Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
Lane Is IN town this week.

Arthur Lane is In town this week.
NJ. A. Tewksbury returned yesterday
from York Beach, Me.
Miss Allace Chase returned yesterday to
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
w. W. Rogers has sold the LoveIand
place on Fish hill to e. A. Osba OF Bethel.
Mrs. r. p. Morse was ut W. II. Pixies
last week, Miss Angie Pike has also been
boarding there.
Harry Newcity and wife OF Winstead,
Conn.,, are visiting his father, J. Il. New
CITY. Harry was married last July 70
Winstead lady.
Miss Eva Leaden has moved to West
| Gardner, Mass. Charles ingalls, has
moved into the tenement on South Pleas
ant street vacated.
The attendance at the Mortified fair
yesterday beat all the records-about 5000.
There was some good racing, also consid-
cradle drunkenness.
Rev. T. A. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. z. n. Rising
attended the Central Vermont Baptist
meeting at Sharon yesterday.
| Among those who took In the excursion
to attend the Festival OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Boston
Tuesday were Mrs. 4. r. Draper, A. NJ.
Hubbard and wife, Geo. o. Howe and
wife and Homer Bell.
The date Of the annual Montreal excsr-
sion is Monday, Sept. 18th. The fare Ii
q 50 from Bethel and points south and
~ 20 from Randolph and points north.
Tickets good on regular trains going the
18th and returning until the 18th, incln-
size.
II. W. McIntyre's plating works report
s<<.x1 ht,afsoaa 0rIowa rof<,a from ma m
surrounding towns. This is the only
plating shop in this section and those who
have had work done are highly pleased.
There Is prospect that considerable con.
tract work may soon be taken.
Our people are taking much interest In
the Mortified fair this week. Ninety
tickets were sold yesterday and many went
in teams. The delegation today Is also q
large one, the chief attraction being the
coaching parade ia which several OF our
business firms and individuals take part.
The village is laying an eight-inch tile
from Ia front OF the Methodist church on
Main street to the bank below Irwin q
Chase's, where 1t will discharge. There
will be short branches onto School street,.
The object Is to drain I he road surface ana
prevent the accumulation of mud and wa
ter that has caused 30 much trouble there.
The Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. are
doing fine business In the manufacture
OF bedroom scts, ETC., this fall, their
speciality being enamel ware. Between
80 and 40 men are employed. Most Of the
goods are shipped to New Hampshire and
Boston parties, who In turn export large
portion to foreign markets.
William Palmer OF vergennes has en-
tered the employ OF the HERALD. He
will be assistant editor and will aid In the
local reporting. Mr.. Paine has had
much experience and has conducted
papers OF his own. Will the people kind
ly extend the same conrfesies TO him that
they have to his predecessors.
The many friends Of Prof. Frederick c.
Ferry will be pleased to know that he has
arrived at Liverpool in safety after a
rough voyage. He left Boston Aug. 2fst
on the steamer Armenian, of the Ley
land line. He will spend few weeks In
London, then go to Cbristiania, Norway.
From there he will go 70 Germany for a
few months study.
Among the floral tributes at Hugh
Groves funeral were a piece from the
which he was a member; a pillow from
shopmates at Miller's Falls, also one from
the fire company at that place; pillow
from former shopmates In the Salisbury
mill; crescent from the local w. r.. G. and
cross and flowers from the w. @. t. U.
Evan Evans boasts of pet menagerie.
He is willing, however, to dispose OF IT to
any aspiring Snowman who will take 1t
away" Skdnks to an uncertain number,
presumably a mamma skunk and several
babies, have crawled through the cold air
fiue of his store furnace and taken up
comfortable abode where IL Is good and |
warm. He is In quandary just how to |
extricate them without-Mean " lille cold |
weather Is coming on.
The death Of Mrs. Matte Gorham, wife |
OF ID. Fl. Bullock, occurred Friday mig BIT. |
Mrs. Bullock had been III with consump.
tion year and a half. Her age was 50 /
years. The couple came to this place |
from Lebanon. N. H., two years ago. |
They resided in the Kilburn house on |
South Pleasant street. The husband sur /
wives, but no children. There are no other /
Howard and Rev. q. w. Morrow ofiiclated /
at brief services at the home Monday
morning and the remains were taken 10
Lebanon for funeral and burisl- The 1
couple resided in that place thirteen /
years. Mrs. Bullock was dressmaker.
Randolph had good word spoken for
It at the good roads meeting at Vergennes
Tuesday. Hon. J. o. Sanford, who pre-
sided, described the condition OF the roads
In Randolph and Pomfret, where they
we're good because these towns used the
state highway money properly and left
good commissioners in office. Hon. Mar
Gus Peck said that In Randolph and
good roads were made by ex-
nasafing the center Of the roads, placing
IN large stones and covering them over
with gravel. Besides this they made good
bitches to drain the roads. " hich was nee-
sssary. Randolph has laid miles andd
miles Of these roads and not at very
arge expense considering the wearing Z
qualities.