Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-27

me unkn convention OF the Mizpal
and Golden Rule Unions will be held 4
the Chriatian church Thursday, Sept. 3ad
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Dodge Of Enfield, N
, H., and Mrs. W. B. Chandler, son ant
daughter Of Minneapolis arrive today q
Mari Castle.
Between twenty five and thirty from
this place, including tire drum corps, at
: tended the Windsor County Veterans' Re
union held at South Royalton yesterday
Mr.. Eugene Segar will give very In
: terestiDg talk on "The Life OF q CONNER
cial Traveller" in Bethel next Tuesday
evening, under the auspices OF the 10. GIT
i A telegram received here this morning
announces the arrival at Portland Oregon
yesterday noon OF Mrs. l.. H. Curtis, after
a comfortable trip. She remained one
day In Chicago.
The Vermont state fair will open at
\ White River Junction, Tuesday, Eeptem-
Der 9Th and continue three DAYS, The
management has been very active In ar
ranging for high-clas exhibits and at
racttve features, and farmers wives and
4 daughters are urged to contribute articles
OF use and beauty to the Floral hall dis.
play.
The Blanchard picnic August 10th at
| the home OF d. W. c. Blanchard was 4
very pleasant affair, 115 guests claiming a
welcome from the hospitable' host and
hostess. Dinner was served in a grove.
where tables and chairs had been provid-
ed, and big can OF lemonade also con-
tributed to the enjoyment OF the party.
An excellent speech was made by George
Flint, and those present voted the day
we'll spent.
The result OF the tuberculosis test made
q N Hpao las, o. l. -.
week by the veterinaries Drs. E. f. Moore
OF Albany, N. Y, and F. A. Rich OF Bur.
lington, was the slaughter OF eight ami
mails out Of herd OF So. A large number
OF the remaining rs cattle responded TO
the test by rise in temperature, and
those animals are to be isolated for three
months and then tested again. The re-
port OF the post mortem examination will
be published as soon as 1t Is received from
the veterinaries. The Moulton brothers
are now buying cattle and starting fresh
herds on the farms included in their es-
tate.
Mrs. !. ID. Williams gave a tea party of
unusual interest last Thursday afternoon,
in honor Of her aunt, Mrs. Ruth Riford
from South Randolph. The guests, who
were Mrs. Rif0rd, Mrs. Charlotte Mont
gomery and Mrs. Lovina Moulton, were
friends and schoolmates In their girlhood .
days. The afternoon was very pleasantly
spent in recalling the s'good finest Of !
their youth, and many an amusing anec- :
dote proved that the demure little maid |
ems Of eign.y years Ago had perhaps as |,
lively an appreciation of fun as their more !
precocious granddaughters. The china |
used at this antique tea was the real old |
fashioned ware and much Of IL outranked |
the guests In point OF age.
A very delightful event was the after
noon function given by Mre. f. o. Blan
chard, Monday, i'm honor OF her guests,
Mrs. M. E. Tilson OF Maiden, Mass, and !.
Miss Nellie Blodgett OF Lebanon, N. H. |
About 10Y ladies' were present and were ,
received BY the hostess, Mrs. Tilson and
Miss Blodgctt, assisted by Mrs. q, W.
Morrow Mrs. Walter Goodwin Of New
York and Mrs. Emma 8. Peters. For en-.
tertainment there was short program OF /
oy Miss Elsie Powers end violin
selections by Miss Eunice Denison, both |
Of whom acquitted themselves to the ad.
OF their appreciative listeners.
were served in the dining
room, Miss Mary Dubois pouring rhe
fruit lemonade, and her friend, Miss
the iced tea, while the maids in
Mdltluk WNIC AliaoCo SlukQpuQ AuuS Luz
Bots, Mary G, Tewksbury and Lucy Wall.
Miss AZ, Blanche Sparhawk, whose
sweet Soprano voice has already won the
favorable recognition OF musical critics in
other towns, is to give musicale Ia Du.
Bots ~ Gays hall next Friuay evening" |
She will be assisted py Miss Caroline
Lamson, soloist, Miss Euhico Denison,
violinist; w. I. Spnrhawk, tutist; Miss
Marian ri ma rt and lee
Elsie s. Powers, elocutionist The pro-
gram will be varied in character, and the |
Entertainments rs a whole, promises to be |
one OF the best, The Springfield Mass |
Union, In speaking Of Miss Sparnawk's |
singing, says,--"Tne soloist OF the even |
ing, Miss M. Blanche Sparhawk OF Ran
dolph, deserves especiaI mention. Her |
selections were very pleasing and were
sung in rich clear voice that showed CELL
tivation and power. Miss Sparhawk 5se
pupil OF Mrs. E. !. True OF Boston emf
young singer OF much PROMISE"
Among the recent arrivals in tcwn were
Lawrence Blanchard and wife OF Chelsea,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. hobart OF st. |
Adams, H. Porter Smith OF Boston; L. w. |
Brigham OF Chicago, fermer resident OF
Randolph who is now one OF the directors
OF the Mutual Covenant Life Insurance
company OF dalesburgn, ILL.,, ana was here
to see the compsny's state agent, II. NJ. |
Miller; also Leon Drew, an employein the
railroad machine shops at Lowell, Mass,
who is here on vacation; Charles Mich
oils, wife and baby OF New YorK and two
friends, Mr.. Snyder and Miss Runyen;
Miss Shloss OF Philadelphia and Mr.. Rob.
ert Guggenhein Of New YORK, friends of
Mrs. A. ID. Lamson who are being enter
tanned at MIR. Henry Tewksbury's Miss
Lucy Burke OF North Pomfret, visiting |
Ida Bailey; Miss Lizzie Dunbar OF Mon.
treal, at Josiah Tilson's; Miss Eva Bus
we'll of NorthHeld, at w. A. Gourley's;
Miss Bernice Morrill, OF Tunbridge, with |
her grandparents, Fabien Dupuis and |
wife, and Mrs. c. f. Paine and two chill. |
dren OF Lowell, Mass, at f. W. Sault's.
Walter Douglas and John Stewart, two
OF BethePs enterprising citizens, drove in
to the village Thursday morning with q |
wagon load of whiskev which they offered |
for sale on the street, under the carefully
cherished delusion possibly that Randolph |
was merely a suburb of their hustllng |
town. Officer d. c. Woodward undertook
the delicate mission of introducing them
to new code of morals and the village |
lookup and it is question which excit-
ed their greatest admiration. The next |
morning they were brought before Hon. |
James Hutchinson, justice OF the peace, /
on complaint OF $. 9. Clark, and both