Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-24

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class at Norwich University this fall.
An effort is being made to form Chau-
tauqua Literary and Scientific circle.
MRS. Mary E. Harrington spent last
Sunday with friends In Providence, r. /.
J.C. Gilfillan OF Barnet has been the
guest OF Principal +. p. Davidson this
week.
Rev. Wv. Blackman will preach his
| farewell sermon at the Cong'l church next
Sunday.
Arthur M. Wright and May H. Freeman
were married Aug. II by Rev. v. w.
Blackman.
Rev. " w. Blackman married Burton
g. Spooner OF Randolph land Bertha M.
Hubert, Sept. 2.
/ Miss Mary Brooks and Mrs. M. N. Ken
dali are spending week with friends at
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. M. p. Stickney OF Royalton was
the guest OF her son, W. b. Z. Stickney,
the first OF the week.
Fred L. Bruce and Miss Ida May Hay
ward, both OF Roxbury, VT, were married
by Rev. V. W. Blackman, Sept. 4.
Rev. v. w. Blackman married Willie L..
Williamson and Miss Sadie " Flint, both
OF 6tockbndge, Sept ".
Rev. v. w. Blackman married Dana D..
Stoddard and Miss Mary A. Richardson
OF Woburn, Mass, Sept. %.
About ten from Bethel attended Hoyt's
playa Trip to Chinatown" at White
River junction last Monday evening.
Miss Florence Adams returned to North
ampton last Saturday, after spending the
summer with her father, VIM. X. Adams.
Z. q. Maynard has sold his barber shop
to q party from Dublin, N. h., and has
gone onto the road as agent for BARRIERS
supplies.
Miss Addie Bradbury returned from her
three weeks vacation in New Hamp-
shire last Sunday and Is at her old post
in the postoffice.
September 8, at the home OF the bride,
Rev. v. W. Biackman assisted H. NJ. God
dard in marrying Edwin Messer and Miss
Elizabeth Lyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morse OF Elmwood,
N. H., are stopping with his sister, Mrs.
Albert Bradbury. Mr.. Morse is station
agent at Elmwood.
Bills are out announcing the annual fall
excursion TO New York Sept. 10Th by the
Central Vermont, via Springfield and New
London. A pleasant trip on steamer
with free berth accommodations.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Fisher aud Mrs.
Ruth Dlckey are taking a carriage drive
through Orange county this week and
will attend the fair at Washington.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Congre-
gational church will give a supper and
social at their church vestry and dining
room Wednesday evening, Sept. 30th.
Letters remaining unclaimed at the
postoffice are addressed to Miss Sophia
Rnu
Mrs. w. Q. Latham and Miss Fannie NJ.
Slack.
The storm OF last week made great havoc
with the electric light and telephone
wires in this vicinity. Lightning in par,
ticuiar made great plaything out OF the
wires and poles.
Albert Abbott, who has lived In the
Paine house, and -. c. Blake, who hes
lived in the Fassett block, have rented
The old Paul Gay house ana will occupy
the same October LIST next.
The Whitcomb estate has sold the Web
Der farm In Stockbridge to Boston par
ties who are interested In the tale mine,
which underlies the farm on the south
side Of the river. The price paid was
s2,500.
Q. d. Cushing Is making extensive REL
pairs on the raceway at Bethel Mills. III
mas been ascertained that the lower OUT
side wall OF the raceway has become
weakened and will have to be rebuilt. ID.
w. Allen has charge OF the work.
Gen. Custer Council No. Is, Jr., o. U. A.
NJ, meets in Cusbing's hall every Friday
night. The following are the officers: g..
W. Z. Dunbar; v. c., e. p. Fisher; j. p.
e., Geo. Blossom; X. g., b. V. Johnson; f.
s., II. E. Adams; T., j. =. Kimball.
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drive two steel tacks into his hands while
at work In tie shoe shop last week and
in consequence has laid OF for short va /
cation. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins went to
Waitstield last week to visit relatives.
The condition OF S. z. Durham, who
was injured at the Church street crossing
early this month, does not seem to i'm.
prove. For while he seemed to be gain
ing and was In his right mind but lately
he has been out OF his head nearly all the
time.
While Il. T. Arnold was driving to the
village from his Burnett farm last week
and leading one horse behind, the rear
horse took lively jump and landed right
In the carriage with the other occupants.
There were three men In the buggy, but
the horse landed ON top Of MIR. Arnold,
and as result he Is black and blue on his
cOutus Cnot uuu WC5t oidcb.
Some miscreant, or miscreants, prefer.
ring the works OF darkness rather than
light, sneaked up to the rope holding up
the Palmer and Buckner flag about a. m.
Tuesday morning and severed the rope,
letting the flag trail in the dust. Night
Waterman Willis Dunbsr soon discovered
che dastardly trick and attempted to
climb the sixty feet pole to replace the |
flag but abandoned the attempt at about
third the distance up. Tuesday the pole |
was taken down and the flag replaced.
The Bryan and Sewall flag that has been
hung on Main street, opposite the Edison
block has been taken down and Palmer |
and Buckner flag hoisted In its place. The |
two wings Of the Democratic party seem |
to be pretty equally divided in town. /
There are less than one hundred Demo-
cratic voters in town, and ffty-one sigma
lures have been obtained here to the nom
nation papers OF Palmer and Buckner. It
is only necessary to obtain about six hun
dred signatures In the state in order to
have the names printed on the official bal
lot.
very peculiar and troublesome acct
dent happened last Friday to the young
child Of r. Lamb Of New York. The fam
lily OF Mr.. Lamb has been spending the
summer with MIR. Noble, while Mr.. Lamb
has been in Europe. He returned last
week and hastened tn RpthaI arriving