Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-31

Mrs. Willis Barnes is.visiting in Brattle
boro.
Miss Bessie Kent was here from Rox-
bury, Monday.
Robert Gold IS clerking in the hardware
store of Q. G. Written.
There was quite large whist party in
the Williams hall last evening.
! j. M. Thompson of Waitsfield has been
spending few days in West Randolph.
Mrs. T.. d. Strong and Miss Lucy Vial
spent Friday in Hartford with Mrs. True
Miss Lena Flint of Jamestown, North
Dakota, is visiting friends in this vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gold are occupying
the furnished house Of A. G. Bradish on
Main street.
H. P. Sanford and daughter, Miss Sue
were in White River junction and Hart
ford, Friday.
Sherman Moulton, Charles Mccall and
Mr.. Swift of Dartmouth college are in
town to- day.
George Sparhawk of New Britain, Conn.,,
came last week to enjoy short vacation
in West Randolph.
Drs. A. G. Bailey and &c. Angel
moved Monday into their new office in
| the Cushman Dl0ck.
Mrs. Smalley and son Roy of White
River Junction were the guests of Mrs.
Young over Sunday.
| An Old Folks ball is one OF the social
prospects, but no date for it has. as yet
been definitely fixed.
The most favorable time for viewing the
planet Mercury will be February 9th, in
the west after sunset. Bic
Rev. Homer White was able to officiate
Sunday in st. Johns church for the first
time since Christmas.
| Hon. Herbert Wall, ex-mayor of Keene,
N. H., and his wife were recently guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Wall.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. j. d. Wheeler, Wednesday afternoon,
February 10Th, at three o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. d. Strong leave to- day
to pass week or ten days with friends
in Keene, N. H., and In Boston.
The Wall Paper company has rented the
room in the Cushman block next to the
new office OF Drs. Bailey and Angel.
The graded school was not in session
| Tuesday SO that the teachers might have
an opportunity to attend the institute.
Miss Alice Sheldon of Bethel is now in
charge OF the corner millinery store, in
which she has lately purchased an inter-
est.
There will be special meeting of the
Good Templars, Thursday evening, Jan.
.31st, at Z o'clock. A full attendance is
desired.
Miss Anne Nichols, who is preparing to
enter Middlebury college, has commenced
reviewing few Of her studies in the
Zig b school.
Miss Maud Blanchard is performing the
duties of assistant in the posto during
the illness of Miss Alice Hobart, who is
confined to the house by a hard cold.
The choir OF the Cong'l church. assisted
by members of the congregation gifted
with musical ability, is preparing to give
an Old Folks concert sometime in the
near future.
Messrs.. George Hoyt and Henry Kemp,
Commander George W. Flagg and wife,
Mrs. G. e. Abbott, Mrs. Edward Rising
and Mrs. Emma Keith went Tuesday to
Brattleboro to attend the state encamp-
ments of the GAR. and W.R.,C.
The friends of Miss Harriet Angel to
the number Of twenty four, assembled at
her home on Park street the night OF the
23rd and passed pleasant evening in play
ing whist. The guests We're self-invited
but received hospitable welcome not
withstanding.
There will beta special council fire kim
died in the wigwam of Pequoit Tribe, No.
8, tomorrow evening in honor OF Andrew
H. Patton, great incahonee of the Grand
Council of the Omitted States, who, with
other distinguished Red Men, intends to
visit the tribe at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Preston of strafford
were at Rev. X. Udall's over Sunday: Miss
Clara Hunter of Windsor has been visit
ing Miss Alice Erskine; Miss Lavanna
Eggleston of Mortified, Mrs. Burke of
Pomfret and Nathaniel Clark Of St. Albans
were among the arrivals last week.
To morrow brings in the shortest month
of the year, and Pudd'nhead Wilson
anent that month is moved thus sageiv to |
remark: "Bebold the fool saith put not all |
thine eggs in one basket which ia but a |
manner of saying. scatter your money and |
your attention. but the wise man saith. |
pat all your eggs in one basket and
1cotch that basket"
Last Thursday evening, Rev. and Mrs.
@. w. Morrow invited the members of the
Christian Endeavor to the Christian par
sonage, where in social enjoyments the
hours nc were made to pass swiftly away. |
The following night, the young people Of |
the Baptist society were pleasantly enter |
tanned by Deacon and Mrs. Roswell HoI- |
brook at their home on Central street.
Saturday will be Candletnas day, when
we should have "half the wood and half
the hey" as the winter ia supposed by
then to be half away. Should Saturday
prove bright SO that bruin can come ont
and consider whether his shadow has
grown less during his winters sleep. The
worst OF the weather is not by any means
over; If, however, the day is cloudy, there
will be no occasion for buying q fresh
supply of coal.
Mrs. Fl. G. Cole, who has been assisting
in the care of her sister, Mrs. Herberf
Salisbury, went Friday to her home in
Boston for few days. rest. No marked
change is noticed in the condition of Mrs
Salisbury, who still suffers from spssmcd-
c attacks, but is thought by her friends
70 be constantly growing weaker Satur-
lay, Mr.. Salisbury went to Burlington to
regard to bis wife's case.