Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17

Miss Inez Kent OF Boston, on her way
home from Northfield, stopped here over
one night the first of the week, as the
guest OF Mrs. William Bass.
Mrs. Rebecca Webster has been chosen
junior vice president of the Woman's Re
lief Corps, the occupant of that office hav-
ing been incorrectly named last week.
Mrs. IL. G. Cole, Mrs. Dimick and Miss
Cornelia Pierce left Friday for Boston,
which the two latter named have some
idea or making their permanent abiding
place.
The judge of probate has appointed A..
Il. Cushman administrator of he estate OF
the late Mrs. b. e. kiford, and James z.
Cleveland and c. r. Granger commits
sioners.
Hon. and Mrs. VIM. II. Dubois, Mr..
Willard Gay and DIR. and Mrs. L. o.
Blanchard attended the reception given
in Hanover, n. H., Friday evening to
| Professor Edwin Frost and his bride.
Plans are being made for a musical con-
vention to be held in this village the first
OF February. Beedle's orchestra of Keene,
| n. H., is To be in attendance, and a large
number of singers are expected to take
part. The convention VIII last through
three days.
Over eighty people were present at the
first whist party of the season, given by
Fern Rebekah lodge in tine Edison nall last
Thursday evening, and very pleasant
time is reported. The honors were car
ried off by MIR. Fred Dunn and Miss Mel
lie Harwood.
The Magazine club viii sell its supply
of periodicals for 1896 at public auction
Saturday evening at Mr.. Hayden Sharpe's,
the auction to begin at 1880. This will be
an excellent opportunity to secure good
reading matter at a small expense. The
magazines have been carefully kept and
are neither tattered nor torn.
Z. S. Grant Post, G. A. r., has chosen
these officers for the coming year
George II. Hoyt commander; b. j. Pratt,
senior vice commander; John Nancy,
junior vice; T.. ~ Rising, chaplain: j. p.
Cleveland, officer Of the day; w. w. Tyler,
officer Of the guard; Edwin Goodwin,
sentinel; Z. T.Sault, quartermaster; Mum
roe Montgomery, surgeon.
w. c. Parmenter has moved his house, |
hold goods TO Lawrence, Mass, where he /
has been successful in securing employ |
ment for the present. His father, NJ. Par /
menter, will continue to run the lunch /
room in the lower part of the Kendrick /
house, on Pleasant street, and will also /
engage in the baking business to the ex-
tent of brown bread and beans. The /
young man came from Massachusetts last /
week to attend to the matter OF packing /
his goods and moving them away.
As Mr.. George Lane OF the Center was
driving around the corner by MIR. Henry /
Tewksbury's residence Friday, the horse, 1
in going over a ridge that had been left in
the road, fell and broke one leg so that /
the animal, quite a valuable one, too, was
shot TO END It's misery. the ridge is where /
the pipe was laid this fall to carry the vii I
lhge water to DR.. Upham's house, and the
dirt was probably left IN thai way under |
the impression thvt the elevation would /
soon settle to the level OF the rest OF the |
highway.
During the Christmas and New Year
holidays, the Central Vermont railroad T
win sell special round-trip tickets at re- I
duced rates, between all stations in New +
York and Vermont states; also to all /
points on the Central Vermont in Cana
da, including Montreal The Christmas
tickets will be good going December 2ith /
and 18th, and good returning until Janu-
airy 9TH, inclusive, 1897. The New Year
tickets will be good going December 3lst
TO January LIST, inclusive, and good re-
turning until January attn, inclusive. No
stop-oyer privileges allowed in either di
recIion.
The annual meeting of the Randolph
grange Saturday evening was largely at
tended, and the election of officers result
ed in the following choice: ALLEN A.
IflGSls UlhHAtI ~ - EilIts oNNA9tNt ]
Miss Name A. Connolly, lecturer; Roy
Holman, steward; ID. Hale Flint, assist
ant steward Mrs. A. Il. Manchester, chap
lain; Lyman Hutchinson, treasurer; Miss
Nora +. Connolly, secretary; Orrin W.
Mann, gatekeeper; Mrs. Judson Fits Po-
mona; Mrs. Ernest Manchester, Flora
Miss Annie Fits, Ceres; ISIS Georgia +.
Mann, lady assistant steward The
grange will have a special meeting next
evening for the purpose of work
ing the first and second degrees.
The concert by the Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs of the University Of YER
mont drew good house Saturday night,
and was well worthy the patronage which
1t received. The program was varied and
evidently satisfactory to a degree; for
every number was enthusiastically en-
cored. MIR. r.. w. Huse, grandson of Mr..
Melzar Woodbury. OF the Center, exhib-
tied great skill as a violinist, and the mus
ic of the banjo and mandolin clubs, in
which Robert Morton and John Chase
are playing, was particularly fine. The
Glee club received unlimited applause and
and invariably acknowledged the fiatter-
ing tribute by a second appearance. In
short, no words but those of commenda-
ton have been heard touching this con-
cert.