement will enable the
skater when he goeth forth to skate to
know whether 1T would be better to take
life preeerver or broom with him in case
81 sudden thaw or a fall OF snow.
Early Monday morning, double team
from the Green Mountain Stock farm gal
|oped into the village without driver
scattering things to right and left ana
running over what dldn't
scatter. A pig, being driven to market by |
George Dumas, was struck by the runa-
Vay team, and pork suddenly dropped
with thud. The animal was partially
ground into sausage and then left TO won
Ter at his own transformation. fartner
IN, in front Of the gristmili, ". ". Jones
milk cart was encountered, ana IN sec
md the contents watered the street. The
foregoing sentence Is meant to be taken |
and no offense Is intended. (
Che team then proceeded past the Hayes
3 Marcott sawmill and were finally |
topped by tree. The wagon was badly /
mashed but the horses were unframed I
~ the adventure.
Some enthusiastic and impatient second
ldyentist has lately predicted that the
world viii come to an end during the pres ,