Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-14
West Randolph Concluded

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i The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Chas. White next Friday p. m. at o'clock
4 L. B. johnson attended the meeting OF
the Young Mems Republican club in Bur-
lington, Tuesday.
Everybody is invited to the boiled din
ner at the G. A. r. hall Tuesday under the
auspices Of the w. r. G.
Mrs. L. h. Keith returned Saturday
from visit in Mortified; and G. E.
Cushman, who, with his daughter, Ella,
went to Boston last week, arrived home
Tuesday.
Miss Seba Ryder had returned to Barre
leaving her sister, Mrs. Iona Chase, inn
proved in health; but as Mrs. Chase is
| not SO we'll, she will come Saturday to
care for her as long as necessary.
The 80 members OF the Senior class are
soon to give the publlc an evenings en-.
tertainment which will allow an oppor-
tunity to Judge of the ability of the larg-
est class ever graduated from the High
school.
1.-THE fiendish little microbe" referred to
elsewhere by the local editor has bounced
upon her, preventing her appearance in
the HERALD office since Monday. Until
it "lets up" any errors in locals should
be regarded leniently.
F. E. Clark, D. D., president OF the U. s.
@. E., says: 81 regard Mr.John G.Woolley
as the most eloquent temperance orator OF
the present day. Strong and forcible and
NEST convincing is his style OF argument.
He will inspire every audience that hears
him.
Last Saturdays Boston Globe contained
an item Of interest to the friends OF Miss
Euna Denisoa. 1t told that DR.. Wilder
entertained at his home the previous even
ing the Violin club, which is composed of
nine violinists and one guitar player, five
OF the members, including Miss Denison,
belonging to the Smith college school of
music and the others to the Capen school.
Reduced rates have been procured at
the Red Lion Inn for those from out OF
town who attend Mr.. Woolley's lecture
Monday night, Feb. 18th. One hundred
reserved seats had been checked OF last
Monday morning at eleven O'Clock.
Speakers Of such notoriety do not appear
in West Randolph often, and the people
seem to know good lecture in time to
avail themselves Of an opportunity to
hear it. Tickets are on sale at Bass book
store, and only five cents extra, lie. 30
cents, secures q reserved seat. It is ex.
pected that two sled loads of people, be-
sides many single teams, will come from
Randolph Center, and Braintree, and pos
sibly from Brookfield and Bethel; as
tickets are out in all four places.
The famous Lucier's Minstrels are to
appear at Dubois & Gays hall Thursday
.vening, Feb. 21st, in new novelties, intro
iucing an entirely new program The
Luciers can always be relied upon to give
! clean, wholesome, up-to-date minstrel
and one that would not
bash the most fastidious. Miss Mar
yurite Lucier is special feature, engaged
It big salary, and her Spanish dances
md musical specialties are said to be
wonderful. Mr.. Joseph Lucier, the only
,lind actor and composer in the world,
nay also be seen and heard as middle man
n the irst part. His wonderful cornet
olos have made him famous the world
yer. Several new additions have been
made to the company, including the Del
manning brothers, Archie and Den, in
heir world famous specialties. See the
advertisement in this issue and the street
ills for further particulars.
st. Valentines day, which falls on the
resent date, derived its name by accident
rom monk OF the order of st. Benedict,
q st. Peters convent, at Erfurt. Prussia,
Tho would no doubt have had a fit OF ner-
GUS prostration had his pious gaze ever
HANGED to rest on modern valentine of
be one-cent variety. A certain learned
ritter, IN speaking OF the custom, Sug-
ests that it may have descended to US
rom the ancient Romans, who during the
celebrated in the month OF
'ebruary, were wont, among other things,
0 put the names of young women into
OK, from which they were drawn by the
Dung men as chance directed. The Chris
ian clergy, finding it hard to extirpate
be pagan practice, gave it at least re-
gious aspect by substituting the names
I particular saints for those OF the uncan-
nized youngSwomen, who were probably
hereby greatly stimulated to an exercise
I the Christian virtues sufficient to bring
heir names again within the honored list.
has certainly been usage, more or less
7idely extended, in the Roman Catholic
hurch to select either on st. Valentines
ay or some other patron saint, who was
allied "a valentine"