Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-19
Randolph Continued.
(From preceding page.D

/ L. T. Sparhawk was in Bethel yesterday
to visit Madam Sparhawk.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
Order OF the Eastern Star this evening.
&. L. Wyman has frightened the looks
OF his tidy house by coat of new paint
l.. p. Thayer has been appointed ad.
ministrator OF the estate OF his uncle, the
late Salmon Thayer.
The screen mill has not been running
this week on account OF the non arrival
OF car load OF wire cloth.
There will be a union prayer and praise
service ID the Christian church at 1880
O'Clock Thanksgiving morning.
pipe to carry the village water has
been laid from the main pipe on Summer
street to the residence OF DR.. Upham.
The Good Templars had a pound So
ciable last Thursday night, for the benefit
Of the order, that netted them little over
70.
A freight train this morning collided
with three calves near Dyer's crossing
and promptly transformed them into
veal.
Miss Eva Billings finishes her work as
trimmer at the Sanford millinery store
this week and returns to her home in
Windsor.
That part OF Prospect hill included in
he Mari Castle park is being plowed and
smoothed from the foot OF the hill to the
road that winds around il.
DIR. r. G. Morton, who has been con-
fined to the bed for some weeks with
stomach trouble aggravated by other
complaints, is now able to sit up for an
hour or two at time.
Five candidates for admission into the
Oh rah anti aA H..
mersion last Sunday, by the Rev. G. w.
Morrow, in the Baptist church, the bap-
tlsm taking place at the close OF the morn
ing service.
Mrs. Mark Chadwick was taken so very
sick Tuesday night with a bronchial
trouble that Mr. Chadwick was hastily
summoned from Montpelier, where he
is clerk in the Exchange hotel. The next
morning, however, she was so far recov-
cred that he was able to return to his du-
ties.
There are unclaimed letters in the post
office for Miss Jennie d. Cristy, Mrs Luz
cy Snow, Mrs. A. White, Miss Eta
Dow, Miss Mary E. wilkins, Mamie Can
ufa, Mrs. Lucretia Hall, the President of
the Mandolin and Guitar club, Isaac
Niles, Charles Brown, c. NJ. Gregar, ESQ.,,
and c. l.. Howard.
Crescent chapter, o. Il. s., OF Brook field
invited Beulah chapter OF this place To a
special meeting OF the order held in |
Brookfield, Friday evening, and about |
fourteen from here attended. The grand |
lecturer OF the state. Mrs. Olive Storrs of |
Putney, and the district deputy grand pa
tron, Hon. n. L. Boyden, were present |
The work was exemplified by the Brook. |
held chapter in very satisfactory man
ner, and afterwards a royal banquet was |
spread before the guests.
w. S. Buck, the job printer, and his ap-
prentice, Clarence Cleveland, and Dan
Morse were subpoenaed by the state yes
terday to appear as witnesses in the case of
The State VS.. F. B. Thomas, which is be-
ing tried in the Washington county court
it montpelier. The case grows out of
some trouble at Mortified connected
With a cloak sale that the defendant
neld there quite a while ago. Frank
Plumley of Mortified and J ID. Denison
1t this place are counsel for Mr.. Thomas.
Judge Rowell of the supreme court. y
avs an exchange, "has been making il
,ery warm for the saloon men in Rutland.
ne announcement made by the Judge at
he close of the September session, that he
Intended to clean the docket when he re.
urned, made deep impression. 1t is
ana that when the judge arrived i'm Rut-
and on Tuesday of last week, every bar in
ne town was closed and the most promi-
ent respondents in the liquor cases on
he county court docket had disappeared.
m that day alone, bail was called and for
cited in lis cases."
Three large dry wells have been dug on
Weston fiat for the purpose OF draining
at least) that tract of land in
mes OF thaws and freshets. One well is
Dcated on Dudley street, another on the 1
abroad ground, and a third in the cor 1
er of the vacant lot just east of |. ID. Will
ans. They are eight or ten feet in di-
meter and fixed at the top like an ordi-
airy street sewer. As they are dug down I
, sandy soil. it is hoped that the water {
ill be absorbed with sufficient rapidity to
revent the streets and house cellars be. I
" flooded as they were last spring. I
The Armenian Relief association of New !
.ork has again sent out circular letters.
citing forth t he wretched restitution and J
lisery of the Armenian christians under !
urkish oppression and cruelty, and
lrnestly urging the sheltered and happy
hrIstians of this nation to make a thank
Herring at this peculiarly appropriate sea-
IN for the relief of their afflicted breth-
m. The funds so obtained are to be U
SEQ in relieving the horrible suffering n
hleh the winter is sure to bring. and $
Ill be distributed by trusted agents I
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