Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-03

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g@ea1ian malea hns b~en sp~nt IN Ran.
ealpb, N0rshfeld and vicinity.
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mhe hast haan spendlng the Summer 10
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Ms Fiorenee yinceni u Burlington
visited bar aunt. Mrs. Df. story -. Goss
sat seek, returning home Monday.
Ms. Minnie whitney ls taking short
Facatiou from her datics In the posiofiice,
n l.s Nellie Cooley supplying her place.
Dwight o. Cispp OF New York city, sen.
ior member Of ihe arm OF Ciapp A Co.,
sas IN t0wn over sunday, visiting his
mother. Mrs. o. w.ciapp.
Rev Frank ). Hatch OF Monson, Mass
a native % Chelsea, sccepisbly occupied
the COng1 pulpit sunday morning and
evening, preaching 10 large audiences.
Dr. Helmer states that be will be in
Montpelier for about sixty days, COM
mencing Sept. 18th, and that be will then
open o permanent Office In New York city.
Major Charles X. Darling. son OF Hon.
J. X. Darling, has been offered the posi-.
tion OF instructor In criminal law al the
Boston University Law school and will
probably accept.
This week has witnessed quite thin
ming out among the summer visitors.
Several OF the Montpelier people, includ-
ing Mrs. Moulton and Misses Phinney
and Farwell returned home Tuesday.
Miss s. Angie Minard died last week
Wednesday at her home In this village,
aged 81 years. Funeral services were held
at the house Friday, Rev. Mr.. Sherman
officiating. Miss Minard was a lady
highly respected BY all.
Freemen's meeting brought out an un-
usually large number OF voters this year,
the animated contest for town representa-
tive being more effective in getting out
the Republican vote than any captain OF
ffteenh method could possibly be- The
total vote is given elsewhere.
The fall term OF the academy COM
menced Monday with larger attendance
than usual. The total number OF students |
present at the opening term was 116 and |
enough more are expected to bring the
number up to 125. or those present the
first day, 81 are in Principal Comstock's |
room, % in Miss Spaulding's and 81 in
Miss Wells;.
Quite large crowd gathered to hear the
Democratic speakers last Saturday but
they failed to show up. 1t is stated that
through some misunderstanding Col.
Jackson Of Montpelier, who was the prin-
cipal speaker, got the impression that the
rally was in the evening, and as the hall
was otherwise engaged for the evening
The rally had to be declared off.
The following are the teachers for the
various districts this fall: No. 2, John
NJ. Comstock and Misses Spaulding and
Wells; No. s, Helen Sloan OF Massachu-
,etts; No. s, Clara Peabody Of Brooktield;
-ovill OF Williamstown; No. 10, Mrs.
Eliza s. Carr; No. IL, Miss Addie M.
French; No. IL, Arthur o. Smith Of Will
Jamestown; No. 10, Clara J. Laird; No. II,
Ada j. Sherburne OF Barre. All Of the
erms, save those in districts and 10,
commenced Monday. Those in the re.
naming two begin lext Monday.
The violin recital given by Miss Bessie
Bell Collier OF Boston, the n-year -old
,iolinist, in the town hall Saturday even-
ng was we'll attended and thoroughly en-
Dyed by all present. She was assisted by
Ter father, E. P. Collier, in recitations.
rhe program included selections Of great
lifficulty, but they were rendered by the
little artist with degree OF skill that is
omething phenomenal and would be SO
egarded in an artist OF maturer years.
The hearty applause each number received
the appreciation Of the audience
or the manner in which the various selec-
ions were executed.