Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-20


| town on business last week.
coming year in st. Johnsbury.
Charles Chedel OF PittsAeld has been
guest OF N. w. McCollom this week.
A regular meeting Of Phoenix Lodge, F..
& A. M, will be held Tuesday eve, August
25th.
Fred Osgood, wife and baby OF Boston are
visiting MRS. Osgood's sister, Mrs. Hobart
Peck.
John Lowell and Will Tobey were In
Addison county on canvassing trip last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Adams Of Hartford,
Conn.,, are spending two weeks at w. W.
Jones'.
There are 926 names on the revised check
list. Over one half the voters live In dis
trict is.
e. B. Hammitt OF Montpelier, agent OF
the Frnithurst, Ala, colony, was in town
Monday.
Charles Stockwell and Miss Lena Ellis
OF Rochester were guests over Sunday at
VIC. Parmenter's.
Hon. Victor l. Spear went to Richmond
Tuesday evening TO condemn an animal
affected with tuberculosis.
| A baked bean dinner will be served In
Edson's hall Tuesday, Sept. let. Every
one invited. Come and get good dinner
| w. P. Abbott OF Brookield spent Sun
day with friends here. he goes soon to
Proctor, where he has an excellent posi-
ton as teacher.
Albert Lamb, while trying to lead a
calf the other evening, was Thu own to the
ground SO that his wrist was broken. DR..
| v. q. Goodrich reduced the fracture.
Harry e. Parker, member OF the state
committee from this county, and l.. j.
Brown, a member OF the county commit
tee, from Bradford, are expected to be
present at the rally Saturday afternoon.
Arthur l.. Newton, goes to Barre to-
morrow to run an exhibition mile or
race, providing the fair management can
find anyone to run against him. The
management put up S25 cup for the
event.
The Peth band will give an entertain.
ment tomorrow evening at o'clock at F.
h. Cleveiand's. Refreshments, consisting
OF ice cream and CAKE, will be served. Cy-,
clists and Others from this village will be
welcome.
The G. A. r. drum corps was organized
Tuesday night and the following officers
were elected: President, VIM. Topey; Sec
rotary, G. F. Cleveland; treasurer, Fred
Rofe. There are IA members OF the corps
at present.
The Carnival OF NatioDs,n under the
auspices OF the Rebekah lodge, is to be
held at Dubois d Gays hall Thursday and
Friday evenings OF this week. The hall
will be beautifully trimmed and an inter-
esting program VIII be given each even
ing.
Mrs. d. q. Coolidge and Mrs. Grace
Avery returned from Chicago last week.
Mrs. Coolidge has been under treatment
by DR.. John Alex. Dowie OF that city, the
noted divine healer, and is reported to be
considerably improved, though not able
to walk.
VIM. H. Jones, general manager OF the
Masonic Equitable Accident Insurance
company, was In town yesterday to settle
the claim OF Julius Montgomery. Dr.Scott
gave his opinion that the case would be OF
several months duration and the settle
ment was therefore postponed.
]. B. Wells, director OF the Dog River
Valley Fair association, was at Northtield
last week to assist in arranging for purses
Tor the races, which are very promising at
present. The directors promise the best
fair ever held there. The new grand stand
will be completed in short time.
John Abbott, noted Dartmouth and
Harvard third baseman who has been
spending his vacation here, went to Laco-
MIA, n. H., to play with the Franklins.
Saturday. Tuesday he went to Malone,
N. ", to play with the Ampersands. His
teams were defeated in both games.
Some OF the boys undertook to give II.
A. Leonard and his bride the usual we'd
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purpose awaited their departure on the
q. m. train, but their long vigil came to
naught as the couple did not depart. Next
morning, however, they had to undergo
the ordeal OF rice throwing, ETC., at the
station.
The secretary OF the detunct cycle club
OF this place has received from the Wood
stock Country club q cordial invitation to
the cyclists OF this place to be in attend
ance upon the grand parade and illumina-
ti0n to be held In Woodstock Friday Aug.
n. Any who purpose attending are de-
sired to send their names to J. L. Dana,
Woodstock, as soon as possible.
A party Of ten young people spent Mon
day at Williamstown springs in picnic |
fashion. The same day Miss Bertha Ward
ner and 20 invited friends enjoyed pic
mic supper and corn roast in the even
ing on the hill west OF Prospect Hill. The |
affair was in honor OF the birthday OF Miss |
Clara Bagley Of Keene, N. H., who will be
Miss Wardner's guest during this month.
Next week, probably Friday night,
Miss Blanche Sparhawk plans to give a |
in Dubois & Gays hall. She I
will be assisted by Miss Eunice Denison,
vlolinist, W. T. Sparhawk with the flute,
Miss Elsie s. Powers, the popular elocu-
zionist, and possibly by another vocalist. /
Miss Sparhawk has a cultivated and |
very pleasing soprano voice and with so
much talent to assist her, a delightful en-
tertainment Is promised.
Arcadia Lodge, No. 151, 10. CT, in
stalled the following officers: c. T., Z. F.
v. T., Gertrude Pearsons Sec.,
MinDie Carpenter; F.S., C.B.Pratt; Treas,
Mrs. w. w. Rogers; Chap, j. M.Atwood;
BENZ. Tobey; d. NJ, Julia Allen,
g., Fred Rolfe; g., Chester Hood; PC. T.,
A. A. Smith; L. D., Oh. Marcott. The
odge is in tlourishing condition, having
p members. Meetings are held every
Thursday evening in Grange hall.
George L. Spear says that few years
lgo two of the three members of the Low
'lltown Lumber company were Demo-
rats. Some one asked him II they had
the Republican. "No,n he re-
,lied, che has worried us out. We are
III three for Mckinley this year." Mr..
lvnoor fhfv, he that 40 oh