Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-24

| Mrs. Harriet Sanders OF Bethel was
recent visitor at Mr.. Ariston Sanford's.
Mrs. Anna Adams has gone to Bethel to
remain several weeks with relatives there.
Miss Corneiia Pierce is clerking-in one
of the Boston stores during the holidays.
Rev. T. A. Howard of Nashua, N. H..
will preach in the Baptist church next
/ Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Holman are receiv-
| ing congratulations on the birth OF son,
December 9th.
Mrs. s. N. Gould went Tuesday to
spend Christmas with her husband and
daughter at Springfield, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Holman and their
nephew, Master Harry Baldwin, have ar
rived from Greenfield, Mass, for the holt
days.
Any one who would like Carroll
s. Pages large calendar for 1897 can OBJ
tain it by addressing him at Hyde Park,
VT, inclosing five cents.
Rev. Mr.. Morrow preached the noon
day sermon to business men in the Brom-
field street Methodist church, Boston, on
Wednesday of last week.
Colonel Kim ball arrived early Monday
morning from New York, in response to
message announcing the dangerous ILL
ness of his sister, Mrs. Mead.
There are unclaimed letters in the post
Office for Mrs. Henry Hayes, Mrs. Nell
Blacke, H. X. Wenzel, George Vetnon,
Harry Shannon, IL. A. Curtis and A.
Beader.
The auction sale of magazines at Mr..
Hayden Sharpe's, Saturday evening, was
quite well attended, and the years sup
ply OF magazines was disposed OF for the
sum OF $5.SS.
DIR. Sam Sparhawk OF Burlington re-
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Mexico, where he had been in company
with p. c. Dodge, on an investigation as
to the existence OF Dean B. Conner.
The ladies of st. Johns church cleared |
over eighty dollars from the Christmas
sale and supper in the Edison hall last /
Thursday afternoon and evening. Sup /
per was served to eighty eight people.
Miss Gene Bancroft. who had been stay |
ing with her aunt, Mrs, Ellen Blanchard, I
some two or three months, left Friday on 1
the return to New York, stopping over 1
one night with friends in Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. Mary Nutting OF Bellows Falls, I
former resident OF Randolph, passed the l
seventy fifth milestone in life's journey
last Thursday, and was the recipient OF /
many elegant presents as friendly re-
minders OF the event.
Miss Edith Abbott OF the Bridgewater I
Normal school is spending the Christmas
season at Peabody, Mass with her friend, \
Miss Jessie Thomas. Miss Abbott is /
but Just recovering from a severe tt OF .
sickness brought on by over study.
The governor has appointed Hon. n. l.. 4
Boyden as one OF the commissioners to .
the Tennessee centennial exposition, to /
be held at Nashville from May to Deem /
Der OF the coming year. The object of
this commission is to see that Nermonts I
interests are properly represented at the
fair.
John A. Boswell, deputy United States
started Monday for Tacoma,
Washington, with the Chinaman, Mark
Tai, who had ventured into this country
in defiance OF the exclusion act. ).
Waldo of East Randolph accompanied the
and his charge in the capacity OF
guard.
The second in the series OF delightful
which Fern Rebekah
Lodge, |. o. o. f., are giving this winter,
will be an Anticipated Progressive party
with prizes, a musical program and light
The Odd Fellows aud their
families are cordially invited to this So
cial gathering, which will be held Tues
day evening, December 10Th, in the Odd
Fellows hall.
Ii would be interesting to know what
superstitious people are going to do about
the New Year on such an
unlucky day as Friday. There doesn't
seen to be any way OF averting certain
by postponement to more
suspicious day, ana the only possible
comfort to be CLEANED from the situation
Is that for the next twelve months there
will always be something to worry about.
At meeting OF the pilgrims OF Mount
Sinai Temple, Mystic Snriners, In White
River junction lately, "a pleasant incl
ient,n says an exchange, was the pre-
of an elegant jewel TO the re-
firing potentate, Il. o. Hi5bard. The gift
was bestowed in behalf OF the temple by
Collins Blakely OF Montpelier, in appro-
pirate terms, to which the recipient re-
'ponded in happy way" Mr.. Hibbard
) at present living in Springfield, Mass.
The members OF the Eastern Star and I
heir invited guests are to assemble at the
Red Lion Inn next Thursday night ITO I
watch the Old Year out, and the New /
Year in" Great preparations are being
made for the evening in the way OF re- {
reshments and social enjoyments, and an I
pleasant time is anticipated. I
Work in the initiatory degree at the I
Masonic hall will precede the evenings
estivities. All members OF the order !
lave a cordial invitation to be present. I
The High school pupils presented the 9
principal and two assistant teachers with {
ONE very handsome Christmas gifts on
friday, just before the close of school for :
he holiday vacation. Professor White
ill was the recipient OF elegant desk fur
Iiture in the shape OF gold-topped onyx !
nkstand, a silver-topped cut glass muci'
age bottle and silver handled paper cut
err, ink eraser and letter opener. Miss 9
dubois, the first assistant, was remem-
,ered with beautiful Delft clock, while {
diss Tewksbury, the second assistant, re- 7
eived a very handsomely decorated lamp.
he presentation was gracefully made by !
Hiss Harriette Joiner OF the class OF "a.
An act has passed the national house OF o
representatives. providing, among other L
ostal improvements, that letter carriers !
lay be appointed at Offices where the
rec delivery system has not been estab-
shed, the cost OF the carriers to be borne
v the patrons. Not many people will be