Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-02
Homer Young of Barre is at home i'll.


Royaiton yesterday.
There was select dance al the Red
Lion Thursday evening.
Mrs. Iona Chase and George Ryder have
re turned from Hartland.
J. ID. Denison was at W bite River juno
ton TUESDAY on business.
The W. c. 4. u. meets with Mrs. Ira
Williams Friday at p. u.
Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy is III Morrisvile for
a stay of about thlee weeks.
The little daughter OF Albert Carpenter
is very low with peritonitis.
Miss Lena Ellison has finished her term
Of school and returned home.
LIT. Sparbawk has rented the Barnes
studio building for one year.
Miss Florence Lamson is clerking in
Thomas store during the holidays.
Miss Carrie L. Haufler sings Friday
evening in the Cabot lecture course.
E.E. Perry OF Barre, adiutant OF the
Sons of Veterans, was in town Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ :. Spaulding spent
Thanksgiving with their son at ~. Al
bans.
The screen mill resumed yesterday, be,
ginning the manufacture OF the panel
TIE annual election OF officers Of Z. 5.
Grant Post, q. A. r., ocears Saturday
sim finS6 Butteraeld and Mrs. Robbins,
who lives in the Scott block, are both Yc-
tins of grip.
About $40 was realized by the "Dollar
sociap and supper given By the Baptist
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Il. Dubois and Mrs.
Clarence Moulton went 10 Boston yester-
day for few days.
Fred c. Davis and wife Of Clinton,
Mass visited her parents here last week,
returning yesterday.
Miss Edna Brown has returned from
Rutland and VIII keep house Tor her
father, Nelson Brown, this winter.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy was called to Morris
Vile Yesterday by the death OF bis moth.
or, VINO had been i'll for some time.
Rev. A. b. Truax, well known as
I Met hodist preacher, uied at Montgomery
yesterday Of heart disease while asleep
The golden wedding anniversary OF Mr.
and Mrs. Fl. +. Thatcher is to Oe celebrat-
ed this evening az Mrs. >. ). Whitcomb's.
Frank Griswold has been confined to
the house the last eight days with very
painful knee, caused by fail in his barn.
Mrs. c. II. TeWksbury has gone to Sar-
anac Lake 10 the Adirondueks, where she
eXpt cts 10 pass the winter. Mr IeWks-
bury is Witn her.
Mrs. n. j. Whitehill Of Montpelier will
I visit Mrs. r. .. Blanchard this week and
be present al the CHRISTIAN EndeaVor tea
Saturday afternoon.
+ Wesley Pierce is doing chores for Capt.
tldl edge. The Capt. WAS nearly pes.
tered TO death" with answers to his al. IN
last weeks HERALD.
I A Christian Endeayor tea will be held
with Mrs. l.. o. Blanchard Saturday
afternoon from 3 until 6, to which large
/ number of invitations have been issued.
4 The Informalsn hold their next meet
/ ing at the usual time with Mrs j. w.
/ kowel The table talk by all the mem
bers will re on the question Of municipal
reform in New York.
The ladies' of the M. l.. church will
meet With Mrs Carleton at Mrs. X. hol-
CROOKS Friday afternoon aud evening. |
The proceeds are TO apply on the carpet /
fund. A cordial invitation TO ali.
Frank Trask slid OFF a haymow in his /
barn last Thursday striking "straddle' OF 4
a barn door. The result vas very seli- /
Gus anc painful injury ana his recovery 4
is by no means certain. DR. q, w. scott 4
is the attending physician.
Yesterdays ST. Johnsbury Republican 1
announces the purchase OF that news l
paper property by l.. p. Jhayer aud states 4
that his family will move To that place in 1
Mr.. Thayer and family hral adieu.
At the Baptist church Sunday morning 1
the pastor " i'll preach his second sermon 4
in the series on tine Greatest Words in 1
Human Speech" In the evening at 1880 I
there will be a preaching service. Sub /
ject, ''Seeking and Saving" The ordi I
nance of baptism will be administered.
A paper has been received by Granville I
parties containing a notice OF the mar
~ r. Tufar EprH n no nit
whom he became acquainted through the /
matrimonial columns OF r newspaper and 1
TOR whom he went to the distant state of |
Washington, reinforcing lie wardrobe by
ievying on J. g. Mann's stock.
Montpelier papers state that Jim Lee,
our enterprising Chinaman, skipped out OF 1
Montpelier, leaving hls rent unpaid aud 4
some laundry bundles that cannot be I
claimed until their owners are able to
translate Chinese characters. This is So I
different from Jim's usual methods that
there must be a mis- axe somewhere.
The Choral Union, under whose aus.
pices the successful convention Of last
winter was conducted, is considering the
presentation of a canta a, OF possibly a
concert, in the near future. THIS will not
take the place OF the convention, which
viii be held later. Members OF the Union /
are requested to meet at Odd Fellows hall +
next Tuesday evening 10 take act ion
Bring Father kemp's Old Folks Concert
books.
Children and grandchildren OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. g. Tracy enjoyed a reunion at
their pleasant home Thanksgiving day.
rhe family party, numbering eighteen,
included Frank, the eldest son, with his
wife aud two sons from Brookigld; Fos-
ter, with bis wife end son, OF Roxbury:
f. o. Tracy, wife, son and daughter OF z
Fitchburg, Mass. a daughter, Mrs Hen
~ Halves, and her usband, son ano
daughter of Berlin; Elmer Tracy of Barre.
and Ernest Tracy and wife OF this val
lage.
AT the annual freman's meeting Trc-
day evening the members were paid on
for their services the past wear, the total
expense being only so. The following
officers were elected: Hose Co. No. /,
Fred +. Dunn, foreman; y. c. Buck, Is.
assistant: No. 2, 3. ID. Chad Kick. fore
man; +. F. Sauit, 1st assistant; Hook and
Ladder Co, John B. Fisk, foreman; l.. G.
Erskine, 1st assistant; F. " S4ult. serre-