Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-02

| about town.
M. A. Drake is recovering from sever
attack OF the grip.
Fred Beedle OF Keene, N. H., has beer
at A. H. Beedle's lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manney OF Middlebur,
are at Mr.. John Manney's.
Miss Harriet Angel went back Tuesday
to her work in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. w. H. Morris OF Northdeld Is stay
ing at the home OF her son, B. F. Sargent
The Chautauqua Circle will meet witt
| Mrs Seward Robson next Monday even
ing.
Galen Fish sailed Tuesday from Boston
for London, where he intends to remain Q
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius W-hh OF East
Granville were visitors at w. B. Wallis
Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Smith is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. g. A. Wheeler, in White River
Junction.
Frank Griswold has arrived from Hat
field, Mass, but Mrs. Griswold has not
yet returned.
A number OF his High school friends
gave Arthur Bean pleasant surprise par
ty the other evening.
Griddle cakes and new sugar Webster's
best--will be served at the Methodist
church Friday evening.
w. G. Parmenter opens his bakery and
ca 10 to-day inlthe front part OF thesKen.
drick house on Pleasant street.
/. w. Clark has rented the basement
tenement in j. w. Gabrielle's house on
Pleasant street and moved thereto.
Miss Sue Sanford, who has been visiting
the millinery markets in quest OF new
goods, came last night from New York.
VIII. Cummins Of the Kimball Union
Academy in Meriden, Conn, has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. w. G. Cushman.
Miss Alice Baird OF Waitsfield stopped
here yesterday on her way to Boston.
" here she is to enter, the Conservatory Of
Music.
The annual Easter Monday meeting OF
st. Johns parish, for the election OF par
ish officers, will be held in ]. d. Denison's
office in the Edison block at p. m. April
9th.
State Superintendent M. s. Stone has
been in town this week to give the Nor
NAL students the examination which De.
termines whether they shall be ellowed to
return next term and graduate. 1t is I'M
derstood thar they all reached the re.
quired standard.
Harley Bruce, an employee at the screen
mill had his hand so badly cut on saw Sat.
urd that one finger had to be amputated
to the hand and another to the second
joint. The thumb, which was also man.
gled was saved. DR.. V. q. Goodrich
dressed the wounds.
The many friends OF Mr.. j. w. Atwood
of Plymouth, N. H., will be glad to know
that the Veneer factory, OF which he is
manager and which was recently burned,
is to be rebuilt Immediately and with in
creased capacity. Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood
returned Monday to Plymouth.
Hon. James Hutchinson reached RAN
dolph Tuesday, after sojourn OF several
weeks in Washington, ID. c., where he had
the pleasure OF meeting the Vermont SEN
ators and representatives, and OF listening
to discussion OF the Cuban question
and OF the indiscreet utterances OF Minis
ter Eayard.
Tbe horse auction at the Dyer livery
stable Saturday attracted number OF
buyers from out of town. The horses
were in good condition, fat and hand
some, and fourteen (two.thirds OF the
number brought here) were soon dis
posed of. The prices paid for them va
ried from $50 to S100.
The following pertinent inquiry is from
the Lynn Transcript: SHOW many OF the
parents OF children attending the public
schools ever visit them at their work or
inquire after their conouct and scholar
ship, and gain an acquaintance with the
teacher? statistics will show the per-
centage to be very small. Here is a neg
iected duty"
Francis Arthur, eldest son Of Julia A.
Philbrick and the late Francis G. Walsh,
died Thursday, March Goth, at his home
in Dorchester, Mass. The young man,
who hao reached the age OF twenty-five
years and nine months, was distinguished
by pleasant, genial manner, and left
pathize deeply with his family in their af-
Fiction. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon, the burial being private.
+. G. Winch has rented the photograph
gallery OF Fred Huntington for two years,
the latter having determined to run only
a branch concern here in connection with
his new studio, just opened in Burlington.
Winch not only holds the lease OF the
studio but retains possession
Of his old gallery as well, while Hunting.
ton has secured rooms in Dubois & Gays
block for his use temporarily and will
soon be comfortably located In another
place OF business.
Five expert tackers from the factory in
came down Tuesday to help
out on the work at the screen mill These
men can each tack four hundred screens |
Jay, and In order to keep up with them
The machinery, commencing last night, is |
being run three hours in the evening. |
About forty OF the village workmen |
are employed at the mill now, but as most |
)f them are comparatively new to the |
business, they only tack in a day about
fourteen or fifteen dozen screens apiece,
AS the Porter Screen company is anxious
10 ship large order for screens as near I
he 10th OF April as possible, it will be
necessary to rush things a little for the
lext few days.
The members OF U. s. Grant Post and
he ladies OF the Relief Corps gave very
pleasant sociable at the Grand Army hall
Monday evening. Poverty and new sugar
we're the principal features of the entertain
nent. II had been previously announced
hat any one appearing in the hall with
ny approach to style in his apparel
hould pay the penaltythe fine not to
xceed five cents. A committee OF young
aides was appointed to fix the fines, and
xcited considerable amusement in the
ischarge OF this delicate duty. Songs
nd Rotations added much to the enjoy
,ent Of the occasion, and though small
( number OF the Post members was pres
Mt than might perhaps have been ex.
ected, the sum Of $23 was taken.
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