Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-19

| Boston.
o.P. Winch, the deputy collector sta
toned at Richford, has been In handoiph
the last few days.
Rev. p. NJ. Douglass of st. Johnsbury
will preach in the Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
B. F. Herrick has rented the Morton
house on Weston street, lately occupied
by K. L. Williams.
DIR. w. S. Curtis and Mr.. A. q. Wheeler
have returned from their trip to the
Greensboro fish hatchery.
Mr.. John Wadleigh and family are now
living on Summer street, in the mouse va
Gated by Rev. Mr.. Robson.
Thaddeus Whippie, the representative
from Underhiil, and his wife are to-day
the guests OF Mrs. A. Il. Kendrick'
Rev. NJ. T. Morrill, OF Woodstock and
Rev. c. W. Morrow are in Lynn, Mass, this
week on special conference business.
Rev. G, w. Morrow will hold his last
service for this season in the West Brain
tree hall at o'clCcX next Sunday after
noon.
Hon. James p. Cleveland, senior, is re-
ported to be slowly rallying from his Sc
we're illness, though still IN very feeble
condition.
Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy accompanied Madam
Mr.. Hardy will join them at Thanks
giving time.
The Christian Science people have late.
ly purchased a new organ, OF the Wood
mandatory, for their chapel on Ran
dolph avenue.
Mrs. Campbell from Colorado, who had
been the guest Of Professor and Mrs.
Whitehill for the past three weeks, left
Tuesday for Boston.
Miss Carrie Draper has finished her
term OF school in Granville and is at home
for a short vacation before commencing
the winter term in the sane place.
Mrs. Ira Rice has gone to Simsbury,
Conn, where Mr.. Rice was taken quite
seriously i'll last week while away on
business trip to different towns in that
state.
The Woman's Auxiliary OF 81. Johns /
church is preparing for the annual Christ !
mas sale of fancy articles, TO be held in
the Edison hall Thursday afternoon and
evening, December 18th.
Chadwick Brothers have their new
foundry building erected in the Prince
mill yard and expect to have II in readi- /
ness before long to receive the NEEDING
apparatus from the Center.
Grin Cham erlain, who has been in Bos I
ton some two or three weeks for medical
lAiS
in health. Mrs. Chamberlain, who spent /
the time OF his absence with her mother /
in NJ )ntpelier, is also at home again.
The illustrated lecture given by Profess f
sor Buell. in Dubois d Gays hall was pro-
nounced decidedly entertaining by those /
who heard. The views we're large, clear +
and distinct, and gave one good idea OF
many beautiful and historical scenes In /
both the Old and New World.
Miss Ruth Draper had the misfortune
to thrust needle into the lower part of T
her limb, with such disastrous results {
that sne was unable to step upon her right
foot for several days. As the needle is
not believed to be in the wound. no fur
ther trouble from the mishap is sppre
hended.
The Central Vermont railroad will sell
special round-trip tickets at reduced rates
day, between all stations in
New York and Vermont states. The tick
cts will be good going Wednesday and
Thursday, the 18th and 26th, and good re-
turning until Monday, the 30th, inclusive
No stop over privileges, however, allowed.
The bill to amend our corporation char
ter so that this village can light its streets
with electricity or contract for electric
lights with whOmever the authorities
may see fit, has been signed by the gov
ernor. Now that the initial step has been
taken, lew more strides ought to bring
us out of the woods.
Seventy-two pupils of the High school
with the first assistant, Miss Mary Du-
Bots, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Beeile, Wis
tied the legislature last Thursday, and
obtained such a satisfying knowledge of
the intricate evolutions OF dog law that
any OF the young men, in the future, will
be ready at a moments notice TO repre-
sent the town.
There IS TO be Thanksgiving service in
ST. Johns church at 1890 O'Clock next
Thursday morning, on which occasion an
offering will be taken for the suffering
christians OF Armenia. Let us heed the
governors counsel TO remember the /
poor, the afflicted, the unfortunate, and
so far as possible, bestow comforts"
Clarence Booth, the brakeman who fell
rom the top OF a freight car at this sta
ion last Thursday morning, receiving
,calp wound and several bruises, is doing
IS we'll as could be expected, at his home
n Mortified. The accident policy, which
ne has been carrying the past year, ex- !
bred, with characteristic promptness,
,nly few weeks before he was hurt.
The Great Diamond Robbery.