Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-09
Randolph.

Tuesday
Chapter meeting.
a daughter was born Friday to Mr. aud
Mrs. Arthur Mitchell of Lewiston, Me.
Leroy Wakefield OF Brookiield is load j.,
ing his second car of evergreen for New
York.
Rev. L L. Beeman of Montpelier will
speak &C the NJ. T.. church next Sunday
morning.
A. Il. Priest aud d. n. Morse ara at
fencing thu State Grange meeting az
Springfield
Or. o. o Davis OF NorthfieId, general
medical director ot the Fidelity Rupture
Co, was in town Tuesday.
The Encampment, Rebekah and subor-
dinate Odd Fellows lodges will each nom.
mate their officers at their next meeting.
Sunday morning the pastor OF the Bap.
tist church viii preach bis third sermon
IN the series on The Greatest Words IN
Human Speech"
Ingraham, the cattle buyer for the New
York market, purchased 60 calves which
he shipped Tuesday, paying Sc. He eX-
poets to buy here occasionally.
II is customary, when the button is
pressed fer the first time and aB by magic
the streets become as light as day, to in
dulge in little iOlihcatiOn. Why can't
Randolph have something OF the sort?
The next Rebekah whist party will be
held New Years eve, Dec 3ist, instead of
tue date announced Friday evening and
elsewhere in this issue, postponement
being on account OF the Encampment
meeting.
In Washington county court last week,
fha tNun HhnnaaG
against whom the charge OF being an
itinerant vender, was brought by North
field parties, were moi pressed by the
states attorney.
c. S. Foss, arrested for selling a horse
on which another party held a lien, was
given hearing Saturday and furnished
bail, so that be Is now out OF jail. He
hopes to be able Ia show that he has acted
in good faith. In regard to the report
that he deserted his wife he says the wife
deserted him instead.
w. r. Clothier, boss OF the electric pole
gang, dropped a roll OF bills containing
over $40 Saturday night. The same was
picked up by Miss Emma Bailey VINO re-
turned il and received S. reward. Mr..
Clothie by the way, is a contractor him
self and his method OF handling men is a
revelation here. He says this is the best |
line of poles he ever set.
1t is reported that the trip OF Walter |
Banister to Indiana is for the purpose OF /
a bride With whom he has be- /
come acquainted through matrimonial I
paper. With the surplus Of marriageable |
timber Oh the female side that exists in /
this vicinity it IL really exRsperating to /
have outsiders scoop the prizes. These /
papers must be suppressed.
The following officers were elected by |
Phoenix lodge OF Masons Tuesday: l.. /
Webb, master; Al. Huse, senior warden; I
A. II. Bell, junior wardeni j. p. Cleye- |
land, Treas; G. w. Scott, Sec; Il. A.
Thacher, Chap; CIV. Hayward, marshal; I
Robert Parker, senior deacon; a. N. Cul- 4
yer, junior deacon; 5. Q. Clark, senior .
steward; John Il. Fisk, junior steward; I
5. 5. Whitcomb, tyler; Henry Booth and /
]. p. Cleveland, finance committee.
1t is well known that the case OF Ran
iolph v Roxburv, which was an action
Tor the support OF town pauper, ELIJAH
Daring, came on for trial at the last June
term of Orange county court and that the
county court decided that the notice that
gave TO RoxburY was not suiii-
,ient and SO rendered judgment for RoX-
bury. Last week the supreme court hand
I'd down its decision that the notice was
;ufficient and remanded the case to coun-
.y court to be tried on its merits. The
,ase of w. S. :. Buck ct al VS.. Theodore
smith, involving the life lease of Mr..
Bucks home place here, was decided al
Fersely to Mr.. Buck.
The electric light poles were all set in
he village last week and most of the
ross arms attached. This week the main
ine to the power station is being set and
will be completed by Saturday II good
weather prevails. Stringiug the wires and
placing the street lamps Will not require
ong. Inside wiring is keeping pace,
-hough far in rear OF orders. The Baptist
,hurch and Odd Fellows hall have been
among the places wired the past week.
Work at the power station, which slack
med bit last week, has been resumed
with large addition OF help and will be
,usbed night and day so as to be COM
plete at the earliest possible moment.