Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-08

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With the S6S which the Kings Daugh-
tiers donated to the public library, seventy
five carefully selected volumes have been
purchased.
Mrs. s. H. Kent of Mortified and her
daughter, Miss Sue Kent of Boston, were
here last week to see the formers son, Dr.
Curtis Kent.
The members of the w. c. t. U. have
commenced to beautify Memorial park
on Central street by blowing and regrad-
ing its surface.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will have its next regular meeting
at O'Clock Friday afternoon with Mrs.
q. w. Morrow.
At the recent Christian Endeavor con-
yention, held in l,1tland, the Rev. G. W..
| Morrow was elected vice president of the
state organization.
G. Il. LazeIle and wife of White River
Junction are passing part of their vaca-
tion with the parents of Mrs. Lazelle, Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Atwood.
! F. E. Howe, formerly reporter for the
Argus, is reporting the proceedings of the
present legislature for the st. Adams Mes
| senger and the associated press.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pierce and Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Carpenter of Warren and Miss
Cora Cleveland of Roxbury were enter
tanned few days ago at w. w. Carpen-
ter's.
Carl Edminster, who has been employed
in the express Office at White River juno
ton, is now firing on the day snifter in
the Central Vermont railroad yard at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Amsden went Mon
day to Mortified, where they will remain
about a week and then proceed on their
homeward journey to Mitchell, South
Dakota.
Miss Annie Mead is taking DR.. Hell
mer's osteopathic treatment for the bene-
fit of her eyes, and Mrs. Susan Robinson
and Mrs. j. ID. Mitchell are also among
his patients.
b. G. Goodwin has bought out the in
terests of the other three neirs in the es-
tate of his mother, the late Mrs. Edwin
Goodwin, and now owns the Goodwin
house on Pearl street.
Rev. w. n. Roberts, pastor OF the Meth
odist church at Rochester, preached in
the Baptist church last Sunday, in place
of Mr. Robson, who did not feel quite
strong enough to take the duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hayward gave
whist party Friday evening in honor of
the twenty-third anniversary of their
marriage. The guests were twenty eight
in number and were regaled with very
fine refreshments. Mr. A. Il. Bass and
partner carried off the honors in whist.
Two diminutive politicians in knee
pants were arguing the merits of their re-
spective parties the other day, when one |
OF them, who had been made to learn the
names of the Twelve Apostles as they are
given in the gospels, clinched the matter /
by asserting proudly, "Why, even Mat /
thew was republican"
On an average, something like half a
dozen letters are sent every week from +
this postufiice to the dead letter office at 1
VAS ington, after they have been kept here 1
the required length of time. Occasion
ally they are misdirected, but more fire. /
quently they are never called for, though T
advertised each day on the bulletin board.
Mrs S. S. Clark, at her opening OF fall /
and winter millinery Monday, made a
fine display of trimmed hats and bonnets
that were viewed with admiration by a
large number OF ladies. Chenille trim
ming seems to be feature of this seasons
and has decidedly rich effect,
while the ribbons are of all the pretty
shades and patterns Imaginable.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurlburt, who have
been living in Stoneham, Mass, the past
two or three years for the benefit OF the
formers health, are to take up their
abode again in Randolph. They have
rented the lower part of the Hastings
house on Fales street, vacated by MIR. A
j. Curtis, and Mr.. Hurlburt will resume
his old place III the Bean barber shop.
The editor OF the Morrisville paper has
evidently found that ''There is nothing
he matter with the climate of old YER
mont up in his part of the state; for he
gives the following gentle hint to enthu-
siastic curio- hunters in the fall OF the
year Take noticei We have received
all the sample clusters OF raspberries OF
fall growth we want. No further mem
Ion, nil ka do E,f hon I'm I
finder brings in a two-quart pail full"
The Randolph Book club has contribute
ed its forty-one new books to the public
library, and the list has been forwarded
by the secretary OF the club to the library
trustees. These books are all OF recent
and comprise some phjlo-
sophical and scientific works as well as
fiction. They will, of course, first make
The rounds of the club before they are
handed over to the public library, to
which they will be a no inconsiderable
addition.
The October foliage is now in the height
If its beauty, and the wooded hills display
wealth of color that, upon a fall bonnet,
would probably be stigmatized as vulgar
n the exclusive circle of the colored four
hundred. The leaves, moreover, like
else, are seen to the best adj
vantage in their proper place upon the I
rees; scattered over the lawns and side
walks, moldering in the cutters or whirl-
ing in sudden gust of wind, they lose
heir aesthetic value and seem to be as
rou blesome as a bone out of place, requir-
ing the vigorous osteopathic treatment OF
rake.
The trains, both Dorth and south, were
realty delayed Saturday by the wreck of
freight near the Webb place in East
Granville. 1t was a south bound freight
II twenty-six cars, twenty-three of which
umped the track and piled themselves up
n heap. Their contents were scattered
broadcast and the cars were badly
mashed. One of the brakemen had his /
pack hurt a little but no others were in
ured The track was cleared so that the !
Ifternoon express from the north came
trough, albeit somewhat behind time.and I
brought down the cars of one of the night |
trains