Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-14
Hon. W. Il. Dubois is again on the

hon. w. II. DUBOIS - again on the
street.
Ell. Poor of Montpelier was in the
place Saturday.
VIM. Skinner Of RoyaIton was here the
last OF the week.
Miss Clara Goodhart OF Barre is visiting
her parents here.
market last week.
Tobias Burke of North Hartland was in
town on business Friday.
Miss Maud Lombard went to Boston
Saturday for short stay.
Charles Williams went Monday to Exc
ter, N. H., for few days. visit.
Miss Ella Holman returned Saturday to
Brattleboro after weeks vacation.
Miss Susie Bower returned Saturday
after three months. stay in Windsor.
Mrs. /. 8. Chase left Saturday for Bos-
ton, accompanied by Master Harold Dag
gett.
Geo. Z. Ryder was In Keene, N. H., last
week to attend the funeral OF Benare
Beedle.
Walter F. Morse OF Barre is a candidate
for nomination as senator Of Washington
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hubbard came
from Rochester last week for a several
days stay.
Miss Sibyl Carr OF Waterbury visited
Miss Carrie Haufier Thursday on her way
home from West Hartford.
Mrs. Herbert Church and son OF Nor
witch arrived Friday for a visit to her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Anderson.
Miss Elizabeth Holman arrived Friday
from a visiting trip to Claremont and
Newport, N. H., and White River juno.
ton.
Mrs. Ed Hobart and children OF Wind.
sor came the last OF the week to visit at
Frank Hobart's. Mr.. Hobart also spent
Sunday here.
Again the time has come when we'll
kept lawns may reflect the thrift and
taste of their owners and tidy streets jus
tify the village pride.
The boys engaged in scrub ball practice
Saturday afternoon at Mccall park. The
side captained by Niebaum beat the side
captained by Newton % to IA.
Willard Hayes, who had been working
in Royalton during the past winter, went
Tuesday to Springfield, Mass, where he
has employment in oox factory.
A receiver has been applied for to wind
up the affairs OF the Berkshire Health and
Accident association OF Massachusetts,
which has placed several policies here.
A. A. Spooner has sold to Mrs. Hooper,
for consideration Of $3.50, the farm on
Thsyer brook where he now lives and will
move to his adjacent farm, n ow occupied
by Nelson Bell.
DR.. Geo. p. Morris had taste OF Klon
diking Monday. He crossed Rochester
mountain In a buggy and reports the
snow from two to four feet deep for dis
lance OF four miles toward the summit.
DR.. v. c. Goodrich returned Sunday
morning from Rochester, N. Y. He has
purchased drug store in that city and
will soon move there. His daughter,
Mary, is now visiting in Worcester, Mass.
The stores were all closed In the after
noon OF Fast DAY and a large party OF
merchants and others availed themselves
of an opportunity to visit the dam which
will furnish power for Randolph's cleo
trio lights.
Mrs. Alvin Angel and DR.. and Mrs.
Frank Angel were in Northfeld last FRI
day to attend the burial OF the eight year
old daughter OF Rev. John @. Angel. who
died at her home in North Hero the 9th,
after an illness OF only one day. Mr..
Angeles family came 20 Randolph Satur- |
day to remain until after the III. 4. con-
ference.
The underpinniDg OF the Richmond
block, which was weakened year or |
more ago by being flooded from the water |
main, settled Saturday night enough to
Dull apart tue DrhuCu WhttE pipe phbciuE
through tue wall and a full stream was LET |
on, which further weakened 1t, so that 1
considerable brick aud stone work will be |
necessary to again put it in good order.
Frank W. Sault goes about May LIST to
act as editor and publisher OF the YER
gennes Vermonter, which has been
boughtby a stock company in which he
and l.. p. Thayer are interested. Mr..
Sault has been for several years the faith
full and efficient foreman OF the HERALD
Office. He has also done considerable
newspaper work and Is we'll qualified for
his new position. We wish and predict
for him much success in his venture.
An impostor is travelling about in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, represent
ing himself to be Frank Ash OF this place,
a member OF U. s. Grant Post, q. A. X.
He gets kept by comrades on the strength
Of his representations. He Is thought to
be fellow who came here last summer
and stayed several days at the Newton
House, saying he had been sent there by
Sault, which was untrue.
There came near being a serious railroad
accident Sunday. At the tin bridge,
W hich is being replaced by an iron one,
the workmen had raised timber across
and above the track for the travelling der
rick. A special freight train came along
at full speed and before the timber could
be raised to allow the engine to pass I'M
der il struck the crosspiece, knocking of
The headlight, which rolled into the river.
The engineer failed to obey his orders to
slow up. No further damage was done.