Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-10
Randolph Continued.
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! The Randolph grange will have meet
ing for the election OF officers next Satur
day evening
Miss Carrie Lille has been away on
visiting trip to White River Junction anC
Brattleboro.
The Rev. H. M. Douglass OF st. Johns
bury will officiate next Sunday in thu
Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griswold have re-
turned from Hatfield, Mass, arriving day
before yesterday.
Mrs. Abbott and her daughter, Miss
Lucy. from Williamstown came the Sth tC
visit Mrs. Ruth Abbott.
Mrs. Samuel King OF Mortified, on hei
way to Bethel and South Royalton stopped
over one train here Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Carpenter arrived Tuesday
from st. Adams, where she had been
spending the past three weeks.
Mrs. Ruth Abbott, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Smith, in the Har-
low bridge neighborhood, is again al
home.
A.E. Lane, after a couple of months
vacation, has started out again on bust
ness trip in the interests of the Western
lumber company, which he represents.
The Chautauqua Circle has decided to
take a vacation from its educational pur-
suits until the first Monday evening in
January, when it will meet with Mrs. A.
b. Tewksbury.
The Christmas sale in the Edison hall
next Thursday afternoon and evening
will afford an excellent opportunity for
the purchase of novel and desirable
Christmas gifts.
George Draper has gone to Boston,
where he his found plenty of employ
ment in the carpentering line. His fami-
~ will not JOIN him until sometime in
the spring, but will remain with his
wife's father, c. E. Pope, through the
winter.
The L. V. NJ. Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
clubs will give an entertainment in Du-
Bots & Gays hall the evening OF the 18th
inst. that will be well worth attending.
Two Randolph boys, Messrs. Rob
ert Morton and John Chase, are enrolled
in these clubs.
Mr.. A. L. Bass has, in one of his show
windows, very pretty collection of stuffed
birds, trophies of several hunting expedi-
tions to Highgate Springs. They were
mounted by that skillful taxidermist,
Charles White, and in the group is found
representative of the loon family, com.
monty supposed to exhibit traces of
hereditary insanity; also goshawk, a teal
and wood duck.
The Relief Corps, at its annual meeting
evening, elected these officers =
Mrs. Leroy Sargent, president; Miss Myra
FISK, senior vice president; Mrs. Samuel
Riford, junior vice; Mrs. }. p. Cleveland,
treasurer; Mrs. +. W. Sault, conductor;
Mrs. Fabian Dupuis, guard, Mrs. Alfred
Knights, organist; Mrs. Mary Holbrook,
chaplain; Mrs. Susan Walbridge, delegate
to the department encampment, and Mrs.
Mary Holbrook, alternate.
The Christmas sale, to be held by the la.
dies OF st. Johns church next Thursday,
in the Edison hall, will open at O'Clock
in the afternoon and continue through
The evening. A supper of an uncommon
" toothsome order will be served from 5
p. m. on. The display of fancy and USE
full articles promises to be more than
equal to the bazaars of previous years, and
on the tables will be found an array OF
embroidery, other fine needlework, and
fancy notions, worthy of inspection, An
attractive bill of fare has been arranged
Tor the supper, one OF its special features
being "pies, such as your mother used to
make"
The rebuilding of the reservoir, which
was completed some weeks ago. cost
80, which does not include the expense
Of carrying the Bnaintree line around the
reservoir and connecting it with the ten
w Aht outlay oil ]
100 more rendered necessary i'm order to |
furnish supply of water while the work |
ot rebuilding was going on. 1t will take |
an additional 800 to build a new fence
md finish the work around the reservoir, |
| he work OF rebuilding has been carefully |
lone, and the money that insures us |
against any further trouble from Leak |
ng reservoir has been well expended.
Mrs. Lizzie Hobart Curtis of Portland.
oregon, former resident of Randolph,
1as Just sent nine valuable books TO our
DuoIic Library. to which she had pre-
'iousiy contributed one volume. So far
ne library has received donations of
looks from the following named The
Aing's Daughters, rs volumes; the Book
Tub, 3; c. W. A. Putnam, 5; Ferda Fish.
,; A. b Fish, 2; Horace Lamb. 2: q al
% Bois, 81 A: A. Atwood, /; L. p. Thayer,
g =. >. Whitehill, s; Dr. L. c. Herrick
4 Ohio, 2; r. J. KimbaIl. IL; Edward I
onant, 3; V. / Spear, 10; c. c. Written.
! j.. ID. Denison, 1; VIM. n. Dubois. 2S
turing the six days that the library has
cen open, 1852 cards have been issued and /.
81 books taken out.