Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
A. H Bell was in Boston and Worcester +,


WA Mcintosh from Lebanon, n. H,
spent Sunday at home.
Miss Sarah Gilbert of Westford is a
work for Bell Brothers.
George Gilbert is home from Trinit.
college for short vacation.
Mrs. Allen Flint is able to be out after |
five weeks sickness with the grip.
George Bixby has gone to Chelsea tc
work on farm through the summer.
Mrs. Edwin Davis OF White River juno.
tion visited Mrs. E. D. Blanchard, Mon.
day.
Mrs. w. w. Case and daughter, Nida
from Holyoke, Mass, were in Randolph
over Sunday, leaving again Tuesday.
Mrs. Austin Adam, and daughter Of
Royalton spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
7. j. Adams.
Mrs. Dimick, Miss Cornelia Pierce and
Mrs. H. G Cole arrived Monday after
noon from Boston.
Miss Franc Barnes OF White River juno
ton was recently the guest Of Misses
Grace and Sue Sanford.
Miss. H. p. Yuran has been quite sick
with slow fever but Is at present gradu.
ally improving in beaith.
Claude Beedle has left Keene, N, H., to
accept lucrative position with one Of The
leading dentists Of st. Johnsbury.
| Hon. N. L. Boyden has been suffering
lately from Inflammation OF the eyes but
was able Monday to take trip to Boston.
Mrs. Charles Porter OF Columbus, Obi },
came Friday evening to spend the 81 m
mer with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. M. l..
Scott.
Rev. Seward Robson occupied the pull
nit in the Baptist church at Barre last
Sunday, In exchange with the Rev. P. G.
Abbey.
Messrs. John Dubois, Sherman Moul-
ton, Charles Mccall and Charles Cushman
were up from Dartmouth college over
Sunday.
Mr.. Gilman 8. Moulton arrived from
New York last week and has been stay
ing for the past few days at the Moulton
Homestead.
1t has been discovered by some ben6-
factor OF the human race that il furs and
wooden articles are carefully packed away
in tight boxes before the first of May
they will escape the notice OF Buffalo bugs,
who usually go cumming for red flannel
rags soon after that date.
There is one field of enterprise into
which women have not penetrated as yet,
though it would seem to be peculiarly
adapted to them. 1t is that of the per.
suasive bicycle agent, whose wheel only |
needs to run as easily as his tongue in or
der to be 40 days ahead of all the rest.
DR.. w. s Curtis, who went to New York !
last week for medical treatment, has had |
three bones, diseased by catarrh, removed |
from his nose, and Is recovering from the |
his throat are also being treated, and the
doctor expects to return before long in q
more robust state Of health.
Fred Boyd, who struck fisherman c. s.
Hall and knocked him down while the
latter was discharging his official duties,
was arrested last Thursday, charged with
and assault. The hearing
was held at the Center, States Attorney
D. c. Hyde of STAFFORD and Hon. N. L.
Boyden appearing for the state. The pris-
soner was found guilty Of the first offence
and fined $40. For the assault upon the
lister, Boyd was placed under $500 bonds
for his appearance at the June term OF the
Orange county court, and bail was fur
nished by Mr.. Henry Soper.
The roads, SO say those who travel over
them, were never in worse condition
than they are this spring. Between here
and the Center especially beyond the Rob-
nson place, it has been difficult matter
10 get through some OF the time, and con-
,idered a rather dangerous thing to try
litter dark. On the Snowsville road, the
lrost coming out OF the ground has left
places where the wheels gently sink into
he soft muddy batter up to the hubs,
Y bile the occupants OF the wagon make
| rapid calculation as to the average thick :
hess OF the earth's crust, and their likeli- !
hood OF humping up against Chinese
Exclusion Act on the other side.
At its last annual meeting, the town of
Randolph appropriated 500 for the estab- ,
oil a public library, elected q !
BOARD OF library trustees, and voted to in
'truct them to make application to the !;
tate board OF library commissioners for !
he state aid Of 500, which Is rendered
when requisite provision has :
been made for the care, custody and dis !
he part OF the town imposes upon 1t the !
egal duty Of annually appropriating not :
ess than $50 for maintaining the library. :
dany members Of the Ladies' Library AS. J
ociation have expressed q wish to have !
he books belonging TO the association = !
United with the public library, thinking +
hat thereby more good might be done
han by the present restricted circulation.
meeting is to be called for Friday after
loon, May 8th, at Mrs. A B. Tewksbury's, i
o take action upon the matter Of loan ?
I the books. II a satisfactory arrange.
nent can be made, the annual assessment !
I so cents will cease.
Last Thursday evening, Harry Morian, 3
be twelve-year. son OF Mrs. Lena Mo- a
ian, disappeared from home to the con- O
OF his friends, who feared that 4
ome mishap might have befallen him. s
he boy, who is still weak from an attack 81
scarlet fever, spent the afternoon In n
be hot sun watching baseball game, and il
is supposed that he became overheated o
nd wandered of without really knowing Il
hat he was about. He walked as far as "
ethel, then boarded the evening train Il
,uth and rode to Royalton, where he n
laid at the hotel overnight. The landlord II
oticed that he seemed to be clean re- D
oectable boy and offered him shelter for 81
ne night. In the morning, the young a
ian, having regained his senses some. Il
hat, took passage on q north-bound RI
andcar, which he quilted little below 81
ethel and walked the rest OF the way
ONE. Nearing the village, he felt little
aturaI diffidence about meeting fright
ned relatives, but was at length induced :,
, accept the role OF the returned prodi-
al and duly presented himself with dove
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