Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-29

her amt, Mrs. L. d. Jones.
M-s r. r. Rowell visited Mrs. William
Bond in Thetford recently.
non w. II. Sanborn and wife returned
- Greenfield, Mass, Tuesday.
pains and Hazen Chandler OF Tunbridge
,gere at D. E. Paine's Sunday.
Frances Baxter Of Burlington. returned
70 her home Tuesday OF last week.
Mrs Abbie Ballou OF Fort Edward, N.
visited Mrs. j. A. Ross last week.
Henry Morrill, came from Barre Satur-
asv and is at his fathers for few days.
nenry Sharp is to sell all his personal
rronerty at auction Saturday, August 81.
Mrs. George Lewis and son, Arthur, OF
Norwich visited at Hiram Hyde's last
week.
Rov Hatch came from Sunapee, N. H.,
cotnrday. where he has been for several
weeks.
Mrs. R.C. Hackett and son are visiting
friends in West Lebanon and Enfield
Center.
Luther Avery and family have moved
into the West house and he is at work in
theshop.
eide vein has been struck at Elizabeth
mine and the force OF workmen increased
accordingly.
Mrs. White OF Boston and Margaret
Chandler left here Monday to spend week
atsunapee Lake.
Mrs. Gertie Dearborn and sisters, Min
ME and Hattie, of Chelsea were at ID. h.
Whites last week.
Mr.. Searls and daughter, Fiorine, came
saturday from Providence, r. l., and are
at F. B. Hazelton's.
Alice J. Lawrence of Marlboro, N. H.,
came Saturday to spend few days with
her friend, Miss Jones.
Mrs. S. ID. Jones and Mrs. E. P. Hyde OF
Lebanon, n. H., spent Thursday and FRI
day with Mrs. D. 9. Hyde.
Mr.. Horton of Providence, X. l., came
here Saturday to join bis wife and child.
They are stopping at the hotel.'
Mrs. Eliza Kendall, formerly OF this
town. was united in marriage to Mr.
Sayres OF Thetford Center August II.
Alex Woodwork of Tunbridge COM
mences carrying milk from So.Tunbridge
to the creamery the first Of September.
Miss Alice A. G. Boutelle of the Elmer
son College Of Oratory, Bos ton, Is 70 give
recital at the townhall September 3rd.
Mrs. Louise Langworthy and son, Ralph,
arrived from Alfred, n. 4, Saturday ana
are with hei sister, Mrs. Frank walker.
At the Congregational church, Sunday
evening was devoted to an account OF MO-
SEES. Different persons gave different YER
sions of the great lawgivers character.
services and life.
George Bates Hatch went to New Haven
Thursday, and is soon to 60 into training
at Travers Island with the Yale athletes,
who are to contest with the Cambridge,
England, athletes the middle OF Septem-
Der.
Lee Hatch met with loss short time
ago. One of his work horses dropped deau
in the field while narrowing. He has since
traded his other horse for pair OF grey
horses which belonged to Justin Sargent
of Norwich.
GREETING THE SOLDIERS.
Smiles and tears ushered in Monday
August 18th. An April day was with u
during the morning, but frightened as oui
veterans OF the Civil War led into towI
with fife and drum about ! p. m. "a men O.
States regulars, followed by four army
wagons drawn by mules. They were on
their way back to headquarters at Platts'
burg. N. Y. In twinkling the little white
tents of the soldiers were stretched across
our common. The colonel's tent was raise
within the lines OF the tennis court. 6as
kets of corn and potatoes were carried u
the cooks tent and a brisk fire in TN
camp stove soon brought forth the sol
diers' dinner steaming hot.
Although a march Of twenty miles nat
been made since moving from Fairiee, sev
eral OF the men played ball for oiversloi
and the busy ones worked az gettlng "
csmp in order. Colonel Stone, VINO nat
been over thirty years In the army hght
ing the Indians. had never been East until
wear ago, and Lieut.. Parmenter, gradu
ate OF West Point ten years ago, dlnee
with Mrs. senator Morrill,, but were sool
on the ground looking after their men.
Several of our citizens were introduce'
to the men by James Morrill, and the va
rions tents were looked over by the ladies'
A fine drill was given by the soldiers.
At O'Clock supper was spread 10 "a
townhall, covers being laid Tor the "a men
The long tables were bountifully laoeI
with sandwiches, pies, cakes, ana lce crean
and were prettily decorated with mowers
After the supper songs ana rec,ua', rar
with short speeches by the soldiers Wer
given, followed by an impromptu program
by the young people. A song, wrlttel
for the occasion by Mary Chandler Jones
was sung by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred b. Hazel
ton and Mrs. F. c. Avery, with rousln
chorus. At $50 all adjourned to the com
mon and enjoyed typical Western CAM
fire scene, with songs and cnoruses, papJ
accompaniments, clog dancing ana NJ
merous Rotations. At the bugle cal,
five minutes all signs Of life mao olsap
peared and an almost painful siience ~
lowed.
The weird appearance OF the white !er !,
in the darkness, lighted by an occasIons
torch, brought forcibly back the Ielilel :;
brance of our own brave boys VIM ~
sleeping on the hillside close by.
At O'clock in the morning tue uraa,
notes OF the bugle brought OUT eve!yoosu ~
and at 5:45 all the soldiers were n iin !. -
the march to Randolph. Inc laoies SLY y
in the clear, cool morning ar waving VIZ !,
adieus and a hearty cheer was glvsn =
the soldiers for the 'ladies Oh S!ranoru,
who saw them moving in 9 BODY acIo'
the bridge by the townhouse, ana tne ~
diers' dayn was thing OF the past.
AIR DMARcH1Na THROUGH GEORGIA.
Bring that same old bugle boys,we've sun anon
song; -, oy. the tow
Sing it with spirit that snaii "o's
Sing It as three score men should sing H. ne'o
staunch and strong, xh strafford
While we go marching through S'r""''"
CHORUS.
gurroh, unrrab, Though Strafofd may be we
Hurrahi Hurrah! Right loyal still IS sne ,,h;,e
So omnrg her neacefu hills we bring our Juu, -