Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-17

but is now nearly well again.
Dana Epooner is building 4 barn at the
rear OF his house on Weston street.
M. A. Tewksbury is In Boston this week
purchasing new stock Of fall goods.
Mrs. Jane Clough Is back from go
journ OF week or more In Granville.
Mrs. d. H. Parkhurst was able to grace
her table the 10Th inst, with dish OF
fall straw berries.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Howard and Mrs.
Jane Abbott reached home last week after
trip to Mondova, Wis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Elliot OF New York,
guests OF Mr.. Gilman Moulton at the
Homestead, left Randolph, Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Barker OF Bellows Falls went
away from here day before yesterday after
short visit to her cousin, Mrs. Fred Har.
ris.
Mr.. James Burton Atwood, organist OF
the Episcopal church at Hyde Park, Mass,
is visiting his sister. in law, Mrs. Lyman
Atwood.
brand Mrs. Laid no have been passing
a few weeks vacation with her parents at
| Maple Grove farm, are once more at their
home in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Seward Robson is very sick with q
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gia. Mr.. ROBSON, though still feeble, is
able to be about the house and continues
to gain steadily.
Miss Rosa Carrigan has gone to
Clinton, Mass, where she has position
in millinery store, and Miss Margaret
Carrigan went last week tofher school
in Oakdale, Mass.
Miss Shloss and Master Robert Gug-
genheim, friends OF Mrs. A. D. Lamson,
who have been entertained for two or
three weeks at Mr.. Henry Tewksbury's,
took their departure the 10Th for Philadel-
phia.
Deacon and Mrs. Roswell Holbrook,
! Mrs. W. O. Cushman and Mrs. Il. N Ris-
ing have been in Barre this week. at
| tending meeting OF the Central Vermont
association OF Baptist churches, whose
session ends day.
Mr.. William Miller, who was married
September End to Miss Alice Phillips OF
| Woodstock, came Monday afternoon with
| his bride to visit DR.. and Mrs. III. II. Nc
Intyre. The young people are to live in
| Bristol, Tenn, where Mr.. Miller is en-
gagged in business.
DR.. s. n. Gould and family have closed
their cottage in Queen City Park, and
| Mrs. Gould has returned to Randolph,
while the doctor and Miss Ethelynd have
| gone to Granville, N. ", where the latter
will commence another successful season
as popular elocutionist by giving dra-
matte recital.
A meeting of those interested in Chau-
tauquan work has been called for
this afternoon at O'Clock at Mrs.
A. B. Tewksbury's. Those wishing
can order books and magazines for the
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orders with Mrs. VIM. Cushman, the sec
rotary OF The circle.
| w. W. Morton was in Boston, Sunday,
to meet his son, Robert, who arrived that
morning from Liverpool on the steamer
"Gallia." The young gentleman and his
two travelling companions have spent a
most delightful summer wheeling through
| Europe, and during the last OF their trip
visited Switzerland and Paris.
/ While making some purchases in w.
w. Morton's grocery store late Saturday
afternoon, c. e. McCrillis stepped round
the counter to look at something and in
the dim light walked into an open trap
doorway. Though no bones were broken
he was SO badly shaken and bruised as to
be confined to bis bed for couple OF days.
Miss Minnie Smith left New York last
/ Thursday morning with Mrs. Silver
thoIne and her daughter, and arrived In
Roanoke, Va, at 5 O'Clock the following
morning, making the journey by rail,
Miss Smith finds herself very pleasantly
situated and is well satisfied with the ad ;
vantages which the Roanoke college offers
| her.
There was hearing Monday and Tues
day in j. d. Denison's office before John
Watson OF Bradford, master In chancery,
with regard to the right OF way over the
| land between the Bradish and Gabrielle
blocks on Main street. Mr.. Bradish came
up from Boston to be present at the hear
ing. No decision will be rendered in the
matter until the case comes before the
county court.
The trustees OF the st. Johnsbury acade-
my have agreed to the proposition made
by the school directors OF that town with
regard to sending the public school stu
dents OF the tenth grade to the academy.
Mrs. Emma Peters, who was to have taught
this grade, has now been engaged as one
of the teachers at the academy. BY the
change forty more pupils are enrolled at
that institution.
| The Kings Daughters have given to the
public library $50-the proceeds OF the
Business Carnival-and SIS In addition
the proceeds OF tea given at Mrs. J. w.
Rowell's, and the library trustees have
asked the givers to select list of books
to be purchased with this money. Each
Kings Daughter is therefore requested to
send list OF books within three days to
the secretary, Miss Mary Moulton.
A handsomely printed little volume has
been issued In memoriam OF William Wal
lace Chandler, who was born in Randolph,
June Z, 1921, and died in Chicago, June
q, 1895, and whose body was cremated at
Graceland, June 10Th. The booklet con-
tains the funeral service and the sermon
preached by Mrs. Cora l.. v. Richmond,
pastor of the Church of the Soul, OF which
the deceased had been member for over
twenty years.
The site OF the new reservoir has been
settled upon by the water commissioners.
They were unable to agree as to the alti.
Jude at which it should be fixed, relative
to the old reservoir, and Messrs. Hambli
Mcintyre and j. Fowler were selected 70
decide the matter. By their advice the
level OF the new reservoir will be about
five feet lower than the present one, such
an allowance being necessary to make up
for friction IN the pipes. Work on the
reservoir begins today.
It has been said that Randolph ranks
fret among the towns OF Vermont In the
number OF pupils 1t sends away to the
higher institutions OF learning in proper
tion to its population, and certainly the
following delegation that set out for Dart
mouth college alone this fall would seem