Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-15
Mrs. W. j. TarbeIl is N.


Miss Eliza Corwin of Athol, Mass, is
visiting relatives in town.
e. F. Simmons OF Boston is at George
Bacon's for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood spent Sunday
with friends in Tunbridge.
Mrs. Walker OF Springfield is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. w. j. TarbelI
Mrs Parker Dexter found a ripe tomato
in her garden the last of June.
Edgar Rich of Brookfield spent Sunday
with his daughter, Lillian Rich.
Mrs. Marcelus c. Allen was badly over
come by the heat Sunday night.
MIR. and Mrs. +. r. Kimballof Wa.tham,
Mass, are guests of Mrs. Copeland.
Jenness Bugbee has returned from
Strafford and is working for Ezra Hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Tenney of st. Al.
bans were among DR.. Helmer's visitors
last week.
Married, at Randolph Center, July 11th,
Charles A. Bacon and Nettie Wells, both
of Chelsea.
Irving Akerman OF the East Hill was
overcome by the heat last Friday while in
the hay field.
Rev. b. B. Sherman and his daughter,
Hope, are visiting Mr.. Sherman's mother
in Medford, Mass.
The family of ]. L. Bacon arrived Mon
day evening and are at the home OF his
father, j. Is. Bacon.
j. A. X. Corwin and his daug ghters, Nell
lie and Flora, have been spending several
days at Lake Morey.
George Il. Kimball, Charles H. Bacon
and II. e. Roberts, all of Boston, are now
staying at the hotel.
Birdella Cloyes accompanied Mildred
Tracy to her home in Montpelier and will
remain there this week.
On account OF belated mails Wednesday,
some items which arrived too late are de-
ferred until next week.--LEd.
Charles Doyle and family have moved
from Mrs. Mattoon's tenement TO the
Chase house owned by DR.. Smith.
Mrs. A. l.. Pierce OF Oxford, N. H., ac-
companied by her son, Charlie, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. James Atwood.
Annie b. Camp left town Monday, in
tending to spend several weeks with
friends in Nashua and Portsmouth, n. Ii.
Arthur H. Morey and his mother have
moved into the tenement in the Woodruff
house recently vacated Ly W. M. Fland-
ers.
Inez Bohonon OF Washington has fin
ished her work at Harvey Spears and
Daisy Diamond OF Tunbridge has taken
her place.
Hon Franklin ID. Hale OF Lunen burgh,
state auditor, was in town last Friday ON
business connected with the Orange
county court.
An assortment of three different styles
OF box paper, each is cents, are among the
summer bargains in new goods at Bixby's
stationery store.
The next regular meeting of II. Il. X.
Hail Camp, No. Is, will be held Wednes-
day evening, July 2lst. All members
should be in attendance.
The Washington mail will close at 7:45
a. m. sharp and the South RoyaltoD at
7:50 a. m. Patrons of the postoffice will
please take notice OF the change.
Mrs. Frank Hackett and her daughters,
Bessie and Ina, have the deepest syn pathy
of their friends in their loss by the sad
death OF their husband and father.
There will be no preaching service at
the Cong'I church next Sunday because of
the absence of the pastor. The Sunday
school will be held at the usual hour.
Married, in st. Johnsbury, July 7th, Mr..
A. NJ. Goodrich and Mrs. Gertrude Hyde, /
both OF st. Johnsbury. Mrs. Goodrich
was a former resident of town and her
Chelsea friends will wish her much hap
pipess.
The pastor OF the Cong'l church has ap-
pointed j. NJ. Comstock, Mrs Nj. ii. Cor
win and Miss Addie M. French as COM
mittee in charge OF the Tuesday evening
prayer meetings for the next three
no onths.
The freshet last week caused more dam
age to Mr.. Burgess house than was first
reported. The roof of the ell was re-
moved and the house was so badly dam
aged as to be rendered unsuitable for
residence next winter.
Among DR.. Helmer's patients recently
arrived are Mrs. J. L. Conant OF New
YORK, Mrs p. II. Maison and daughter OF
Rutherford, n. j., at the hotel; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. e. Barney and little son OF Barre
at c. y. DearDoru's; Mrs. b. b. Smith OF
New York and Mrs. Smythe ana son,
Benson, of New York, at Henry Clerks.
Record OF weather as kept by George
Dewey for June, 1897: Maximum tenn
perature, 7S9, 4th day; minimum tenn
perature, 349, I'd day; mean temperature,
57.5o; total precipitation, 449 inches;
mean temperature, June, 1896, 59.ll- 10
total precipitation, June, 1870, l-fo lnches;
During the storm Tuesday, July 9th, 36S
inches fell in one hour.
school In Dist No 10 closed July I'd.
The following pupils had no absent marks
during the term: Leonie Thorne, Earle
Thorne, Lena Braman and Lizzie Iromoly.
Daisy Bramsn, Bertha Iromoiy ana Ella
Braman were each absent one day on ac-
count of sickness
MARTHA L. MOVES, Teacher.
Camp No. 2s, Sons of Veterans, U. $. A.,
has been fortunate again this season in
securing the unique singing humorist,
Sir. Frank q. Reynolds of Lovett's Boston
S.ars, who will give al entertainment in
the town hall Wednesday evening, July
2sth. Mr.. Reynolds has been over twenty
years on the lyceum platform and he aims
to give an evening OF pure fun.
AsE. c. Hubbard was driving the milk
cart down Jail street Saturday morning,
the kingbolt broke, letting the wagon
and contents into the street. One OF II.
G. Moody's horses on the Barre stage be-
came frig gntened and ran from near Ad-
ans stable into the band stand on the
north common, where I was caught.
The mate had been led to the black