Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-21

to work.
MO Evans OF Waterbury was in town
yesterday.
Mrs. Hiram Bean is in Massachusetts,
for two weeks. ~
John Herrick left today on his annual
canvassing trip
A.E. Kendrick is at home for two
weeks vacation.
Fred Winch of Northfield was here the
first OF the week.
DR.. ]. M Ryder OF Woodstock was in
town "Wednesday.
Matthew Carr OF Waterbury visited here
the first of the week.
Seth Flint and Clayton Mann have re-
turned from Wisconsin.
r. Holbrook's house on South Main
street is being reprinted.
Mrs. Fred Steele has been quite indis-
posed but is now convalescent.
Ernest Tanner OF Marshfield visited at
Eugene. Greene's two days this week.
Mrs. Austin Adams OF Royalton is visit
ing this week at her brothers, T.J.Adams'.
Charles Loveand of Melrose, Mass !, Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. J. B. Drew, last Fri
day.
The Bean house on South Pleasant street
is being repaired for occupancy by F. b.
Wood.
e. w. Kent WAS in Barre, Montpelier
and Mortified the first of the week on
business.
e. v. Steele has brought suit in trover
against Otto Lawrence OF Barre for abuse
OF horse hired.
The Baptist society realized about $40
from the ten-cent supper at the vestry
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary Blodgett, who has been
spending the winter at the Red Lion, has
returned to Mortified.
The remains OF the mother Of Ira Quinn
by were brought to this station Friday
and taken to Gilead for burial.
Miss Bell has another apprentice In mill
linery, Miss Nellie Grant OF South Royal
ton having commenced work there this
week.
The selectmen and Savings Bank trus
tees were engaged Tuesday In laying out a
road from the west end OF School street TO
land owned by the bank.
A daughter was born Monday to Harry
Chadwick and wife of Bethel. Mrs.Chad
wick is the daughter OF John Averill and
the child was born here.
Quite delegation from the local J. o.
U. A. M. went to Royalton Tuesday even
ing to instruct several candidates In the
work of the third degree.
The Odd Fellows, including Encamp-
ment and Rebekahs, will observe the 10Th
anniversary of the establishment OF their
order in America by a sermon by Rev.
T. A. Howard at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning.
John Calvin Skinner OF Denver, Col,
came from New York city Saturday TO Wis.,
II at the home OF mis- brother in-law, ID. c.
he ~os. .aA ufarA ox IN.
New York. In Denver he is at the head of
important chemical works.
An incident OF the electric light cele-
bration Thursday evening was the burn
ing OF the Spanish flag. We hope some
of our patriotic young men will bottle up
their enthusiasm for few days when they
will probably have chance to display 1t
in real earnest.
DIR. w. 8. Curtis states that, on account
OF requiring change for the benefit Of
his health, he has sold his dental practice
here and VIII give possession June LIST. he
Is nom communicative as to his future
plans or the identity OF his successor. but
says the latter, not being fisherman, will
keep the office open during the summer.
Gov. Circuit has appointed John F. Mead
OF Randolph chairman OF the Orange
county committee for the enlistment OF re-
cruits In the National volunteer reserve.
VIM. II. Kenney has blanks for signature
by persons not barred from enlistiDg by
the specifications therein named. Several
have already signed these applications,
the first name enrolled being Byron Good
wins.
Boston papers ask for information con-
corning relatives or friends OF William
O'Brien, formerly OF this place, who died
at Long Island hospital last week, aged
about AZ years. O'Brien was born and
brought up here, leaving about 20 years
ago. He has no relatives remaining here.
II any readers are interested they should
with the chief OF police OF
Lynn, Mass.
Senator Morrill, has sent the public
library several interesting public docu-
ments lately, among them being the report
Of the Naval Court OF Inquiry about the
of the battleship Maine, and
new map of Alaska in book form, showing
known gold-bearing rocks with descrip-
tive text containing sketches of the geog-
raphy, geology and gold deposits and
routes to the gold fields.
Next Friday evening at 7:30 O'Clock
public debate Will be held in the High
school auditorium, the proceeds OF which
will go towards the support OF the High
school baseball team. The question, Gre
solved, That the United States should
have free coinage of silver at the ratio OF
is to :" will be discussed in the affirma-
live by Henry Lewis, Arthur Sauit and A. |
L. Newton, with Leighton Abbott, Will |
lard Holman and Harry Phillips on the |
negative side. j. ID. Denison, DR.. Curtis |
ind DR.. Goodrich will act as judges, but |
the house will also be given a chance to |
zote on the question. A dime will be the /
admission fee. Prof. M. s. Villas will pre-
tide.
Our authority for the item last week re-
yarding the Berkshire health and Acct
lent association was a note in the Acci-
tent Insurance, paper published in Bos-
on, which was handed us by II. Nj.
Miller. Further investigation shows that
receiver has not been applied for to
Wind up the affairs of the company. An
mort is being made to stop their putting
nto their policies sick benefit clause.
In injunction was placed upon the COM
ANY last month but was dissolved by the
curt. Their right to issue the sick ben.
fit insurance viii be decided within two
Feeks. All who hold sick and accident
olicies now will be fully protected. II
1suring against sickness is forbidden il
fill not affect the accident portion of the
business.