Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-21
Randolph Continued.

L.. p. Thayer has lbeen in Boston this
week.
Miss E. M. Gleason is visiting in Peter
boro, N. II.
Fifty-three hands are now working in
the screen mill.
Miss Louise Chase is staying with
friends in Boston.
Edward Hatch has entered the employ
of Mr.. Willard Gay.
Mrs. A. R. Crandall went yesterday to
Sharon to remain a few weeks.
Mrs. Iona Chase has returned from STAN
fordville, N. ", for the summer.
Miss Gladys Jone is very sick indeed at
the home of her father, w. w. Jones.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. J. w. Rowell next Monday evening.
The next meeting OF the w. q. T. u. will
be with Mrs. Edward Rising at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
L. T. Sparhawk was in Bethel, Tuesday,
to see his mother, Madam Sparhawk, who
is in quite feeble health.
Colonel Chandler is again in Randolph,
overseeing the improvements on Mount
Royal and "Mari- Castle"
The Kings Daughters will meet at 2:3O
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, May 9th,
with Miss Nellie HARDWOOD.
The members OF Arcadia Lodge, /. o. G.
T., will have an entertainment In the Will
liams' hall tomorrow evening.
Albert Hodges, who has been living in
Scranton, Penn, lately with his eldest son,
was one of,the arrivals Tuesday.
There will be ball game next Saturday
afternoon at McCall's park between the
Randolph High School nine and town
team.
Mr.. Henry w. Tewksbury delivered his
lecture, "The Coming Storm" in st. Al
bans, Tuesday night, and in Meriden, N.
H., last night.
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry OF Lyndonville
came Tuesday to attend the funeral OF her
sister-in-law, the late Mrs. Edwin Church
of Bethel Gilead.
The latest reports concerning the con-
diJion OF DR.. @. P. Frost Of Hanover do
not give the friends here any encourage
ment to hope for his recovery.
Miss Mary G. Tewksbury has been Sc
lected as one Of the contestants at the
prize speaking exercises Of the Burlington
University next Thursday evening.
Mrs. Jehiel Holman and two sons, Carl
and Clyde, arrived Saturday from Albu-
querque, New Mexico, and will remain in
this vicinity until some time in August,
when Mr.. Holman is expected on to ac-
company them home.
George L. Spear reached home from
touchdown, Me-, Tuesday night in Grip
pied condition, having stepped on loose
plank in platform which gave him fall
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
rsr1 %~Sx ka11~
duced rates Memorial day, the 3Oth inst.
The tickets will be good only on that date
and for continuous passage in both di-
rections. No stop-over privileges allowed.
The new bo oks for the New Public II.
brary will be ordered within week, and
the trustees would be glad to have sug-
gestions from citizens from all parts Of
the town with regard to books that they
would like to have purchased. Postal
cards, giving titles, and authors and pub
fishers names when possible, should be
sent at once to Prof. Whitehill or Hon.
VIM. H. Dubois.
The Abbott mill trade, outlined last
week, has fallen through. The scheme
did not meet the approval OF consider
able number of citizens whose aid was
necessary to make it success. Some of
these would not endorse any plan short Of
oHo uoVlScu ~ oHulpOUeuce, ana narQly
that. Mr.. Mitchell became discouraged at
the prospect and declined to sign an agree
ment to take one-half the stock, as origi- |
nally proposed.
Messrs. Willard Gay, George Moulton,
w. w. Morton and Henry Soper were
summoned to Windsor, Tuesday, to act as
grand jurors at session of the United
States court held there this week. There
being no time to enlarge the jury box, Mr..
Moulton was excused, but with regret;
because it was felt that his presence would
add great weight to the jury. Mr.. Gay
was also excused, but Mr.. Soper and Mr..
Morton were obliged to serve.