Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-16
The Democratic county convention will
meet here July 80.

4 The Democratic county convention viii
meet here July 80.
Mrs. Hattie M. Stoughton of 30. Roy
alton Is In town Tor few days.
B. w. Flanders "Highland Bakery''cart
is receiving excellent patronage.
The sale OF the Bell Shoe company prop.
erty has been postponed until further mo-
tice.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Moore and Miss
Moore OF New York city arrived in town
Monday evening.
In the report of the attendance in school
No. IL last week the name of Minnie
Barnes, who had no marks, was omitted
Come, Democrats, where is your Bryan
4 Sewall flag? Are you going to have
free trade and free silver inscribed
thereon.
Misses Lillian and Halle Root and Mr..
Frank Root OF st. Louis are in town for
the summer and are occupying rooms at
0. E. Copeland's.
Mrs. w. H. Cummings OF Meriden, N.
H., who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Powers, has gone to
Plainfield for few days.
Camp 2S, Sons OF Veterans, will hold a
campfire in the town hall Aug. 4th, COM
memorative OF the tenth anniversary Of
the organization OF the camp.
John H. Sprague, administrator Of
John Sprague's estate, has decided the
esquire Dickerman farm" to Joseph
Lom bard Of Williamstown.
H. T. Cushman, ESQ.,, OF Bennington
has been In town for the past few days,
examining the plumbego mine on the
East Hill, OF which he is the owner.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Clapp OF New York
city are at the Orange County Hotel for
the summer. Mr.. Clapp is a member OF
the well-known banking firm of Clapp &
Co.
Nearly every town in the county was
represented at the meeting OF the Repub-
lican town committees held here Tuesday.
Col. Parker Of Bradford presided, as the
Orange county member OF the state COM
mittee, and Chairman Olin Merrill OF the
state committee was also present. The
presence OF Senator Morrill, and Congress-
man Grout added great interest to the
meeting. Chairman Merrill outlined
some OF the features OF the proposed plan
Of conducting the coming campaign which
he thought ought to result In majority
OF 81, 900 for the Republican ticket. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Merrill's remarks Sena
tor Morrill, was called upon to shed some
light on the silver question. The Senator
excused himself from making any extend.
ed speech, but said he did not think there
was man in Orange county who didn't
want to pay his debts as he agreed to, or
that there was an old soldier who wanted
his pension in fifty-cent dollars. He
stated that in his opinion the Democratic
party was pretty nearly "busted," and
that a good many OF the members OF the
party, while not very likely to get relig.
ion, were now quite likely to get Repub-
licanism, which is almost as good. Mr.. |
Boyden OF Randolph thought that the
visitors ought to give their
views on the silver question more at
length. Gen. Grout was thereupon called
upon, and made ringing speech against
free silver. The general stated that be
considered the silver agitation trick Of
the enemy to divert the attention OF the
people from the tariff, which was the par
amount issue. Senator Morrill, then graf
flied the meeting by again addressing it,
and making vigorous and earnest argu-
ment for sound money. 1t is needless to
say that his remarks were eagerly listened
TO and heartily applauded.