Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-22


a day last week.
The Brigham creamery paid 81 lie. fol
Novem Der butter.
| Miss Laura Clark is at home from Mont
pelier for the holiday vacation.
| There will be union meeting at the
4 Baptist church next Sunday night.
| c. 8. Bent went Saturday to North
Adams, Mass, to work at bridging.
| r. e. Dubois hes opened insurance
| headquarters in w. ii. Dubois office.
Octavu Northrop OF Bethel visited his
sister, MRS. Alfred Webster, last week.
| Lawyer Leon d. Latham OF South
Royalton visited here several days lately.
Harry Hayward of Tutts Medical col
lege has arrived for two weeks vaca-
| ton.
Clyde Blanchard is performing his old
duties at the express Office during the
holidays.
W.T.. sparhawk arrives Friday from the
Bangor Theological seminary tor short
vacation.
Homer Young OF Barre and his brother
from Plsinfeld made brief visit here
last week.
Geo. P. Wood is in quite poor health.
His friends presented him with purse OF
*95 last week.
Mrs. Allen Chadwick returned Saturday
from Boston where she had visited since
Thanksgiving.
Miss Florence II. Brooks. who had a po-
sltion as bookkeeper in Boston, arrived
home last week.
Mrs. Geo. F. Cheney and daughter,
Hortense Peters, came Monday Tor
Christmas visit.
Will Bean OF Boston came the last of
the week to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Ii. Bean.
The MethodIsts enjoyed a social last
Friday evening at the home of the pastor,
Rev. a. o. Howe.
Photographer Sparhawk exhibits some
excellent views OF the village taken from
Mari-Castle park.
james McGafiin OF Warren and Russell
Burridge, who is teaching school there,
spent Sunday here.
Miss Caroline Haufier, soprano, goes to
" indsor Christmas day v here she has an
engagement to sing.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. w. Gabrielle went TO
Connecticut Tuesday to spend the holi.
days with his sister.
VIM Brown OF Montpelier was in town
Monday to perform the work OF Reporter
Haynes, who was ill.
MISS LUCIA CklHucr, VINO uhu Dotu u
guest at j. ID. Denison's, returned to her
home in Royalton Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles THOMPSON, nee
Sarah Booth, OF Newport, N. H., came the
last Of the week TO visit at e. I. Lilies.
The annual communication of Phoenix
lodge, f. and A. NJ, will be held Tuesday,
Dec. q, at p. m. A full attendance is de-
sired
Mrs. Mary A. Mann, who had been the
guest OF Mrs. Hannah X. Holman In st.
Alban- since Thanksgiving, returned
home Saturday.
J.B. Hutchinson and Walter Archer
captured fine fisher cat Sunday night In
Roxbury. This animal Is a species of mar
tin and is very rarely found In this Sec
tion.
The entertainment given last Thursday
evening by the Blair Comedy company at
Dubois & Gays hall was favored with
only light attendance, which was said to
be more than it deserved.
Fred Beedle of Keene, N. H., and Mrs.
NJ. e. Saxton OF Brookiine, Mass, ar
rived last Saturday to visit at A. IL.
Beedle's. Harry Beedle of Keene. N. h..
will spend Christmas here.
The sale OF fancy articles and the
chicken pie supper given last Thursday
afternoon and evening by the ladi OF ST.
Johns church attracted a large attend
ance. About $50 we're taken.
Roland Patterson, son OF Mrs. Elbridge
Holman. who accompanied her here about
year ago, leaves today for bis former
home In Albuquerque, New Mex, where
he expects to arrive Christmas day.
A delegation from Randolph looge, O.
o. r., went to Bethel Monday afternoon
TO attend the funeral OF Foster Moore, a
member OF the lodge. Mr.. Moore was an
agent for teas, who frequently visited this
place.
ID. I. Dyer began harvesting his winter |
crop OF frozen moisture Monday. "Dave"
cuts considerable ice, even II he can't f1y |
to advantage. The town Is fortunate in |
having so good an Ice supply at so reason
IDLE a cost.
At the annual nesting OF Mount Sinai |
Temple, Mobiles OF the Mystic shrine, held |
at Montpelier recently, J. w. Gabrieiie OF
was elected the first OF four del
egates to attend the imperial council at
Buffalo in June, next.
Excelsior Encampment, No: "a, l. o. O.
E., elected the following officers Friday
A. Dunn, Q. p; A. N. Hayes,
J. W.; F. K. Sawyer, H. p: l.. 9. ErsE
J. W; A. NJ. Hubbard, scribe; up. Cleve-
and, I. The installation will occur Jan.
sth. The district deputy will be present.
Frank Herrick loaned fur coat to John
< imball on the latter's recent departure
rom town. Kimbali promising to return
I Immediately. Frank went without
,oat during the cold snap, but has taken
t. protect himself by borrowing
Until his own comes. His frfepde are
wondering II this Is equivalent 10 pur-
,hase.
On Sunday. Jan. 1st, u. s. Grant Post,
]. A. r.. will hold a service In memory of
he two comrades who have died the past
vear, Edwin F. Thresher and P. Elias
lrow. n. c. Gilbert will speak OF Mr.:
1row's army life and Edward Conant OF
lis civil life. A.. B. Hayward and j. r.
'Ieveland will perform like services for
dr. Thresher. The music will be in charge
4 Dexter I. Chattield. The service IS at
D. N. and the public lie cordially invited