Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-04-11


Fred Beedle went to Boston, Friday, to
attend the German opera.
The Davis house on Maple street APP
pears in new dress OF paint.
Fred G. Webster OF Burlington passed
three or four days here last week.
Clarence e. Moulton OF Montpelier
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Justin Moulton.
F. G. Bradley OF Danbury, Conn takes
the place OF John Boyce in the furniture
store OF w. E. Lamson.
Albert Grover has greatly improved the
appearance of his cottage on Highland
avenue by the addition OF blinds. t
| Mrs. John Clark, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Eunice Richardson, left
Saturday for her home in Woburn, Mass.
We are now in the midst of "Holy
Week, !" in which the sacred events con-
nected with our Savior's sufferings oc-
CURED.
Rev. Mark Atwood OF St. Johnsbury
and his daughter, Mrs. Patterson OF Nor
witch, were the guests OF j. M. Atwood
over Sunday.
i Rev. Mark Atwood of st. Johnsbury,
an uncle OF j. M. Atwood OF this place,
preached an able sermon in the Baptist
church last Sunday morning on the sub
ject Of the "School of Christ"
At the election OF city officers for Bur-
lington by the city council April 1st, 5.
Nj. Flint, formerly OF this place, received
O unanimous reelection to the office OF
city grand juror. There were three cam
didates in the field.
The annual Easter Monday parish meet
| ing OF st. Johns church for the election
wardens and vestrymen and delegates to
| the diocesan convention will be held Mon
day evening, April 10th, at o'clock, at
Rev. Homer Whites.
Mrs. Peter Tredo, who sustained a
| fracture OF Uhe right wrist short time
ago, is not yet able to make much use OF
| the wounded member. Saturday, she
went to Springfield, where she expected
| to find some light employment.
DR.. and Mrs. s. n. Gould were present
Friday evening at the Good Templar cele-
bration in Mortified on the occasion of
| the twenty third anniversary OF the estao-
| lishment OF the order in that place. Their
daughter, Miss Ethelynd Gould, the elo-
cutionist, took part in the exercises.
1t is decidedly CHASTITY fact that the
| tomb is at present SO full that not another
| body can be placed within it. That the
winter has been a more than usually
trying one, despite the beautiful weather,
| is proven by the great number OF deaths
| which have occurred in this village alone,
nearly twenty having been laid away
since the first OF January.
| Miss Ruth Draper has flock OF twelve
pu.lets, which, between the dates of Dec.
ember 1st and April LIST, established for
| themselves quite remarkable record by
presenting their young mistress with 726
eggs. Miss Ruth is properly proud OF the
achievement OF her biddies, whose won
derful performance throws the fowls OF
more experienced poultry farmers quite
into the shade. 4a
The annual meeting OF the Sunday
school OF the First Baptist church was
held last Saturday evening and new OFF,
GERS were elected as follows: superin-
tendent, Deacon A. B. Cushman; assistant,
Arthur j. Bell; secretary, Miss Louise
Densmore; treasurer, Miss Anne Dubois;
Mrs. E. T. Huntington, and organist, Miss
Gertrude Trerise.
Rev. G. w. Morrow, Editor l.. B. John
son, Walter Woodward, Arthur Newton
and Clarence Dutton went to Montpelier
last Thursday night to listen to a lecture
on abraham Lincoln" delivered by Hon.
Henry eWatterson OF Louisville, KY.
Though wonderful delineation of char
acter, the lecture, In some respects, failed
to meet the anticipations OF those who
journeyed far to hear it.
A new counterfeit silver quarter has
lately made its appearance. 1t is Of the
series OF 1898 and contains the same
amount of precious metal that the gen.
uine quai ter does; that is to say, thirteen
cents worth. Until the times improve
very much more than they have yet, and
silver quarters become correspondingly
plenty, the counterfeit coin will probably
not trouble the mass Of the people to any
great extent.
The lecture given Friday evening in the
G. A. r. ball by Mr.. Allen $. Fleury OF st.
Adams was pronounced by those who
heard it very fine thing. The orator
spoke from personal experience and de.
picted the vicissitudes and horrors OF
prison life during the war, especially at
Andersonville, in mastery manner. So
excellent discourse should have attracted
large audience, but for some reason the
attendance was rather small.
In one OF the show windows OF Mr..
Julius Lamson's grocery store is display
OF tobacco which is rather OF novel sight
to Yankee eyes. One hundred and fifty
pounds OF the weed is shown as it is
shipped from Havana, tied in bundles
withIhbrous grasses and packed in palm
wood box, to the manufacturers OF the
"poetn cigar. Beside the raw material
lies the finished product, and he must be
sceptic indeed who, in the face of such
uDdoub ted proof, can for an instant inn
agine that the makers have allowed them
selves any poetic license in the manufac
ture OF said cigars.
To. day being the Thursday before Eas-
ter is known as "Maundy Thursday" a
name derived from Mandatum, the first
word chanted at the washing ef the feet
OF the pilgrims on that day and taken
from John xiii "a. This washing of the
pilgrims feet, custom now somewhat
out Of date and not likely to be very pop
ular in these modern days unless the pill |
grims should happen to be Trilbyl'ke per-
sonages, was accompanied by a distribu-
ton OF doles, or aims, handed to the pill
grims in hand baskets, or maunds; hence I
the name. In the royal usage of the
maund in England the number of doles |
distributed was reckoned by the years of !
the monarch.
Buildings in Contemplation.
Although it is still early in the season.
there seems fair prospect that our car
penters and builders are to be kept mod
erately busy this season at home.
Beside the usual amount of repairing
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