Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-07

Mrs. Jennie Beecher Smith of White
River Junction is visiting at Fred Terry's
/ The Ladies' Aid society of the Christ
ian church will meet with Mrs. Mcbride
July 18th at 8 p. m.
| Mrs. F. w. Baldwin and children OF st.
Adams arrived yesterday at their sum-
mer residence at Peth.
p. Grout, mayor of Winchester Ill,
visited his sisters, Mrs. O. j. Marcott and
Mrs. A. j. Huse, last week.
Mrs. Bridget Moran and daughter and
Mrs. Bridget Crowley OF Miller's Falls,
Mass, have visited in town recently.
Mrs. E. j. Wallace, Mrs. DIR. Daley and
Mrs. Fl. A. Holton OF White River juno
tion visited at d. E. Goding's Tuesday.
Misses Eunice Meader and Annie Well
man, who had been guests at Willard
Gays, returned to Maiden, Mass, Tues
day.
Miss Mary Mcintyre has closed her
labors for Bell Bros. Miss Grant of South
Royalton takes her place back OF the
notion counter.
"The Christian Statesman or ssThe
Grand Old Man" will be the subject OF
the PASTORS discourse at the Baptist
church Sunday morning.
Camp Randolph opens about July 18th.
a large uuIIlDtI dIe 10 20 I0lh
year and the prospects are that the camp
viii be more popular than ever this
season.
Remember the sale by the Baptist ladies
at their vestry tonight and tomorrow
evening. Ice cream and cake will be
served tonight and nice supper tomor-
row night.
Galen B. Fish is carrying a nice gold
watch which he won as prize for secur-
ing a large amount Of business for the
American Wooden Mill Co., for whom he
has been taking orders for summer
clothing.
DIR. and Mrs. e. o. Blanchard gave a
patriotic dinner the Fourth to some OF the
California excursionists, including Misses
Meader and Wellman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Pease OF Hartford. The decora-
tions OF the dining room, the table set
tings and the flowers we're OF the national
colors, the food, even, being selected with
regard to these colors. secondary TO their
appropriateness. Each guest was provid-
ed with a souvenir card and pin, and be-
side each plate stood giant firecracker,
which, on being exploded, gave forth a
supply OF bonbons done up in the form OF
torpedoes. The occasion was very pleas
ant one.
Pearl Kimball OF Boston, accompanied
by lady, came up the latter part OF last
week to visit his brother, John. Not on
ly his relatives, but others were glad to
see him. Especially pleased were j. +.
Lamson, to whom Pearl was indebted
about $50, and CIV. Hayward, from whom
he rented a mileage book some time ago
and tor which he omitted to sett e.
These parties set watch on the precious
Pearl lest he should be unmannerly
enough to leave without calling on them,
as he was wont to do in the sweet long
ago. Instead OF taking the train from
here, Pearl, John and their respective
ladies drove out OF the village Tuesday
morning as though for a short ride. The
officers, however, were onto the little
strategy and s. Z. Clark and j. +. Lamson
jumped into a buggy and followed them,
taking care not to reveal themselves, They
followed as far as South Royalton, where
all hands took dinner. Pearl then went
to the depot to take the train when, much
to his chagrin, Officer Clark took him. He
put up a fine bluff, supplemented by a
choice and elegant variety OF cuss words.
but neither availed, and he settled Lam
sons account sooLer than go to jail. When
Hayward's writ was also produced, speech
tailed him utterly and ne settled that too.
1t was good piece OF work by the off,
GERS, even II not seen in that light by
the other participants in the event.