Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-29

Next Saturday, the 31st of October, vii
| 'e Halloween.
Err. r. G. Morton has been sick FOL
over week with a stomach and live
! trouble.
H. 7. Lyman of Manchester, N. H., hss
been here lately on visit to his mother
Mrs. A. Lyman.
Miss Stella Morse, who has been quite
sick since her return from the West, is
at present very much better.
Mrs. n. c. McGreoor has gone to Massa-
chlsetts to spend the winter with friends.
I'll mn Wilson of Braintree will assist Mr..
cGregor in the store.
VIM. Ii. Kenney has leased his steam
'aundry to Charles Sails bury, who has a
practical knowledge of the business and
mas had CT arge OF the work since the
laundry was started.
Mrs. George L. Spear attended the re-
ce otion given in Montpelier last Thurs
day evening by the Young Mems Chris
ian Association and the Ladies' AuXili-
airy, to the artist Thomas Wood, who has
lately presented number of his paintings
to the original Montpelier. library.
William Gabrielle, who is in a feeble
state of ealth, was brought from Gran
vile, Nj S., last Saturday by his son, j +.
w. Gabrielle, in order that he might have
a. needful care and attention at his sons
home. Before reaching here, Mr.. j. w.
Gabrielle was himself taken sick and after
his arrival was confined to the bed for
two or three days.
The returns of the election next Tues
day will be received at f. II. Joslyn's
store over the New England telephone and
telegraph lines, which will bring the news
direct from the seat of war. 1t would
seem as though November 3rd so near Guy
Fawkes day, ought to be an suspicious
occasion for the preservation OF this
country from any silver plated gun pow
der plots.
There was a social dance in Dubois &
Gays hall Friday evening under the aus
pices OF the Junior Order OF American
Mechanics. Manchester's orchestra fur
nished music for about 20 couples. The
duties OF floor manager were performed
by E. n. Bean, while George Walker, r.
Reynolds, w. Il. Dunbar and A. b. He
bard figured as aids. Supper was served
In the Edison hall by Caterer Parmenter.
Mrs. Charles Abbott, while at the reviv-
al meeting in the Methodist church last
sunday evening, was taken suddenly very
i'll. She managed to leave the audience
room unaided but, on reaching the hall,
fell INTO dead faint and did not regain
consciousness for nearly half an hour.
Dut was bdktH AZ Oiltt 70 tue Douht Vi Ut.
V. c. Goodrich, who lives near the church,
and for day or two was SO weak, from
nervous trouble, as to be unable to return
home.
A. f. Kathan is surely entitled To wear
his hat in the presence of Western farm
ers, since he has made the sworn out"
soil OF Vermont produce corn with ears
longer than those of a donkey. Some OF
them indeed, after being husked, were
over a foot in length. Evidently the
Kathan farm does not belong to that class
referred to by Western populist, after
reading the Vermont election news, as
having soil so sterile as to be incapable
of raising even a disturbance.
The public library has lately received
several gifts OF books from private indi
viduals. Colonel Kimball has presented
dozen volumes, and other public-spirited
people have contributed from their stores
until about fifty more books have been
added to the list, making four hundred
in all. Those in the Kings
Daughters gift are to be designated as
such by neat little label pasted on the
inside OF tine covers. II is printed in their
particular color, the royal purple, and tells
by whom and at what date the books were
The work OF preparing the cat
alogue is a long and tedious performance,
but the trustees and their assistants are
gaining on it every day.