Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-24
Lucius G. Fowler is clerking in the dry
rnnds store Of Mr. Il Thomas

On Hnanclai schemes OF tIe uay.
Lucius G. Fowler is clerking in the dry
goods store of Mr.. Il. A. Thomas.
Saturday, the moon will be at that point
in its orbit farthest from the earth.
There is to be an O. E. s. sociable with
supper at the Masonic anterooms this
Thursday evening.
Miss Ruth Crane goes next Monday to
Florida to spend the remainder OF the
winter with her aunt.
j. d. Denison, Esq, has moved his law
office from the Dubois block to his resi-
dence on Randolph avenue.
Hon. V. l. Spear discussed the "Maple
Sugar Industry at the agricultural meet
ing in Hyde Park last night.
Herbert Flint. who has been staying in
Randolph several weeks for the benefit of
his health, returned to Springfield, Mass,
Tuesday.
Arson Burroughs resumed work at the
Kenney clothing store Tuesday, after hav-
ing been kept at home a few days by a
hard cold.
Miss Harriet Angel goes Saturday to
st. Johnsbury, where she has secured en-
ployment as compositor in the office OF
the Caledoniam.s .a,>st.ss EassssgssSst
Rev. E. M. Smith OF Montpelier, presi-
dent OF the Methodist Seminary, will occu-
by the pulpit in the Christian church, in
the absence of the pastor in Fall River,
Mass.
The social at Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury's
last Monday evening was very success
full anair, the rooms heing crowded with
people who seemed to find themselves in
decidedly congenial surroundings.
James H. Burt started Monday on trip
in the interests OF the U. s. screen mill, to
Boston, Providence, Worcester, Spring
fed, Hartford, Bridgeport, New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Albany.
Tuesday night, few of the schoolmates
of Miss Winnie Pike gave her very pleas
ant surprise party, it being the occasion
of cake, coffee, candy, popcorn and APP
pies were served, and all passed delight
full evening.
eighth annual ball in Dubois q Gays hall
tonight. The chief floor director will be
F. Il. Dubois, assisted by G. Il, Walker
and f. Fl. Grove. Supper Is to be served
at the Red Lion Inn, and pleasant time
is anticipated.
Rev. A. N. Lewis, rector of Christ
church, Montpelier. Rev. A. ID. Brown,
priest in charge of the mission of the
Good Shepherd in Barre, and Rev. q. j.
Sutherland, rector of st. Mary's church,
Northfield, spent Monday afternoon with
Rev. Homer White.
Mrs. Alice j. Trssk is studying tech
nique with Miss Winifred w. Wagner, a
graduate of the New England CoDserva-
tory of Music and a student of Charles
Dennie, whose forte in teaching is touch.
Miss Wagner is the musical director of an
opera soon to be put on the boards in the
city OF Barre.
A memorial service is to be held by U.
S. Grant Post in the G. A. r. hall at one
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9th, in
memory OF the comrades who have died
during the past year. All soldiers, men,
bers Of the W. r. c, and Sons of Veter-
ans, with their families, are cordially in
vited to attend without further notice.
Opportunity will be given to any one, who
has word OF respect for the deceased
comrades or pleasant incident in the
lives of any Of them to relate, to present
it at this meeting.
Mrs. Joseph Saut, daughter OF the late
Emory Wells of Braintree, entered into
rest Saturday evening at the age of 81
years. For long time she had been a
patient sufferer from the wasting disease
OF consumption, and during the past sew
eral weeks her life has hung by a very
slender thread. The funeral service was
conducted at her late home on Weston
street, Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. G.. w.
Morrow, pastor of the Christian church,
OF which she had been member for over
eighteen years. A husband and two sons
survive her.
An educational meeting and teachers
,1tf t,,to .r,sn no, Ill T.. n
Tuesday, Jan. 18th, instead OF the middle
OF February The instructors will be A,
w. Edison, state agent OF the Massachu-
sets Board OF Education, Miss Martha
Ross OF st. Johnsbury and State Superin-
tendent M. s. Stone of Montpelier. A
mass meeting of citizens will be held in
the evening at 1880 o'clock in the inter.
ests Of education. The morning session
begins at O'Clock. and the afternoon at
130, in the High school room. The mass
meeting will be in Dubois & Gays hall.
People who have been collecting stamps
in the belief that they could be used in
some way to secure medical treatment for
a crippled girl in Kaneville, H.. may be
in the following, written by the
postmaster OF that place to an inquiring
citizen OF West Randolph: edna Brown
already has several million stamps, which
she is collecting for her crippled sister-1n-
law, who has been cripple since child
and is probably incurable. No medical
institute ever offered to treat her. She "a
needy, but not for stamps, as she still gets
from 5000 to 10000 every day. kindly
haye mercy upon our little town and do |
not send any more. There are enough
here"
The new postoffice money order seems
to be poser to nearly everyone and about |
rs popular as the Columbian stamp. Even
business men have been detected bv |
watchful officials in the act of tearing off |
the ragged edge to give it more tidy an |
pearance before sending it away, remark |
ing with round-eyed surprise, as thew did |
SO, the unaccountable agitation displayed |
by the postoffice clerks. One offender. on
being questioned as to what he was trv.
Ing. to do with that monev erder, testi}v
replied that he thought it was torn off in
rather OF slovenly fashion and he was
srying to make it look little more re.
spectacle If possible. OF course then. the
misguided sender had to be instructed
With regard to the idiosyncrasies Of The
,ruer and new one made out, while tLa 1
aXasperated official confided to himself
hat 1t takes all kinds of people to make :
world, and he was mighty glad that he