Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-31
Randolph Continued.
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Miss Nellie Finn of Bethel is at Mr.. j.
b. Putnams.
Mrs. sewall Whitcomb visited friends
in Bethel yesterday.
Il. L. Blakely OF Montpelier was down
yesterday on business.
Miss Sue Sanford bias gone to Wind
to visit Miss Eva Billings.
Rev. FIX. Graves and family are staying
with relatives in Waterbury this week.
Mrs. Rufus Angel went to st. Johns
bury to-day to see her daughter, Harriet
The young people are to have private
dance in the Grange hall New Years
evening.
Miss NJ. L. Shepard, teacher from
/ Boston, is passing her vacation at Glen
/ side with Mrs. 5. V. Holman.
/ The Randolph Savings bank has just
declared a semi annual dividend of two
per cent. The bank has done prosperous
business the past year and its affairs are
now in the best possible shape.
There are unclaimed letters at the post
office for Mrs. Henry Hayes, Mrs. Nell
Blacbe, Miss Hattie A. Thompson, Mrs.
Ezra Rice, w. II. Allen, II. r wenzsl,
George Vetnon, Harry shannon and Ii.
A. Curtis.
DIR. George Helmer, the celebrated os-
teopathic physician, on his way from
Montreal to New York, stopped here
Tuesday and remained overnight as the
guest OF Mr.. j. ID. Denison. The doctor
Segins bis practice in New York the first
OF January.
Mrs Laura Mead, who was stricken
with paralysis a little over a fortnight
ago, is at present in so much more COM
Portable condition that Colonel and Mrs.
k. j. Kimball and Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Kimball have returned to New York,
leaving Mr.. Hiram Kimball and his wife
here. The patient is fully conscious and
appears to recognize every one but can
speak only word or two as yet. Her
symptoms, it is thought, point to par
tial recovery at least.
The children of st. Johns church had a
very pleasant Christmas party Saturday
evening at the residence of Mr.. j. ID.
Denison on Randolph avenue. The Scrip
ture lesson telling the story of the birth
of Christ, from Luke H., was recited by
the children, aud Master Ralph Dunn
deig hted every one with a short recita-
tion delivered in very cunning manner.
Carols were sung and after the prelimin-
airy exercises, handsomely deoked tree
was brought into view and soon stripped
OF its load OF gifts.
Miss Ellen Louise Joiner, formerly local
reporter and bookkeeper in the Office of
the HERALD AND NEWS, was married at
her home in Belding, Mich, Monday,
December Dist, to Mr.. Embree b. Lapham,
the ceremony being performed by the
Rev. b. V. Child at $50 O'Clock IN the
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Lapham will be at
home after January list, at the corner of
Washington and Hanover streets. The
brice, who is well and favorably known in |
Randolph, will receive the congratula- /
tions and good wishes of very many /
friends.
The screen mill is not running this
week on account of lack of wire. The /
screens are being stored, and the storing 4
accommodations are about taken up, so 4
that other quarters will have to be OBJ /
tanned for part of the supply. The prod /
uct will be held until spring before being /
shipped. The pay roll is $500 a week, i
which means an appTeciable addition to 4
the income OF the village. It is sincerely 4
hoped that the Porter screen company
will be able to continue its lease after the
expiration OF the first year, which ends
July LIST.
w. A. Shaw, Weather Bureau observer
stationed at Northfield, makes the fol-
lowing statement of averages for the
month of January from records of the
past nine years Mean or normal tenn
perature, 15o; tie warmest month was
that Of 1889, with an average of "a the
coolest was that OF 1898, with an average
OF ,; the highest temperature was 81 =
on January 2. 1880; the lowest was 26 . on
January 4, 1898; the average date on which
first "killing" frost occurred in autumn.
September 18th; average date on which
last killing" frost occurred in the spring,
May 18th. The greatest amount of pre-
,ip1tation recorded in any "a consecutive !
hours was two inches on January p, 1883;
and the greatest amount OF snowfall re- I
corded in any "a consecutive hours (record
extending to winter of ISIS only) ives I
Wenty-three inches on January 25-26. 1
SIS. The average number of clear days
las been five; partly cloudy, eleven, and {
'loudy, fifteen. The prevailing winds :
have been from the south, and the highest I
'eiocity of the wind was 81 miles. from 7
he west, on January 13. 1888