Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01

ter OF Northf1eld visited at 4. A. Inacner .
Monday.
Miss Abbie Clark has moved to the
rooms in the Kelley house vacated by Z.
Z. Meader.
Miss Ethel Bagley of Keene, n. H., is
spending few weeks visiting Miss Ber-
tina Wardner.
A number of young people enjoyed
sugar party at the home of F. l.. Parsons
Monday evening.
c. c. Scott has moved from the Dubois
house on Fales street to Byron Goodwin's
place on Mill street.
NJ o. Hubbard has moved from Charles
Kilburn's house to the upper tenement in
Ernest Fish's house.
A. Z. Bell and sister, Miss Flora, re-
turned Saturday from New York dry
goods and millinery markets.
The Rev. w. j. Harris, ID. d., will Off
ciate In st. Johns church Wednesday
evening, April 7th, at 1880 O'Clock.
A still-born female child was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hatch Saturday. Mrs.
Hatch has been victim OF ,measles.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Johns
church will meet with Miss May Ken
drick Tuesday afternoon, April 9th.
A. M. Gilbert is to conduct the hot house
at the Atwood place the coming summer.
This will be real convenience to the viii
lage.
Fred Rumrill is:soon to move from the
Granger house on Central street to the
Herrick house near the stock farm, where
he is employed
G. S. Foss, who married Lois Porter
about three months ago, has left her and
gone to Charleston, VT. His wife works
at the Newton House.
Mrs. James McGlafiin, who has been III
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Eldredge, for some time, went to her
home in Warren Tuesday.
Misses Belle Morse and Mary Tewks.
bury are among those selected TO repre-
sent the Sophomore class OF the U. V. NJ.
at the annual prize reading.
Col. r. ]. Kimball has been appointed
an aid de camp on the staff OF Gen. @. M.
Dodge, chief marshal OF the Grant monu-
ment dedication parade to take place in
New York April 9th.
DIR. G. A. Wheeler and wife and Mrs.
Margaret Smith leave tomorrow for Kinks
Vile, Mo-, where DIR. Wheeler is to take
two years course in osteopathy.
Frank Bailey shipped a car load OF bone
to Providence, X. l., this week, where il is
to be used in the manufacture OF phos-
phate. Mr.. Bailey collected the bone
from farmers and butchers.
Frank Herrick gave whist party OF
five tables Friday evening. The first
prize was won by Charles Steele and Miss
Linnie Jones and the "other one" by Leon |
Drew and Mrs. Ed. McCrillis.
DIR. A. b. Gay tested in Braintree last |
week as follows: IA. &. Farnsworth, IS; &. |
f. Sumner, II. j. Farnsworth,' II; T.. F. |
Martin, Is; cows in Braintree village, II; |
in Randolph, II. j. Noble, II. All were |
found flee from tuberculosis.
Louise Baldwin, the divorced wife OF
Leland T. Powers, the impersonator, was
recently married to London music
teacher, Alberto Randegger. Mr.. Powers
is also remfrried. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Powers have appeared in Randolph.
Miss Mae E. Waldo, who had been at
work at the Columbian House at Roxbury,
came home on the early morning train
Monday and, to induce sleep, presumably,
took about three teaspoonfuls OF lauda.
mum. She suffered much distress until
relieved by DR.. Bailey, who was called.
We learn from the San Francisco
Chronicle that bill has been Introduced
in the California Legislature which, IL it
becomes a law, will compel LUCKY"
Ashley, whose father the court held him
% be. California is said to be the only
state that has not such law already.
w. II. Dubois. assignee OF the insolvent
ewksbury estate, has sold to Martin A.
as trustee the place he occu-
,ies on South Main street. He has also
old the place on Summer street occupied
,y Bradford Tewksbury to the Baptist
society for parsonage. The new Baptist
pastor, Rev. T. A. Howard, will occupy 1t
May list. Mr.. Tewksbury's plans are not
yet definite.
The st. Adams Messenger pronounces ,
stiles Mcmillan a ''cheerful liar" This
nan has travelled all over the state and
,een written up by numerous newspapers |
ours included) as remarkable person !
ge. He claims to be over 100 years old, {
o have seen George Washington, to have /
,eeu at the battle OF Plattsburgh, and to /
ave been on intimate terms with most of !
he presidents from the foundation of the !
He is evidently an impos- I
or. {
When the morning mail arrived Mon {
Law, Capt. II. NJ. Wires stepped into the {
baggage car and inquired for John Averill.
he baggage master was pointed out and '
apt. Wires pretended to be about to serve |
subpoena on him as witness in the /
iarsh murder trial. Johns habitually
ed face turned shade paler and he fee I
ly protested that he ''didn't know thing
bout the case" This was more than w. v
!. Wall could stand and be burst out {
thus giving away the scheme he
ad planned to scare John little.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gabrielle went to
Hancock last week by double team. On
heir return, while descending Granville {
fountain, one of the horses fell, break
lg the pole. The horses then started to 4
IN down the steep road. The prospect h
as not pleasing to the passengers as they 4
iewed the descent ahead OF them and the =
minous broken pole which threatened Il
very moment to impale the horses and Il
-reck the entire outfit. BY strong pull i
n one rein Mr.. Gabrielle succeeded in 81
werving the horses about and, though n
1mplete overthrow resulted, no serious q
amage ensued. The sleigh turned COM :
Iete somersault and the horses were
,und to be headed in opposite directions
hen they finally came to standstill.
he broken sleigh was loaded onto q
averse sled procured OF a dweller near
' and the procession moved to black
NTH shop for repairs. y