Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-24

Ben Robinson is acting as porter at th'
Red Lion.
Galen Fish has begun work in Mann q
Aliens store.
Hon. Frank Plumley was in town Mon
day on business.
N. M. Draper is spending several days
in Laconia, N. H.
Robert and Edith Peavey of Bradford
are visiting friends here.
E. A. Thacher and wife visited in Barn.
ard the first of the week.
j. B. Eldredge and wife spent several
days in Warren last week.
Col. Kim balls family is expected at
Montague Place tomorrow.
+. w. Gaynor OF Northfield is spending
the week with F. G. Winch.
Miss Anne Dubois arrived Friday from
Smith college for the summer.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge returned Tuesday
to her home in Somerville, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morse of Barre Wis
tied at j. F. Mead's over Sunday.
N. w. MeCollom and family have been
visiting in Pittsfield the asst week.
j. w. Gabrielle and wife visited in Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut last week.
Miss Louise Densmore visited her home
in Windsor from Friday until Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Sparhawk returned Thurs
day from her musical studies in Boston.
Col. A. b. Chandler was called to New
York Saturday on business for few days.
Miss Lyla Putnam has gone to spend the
summer with her uncle near Keene, N. II.
Mrs. George Dutton of Greenfield, Mass,
visited her brother, c. M. Howsrd, last
week.
Mrs. Iona Chase and George Ryder Wis
fled from Friday until Monday at Hart
land.
The Congregationalists will observe July
4tb, which falls on Sunday, by special
service.
Messrs. J. B. Henderson and E. $. Adsit,
Burlington coal magnates, were in town
Tuesday.
Erwin Whitcomb has begun years en-
gagement as clerk in Il. W. Tewksbury &
Co.'s store.
Boys should not smoke cigarettes on the
schoolhouse steps-or anywhere else, for
that matter.
Misses Gertrude Hart and Winnie Mann
took bicycle trip to Sharon Saturday, re-
turning Sunday.
Daniel +. Putnam, "a student in the Ban.
eor Theological seminary, is visiting his
ather, J. b. Putnam.
}. NJ. Atwood was given birthday sur
prise party Saturday evening by friends
of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Miss Alice Erskine returned Monday,
having completed her seasons millinery
engagement in Massachusetts,.
Hugh Grove is playing good game of
ball with the Miller's Falls, Mass, team as
left fielder and change pitcher.
Miss Clara Lizele is at home from the
Burlington Business college. Miss Flor
ence, daughter OF ID. ID. Howe, has gradu.
ated from the same institution.
Mrs. +. e. Evans is still with her father,
II. M. Dufur, who is getting along as well
as could be expected. His jaw bone, which
is broken in three places, is held in plas-
ter cast while the bone is knitting.
Capt. j. T. Eldredge, Commander Geo.
~. Hoyt, T.. r. Sault. Mrs. Leroy Sargent,
Mrs. e. n. Rising and Mrs. $. j.. Wal
bridge are attending the G. A. X. en-
campment at Bennington this week.
Complaint having been made of the foul
odors coming from Seth Kings slaughter
house, the selectmen visited the premises
and warned him to make improvements
in certain directions or his license would
be Withdrawn.
Col. Kimball's creamery team ran away
from the creamery down the hill and up
avenue toward Montague place
,
the reins wound around the axle stopping
the horse. One broken shaft.
Another pest has put in an appearance
In the form of a worm which preys on the
leaves of maple trees. The worm resem
bles the apple tree worm or tent ca,erpil-
lar, but differs in that its back is spotted
instead of striped and bristles appear on
its sides only. II makes clean sweep OF
the leaves whenever ii attacks tree, max
ing the tree look as IL fall had really come.
Some maple groves in the south part of
the town and one owned by Lyman |
have suffered especially and
the worm has even appeared in this VIII
lage. 1t attacks only naples. Little per-
injury is anticipated. No effective
method of fighting the worm has been re-
ported, though tin or anything bound |
about the trunk Of the tree will undoubt-
eddy hinder them. A hideous black worm |
with red spots and stiff bristles is also at
lacking elm trees.
Children's day was observed at the |
w hite church Sunday by a special service,
entitled "The Child in the Church." II
included an organ voluntary; song, "Raise |
the Song of Triumph" choir anthem,
1.-THE King of Love My Shepard Is" with |
solos by Miss Inez Abbott and A. II. Bee
die and duet by Mr.. Beedle and Miss |
Blanche Sparhawk; recitation, Gertrude
Eaton; song, "Than Old Judea Fairer,"
choir; reading" 1.-THE House by the River"
E. w. Tewksbury; song, "Little Lambs"
The children; baptism OF the infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. t. j. Adams; song, "God |
Will Take Care of You,' choir; recita-
tions, "Children's Day." Evelyn Manney; |
fWelcome to ALL four little children;
'W hen to the Lord They Came" Mary
Webb; song, "Children's Service" by |
with solo by Nettie Robbins; re-
sponsive reading; song, "Children, Let
Us 8e Glad" Rotations, "Send Me"
Clifford Eaton and Albert Church, and
sBaby's Rhyme, Mildred Goodwin scrip
ture response; recitations, "a Boys Ques-
IONS" Roy Huse and Robert Adams;
Lilly Lessons;" Miss Clara Burnham;
what Can We Do?" little ones; song,
Sing, Children, Sing" by the children;
short address, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy; recita-
lions, "a Child's Prayer" Ernest Nor
ION; stBefore the Collection" Ida Flint;
offering; song, al Love Thy Kingdom,
Lord" choir; recitation, 1.-THE Little
Preacher, "Ina Averill; benediction. There
we're many in attendance, the church was
neatly decorated and the service per-
formed with credit.