Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

ing In THIS vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Pierce of Boston are
guests at VIM. Bass.
Miss Hattie Mayo of Northfield is visit
ing Mrs. w. p. Flint.
George King and family of Plainfield
are guests at Vim. Bass.
The W. c. t. U. will meet with Mrs. H.
NJ. Miller Friday at p. m.
Carroll Flint arrived last night from
Chicago for few weeks stay.
Mrs. Moses Hobrook of Maiden, Mass,
is visiting at Roswell Holbrook's.
Mrs. John Morrill, and two children OF
Tunbridge are guests at Fabian Dupuis'.
Marvin Parmenter and wife are on a
trip TO Lake Pleasant and Lawrence, Mass.
Miss Winnie Badger returned Tuesday
from week spent in the White Noun
tains.
Mrs. Helen Johnson of Marshall, Mich,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. X.
Slack.
Mrs. Ernest Bruce and Mrs. Eddie Nc.
Crillis have been in White River Junction
this week.
There was an adjourned hearing before
Judge Roweli in the matter OF the Mont
pelier Hardware company Monday.
Every officer and member OF Randolph
Lodge, |. O. o. f., is requested to be pres
ent for work next Monday evening.
DR.. G. w. Scott was called to Hebard
hill Saturday to dress a cash in Moses
Seymour's foot, caused by cut from an
axe.
About thirty couples attended the dance
at Grange hall Wednesday evening. Music
was furnished by Ernest Kittredge Of
Bethel.
Miss Carrie b. Harrington and brother,
Walter g. Harrington, OF Providence, X.
l., are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Squire
Bowen.
Two teams owned by d. T. Dyer collided
last evening, breaking one wheel OF bug
gy. One of the horses ran, causing the
disaster.
Mrs NJ. +. Hollis and Miss NJ. l.. Shop
ard OF Boston are at Gienside for the
month of August, the guests of Mrs. 5.
V. Holman.
Mrs. F. Wayland Baldwin and family
returned to st. Adams yesterday aud
their summer home at Pethville is closed
for the season.
The round trip fare from this station TO
ST. Adams Aug. IL, 10 and 20 is s2.65. The
occasion is the opening Of the new st. AL
bans driving park and notable trotting
events.
Mr.. Hinman and Miss Human OF Bos-
ton have been at Glenside this week. They
are delighted with our scenery and drives
and say that Randolph is all that it is rep
resented.
The crossing over South Main street at
Weston street was paid for by subscrip.
ton OF citizens living on the former
street for their accommodation in reach
ing the depot.
The boys didn't quite win the ball game
at Bethel Saturday, but Will try TO turn
the trick on the home grounds next Sat
urday. The series now stands three aud
two In favor OF Bethel.
The hailstorm of Monday afternoon did
considerable damage to corn and other
crops. The ground was covered with
haistones as large as ha eel nuts. W. w.
Jones had COW killed by lightning,
John Storrs, with bis wife and little
son, his father and his sister, Miss Mary
Storrs of Ware, Mass, and Mrs. Ora Ty-
Ter OF East Randolph spent Tuesday here,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Lille.
DR.. X. e. Flower, Boston's eminent
specialist, is making a professional tour
the state aud will be at the Red
Lion Inn next Wednesday. The doctor is
a very busy man and viii be in town one
day only.
The ladies' of the Baptist society will
hold their annual fair at their church Fri
day afternoon and evening OF next week.
There viii be for sale after 2:30 o'clock
fancy aud useful articles, homemade cam
dy, ice-cream and cake.
While attempting to dismount from a
bicycle near Beanville Saturday, T.. A.
Thacher caught his foot ana fell. He put
out his hand to save himself and frac-
tureu one OF the bones in his left forearm
This bone had been broken twice before.
+. w. Newcomb expects to commence
{ he canvass of Randolph village next week
for the Vermont Bible society. lie will
be prepared to sell Bibles and restaments
at cost and TO give to the destitute who
are too poor to buy. He will also gather
the religious statistics OF the place.
The Cough Sunday school will hold its
annual picnic next Wednesday, Aug. 18th,
in the grove on Col. Chandeliers Mt ROYAL.
All members of the church, congregation
and Sunday school are expected To come
and bring food for themselves and one
other. Tables, etc, will be provided by
the committee.
The Graded school committee have re-
considered the subject of introducing in
struction in music into the school and, as
the law does not seem to permit such an
addition without vote of the district,
they will await such an expression before
taking further action. Miss Healey, who
had been engaged, will therefore not come
this year.
The screen mill will start next Monday
with sixty men and thirty girls and boys
as tackers il Manager Segar can secure
his amount of help. This is more than a
month earlier than the usual starting
time and the mill will probably run stead /
lily until next summer. Henry Bagley /
and W. &. Curtis will be foremen. The I
Porter company's business is growing /
rapidly ana large numb Der of orders are |
already in. The factory at Burlington has |
been closed only one week this summer /
While freight train was standing over /
he crossing just below the depot Monday 4
noon, Carroll Crane of Brook field attempt /
I'd to pass through between the cars. lie /
placed his left foot on the shackle and Just 4
Is he did so the engine suddenly backed, 4
,atching his foot between the drawbars |
md holding it tightly. He yelled like a
Jomanche Indian and was soon released
rom his uncomfortable position. An ex-
animation by DIR. Goodrich showed that
10 bones were broke, though the foot
vas badly squeezed and the shoe looked
IS il the entire rolling stock of the c. V. /
Z. X. had passed over it.
The score of the invitation tennis tour
lament at Elm Cottage, so far as played,
5 as follows:-In the preliminary round
AFRO ID. Lamson beat Charles +. Cushman,