Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05
The next dancing school will be held
Tuesday evening in Dubois & Gays hall.

The next dancing school will be held
Tuesday evening in Dubois q Gays hall
Perrine's comet, advancing toward us Al
the rate OF /, 900, 900 miles day, Is expect.
ed to strike the earth sometime during
Saturday, March 14th, unless it changes
| its course. In the event Of a collision, oul
subscribers are requested to notify US as
soon as possible OF any change in address
mr.. George Mouton attempted to weigh
himself yesterday by the penny in-the-
slot machine at the depot, but as the hand
would only go around the dial once
marking three hundred pounds-he was
unable to accomplish his purpose and
thereupon demanded his money back.
The entire stock Of the Rood millinery
store has been sold to parties not known
and the manager, Miss Alice Sheldon, goes
| to Mortified to take charge OF the millin-
cry department of MIR. Fred Jones' store,
| in which she has a financial interest.
Miss Sheldon will go to Boston, Saturday,
to attend the millinery openings. This
sale reduces the number Of millinery stores
in Randolph to three.
| Miss Minnie Carpenter went yesterday
| to Boston, where she has secured place
as finisher in a dressmaking esta blishment
and will study vocal music with Mr. George
H. Remele, a member Of tho Ruggles
Street quartette and the teacher with
whom Miss Carrie Haufier studied. Miss
Carpenter is one of our best singers and
Wilt be much missed by the Christian
church congregation and the choir, IN
which she has been one Of the leading So
pranos.
Hon. V. /. Spear and G. M. Winslow of
the Vermont State Cattle commission, and
DR.. Rich, the veterinary, have been called
before the Massachusetts, legislature to ex-
plain their method Of handling the tuber-
culosis question and of carrying out the
provisions OF the law without exciting
the opposition of the farmers. The Mas
sechusetts cattle commissioners have
found the tuberculosis enactment diff
cult thing to manage, and the harmonious
working of the Vermont law has attract
ed their attention.
The annual convocation OF Whitney
Chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ, for the annual
election of officers, was held Monday after
noon in Masonic hall. These officers were
elected or appointed IN. L. Boyden, E.
II. p; w. A. Mcintosh, King; Rev. G. f.
Partridge, Scribe; G. Il. A bbott, Treasurer;
K. o. Hubbard, Secretary; Lucius Webb,
C. H.; f. A. Phillips, p. S.. A. III. Bell, r.
A. c.; NJ. l.. Scott, NJ. of 3rd "; S. N.Fisk,
NJ. of End "; G. W. Davis, NJ. of list ";
Rev. Homer White, Chaplain; +. T. Sault
and A. N. Culver, Stewards; r. z. Morse,
Sentinel; Lucius Webb, j. d. Denison and
Z. l.. Bass, Finance Committee.
One OF our townsmen of waggish turn
of mind processes to be highly disguised
at the renting of the screen mill to the
company now occupying it. He gives as
reason for his dissatisfaction rumor,
which has reached him, to the effect that
the Pullman car company were thinking
of renting the screen mill and moving here
when their plans were frustrated by this
ill-advised move on the part OF our bust
ness men. 1t further seems to the gentle
man exceedingly foolish for the skilled
workmen in Randolph to be puttering
over trifiing fly traps when they might be |
turning out elegantly Pull
man cars, ornamented with uniformed |
conductor and an ebony coiored porter
finished off with brush broom. leFsf