Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-04

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Hugh Clark is visiting in Barnard.
F.M. Perkins lost fine COW last week
Miss Lena Spalding is visiting at J. G,
Atwood's.
N. M. Draper and A. H. Bell OF Ran
dolph were in town Monday.
Mrs. Hattie Brown OF White River
Junction is at Mrs. John Locke's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morris of Lisbon,
N. H., are guests at Joseph French's.
j. l.. Bacon, E. A. Davis and wife and
Sidney Smith were in town Memorial day.
Oliver G. Lincoln, aged 70 years, died
last Thursday at the home OF George
Colby.
Mrs. 8. e. Cooley is confined to the
house, having dislocated her kneepan
last Monday.
M. G. Allen met with an accident last
week, W hich deprives him of the use OF
his right arm.
DR.. Helmer, the osteopathist, has
written that he will be here ready for
work July list.
A. w. Edison OF Worcester, Mass, was
guest at c. P. Dickinson's last week at
the time OF the teachers institute.
The Chelsea livery, B. H. Adoms, Jr.,
proprietor, is now being run in connec-
tion with the Orange County Hotel.
Mrs. Fred Stanton has been engaged as
meat cook at the hotel during court time,
and Miss Nellie Early Of Tunbridge as
table girl.
The Orange county creamery Co. shipped
4,140 lbs. OF butter last Tuesday-the
largest shipment made any week since
the creamery was started.
An engine and a diamond drill have
been ordered for use at the plumbago
mines, and borings will be made to deter
mine the depth and quality OF the plum
bago.
At meeting last Saturday night, Henry
Magoon, Orcutt Bixby and Thomas q.
Dearborn were elected members OF COM
mittee to make arrangements for Fourth
OF July celebration.
On petition OF several OF the citizens,
the selectmen have laid out an open road
from the main highway to the old ceme-
terry. having purchased OF DR.. s. n. Goss
for go the land owned by him east OF the
George T. Hebard command No. l,
Union Veterans Union, on Memorial day
visited and cared for the graves OF eighty
who sleep beneath the
little flags. OF this number "a are In
Highland cemetery.
Mrs. Harriet Goodwin OF Boston has
been in town the past week on business
connected with the settlement OF the es
tate of her aunt, Miss Adeline Clark.
Most OF the property belonging to the es-
tate was sold at auction last Monday.
r. w. Allen and l.. N. Lucas, Jr., at
tended the Democratic convention at
last week as delegates to the
district convention; and H. o. Bixby and
I. B. Atwood attended as alternates for
w, H, Spear and H. X. Colby, pectively,
10 the state convention.
There was large attendance at the
Memorial day exercises in the town hall
saturday. The exercises consisted OF
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Allen, salute to |
he flag by the school children, recitations |
,y Misses Blanche Townsend and Alice |
patriotic songs, and an address |
,y Hale K. Darling. At the conclusion
II these exercises the usual decoration
were bad in Highland ceme-
cry.
More than sixty teachers attended the
institute held here last week Wednesday,
Williamstown, Brookfield,
Tunbridge, STAFFORD, Vershire
md Corinth each being represented. Ma
on s. Stone and A. w. Edison, state su-
of education OF Vermont
nd Massachusetts, respectively, were the
instructors and it Is needless to say that
he meetings we're interesting and in
tructive, Hon. Horace w. Bailey OF
lewbury presided at the mass meeting IN
he evening.