Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-12

NJ. NJ. Wilson was in Rochester Friday
on business.
i'll Moses is able to be out once more
after long illness.
Willard Gay and W. H. Dubois were in
Waterbury Saturday.
Joe Delorme is visiting his brother in
Manchester, n. H., this week.
Jack Humphrey went to Meriden, Ct.
yesterday toiworK on an electric job.
Mrs. Charles Bennett OF Montpelier il
visiting at j. II. Moulton's this week.
| Mrs. Birney Pratt is spending two
weeks in New York and Trenton, N. j
The Informals will meet Monday even
| ing at 1880 O'Clock with Mrs. j. W. Row.
ell. a,i
Mrs. Frost returned to Hanover, N. H..
Monday, after visit OF several weeks al
W. H., Dubois.
Judge ,Rowell Is at Montpelier attend
ing supreme court which began Tuesday
There are no. cases from Orange county
this term.
John Boswell Is a candidate for reap
pointment as United States deputy mar
shall. Papers are being circulated in bis
behalf. Luke Parish is also a candidate
for the same place
Mrs. Heber Holman attended the funer-
al OF Cortez Bates. cousin, at Waterbury
Sunday, and Monday the funeral of Jen
ME e. Woodward OF Granville, another
cousin, also held at Waterbury.
DIR. J.Fraser Barbrick of Boston special
list, was at the Red Lion Tuesday. BE was
accompanied by Mrs. BarbTick and their
little daughter, who remained yesterday
to visit Mrs. Barbrick's step mother, Mrs.
Henry Bagley.
D. ~ fa..,ts ~ mite - po,txatfar
Rev. FL. w. r. Stafford OF Barre, Rev. DIR.
Trevett and wife OF Bethel attended the
Vermont clericus meeting at Rev. Homer
Whites Tuesday. Owing to sickness, stv.
eral Others were unable to be present.
The c. V. R.R. will run an excursion
next Sunday to enable people who desire
to visit the Vermont troops at Fort Ethan
Allen to do SO. The special train leaves
Randolph at s rs a. m. and arrives here at
700 p. m, II takes in all the stations
from White River Junction. Fare 81 so.
Carry your own lunches.
or the eighteen recruits sent by Ran
dolph to join Co. r, Mortified, four failed
to pass the physical examination. They
were Harry Kent, George Ryder, Hazen
Pressey and Byron Goodwin. All but the
latter returned home Tuesday. Twenty
of the 9s men in Co. F failed to pass, in
GLIDING the second lieutenant. Our boys
report a real taste OF army life. A short
age of blankets causes much discomfort
during the cold weather.
r. j. Kim ball 4 Co., New York, have
presented the public library with hand
some volume OF "Views OF New York
Stock Exchange" 1859 illustrations and
portraits. Among them we notice good
ones OF Col. Kimball and his son, w. Eu-
gene. The book has articles on various
subjects by we'll known financial writers,
and is a valuable addition to the library.
The trustees have just purchased two
scientific works as follows: "Experiment-
al Science and Practical aud Experimental
Physics. by Hopkins, with 100 engrav-
ings and illustrations and "Electrlcity
and Magnetism" by Silvanus P. Thomp-
son, one OF the latest books on electricity,
etc. s.fIs
Albert c. Lamson died at Trenton, NIB,
Sunday, May 6th. Mr.. Lamson was born
In Randolph Sept. 10, 1923. He will be re-
membered by our older readers as the
youngest son OF Capt. Harvey Lamson,
and as merchant in this village for few
years, about 1850, occupying store build
ing about where the blacksmith shop near
the covered bridge stands. He was az
forwards Tor many years merchant In
New York city. Mr.. Lamson married
Sarah Elizabeth Harris of Claremont, N.
H., Feb. 10, 1S49 who died at "Idletonp in
this village Sept. 9, 1891, while here visit.
ing relatives. Mr.. Lamson was buried at
Woodlawn cemetery near New York on
Wadnesday