Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-06

Miss May Savage and Miss Mabel Dyke
commenced teaching in Rochester Mon
day.
p. c. Durham is clerking for G II.
Kimbdll in the place of Walter E. Web
ster.
A. A. wainwright of East Middlebury
visited his bFother.in- law, ii. Z. Rice, last
week.
The Areadian Literary society met last
Monday evening at the house OF w j.
Brooks.
Mrs. Gillian of Barnet has been maxi
ing a visit TO her daughter, Mrs. F. P.
DAWSON.
The Oregon Medicine company finished
their labors at the town hall on Saturday
evening.
Bert O. Rogers has sold the water sys-
tenn that he bought OF q. }. Wallace to
Ed Gibson.
Edwin Harrington Of Philadelphia is at
his mothers, Mrs. Mary +, Harrington's,
this week.
5. X. stanton of Detroit and New York
is at his summer residence on R0Yalton
Hill this week.
Moses Dustin has leased all Of his farms
in Olympus TO his son, Albert Dustin, for
the coming year.
Mrs c. II. Osgood went to Exeter ~ H
last Friday to spend few days With her
son, Gale Osgood.
Miss Bertha George was called to her
home in Royalton last week by tue ilinefs
OF her grandmother.
Mrs. Wilmot Warner has been confined
to her bed the past week with severe
attack OF rheumatism.
Il. b. Kimbal OF Burlington was in
town over sunday, stopping with his
brother g. Ii. kimDall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gaffney OF Buffalo,
n. y, are the guests OF Mrs. b. T. Ar
mold, sister OF Mr.. Gaffney.
Arthur Whitney has moved from the
house OF Nj. n. Kendall to the small tene-
ment mouse OF Ralph Rood
J. f Hogan OF Northhald has opened
bicycle repair shop over the store OF u. II.
Topper in the Fassett block.
Mrs. Dunbar, who has been living IN
the Paine house. has broken up house
keeping and VIII work for Cnar.es CLARK.
Eben Tucker of Barnard was in town
one day last week looking after his farm,
f., which he bought Of F. M. Whitcomb last
fall
Edward Ross and family hayd removed
from Tannery street, where they have
lived for the past three years, TO Bellows
Falls.
The children of the Methodist Sunday
school enjoyed their seventh quarterly
festival at John l.. PARROTS Tuesday
evening.
The Ladies' Social Union OF the Univer-
salist church viii give supper at the
Harrington parlors next wednesday
evening, May y.
Those interested in Silver Lake Park,
Barnard, have issued a neat prospectus
setting forth the advantages OF mat local
ity as a summer resort.
Among the departures Wednesday were
G.. T.. blNby and Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Walker, who go to Exeter, \. H., to WORK
in the shoe shop there.
At the annual convention OF the state
Junior Order OF American Mechanics at
Montpelier last week, Willis T.. Dunbar
of this place was elected conductor.
Eighteen new members received the
third and fourth degrees at Rising Star
grange on Saturday evening ana seven
applications for membership were re-
ceived.
J Miss Addie Bradbury is taking a much
needed rest from her work in the post
office and during her absence Miss Mabel
Brooks of Royalton will assist Postmas-
ter Topper.
= Mrs Alice Emery, teller in the National
White River bank, is contemplating TAX
ing vacation in the western states. Miss
Stella Clark will occupy her place during
ner absence.
Charles Wilson has bought the farm Of
Samuel Pember on the east side of
Rochester mountain. Mr. Pember will
remain on his farm until fall, when ne
expects to move away
The illustrated lectures given by J. o,
Bennett in the Universalist church on
Sunday and Monday evenings were most
excellent ones snd worthy OF a better
patronage than they received.
MIR. and Mrs. T. A. Peartt OF Keene, y.
H., were in town over Sunday. Mr..
Peartt says that wit hin a week he intends
to get things into shape for the c0nstruc-
ton of the new bicycle rim factory.
Bert c. Rogers has bought the stock OF
Smith Rogers, who mas been carrying on
grocery business in the basement of the
Bascom House. Mr.. Rogers expects to
continue the business in the same lnca-
tion.
The geogra phical aud arithmetic classes
of Mrs. Walter Webster, the retiring
teacnel in the Whitcomb High school,
have Just presented her with some SOLID
silver dessert spoons as a mark OF their
esteem.
A petition is out asking for special
meeting OF the voters in the town school
district to see what decision they will
ton Of the new school house at East
Bethel.
DR.. l.. NJ. Greene lefi Monday for a
months absence in Boston. He was
accompanied by Mrs. John T. Reed, Mrs.
Frank Roberts and Mrs. George Dale OF .
Moretown, patients of his who are to be 4
treated in Boston.
DO you want to see the pictures OF some
OF NermoDtis finest horses2 II so do not
fail to attend Hon. f. c. Williams finely
illustrated lecture on Vermont horses at
the town hall here this evening, May 9Th,
at go. Admission free.
The deposition OF samuel Mebber, the
water power expert from Charlestown,
y. H. was taKen here last Friday to De
used in the chsncery case of j. T.. Stafford
Of Gsysviile against the Bethel Electric
Light and Power company in the litiga-
tion over the Gaysville water power.
Dr. K. NJ. Chase and Fred Arnold
brought in Monday evening the result OF
one hours fishing in the new trout pre-
serve on Christian Hill, Lake Ansel
This was the first fishing since the lake
was stocked and they had City trout, the
combined weight Of which was seventeen
pounds.