Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-03

Charles E. Wood returns to Boston Fri.
day.
d. H. Morse went to Underhill on busi-
ness Tuesday.
Next Sunday is communion Sunday at
st. Johns church.
| 8. F. Briggs OF Brockton, Mass, was here
yesterday on business.
Capt. j. e. Eldredge went to Rutland
yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Bass went to Mont
pelier Tuesday for short stay.
Miss Maud Chamberlin OF Stockbridge
Is at Ernest Fish's for few weeks.
A son was born Oct. 10Th to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan f. Chase on Summer street.
DIR. }. NJ. Ryder drove here from Wood
stock yesterday to visit his son, George.
J. d. Whalen OF the Strong Hardware
company OF burlington was in town to-
day.
G. M. Howard purchased the Henry G.
+, Vinton place on South Main street this
week.
Mrs. Eli Sault and daughter, Evelyn,
returned Tuesday from visit to White
River Junction.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. Mcbride Wednesday afternoon, Nov.
8, at $3.50 O'Clock.
Thomas Connolly left this morning for
Ellensburg, N. y, to buy potatoes to ship
to MASSACHUSETTS,.
Otto M. Lawrence, lately mustered out
of the Barre company OF volunteers, has
been visiting friends here this week.
A goodly sum was cleared for the Brain
tree Branch church last Friday at the
chicken pie supper at A. e. Holman's.
Thursday, Nov. Oath, has been appoint
ed as day OF Thanksgiving. The dis
memberment of turkey will then take
place.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Newcity, who have
been guests OF his father here for more
than month, went back Tuesday to Hol-
linsville, Conn.
Petitions signed by adult voters In Ran
doiph, who are in favor of upholding the
present prohibitory law, were presented
before the committee on temperance In
the legislature Tuesday.
Charles Tewksbury is spending a few
days with friends here. He Is still on Che
road, selling the Rambler bicycle. MIS-.
Tewksbury, with her daughter, Lucy, Is
now with her parents at Merrimack, Mass.
The ladies OF the o. e. 8. are requested
to remember the sociable and s.rug beeD
at the Masonic hall ante-rooms this
Thursday afternoon and evening. Sup
per will be served from $3.50 to 10 O'Clock.
Mrs. Rosabel Mcintyre and Mrs. L. P.
Thayer went to Rutland yesterday to at
tend the 18th annual convention OF the
Woman's auxiliary of the Episcopal |
churches OF the state, which closes With a
public meeting this evening.
The members OF the 18th Vermont reg
iment will hold their annual reunion at |
Brooks Post hall in Montpelier on the |
afternoon and evening Of Wednesday, the |
doiph men were in Co. + Of the 12th.
The local grange, which was to 90 to /
Brookield tomorrow evening aud furnish /
an entertainment for the grange there, has /
decided to postpone its visit until later,
when the drama, my Brothers Keeper, :"
Will be In readiness tor presentation.
Col. and Mrs. r. j. Kimball have been
spending few days here, arriving Satur-
day. Today they are attending the annual |
meeting and banquet OF the Sons Of the
American Revolution at Montpelier. Hon. 4
ana MRS. VIM. ID. Du Bots and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. Mead are also in attendance
Col. and Mrs. Kimball will go from Mont
pelier to their home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
@. M. Colburn, who was a guest last
week of N. W. McCollom, went from here
to Windsor where he was quite badly
hurt. He was coming down terrace and
slipped on some wet leaves at the top of
the steps, falling headlong to the pave
ment eight feet below and striking on
his left shoulder. He was taken to his
home in Burlington next day. 1t is
thought that no bones were broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Bass entertained
The first neighborhood whist club OF the
season at their home on Friday, Oct. 18th.
Mr.. j. b. Wells and Mrs. L. Tracy bearing
he hon ~ ~. nj Il
entertainment was at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson Saturday even
ing, Oct. 18th. There were seven tables.
Mr.. l. Hutchinson and Mrs. Frank Cleye-
and came on victorious, being Is points
ahead.
Clyde Blanchard, the young man who I
70 acceptably fills the position OF express
nan at the station, was rendered q sur
,rise Monday evening. on the occasion Of
ais eighteenth birthday. Clyde was abb
'ent at meeting Of the hose company
It his home. In some mysterious way be I
'vaded them and an hour later their sur
lrise was the greatest when he walked
INTO the room where the company was as
embed. An evening of genuine pleasure
vas passed and tokens of esteem left as !
eminders OF the event. The refresh
nents were unexcelled.
Once more the ubiquitous small boy :
Iss offended, and this time complaint :
gsinst him has been entered to the VII
age authorities. Lately air guns have .
cen growing In popular favor among the =
rchins, as many of our citizens have had !
ccasion 20 notice. Compressed air viii :
xpel small shot quite fordbly, they have 4
iscovered-enough 30, in fact, to leave !
lack and blue spots on their victims for :
sverzl days. One boy narrowly escaped :
swing his eye put out the other day and 2
81 some one be more seriously injured Il
e been decided best to prohibit the use