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

j A two year-old daughter OF Charles j
White has scarlet fever and the house il
quarantined.
The Methodist ladies will give flower
sociable at Rev. F. K. Graves this after
noon and evening. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Principal CA. Plumley, Preceptress An
gle Badger, Assistant Martha Hazen and
the members of the graduating class OF
the Mortified High school enjoyed ride
to this place Saturday, taking dinner at
/ the Red Lion.
/ ID. Il. Dyer proposes to run a street
/ sprinkler in the village, provided those
most directly interested will subscribe
enough to pay him for the work. The
stock farm sprinkler will be used and water
will be furnished free of expense by the
water department for street sprinkline
from the sprinkler mot from sill cocks)
while there is a plentiful supply in the
reservoir. The scheme is good one and
IL "Dave" undertakes the job 1t will be
done well. 1t would be very noticeable
improvement during the hot and dusty
spell.
The Leroy IN. Y.,) Gazette says :-"Miss
Alice l.. Pratt resigned from the faculty of
the lie Roy High school to accept a posi-
tion in the Vermont State Normal school
at Randolph Center, Vt. She will have
vanced Work. Miss Pratt is an efficient
instructor and is well qualified for her new
duties. She has large circle OF friends
who wish her continued success IN her
new field. For the past five years Miss
Pratt has successfully taught in the Leroy
High school. In 1891 she graduated from
the Genesee Wesleyan seminary at Lima,
n. Y, and in 1892 from the New York
State Normal school at Albany"
"Joshua simpkins, "a story OF New Eng
land farm life, may be seen on big port
able stage under canvas in this place Fri
day evening, June rs II is said to abound
in novel features. wonderful mechanical
effects, excellent singing and dancing and
plenty OF refined, wholesome fun, and
brings to light in the third act asreal saw
mill in operation, which is claimed TO be
the greatest realistic stage effect ever pro-
duced. As the play will be mounted with
a car load of special scenery on a large
portable stage 60x40 feet, a magnificent
production may be looked for. Between
the acts a high-class orchestra renders
some excellent music and also aids in the
introduction OF many pleasing singing
and dancing specialties during the prog
ress OF the play. The production here viii
be given at cheap prices-l5 and % cents.
This company viii also appear at South
Royalton Thursday evening, June oath.
Il. f Emerson OF Campton Village, N.
H., came Monday and on Tuesday took
deed OF the Tewksbury steam mill proper.
ty. He left town Tuesday for few days
to make some necessary arrangements and
intends to return very shortly for his per-
manent stay here. His business announce.
ment appears elsewhere. The mill will
start about July 18th. Associated with
MIR. Emerson Will be his son, VIM. Z. |
Emerson, and later probably his son-in- /
law, w. B. Avery, who will attend to the
bookkeeping and collections. Mr.. Emer- /
son and his son are both practical mill |
men who have had life-timeis expert. /
ence in this same line of business. They |
seem to have plenty of courage and enter /
prise and bid fair to make a success OF the /
undertaking. The mill will be reprinted /
and repaired just as fast as business re-
turns warrant. The number of hands EN-
ployed Will depend entirely upon the or
ders received. The proprietors will adj
vertse extensively and hope to be favored
with large business. They fully appre-
ciate the situation and impress all our cit
liens who have met them as men well
qualified for the undertaking.