Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-08

e. A. Mutt OF Montpelier was in town
yesterday.
Miss Flossie Forbes returned to Mont
pelier Tuesday.
Simeon Webster of Bellows Falls was
here over Sunday.
Harry Tabor and wife-of Montpelier are
visiting at c. E. McCrilIis'.
Marcus Burnham OF Waupaca, Wis, has
returned here after short visit in Sharon.
A son was born Nov. 23d to Huntington
M. Lamb and rife and 'daugh ter Nov.
18th to Herbert II. Bean and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Hastings and daugh-
ter, Hazel, came Tuesday from Franklin
Falls, N. H., to spend the winter here.
Mrs. Leon s. Jones and two children
OF SwaDton came Monday to visit at A.
NJ. Hubbard's. MrJones will come later.
Blair's Comedy company will present
THAT Wife of Mine" at Dubois & Gays
hall next Thursday evening. Read the ae.
in another column.
G. M. Howard returned from one of his
business trips Friday evening, apparent
| ly as we'll as usual. That night ho was
seized with pneumonia and since has been
very i'll, heart trouble ensuing. His con-
dition today is still serious. His dsugh-
ters, Mrs, F.P Bartlett OF Bottom aud Miss
Mary Of Springfield, are with, ,hims Dr.
Bailey attends him. 81 iss5srt rris
Mrs. X. r. Robinson is now boarding
at the home OF r. e.. Healy, Jr. Last
week she had a discouraging experience
with water pipes, which froze while she
was away for few days visit. The ice
was tina wed readily enough but the flow
OF water which foiiowedthe burst was not
Richmond was sent for and finally sue
ceeded in locating the shut of. Fortu. /
nate1y, little damage was done.
U. s. Grant Post, g. A. r., elected the |
following officers Saturday evening 81 |
e. Eidredge, commander; w, W. TYLER, I
senior vice commander; John Hatch
junior vice commander; Il. r. Lille, sur
geon; Il. N. Rising, chaplaini K. T. SauIt,
quartermaster; j. p. Cleveland, officer OF /
the day Ed. Goodwin, guard LII. BlateIy, /
sentinel; D. B. Fassett, adjutant; Thomas
Carrigan, quartermRster Sc, geant; Henry
= Gilbert and George Howard, delegates
to the state eDcampment. Henry Gilbert
gave an interesting narrative OF his escape
from Dixie during the war,
The Randolph Musical association has
decided to hold a four days festival this
year from Jan. - to Jan; 26 inclusive, andI
to give the oratorio, 1.-The rfeatioD,Y in
connection herewith This will REQUIRE I,
a large number Of rehearsals. The cho-
rus music will be here soon after Jan lst.
and then everyone DESTROYS OF making
this festival grand success, by participat-
ing, will be invited to attend the rehears-
ais, due notice OF which will be given in
the HERALD. Mem bers OF the chorus will
be glad to learn that the association has {
again been able to secure the services OF
Prof. Henri g. Blaisdell of Concord, NH. :
as conductor.
The lecture by Rev. 8. A. Steel Friday
evening gave great pleasure. His theme
was "Home Life in Dixie During the !
War;" instead OF "Back bone, ;" the change
being made as the result OF an error on !
the part OF the lecture bureau. Mr.. Steel.
as boy living in the Mississippi river
bottom near Memphis, had a chance to
view the war from standpoint new 10
MS. his story was good one and its 7
portrayal most vivid. The next enter
'ainment OF the course IL next Tuesday |
evening, when the celebrated Symphonic 9
Concert Co. OF Boston will appear This I
company includes DIR. George z. Clark.
oasso and violin cellist, who delighted
everyone at the musical concert last win
Ter; Mona +. Clark, his wife, mezzo So
orano, who was Northfield girl; Alfred
DeSeve, violin virtuoso; and Eva Marcy
FAIR banks, reader, banjoist and pianoist.
An evening OF rare pleasure is assured.
season tickets for the remainder of the
curse, tour entertainments) can be had
or II at Bass. No further reduction on
hem will be made.
Yesterdays Waterman contained anoth. o
II savage dig at w b. Vial on account Of h
lis legislative actions. 1t assailed him for n
t first refusing to vote on the apricul-
ural board bill because he said he ives y
lot well enough informed to vote intelli- n
emily, and then doing his utmost to Il
verturn the board. In Justice to Mr.. !.
liall. the Watchman should be corrected p
lie declined TO vote, not because be did n
ot know how to vote, hut because he II
lanted the farmer members alone to set A
e the matter, and so stated in the House. !,
he Waterman is even worse Informed u
hen it roasts him for not including In a
be reorganization measure of the q. v. n,
!. +. Co. all the claims. 1t is fact that -
very Legitimate claim net otherwise sat- :,
factorily arranged was included aud Mr.. u
iall is entitled to great credit for the K
ork he did as chairman OF the railroad
in bringing this matter to SO =
Apply and hohorable . contamination.
Istead OF being unjustly accused. While 4
Is course on the agricultural bill is a
'oper subject for fair criticism, whole
lie abuse is most nnmerited in view Of
s record in the House.