Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-05

Mrs. M. NJ. Wilson was called to La.
COMA, N H., yesterday morning by the
serious illness OF friends.
Rev. and Mrs Homer White went yes
terday to Mortified to attend meeting
OF the Central Vermont clericus.
The family of Mr.. Fred Packard went
yesterday to live in Ded ham, Mass, where
he is to have charge OF large farm.
The Equitable Life Agency at Burling-
ton, W. H. s. Whitcomb, General Agent,
paid policy holders during the month oil
October S37, 1s4 10.
Clinton Edison is soon to finish work in
Mortified for F. A. Jones, the merchant,
and will return to his home in Randolph
to regain his health.
There will be box sociable at Charles
/ Woodlands in Braintree, Thursday even
/ ing, November 18th, for the benefit OF the
/ Pethville Cornet band.
Mrs. F. A. Richardson and daughter,
Daisy, OF Middlebury have been visiting
Arthur and Miss Emma Pratt, and went
from here yesterday to Montpelier.
The screen mill was obliged to shut
down Saturday and Monday on account
II a broken elevator. The mill gives en-
ployment to sixty hands at present.
At the annual meeting Of the Dog River
Valley Fair association in Northfield a
few days ago, j. B. Wells was elected vice
president and one of the directors of the
organization.
Mrs. Hannah Wood has rented the
lower part of her house on South Pleas
ant street to Albert Alexander and family,
and will live herself in the upper part
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Wilson.
There will be a meeting OF Sunshine Ju.
venile Temple at 2:30 O'Clock next Satur-
day afternoon in the Williams hall. The
meeting is for the election OF officers, and
good attendance is desired.
Rev. and Mrs. w. N. Roberts, Rev. and
Mrs. Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and Mr..
Franzen, OF Hartford, Conn.,, were enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Morse and Mrs. Roxana Hebard.
DIR. and Mrs. Blanchard came back from
Boston last week. Mrs. Blanchard, who
has been in Boston for a month past, re-
ceiving treatment for chronic bronchitis
and asthma, has returned not much i'm
proved.
Isaac Newton is erecting a two-story
building on the West Braintree road, a
few rods beyond the ice house. The low
er part he designs for a carriage shop, and
the upper part for tenement. barn is
also attached to it.
Gorton's Minstrels drew a good. sized
house Tuesday night and gave an enter
tertainment that was considered quite
little better than the average run of Min
strels The band was exceptionally good,
and the quartctte OF male voices more than
pleasing.
The Vermont press ASSOCIATION made a
most fitting choice in selecting Manager
w. b. Howe OF the Burlington Free Press
as its president. Mr.. Howe has demon
strated his ability as business manager
since he became connected with the Free
Press, and he is also popular among the
fraternity. The retiring president, l.. p.
Thayer, has served exceptionally well and
retires with the gratitude and goodwill OF
every member OF the association.-North-
field News.
sit is impossible to speak too highly OF
Professor Buellls entertainment says
the Detroit Free Press. ale is himself an
artist OF unrivalled ability, and combines
a thorough theoretical knowledge of art
with an extensive practice. Most of the |
views are of his own production, and are
as faithful representations OF the scenes
depicted as photography can delineate. /
1t is a privilege to be present at one of /
these entertainments. Nothing can be /
more instructive, nor furnish such a con-
ception of the splendor of foreign scenery I
and cities.n Professor Buell. speaks in I
st. Johnsbury next Wednesday evening,
November 18th, and in Dubois x Gays 1
hall the evening of the 18th inst
An unfortunate occurrence that seri- +
ously Affects one of the mem ers has hap
pened in the Methodist church, greatly
10 the regret of all good people who would .
prefer II possible, to avoid unpleasant
out as the matter has become
noised abroad to such an extent, ii is
thought that it may perhaps be as well to
have the real facts IN the case stated. 1t
seems that at the revival meetings in the
church Tuesday and Friday evenings of
net n arfa 80. T.
taking up the collection, and two or three
responsible persons are positive that they
saw him transfer some OF the money to
his own pocket. The circumstance Great
ed so much excitement that il was decid-
I'd to institute an Investigations and COM
mittee OF seven prominent church menu
Oers was accordingly appointed. They
net Monday morning ana Mr.. Davis, APP.
bearing before them, entered most en-
phatic denial to the charge. He claimed
hat he put into the collection a larger
piece of money than he cared to contrib
lte and what he took out was for change;
n fact, that be put in more than ne took
'nt. In spite OF this explanation, how
iver, the committee felt Justified in oras-
ng Mr.. Davis name from the roll of
membership.
The expected bill abolishiug the Nor ,
nal system made its appearance in the :
louise yesterday, being introduced by ,
dr. Hamilton OF Richford, "by request.S !
The bill provides for the establishment !
4 normal departments in the high schools ,
4 Burlington, Rutland, Montpelier, st. 7
Albans, Morrisville, Newport, st. Johns q
Jury, MiddlebuAy, West Randolph,
Woodstock, Bennington and Brsttleboro.
The superintendent of education shall ar
ange two normal grades, one OF four years
nd one of three years, for each of these
chools. Entrance shall be by examina.
ion held by the principal OF the school
nd two assistants at 81 per day. Appli.
ants shall tile intention of teaching at
EAST two years in the state. School year
hail consist of not less than SO weeks. :
Governor shall appoint two deputy super
ltendents for term of one year and at a
llary of 81 500, with 500 Cor expenses.
deputies duties shall consist of direct n
lg instruction in the twelve normal de-
named, under the supervision C
the superintendent of education. A
lodel-school of teaching shall be a part {
each normal department. Schools u
hall receive from the state two dollars
er term per normal pupil. Tuition to
UGH pupils shall not exceed s. per term
'r first grade, or "a for second. Diploma
'om normal department shall be a life
for teaching. Bill to take eff \
ct July l, 1897. Ii is safe to say that this
implicated machinery, with its dubious
respect as to results, will NOT be pre-.
fred by our legislature to the nresant