Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-16

and It's vicinity.
Miss farrell OF Brighton, Mass, 10 TO b
the trimmer in Mrs. 8. 8. Clark's millin
cry store this spring.
4 Mrs. Rufus Hutchinson was called t
Boston yesterday by the sudden death
her sister, the late Mrs. DR.. Turner.
4 B. F. Gage and family have moved fron
the Battles farm In Braintree to Mrs. FL
len Bryant's house on Central street.
4 Mrs.A Mitchell and Miss Margaret Har
rigan OF Northfield have been staying thi
week with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Sault.
Hon. and Mrs. v. l. Spear went to Bur
lington, Monday night, to see Joseph JET
ferson in his favorite role OF Rip Val
Wrinkle.
Miss Margaret Carrixan Is teaching thi
Iepring In Oakdaie, Mass, and her sister
| Miss Laura, begins Monday to teach II
East Barre.
e. o. Hubbard and wife have takel
| rooms in the Norman Nichols house OF
Prospect street, and will board at the Par
menter cafe.
Miss Florence Brooks has gone TO Bos
! ton to WORK during the busy season il
! the cloak department OF Springer Broth.
ers' dry goods establishment on Washing.
ton street.
Mrs. Dwight Abbott is to have apart.
ments in the house OF Mrs. Emma Read
through the summer while the latter's
sister, Miss Maria G. Smith, is away in
Brookfield.
Editor L. B. johnson succumbed Tues
day to an attack OF the mumps, and any
thing Roticeably soreheaded or out OF line
in this issue OF the HERALD can be natur-
ally explained.
The friends Of Mrs. G. w. Hayward
gave her surprise party Friday evening
in honor OF her birthday. A very pretty
willow rocker was presented as birthday
gift, and pleasant evening was spent.
A eulogy was pronounced upon the
late Rev. +. w. Hamblin Saturday after
noon, at the conference in Barre, and an
eloquent tribute was paid to his memory
and his work in the Methodist ministry.
The final meeting of the first general
assembly OF the General Society OF Coloni-
al Wars in the United States will be held
at Philadelphia, May 18th and Sth, and
Colonel r. j. Kimball.
Leon Latham has been engaged to teach
an eight weeks term of school in the
town 81 Bradford and begins his labors
next Monday. In the meantime, he is
spending few days with the Randolph
students at Dartmouth.
Remembe that the Fairbanks !. M itchell
company play in this village the Goth for
the benefit OF the Randolph band an or
ganization that has received but little
assistance for some time and Is at present
In quite straitened circumstances.
The remains OF Elhanan Amidon were
brought here yesterday from Lowell,
Mass, and taken to Brookheld, his for.
mer home. Mr.. Amidon, who had been
living with his daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Young, died Monday of paralysis.
Within the village, the snow has nearly
all disappeared and the streets are COM
paratively dry, but outside, six foot drifts
are still to be encountered in secluded
spots, and the condition OF the roads gem
orally seems to call for a wagon with
runner attachment. Bicyclers are out in
force.
Rev. p. c. Abbey OF Barre will preach in
the Baptist church next Sunday morning
and evening. Mr.. Abbey labored here in
the early days OF the church with the Es-
teys in revival work, and he has since
been the chief mover in building the beau.
tiful new Baptist church at Barre. He Is
also president OF the state convention OF
that denomination. r
Hon. VIM. H. Dubois is quite sick with
bronchial pneumonia and has been con.
fined to the house for week. His physi-
clan is DIR. A. G. Bailey, and Friday DR..
Gilman Frost OF Hanover, N. H., neph-
ew OF Mr.. Dubois, came up to see him, and
found the patient in as comfortablea con-
dition as could be expected. A trained
nurse from the Hanover hospital Is In
charge OF the sickroom.
The sugar season, short but sweet this
year, is now practically over, not having
been much more than week in length.
For few days last week there was almost
4 phenomenal run OF sap in fayorably. 10.
Gated sugar places, like that of Mr.. r. l..
Parsons, whose 600 trees yielded him about
:, 100 pounds OF sugar. Trees farther back
on the hills have not yielded so we'll as
they were not so soon affected by the thaw
and the quickly following warm weather
put sudden stop to the run OF safnpi On |
The whole, however, 1t is considered that |
The usual amount OF sugar has been made |
in this section.
The listers who interview the inhabi- |
ANTS OF the east part OF the township con-
lily, 1t seems, have quite Interesting sea.
IONS. G. s. Hall, who has been pursuing |
he annual investigation in that section,
called on Fred Boyd, Monday, to take his
isty and while SO engaged got into heat
I'd discussion with the victim, W bo knocked |
he lister down, struck him and tried to |
,hoke him to death. The papers have
,een made out for the arrest Of Boyd, who
has yet to learn that there are
,ther ways OF lodging tax list besides
the lister.
Special services were held at the Chris.
ian church Sunday morning and even
ng in commemoration OF the Easter festi-
al. The subject of the exercises was
Easter Light" which was elaborated by
readings, recitations and sing
ng by the children. There were three
anthems by the choir, and a
cry pretty duet was rendered by Misses
trace Lamson and Louise Hastings. In
he evening, there was song service with
n address by the pastor on the text, 81
m the resurrection and the life.n In
which he made reference to the miracles
hat emphasize the truth OF this passage.
'he floral decorations were in the best OF
aete, and the congregation in the morn.
ng numbered about 300.
The Baptist Sunday School convention,
which meets at Newport, June 1.3. will
lot lack for lite and vigor. We are in
ormed that Rev. Seward Robson, the
lert secretary ,is preparing to secure snap
hots OF pastors, superintendents, teach
RS and scholars throughout the state
1855 Of them-and those, also, OF people
tho are not In any school, but ought.to
%. 1t Is surmised that his object is a sort