Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-29

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The Odd Fellows worked the second de-
gree Monday evening.
Hon. Victor l. Spear went on the excur-
sion to Montreal Monday.
Hon. G. A. Ballard OF Fairfax was the
guest OF j. B. Drew day last week.
Mrs. Smith, an aunt of W. s. S. Buck,
accompanied him on his return from
| Castleton.
H., ale enjoying a pleasant visit whit
| friends here.
A. J. Hastings OF Massachusetts, and Mr..
VanDusen OF koxbury stopped at the New
ton House over Sunday.
The local band went In big teams to the
Woodstock fair Tuesday, where it is to
furnish music. 1t is assisted by some
extra players.
A little three months old grandson OF
John Martin of Rochester Hollow died
last week Tuesday and was buried Thurs
day, Rev. g. W. Morrow officiating.
Dan Morse received many compliments
at the Mortified fair last week for his
tasty work in trimming the coach of e.
A. Thomas, which won first prize. 1t was
a "beaut."
Will Tyler read an item In this paper
last week about a tomato tree in Mont
pelier and he says he can beat that all out.
He has one eight feet high that grew in
three months and had several tomatoes.
A. B. Cushman and wife are visiting
relatives in Burlington. Before returning
Mr.. Cushman will attend the annual
meeting OF the board Of managers Of the
Vermont Baptist State convention at YER
gennes, Of which he is member.
W. E. Pierce, who recently disposed of
his photograph studio to L. P. Booth OF
Morrisville, moved to Northfield last
week with his wife and two children.
Mr.. Pierce talks some OF going to sArizo-
ma, where he resided before coming to
Randolph.
DIR. w. NJ. Kelly, having succeeded to
the practice of DR.. w. s. Curtis, will open
his office October LIST. The doctor is a
graduate OF the Boston Dental college and
comes nignly recommended. He pro-
poses to introduce all the latest methods
in dentistry.
e. w. Tewksbury shipped IL, 156 lbs. of
wool to New York Thursday, the quality
being superior. OF this large amount, the
Daniel Page farm supplied $500 lbs.
5hropshires and grades furnish most OF
the wool which Mr.. Tewksbury handles.
He paid zoe. per pound.
The Central VT. r. r. will sell round
trip tickets from Randolph to the Wind
sor County fair at Woodstock Sept. "a, %
and 20, for sl.50. There will be a grand
coaching parade and $3.50 in purses for the
races is offered Music by Green Noun
tain Brass band OF Randolph.
Hose companies Nos. and and the
Hook and Ladder company held their
reg liar meeting Monday evening. Chief
Engineer Bert Bass received the congrat-
uiaJions OF the company on his recent
marriage and passed the cigars, and all
voted the affair pleasant one.
A freight wreck at Sharon Saturday
morning, in which two cars were smased
and the track torn up for some distance,
caused delay OF several hours in the run
ming OF trains. The first train through
since FridIy evening was the morning
accommodation, which reached here at l
O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Durin the visit of the circus here the
lock OF thu automatic weighing machine
at the depot was broken and some OF the
pennies distracted. Inasmuch as the con-
tents had been removed only few days
before the reward must have been small.
similar depredations are reported from
other towns visited by the circus.
Augustus LaPoint died in franklin,
Mass, Sept. 18th OF acute Bright's disease,
aged 30 The remains were taken to East
Hardwick for burial. Deceased was the
son of Jesse LaPoint, whose death was re-
ported last week, and died just five days
after his father. Five daughters remain in
the family. Jesse LaPoint died In Keene,
N. H., and not Windsor, as stated last
week.
The death of Mrs. Myra Wood Bancroft,
wife OF Kimball Bancroft, occurred last
week Wednesday, resulting from asthma.
Rev. Homer White officated at the funer-
al Friday at the home on Forest street.
The remains were taken TO Barre, where
deceased had two married daughters liv-
ing. One unmarried daughter lives here
with her father, who is an invalid. De-
ceased was 81 years old.
At the meeting Of the Christian Endeav-
or society of the Christian church Sunday
evening the following officers were elected
for the ensuing six months President,
Mr.. Morrow; vice president, Clarence
Mann; secretary, Bertha Lane; treasurer,
George Mann; junior superintendent,
Mrs. Mann; assistants, Gertrude Hart,
Louise Hastings; organist, Bessie Wood
ward; assistant, Louise Hastings; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. e. 0. Blanch-
ard; janitor, Allen Flint.
For several nights OF late Messrs. Bean
and ingalls,, our popular tonsorial artists,
have been disturbed by some night -prowl-
enjoyed himself regardless OF conse-
quences. Concluding it was rat, the bar
bers set spring trap Sunday night and
Monday morning they had game in the
shape of an enormous skunk which was
evidently portion OF the colony estab-
lished in the cellar of the block. They
had scotched their animal, but how were
they to dispose OF it Finally Ingalls,
took sponge saturated with chloroform
and with it tied to the end of long pole
succeeded in getting the skunk "boozy,"
when it was tumbled into a barrel and
carried of, 'swithout serious injury" as
runaway items usually wind up.
EDITOR RANDOLPH HERALD AND NEWS:
saw an item in your paper the 22d In re-
gard to Mr.. Holman's watermelon. l
think he must have raised his melon in
the shade, for John Curran, who lives only
half mile out of the village on the Brain
tree road, has raised watermelon this
year, which can be seen, weighing 70
pounds and measuring "a 10 by 80 inches.
No extra care was taken OF the vine either.
/. W. CLARK.