Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-08

e. Herrick OF Milton, was in Randolph
for few hours Tuesday.
Judge E. T. White OF Yankton, South
Dakota, 10 now in Beanville as the guest
Of his brother, Charles White.
Monday, Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Morrow
and Miss Mae Whitmore departed to
Greensboro and will occupy their cottage
there about three weeks.
Mrs. Wilson Case and two children of
North Canton, Conn, and Miss Anna Hol-
comb OF West Simsbury, Conn, are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Rice.
p. b. =. Thayer, wife and son, Shelley,
from Somerville, Mass, friends OF Mr.. A..
G. Bradish and family, are staying at the
Red Lion Inn. Mr.. Thayer has been for
twenty years night foreman in the Boz
ton Herald office.
Next Thursday, the 18th, will be OBJ
served by the Roman Catholic and Greek
churches as festival in honor OF the as
cension OF the Mother OF Christ into heav-
en-, its distinctive name being the Assump-
tion OF the Virgin Mary.
Mrs. j. r. Albee and little daughter re-
turned last Thursday to Amherst, Mass,
taking with them Mrs. Albee's mother.
in hopes that the change will prove bene-
to be recovering very slowly.
| Miss Eunice Shattuck OF Ottawa, Cana.
da, Miss Bertha B. Thayer OF Hatfield,
Mass, and Miss Stella Beard OF Far Rock
away, N. ", are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Griswold. Charles Griswold and
| his family, Mr.. Greenwood, from East
Templeton, Mass, were also at the "Reser-
walton" lately.
Rev. Homer White was in Mortified
Sunday, to conduct the funeral service
OF Sadie, eldest daughter OF H. l.. Kenyon
who entered into rest Thursday after 9
long and brave resistance to that dread
foe, consumption. Morning Prayer wai
read in st. Johns church, in the absence
Of the rector, by j. d. Denison, Esq.
Charles Kilburn has moved into tht
lower part OF the house on South Pleasant
street, purchased by him OF Mr.. Altor
Hubbard, and James Carrigan and Wit
have moved to the Lamb farm, on FIST
hill, vacated by Mr.. Kilburn. M. o. Hub
bard and wife will continue to occupy thu
upper tenement Of the Kilburn house.
August 9th and 10th, Col. Robert q. In
gersoll will lecture on "Myths and Mira
cles" and ''Voltaire" at Queen Git,
Park, Burlington. The Central Yer
mont railroad will sell special excursion
tickets to the PARK and retnrn at the FOL
lowing reduced rates: Randolph, 1880
Braintree, S2:lo, and East Granville, ~.
The Methodist sociable will be held will
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Bailey at the Willard
Martin farm Thursday, the Sth inst.
cordial invitation to be present is EXTENDED
to every one, and teams, starting from thu
home OF the Misses Matthews on Souti
Pleasant street, from to 3 p. m, will taxi
those having no other means OF convey
ance, free OF expense.
The Northfield electric light plant shu
down Friday for six days TO give IN,
granite men an opportunity to use tn
water for polishing, on jobs that hat
been promised before that date and hat
been delayed on account OF the remark
ably low water Wonder II those second
hand kerosene lamps so kindly Offered
Randolph few weeks ago, are at all u
the way up there?
The name OF Hon. II. Spear appear
among the list Of contributors to the Yer
ntontor, a new publication devoted to Yer
monts interests and issued from ST. Al
bans by Col. G. S. Forbes OF Boston Journ
al fame. In an article entitled Vermont
ers Abroad Col. X. j. kimball Is men
TONED as a son of the Green Mountain
state prominent in banking circles, AM
Col. A. b. Chandler as the head OF In
Postal Telegraph company.
A. G. Inman, whose mysterious disap
pearance from White River Junction, Fri
day July 26th, is the present topic OF in
terest in that locality, married IN $50
Miss Laura I. Coburn of this town, VIII
has been for years in feeble health. The
had no children OF their own and assume
the care OF an orphan girl When youn
man, Inmar was for eight years In tn
employ OF the late Col. J. b. Mead, whor
he served faithfully and we'll.
The Mortified Ne,rs quotes the follow
ing from this paper: IA gentleman an
his wife are living in this village VIII
have been married thirty-six years an
have not had quarrel in all that time
Such sweetness OF temper on the part
the wife is remarkable and worthy OF rec
ord land then adds, This Is anothe
forcible illustration OF the sanity an
submissive character OF man." The NeC
must, OF course, refer to the new man; 10
nothing OF the kind has ever been notice
in the old one.
Last Thursday occurred the union Sun
day school picnic, and between four an
! Ave hundred people assembled at tn
Bethel camp ground to enjoy days out
ing. An exciting game OF baseball, Gro
quet, swings and bountiful picnic din
ner helped to make the time pass Witty
Had the weather seemed more promising
in the morning there would have bee
fully six hundred on the grounds, and
was the opinion of those who attende
this one, that union Sunday school pic
mic is the kind to have.
The band benefit Friday night was
gratifying success, those having the mat
ter In charge being able to present tn
musicians with about 1925. Half OF ths
J sum was raised By subscription, and tn
, remainder was realized from the festiva
The village people contributed cheerful
and generously to so worthy an object q
the support of the band, and though tn
evening was decidedly chilly, they wer
present at the festival in large numbers
and courageously froze the inner man wit
ice cream and thawed him out again wit
hot coffee for the glory and advancemer
Of the cause.
Friday afternoon there was straw rid
. to Rochester mountain in which ten OF tn
young people participated. The party wa
composed OF Messrs. George and Laro
Mann, Albert E. Chandler, Fred Hunt
ington, Miss Clara Dubois and her frient
: Miss Susie Balkham, Misses Florenc
Brooks, Blanche Sparbawk, Inez Abbo,
and M Lucina Saxton. The day was deligh
fully clear and pleasant, and fine view q
the surrounding country was obtained.
four horse team conveyed the excursion
lists to the top OF the mountain, wner
EheV fortified themselves with Dicni