Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-10

A letter addressed to Mary E. Wilkin
and advertised at this postoffice as un
claim ID, has been found to belong to M is
Mary E. Wilkins, the autboTess, who or
dered it sent TO Randolph, Mass, the place
that claims the gifted story-teller for 6
daughter, and for which Randolph, VT.
had no doubt been mistaken.
1t was just twelve years ago last Sun
day, Decem Der 9th, that the great fire oc-
Cured in this village and swept the tTi-
angle clear of buildings. 1t was just sue b
mild, moist weather then as we had this
year on the same date. When we look at
our present brick Blocks, the memory OF
the fire is not very sad one.
A word from &. c. Written 1--WE are
stuffing with Thanksgiving turkey in
Greeley, Col, that was not raised by irri-
CATION. Have found temperance 'spud'
which tips the scale at l. pounds now,
and when dug weighed one pound more,
but has shrunk by being displayed in a
store window. This was fattened by
water irrigation. II / can secure reason
able transportation, will forward some
for the church fair.
The Magazine clu b held its annual meet
ing Friday evening at Mr.. Hayden Sharpe
and reelected Mrs. William Bass presi-
dent, and Mr.. Sharpe secretary and treas
urer. 1t was voted to keep very nearly
the same list OF magazines, with few
changes in the lower priced publications
that will be decided upon at later
meeting. McClure's, the Outlook, the
Ladies' Home journal and the Outing are
in the debatable list.
II. f. Sharpe of this village has quite a
collection OF bills of various denomina-
tions, representing the currency in rcu
lation before and during the war.
Among them are several Confederate bills,
which must have been valueless indeed
il they weren't worth the paper they were
printed on; for the latter YVES OF pretty
cheap variety, and one or two OF them
we're printed on the backs OF discarded
state bank Noes. He has also a sheet of
Confederate postage stamps o the tw nty
cent SERIES which took the place OF on :
two cent stamp. OF state bank notes Mr..
Sharpe has many that are OF interest
One for two dollars, issued by the Frank
lin county bank at St. Adams, bears the
date of May Z, 1853, and the signature of
q. A. Burton, president. One for twenty
dollars was issued by the Missisquoi
bank in Sheldon in 1852, and a three dol
lar note, dated May Z, 1850, was put in
circulation by the South Royalton bank
when Mr.. Daniel Tarbell was president
There is, too, in the collection a seven
dollar note that has the following on its
face 1.-THE possessor OF this bill shall be
paid seven Spanish mllled dollars oy the
3lst of December 1856, with interest at
the rate OF per cent. per annum, by the
Massachusetts Bay, according to an act
of the legislature OF said state the 9Th day
of May, 1880" The collector, in addition
to the foregoing, has a great deal of script
currency OF the fifty, twenty FIVE, ten and
five-cent values In this, the Woodstock
bank is represented by five. cent script
-igned by Il. Johnson, cashier, in 1873
Besides the pleasure which this collection
would naturally give to the lover OF his
torical relics, 1t is capable of being Won
derful solace; for when its possessor finds
The times particularly hard. he sits down
ard counts up his Confederate money and
feels as happy as king.
(Other 10 sals on next page.)
Yau'll use 1-3 less ~ Harmless soap.