Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17

John Marsh is confined to the BED Win
a severe case OF the grip.
Most OF the stores will be kept open
every evening next week except FRIDAY
evening.
The Baptist Sunday school is to present
a very fine cantata, entitled liking WIN
ter" Christmas Eve.
Mrs. John Lynch, who had been IN
Worcester, Mass, on six weeks Visit 10
her son, reached home day before yester-
day.
Mrs. Annette Goodwin OF Ames, Ia,
snent several DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs.Sew-
ali Whitcomb lately and continued her
Journey to Boston, where she expects 10
make long visit.
The Globe Wall Paper company is now
located in the Howard block and the store
vacated by them in the Smith olock mas
been rented by p. X. Bean for his furnl-
ture and upholstering business. Mr.
Bean is moving into his new quarters TO-
dav.
The Christmas service at st. Johns
church will be at 1890 O'Clock Friday
morning, with celebration OF the Holy
Communion. The Christmas tree LOT the
children will be at the residence OF Mr.. j,
ID. Denison on Saturday evening, Decem-
Der Goth.
A fourth horse accident was reported
Yesterday, when beast, belonging 10 Ed.
Wilson Of Bethel, on being driven to the
Center, fell down and, after the fashion
now in vogue, broke its leg 1t is query
whether it costs less to buy new horse
than TO have an old one shod.
Mrs. Anna Adams came yesterday from
Burlington, where she had been having
her throat treated by the hospital doc
tors. She is but just getting better of
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tracted and which effectually counter
acted any beneficial results of the treat
ment.
The new officers of the Sons of Veterans,
elected Saturday night, are:-R. Il. Slack,
captain; Il. l.. Sault, LIST lieutenant; Levi
Raymore, End lieutenant; F. Bryant,
Charles White and +. w. sault, camp
council; Fred Bryant, delegate to the state
encampment, and Vernon Brown, alter
nate.
The Red Lion Inn, under its present
management, is establishing an envtable
reputation by the excellence of its table
and the degree OF comfort generally that
its guests experience during a longer or
shorter sCjourn. The number OF regular
boarders is larger than usual, and the list
of transients is constantly growing.
Christmas at the Christian church is to
be observed this year in very pleasing
manner and with some entirely new fea'
lures. There will be music and recita-
tons, anthems by the choir and visit
from Santa Claus. After the exercises in
the church will come the distribution OF
gifts in the vestry, refreshments and So
cial time.
Word reached here Tuesday that Rev.
Seward Robson had arrived at Fruithurst,
Ala, and was feeling very much better.
While at Brooklyn, where he went to
gather strength for the longer journey
South, he was taken so very sick that
his wife went on to care for him. Mrs.
Robson and the children are now at Read
ing Center, n. Y.
The Congregational church people are
doing more than usual in the way OF
Christmas celebration. They have In
PREPARATION w. A. Ogden's sacred can
tata, emmanuel" supplemented by other
special musical additions. Besides the
choir, there will be two distinct choruses,
one by the children and one by the
young people fifty in all.
Phoenix Lodge, No. rs, F. & A. NJ,
met Tuesday, and elected and appointed
the following :-Lucius Webb, worshipful
A. j. Huse, senior warden; A. Il. 4
Bell, junior warden j. p. Cleveland, Jr.,
treasurer; DIR. George Scott secretary; X, /
Il. Parker, senior deacon; A. N. Culver, |
Junior deacon; DIR. M. l.. Scott, chaplain
John Fisk and Sylvester Clark, stewards;
5ewall Whitcomb, tyler; Lucius webb, A. |
]. Huse, A. H. Bell, II. S. Booth and J. p. |
trustees. The members of the
finance committee have not been def
nitely determined upon as yet This is |
the thirlieth year that MIR. Cleveland has I
served the lodge as its efficient and faith
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