Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-03


supper.
Id. Williams has had pig killed lately
that tipped the scales at 500 pounds
dressed weight.
Frank Phillips and his son have moved
down from Fish hill and are occupying
rooms in the Richmond block.
Professor Elmore's private dancing
school will begin Wednesday evening,
December 9th, in the Grange hall.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union will have its meeting to- morrow
afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Rogers.
There are unclaimed letters in the post
office for Harry Williams, Viii! Stearps,
Arch McKinnon, j. M. Clark, Frank De-
lano and Ora j. Fuller.
The present style of weather makes
poor travelling but pretty good skating,
and the truant officer is good natureuly
pulling wool over his own eyes.
Mrs. jay Reed Pember of Woodstock
arrived in town yesterday from Burling-
ton. having been to Rock Point to place
her son in the Vermont Episcopal lnsti.
tute.
The anniversary OF Rev. DR.. Hardy's
| first sermon in Randolph occurs next
Sunday morning, and his subject on that
occasion will be ''The White Church and
Me?"
There will be a Poverty Party in the
Williams hall, beginning at O'Clock
sharp, to morrow night, December 4th.
Refreshments are to be served, and
pleasant time is guaranteed.
Mr.. Laroy Mann invited a number of
the young people to his rooms in Dub is
& Gays block Thanksgiving evening, TO
meet his friend, Mr.. Balch of Dartmouth
college. The new game, Pillow Decks,
furnished entertainment.
Mrs. Ellen Young and Mrs. Edgar Viii
liams and her baby went yesterday TO
White River Junction, and fiom there
Mrs. Williams, with her son, was TO con-
tinue the journey to New Haven, Conn,
where her husband has found employ
ment, and where the family intends to
live. Mrs. Young is to remain at the
Junction a week or so.
The members of the Randolph Maya
zine club are requested to meet at Mr..
III. Il. Sharpe's to- morrow evening al :30
O'Clock, to make arrangements for the
coming year. II is important that all
the mem bers should be present II they
wish to have voice in the selection OF
the magazines. Those who do not care to
continue in the club should send or bring
word to that effect.
w. c. Parmenter, who bought out the
cafe and candy. making business OF ID. Il.
Cooling over year ago, has sold his stock
of groceries to Mann 4 Allen, of whom
he purchased them, and has closed his
place on Pleasant street, retaining pos
session, however, OF his baking OUTFIT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmenter left town Tues
day, going to visit her relatives in Low
ell, Mass, ana later he intends 10 seek
another business opening.
There was hearing Saturday afternoon /
in the case of George Croker against the 4
estate OF the late B. b. Chase before X. NJ. I
Harvey of Montpelier as referee. 5. G. +
of Montpelier appeared for the f
estate, and n. l.. Boyden for the plaintiff. T
The suit was brought for the purpose of
obtaining payment for some livestock, ,
which Mr.. Crocker claims to have sold /
Mr.. Chase a short time before his death,
and which the other side claims was sold
TO Wallace Mann. The matter will come
before this term of court.
The Rochester club had very pleasant
reunion this year in the
Edison hall. Eighty-one sat down to the
delicious banquet served at O'Clock in
the afternoon, and conscientiously tried
10 prove equal to the bill of fare; but after
turkey and chicken pie and few other
kinds of pies, only very indifferent atten-
lion could be given to the remaining
numbers of the program. The fragments
Df the feast, which amounted to consid-
sraD bic If not quite twelve basketsful, were
distributed among those whose Thanks
giving might otherwise, perhaps, have
ost its Specification of good cheer. In
he evening came an interesting enter
ainment, consisting OF recitations and
dialogues by the children, solos by Miss
Carrie Haufler and Mr.. Willard Hayes,
md selections by male quartette com
posed of Mr.. Hayes, DIR. Bailey, Hudson
3ailey and Dan Morse, and also by sec
md quartette made up OF DIR. Bailey, Mrs.
Nellie Dompier and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Morse. Though eight families belonging
o the club were not represented at this
eunion, the number was the same as on |
previous occasions, so many new MEM
Ders had been received during the year. !
COR a souvenir of the event, the ban :
Iuetters were photographed while seated {
I the spread.