Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-22
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DO you want a new hat or bonnet Ior
next Sunday? Ii so place your order ear
w. Good styles, new eolorlngs ana 10"
nriees NELLIE 5. ELLIS.
John Moffatt is on the sick list.
DE-. Nichols was in Mortified last
week Tuesday.
Mrs. Susan Way returned to her home
in Barre Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Rich will resume Work Tor
ID. l.. NicholslMay 1st.
Ethel Richardson has engaged to work
in Barre the coming season.
Mrs. Chester Lumer is to teach IN
Middlesex the coming season.
Wyn Douglass OF the Rice Heath
force spent Sunday in Warren.
John Carrigan, fireman on the Central
Vermont, is at ID. l.. O'Grady's.
Mrs. Ida Orcutt has returned from a
visit to her parents in Randolph
w. j. Carpenter OF Granville visited his
sister, Mrs. n. ID. Rice, over Sunday.
Mrs. Luke Tarbell and daughter, Mrs.
Emmett Clarke, were in town last week.
Gus. Wetmore has recently returned
from a carriage drive in the southern part
OF the state.
Miss Myra Butterfield is to teach the
scnool in the village and will commence
next Monday.
Gilbert Andrews started his mill Mon
day with full force OF help running both
night and day.
Homer Van Deusen and y. l.. Nichols
attended Masonic banquet at Mortified
Wednesday evening.
Fish from the state hatchery are being
shipped to different parts Of the state
several times each week
G. A. Tilden and Or. Fletcher attended
the annual banquet OF the Democratic
club in Montpelier Wednesday.
Oscar Heath is soon to try pioneer lti
in Warren where he has purchased some
Wild land and Will erect thereon log
cabin.
In accordance with vote taken TO that
effect at the last March melting the
selectmen have bargained for new
hearse.
Miss Belle Wynn OF Bethel is spending
few days with Miss Monte OGrady and
on Sunday both young ladies were in
Mortified 10 attend church.
The Good Friday meeting at the Con-
gregational church by the w. H. NJ.
society last Friday afternoon was well
attended and very interesting. 1927 was
taken.
Godfrey Jacobs is a firm believer in the
old saying, xiii the first snake, pull the
first brake and you'll conquer everything
you undertake. He killed six snakes
last Friday and at last accounts was
looking for more Godfrey thinks il is
going TO be snake year.
Easter was very pleasantly observed at
the Universalist church Sunday, Easter
music and fine sermon, appropriate to
the occasion being given some choice
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pit. Six members Of the society united to
form the first church organization OF
this faith in RoXbury.
Stanley Nichols was visited by about
fourteen OF his young friends last Mon
day evening, the occasion being mis- four
tenth birthday. A pleasant time was
enjoyed by all Refreshments in the way
OF candy and fruits were served. Young
Nichols was presented with some pleas
ant rememDrances Of his birthday.
DR.. Fletcher came near being the victim
OF serious accident last Friday. AZ he
was leading his horse Jessie 10 the shop
tor a new set OF shoes, the animal became
risky and whlrling suddenly about
kicked the doctor full ia the stomach,
causing him TO fall to the ground insensi-
BILE. He soon recovered, however, but
thinks had it not been for bis nearness
to the horses heels the blow must have
resulted far more seriously If not fatally.
The contest for postmaster, which has
neen going on since the early morning
hours succeeding the election OF Mckinley
last November and which during the past
few weeks has waxed warm and warmer.
was decided last Saturday by a vote OF
the Republican patrons of the office. Four
candidates entered the list but after the
first two ballots +. K Burn ham and j. q
Flint withdrew from the' contest leaving
ID. l.. Nichols and ID. :. Howe, Jr., to
fight ii out to the bitter end. II was
decided on the third ballot: ~ votes
were cast, 81 for d. L, Nichols ana 40 for
Howe. Mr.. Nichols served the patrons
faithfully in this capacity IN the past,
while ID. B. Howe has assisted George
Tilden for the last four years and has ever
been pleasant and obliging to the patrons
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