Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17


One Of "those embroidered rags"
While he gaZed on the eruption
To conceal q smile he strove;
"Ma'am,n he said, "hain't you forgot to
Put one underneath the stove?"
Monday night was fourteen hours and
thirty five minutes long.
Miss Emogene Buck is recovering from
severe attack Of tonsilitis.
F. b. Thomas was In New York on
business day or two last week.
Miss Helen Revere OF Bridgewater,
Mass, is guest at j. w. Burt's.
Peter Armour is occupying the tene-
ment over the Dyer livery stable.
Miss Florence Brooks is learning to re-
touch negatives at the Huntington studio.
VIM. Kenney and E. E. Evans have pur-
chased National cash registers for their
stores.
About twenty-eight couples attended
Thursday night.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. E. +. Evans, Wednesday afternoon,
Jan. 23rd, at two O'Clock.
A. B. Manchester OF the Valley farm
was in attendance on the Dairymen's meet
ing at White River Junction.
Elmer Bean and family have moved
from School street to tenement in the
Bradish house on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Pratt, who had been
spending fortnight with relatives in
Burlington, reached home few days ago.
David Dyer has bought the ice on the
factory pond in Roxbury and is cutting
and shipping it to West Randolph this
week.
Will and Miss Jennie Bryant went to
South Royalton, Monday, to attend the
funeral OF their cousin, the late Joseph B..
Stoughton.
George Wood has been building $4,000
house at the Center for Mr.. ID. Anderson
Partridge OF Philadelphia, and has the
work completed.
Miss Josephine Truax, eldest daughter
OF Rev. A. b. Truax, was married New
Years day, at the home Of her parents in
Swantou, to Mr.. Charles Searles OF st. AL
bans.
The Circular conference meets at the
Center tomorrow, and the Cong'l church
of this place has received an invitation to
be present at the New Year exercises in
the evening.
j. A. Wells, for twenty-four years en-
ployed in Abbott's mill, has gone to Bos-
ton to seek a situation as machinist either
in that city or in some OF the manufacture
ing centers Of Massachusetts.
Miss Gertrude Ellis, who has been as
sisting Messrs. Nickerson and Cox in the
work of issuing the Souvenir Book Of
Randolph" has completed her part OF the
undertaking and returned to her home in
Boston.
Business is in fourishipg condition
- Dvs, k,,k t.,k
were made there last week. Orders are
coming in so plentifully that there is
likely to be no lack of work for some time
to come.
The many friends, in West Randolph, of
Mrs. Edwin A. Gaskill will be panied to
learn of her death, which occurred, after
an illness OF only few days, at her home
in Philadelphia on Sunday, the 9th of
January.
Hon. John W. Woolley of Chicago, that
peerless orator who has lately had such an
ovation through England and Scotland,
has been secured to give his lecture, sour
Inalienable Rights at Dubois & Gays
hail Monday night, February 18th.
During the past year, s. Ii. Brooks &
Son sold nearly Is, 600 of their force pumps,
and owing to the very general spraying OF
fruit trees in the West, for which these
pumps are especially adapted, the demand
for them, the manufacturers think, will
be greatly increased this year.
Saturday afternoon, at $3.50 O'Clock, a
dancing school for children will be open
end in Dubois & Gays hall by Prof. Ell.
more, price OF admission being rs cents
apiece. AT seven o'clock in the evening,
the class of older pupils will assemble.
All the children are cordially invited to
attend the afternoon session.
Officers of the Randolph Savings bank
have been elected as follows: Hon. James
Hutchinson, president; Hon. VIM. H.
Hutchinson, Hon. VIM. H. Nichols, DR.. H.
H. Mcintyre, s. M. Flint, A. G. Wheeler,
M. A. Tewksbury, g. L. Martin, Hon. V.
l. Spear and B. T. Lombard, trustees; Sec
rotary and treasurer, B. T. Lombard.
Next Thursday night, the oath, occurs
one OF the social events Of the season, the
Firemen's ball. A large attendance is ex-
pected, and every effort is being made to
render the affair a brilliant success, Gill
sons orchestra is tofurnish the inspiring
music for which it is noted, and many
from out Of town have signified their in
tention OF forming part of the merry
throng.
The Huntington studio has grown I'M
I'll IL now occupies the whole upper part Of
the Cushman block land contains a recep-
ton room and music room with its Bla-
sius & Sons piano, a cosy reading room,
operating, work and dressing rooms, also
dark room and rooms for making back.
grounds, crayons and engagements. Ow.
ing to natural talent, good assistance
and conveniences, the work OF this studio
is unsurpassed.
Two hundred invitations were issued to
the Kings Daughters tea, given by Mrs.
Willard Gay and Mrs. e. o. Blanchard at
their home on Main st reet Friday after
noon, from three to five. Mrs, Nm.
Draper and Mrs. f. E. Dubois presided
over the daintily equipped tea and choco-
late tables, and Miss Mary Moulton drove
a brisk trade in delicious homemade can
dies. Over eighteen dollars, to be devoted
to the advancement of their charitable
plans, were taken by the Kings Daugh-
tiers at this pleasant afternoon tea.
grand vocal recital will be given Fri
day evening in Dubois & Gays hall by |
the private pupils and the singing school |
Of Prof. f. l.. Gibson. The program will |
consist OF solos, glees and anthems by the |
chorus, classical and humorous selections |
BY male and mixed quartettes, ladies' trios,
tic. Among those who are to take part |
n the entertainment, are Mrs. Charles |,
[ewksbury, Mrs. N. j. Whitehill, Misses |
Jarrie Haufier, Blanche Sparhawk, Ma
ion Mcintyre and Harriet Smith, DR., A,
:. Bailey, Rev. G.. w. Morrow, Messrs.
iibson, Hubbard, Lamson, Ryder and