Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-28

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has tonsilitls.
Mrs. Alice Presley returned to Lebanon,
/ n. H., Monday.
I Mildred, daughter of Rev. F. K. Graves,
/ is ill with a severe cold.
George White OF North Randolph has a
Bible that was printed in 1752.
/ Mrs. Julia Stevens of Montpelier visited
Monday at A. J. Richardson's.
| Mrs. Henry Corey has been under the
| DOCTORS care, but is improving.
| The ladies OF the Cong'l society started
barrel OF clothing for Armenia Tuesday.
The w. @. T. u. will meet with Mrs. G..
W. Morrow Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Daughters OF Rebekah will hold a
whist party at Grange hall Friday even
! ing.
| The Epworth League will give an enter
tainment and supper in the M. e. parlors
tomorrow evening.
! Leon ID. Latham, Robert Mitchell and
! Joseph Raymond attended the "Mikado"
at South Royalton last week.
| Henry w. Tewksbury drew a lady's
opera hat and g. NJ Howard set of books
at the Conductors fair at st. Adams las.
week
Alexander Tatro has put in gristmill
at his barn which he runs with a two
hoisS PO"SA' ~ NS9 fNtJ oNNN'N'S
work.
w. w Wetmore and family OF Mime
apolis, Mimi, are visiting Geo. p. Wood,
Mrs. Wetmore's brother, and other rela-
tiVes here.
The Eastern Star sociable appointed for
next Thursday at Mrs. n. l.. Boyden's has
been postponed on account OF the musical
convention.
The infant daughter OF the late DR.. John
MaVo and wife died at Mortified last
week. Mrs. Mayo is Frustrated by her
double affection.
The neighbors OF Mrs. T.. A. Thachef
rendered her a surprise birthday party
Monday evening, and left pleasing tokens
OF the occasion with her.
Perley Kimball has been granted a pa
tent for rotary bearing and has assigned
the same to the Vermont Farm Machine
Co. of Bellows Falls, by whom he is EN-
ployed.
DIR. l.. NJ. Bingham OF Burlington was
in town Monday, called as counsel in the
case of DR.. II. q, Morton, who has had
another relapse and is considered serious
ly ill. DR.. f. f. Upham is his attending
physician.
At the session OF the Christian confer
ence last week, Rev. Amos Williams, for
merly OF Morrisville, now OF Lynn, Mass,
was indefinitely suspended from the min
istry of the Christian church for unbe-
coming conduct
Lorenzo, uiDe- year. old son OF Mrs. Ches.
tina Porter, went to a Burlington hospi-
tai yesterday fer treatment for a bowel
trouble. He is sent by charitable frienus,
who have done much during the past few
years to relieve tue misfortunes Of the
family.
Judge Henry +. Rowland. Hon. John
4. l." a
York were in town Wednesday in the
matter of the settlement of the executor
ship account OF G. $. Moulton, as execu
tor of Julie Dillon Moulton's estate, and
decree OF division OF estate to trustees, also
settlement OF former guardians accounts
and appointment of Sidney ID. Ripley as
guardian for his minor brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Rising went to
Brookfied last Saturday to attend the in
stallation services OF the g. A. r. and W.
Il C., Mrs. Rising acting as installing Of
ficer OF the corps. Following tue work
came literary and musical program and,
last but not least, one of Brookiield's IA
nous banquets, which was served in the
dining hall to a large number. A very
pleasant time is reported.
Hon. n. l.. Boyden attended the meet
ing of the state Tennessee centennial
commission held at Montpelier Tuesday
for the purpose OF organization. The Of /
ticers are as follows: Hiram n. Turner, St /
Johnsburv, president; n. l.. Boyden, Ron. /
dolph, secretary; T.. c. Warren, Water
bury, treasurer; n. q. Williams, Bellows ,
Falls, w. Tracy Smith, st. Albans, Homer 1
w. Vail, Pomfret, Fred H. Wells, Bur
lington, j. N. WooGtin, Rutland, execu- (
tive committee. Ten OF the thirteen mem
bers were present. The Vermont Sugar |
Makers and Dairymen's associations were
represented. before the commission and ]
both, with many leading manufacturers, 1
will exhibit at the centennial which is to 1
be held at Nashville, commencing May /. I
+. l.. Bass attended a meeting OF the 4
alumni OF the Massachusetts Agricultural I
College at Boston Friday evening. He I
visited Amesbury, Mass, and Brattleboro, 4
and found business decidedly dull in
most lines. The Amesbury carriage shops
are mostly shut, and the Estey organ
works have closed for the winter. Not.
the depression, Mr. Bass
has found a market for 100000 feet Of ma
Pile lumber for bicycle rims, a much larger
amount than in previous years. He has
already purchased fourteen carloads of this
stock, paying $40 a thousand sawed and
on the car, or IS in the log. He is not
making bowels this year. finding the lum.
Der business more satisfactory. He is get
ting out one car load of ash here for ball
bats, but the most of his business is done
at RoxDury.
That keen interest is taken in the pub
lie library recently started here under the
state provision is shown by the fact that
some 20 persons are patronizing il, about
l15 books being taken out weekly. As
there are only 5l7 volumes at present, the
market is very lively each Wednesday and
afternoons, when the library is
open from until 6. Story books are in
The greatest demand. The selection OF
books is good, and the only complaint
heard is that there are not enough of
tenn. Much regret is expressed that the
ladies' library, which numbers many
more volumes than the new one, could
lot be united with it. Small differences I
between the arrangements ought not to
tand in the way OF what would mani
estly be for the public good. The pres
mt library quarters are light, roomy and
A party from Barre, who had a claim of
bout s23 for board bill against an ire
ponsiDle young fellow of this place, coll
eeted il Tuesday in rather a shrewd man
Ter. He placed the bill in the hands OF A
hum of the debtor, who happened to
earn that the latter had secured an order :
n Mortified party for an amount large
nough to cover the claim and was going
p Tuesday in team to get the money.
ne collector asked to ride up with him