Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-18

birthday Saturday at Mrs. A. b. Tewks-
bury's.
Miss Hattie Waterman of Boston re.
turned Monday, after a week Is visit at d.
L. Goding's.
ID. ID. Howe of Burlington, secretary OF
the state grange, has been visiting his IA
tber, Daniel Howe.
w. III. Perkins went Saturday to South
Royalton, where he will work at the
wheelwright trade.
Miss Alice Erskine went Saturday to
Warren, Mass, where she has position
in millinery store.
Miss Jennie Welch went on Tuesday to
visit her sister, Mrs Holden, at Water
bury, Conn, for a month.
Mrs. Mary A. Booth, who has been
spen ding the winter with her son, II. s.
Booth, returned Saturday to Natick Mass.
Henry Oracle started Tuesday for Nova
Scotia to see ais father, who is ill. His
niece, Miss Mabel Jerd, accompanied him.
! L. H. Needh cut his finger with an
axe while splitting wood Monday and will
be unable 10 WELD razor for few days.
The few inches OF snow which fell Sun
day drifted badly during the night and
the roads were blocked in some directions
Monday.
l.. S Penniman OF Burlington, who Wis
tied here recently, has been appointed
customs house officer and will be stationed
at Toronto.
The rooms in the Cushman block which
Dickinson q Stuart, the new undertaking
firm, have rented are being fitted up for
their occupancy.
Miss Nellie HARDWOOD went to New York
Tuesday, where she is to receive instruc-
tion 10 late styles OF dressmaking before
going to New London, Conn.
A Fauy I,wir,. -, q 49,,
naples last Thursday and some we're re-
warded by quite tloE OF sap. No guam
tity OF sugar has been made yet.
A team from Randolph lodge, /. o. OF,
went to Barre Tuesday and worked the
initiatory degree at the district meeting. |
An enjoyable occasion is reported.
w. H. Lamson went to Boston Monday
night, where he is to receive further in
struction in the art of embalming at a
school that holds few days session in
Boston this week.
The old and young folks dance at |
Grange hall Friday evening was not well |
attended, only about fifteen couples being |
present. I he storm was responsible, in |
part, for the small attendance.
By running into the corner of a table
Friday, Il. Il. Van0rman met with pain
full accident that will keep him from work
for some time. He is under the care OF d..
Morris at his (Vanorman's) house.
James Judd has bought for 800 the T.
j. Williams farm on Riford brook in
Braintree and some of the stock. He
moved to II Monday. MIR. Williams re-
turned to his old place on the brook.
DIR. ABB Gay tested as follows last week
In Royalton, Geo. K. Taggart, 26, A. j.
Woodworth, S; in Randolph, Mrs. T.. NJ.
Hayden, IL. John F. Mead, 20. Con-
1emned 10 at Mrs. Hayden's and three at
Mr.. Moad's.
c. c. Meader left today for Boston with
mis- sister, Mrs. A. p. Morrill,, where he
will spend two weeks. He does not intend I
% follow his business in the future, but Z
viii make his home in Randolph the Dor
ion of the year that he spends in YER
ront,
Mrs Y. l.. Merchant returned Saturday /
rom South Lawrence, Mass, where she 1
ttended the funeral of her father. Sat- :
lrday evening, she was notified of the |
Ieath OF sister at Quechee, where she '
vent Monday. Another sister, who went
O South Lawrence, is seriously i'll and her ;
mother is badly shattered in mind by her 4
rouble. !
Arcadia lodge, |. o. q. T., had quite an
and pleasing entertainment l
asst Thursday night. After the routine
BUSINESS of the lodge had been transacted,
he meeting was made public and the fol.
owing program rendered: Song, "While
he City Sleeps, miss Carpenter; Saved"
short temperance PLAY; harmonica solo,
iazen Pressey; 1.-THE Drunkard's Child"
temperance sketch; farce, "MidDight
ihost;" tableau, "Signing the Pledge;" y
hort address by Rev. q. W. Morrow and
lso one by Rev. T. A. Howard, who has
stely been called to the passionate OF the -
baptist church. The next meeting OF the "
odge will be held Saturday evening in \
tead OF its regular night. !,
There was an interesting service at the o
' hite church Sunday morning. II was "
ne OF DIR. Hardy's illustrated sermons, Ct
nch as he delivers once in three months. l.
he object Of this one was to illustrate how b
iuch our lives are like the wax cylinder IL
I the phonograph. There was graphic ID
hone beside the pulpit, which gave the
repeated the 23d psalm, "
ord's prayer, then reproduced the hymn, N
Just as / Am" which had been sung by =
IT. Beedle. This was very distinct and Il
ne could easily recognize the voice. H.
mother song by NJ. Blanche Sparhawk n
as reproduced, followed by few meas. w
res of the Wonderful Words of Love-" ,.
y Mr.. Beedle, the subject and bible refer -, q
ice. Mr. Hardy preached one OF bis deep, =,
oughtful sermons on the Impressions -
hearts of men. h.
Harry Aliens little mare, which was VI
tched in front of the store block last
lursdsy, became frightened at Tapping
rning and, breaking its rope, started Tor
G depot. IL cut across one END OF the la
pot platform and, swerving about, start so
back down Msin street. In front OF co
lBois & Gays block it dashed into j. ly
. Burt's team, breaking the thills and gu
artling the horse, which was caught be. M
re it had gone far. Mr.. Aliens mare FL
Is getting woke up by this time and
-eaked down the street like flash. IL
ok to the sidewalk in preference to the III
nd which answered well enough until
e HERALD office was reached, when the
Ugh caught on a stone hitchinS post
d remained, while the horse shot ahead.
was stopped near the Christian psrson-
e. The sleigh was a complete wreck,
e harness badly ripped, but the horse