Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-29
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT


Arvin Nye is laid up with cut foot.
Chas. Noyes spent Christmas with his
Family.
Teresa Maynes spent Christmas day
with her parents.
John Mcbride is home from Dartmouth
college for the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Eastman have been
with relatives part of the week.
Harry Emery was with his father 10
South Pomfret part OF last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Riley and Frank
Riley were at their fathers Sunday.
Misses Laura Paige and Rena Perkins
are at home from Randolph for the holi-
days.
Daniel Parkhurst OF Sharon was called
here to attend his mothers funeral last
week.
Miss Mabel Noyes of Cavendish was a
guest at o. Z. Smiths the first OF the
week.
Mrs. Herbert Locklin is spending the
holidays with her sister in Northampton,
Mass.
Mrs. John West and children have gone
to Sherburne where they will spend the
winter.
The ladies of the NJ. z. church held
sociable at w. r. Paige's Wednesday
evening.
Sarah Reagan was at home Saturday and
Sunday, returning to her work at Dewey's
Mills Monday.
a. o. French went Thursday for his an
nual vacation, visiting in Windsor, and
Charlestown and Claremont, N. n.
Ed win Parkhurst Of New York city was
in town last week to attend the funeral OF
his grandmother, Mrs. Avaline Parkhurst.
Christmas exercises by the M. e. church
were held at the town hall Monday even
ing, iustead OF Saturday as was reported in
last weeks issue.
A party OF young people enjoyed drive
to Bethel Saturday evening where they |
attended the Christmas exercises at the
Universalist church.
The ladies' OF the Universalist church |
will hold their next sociable at the town
hall Friday evening of this week, Dec. 80.
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Parkhurst wish
to extend to those neighpors and friends,
especially Mr.. and Mrs. Owen o. Adams
and Mrs. l.. A. French, their sincere and
heartfelt thanks for their sympathy, aid
and neIghborly kindness in time OF their
great sorrow.
We hope by next week to be able to give
some account OF horse races on Barnard
anxious to take the word. The last thaw
now gives assurance OF fine track and
we earnestly urge every horseman to inn
prove the chance.
] was interested in an able editorial that ,
appeared In the issue uf Dec. Z2, regard
ing the legislative record OF 1898. 1t can ..
now be easily understood why the great /.
work OF this body was prolonged to such )
N unusual length, and some idea formed !
49, al
)f this noted assembly. Our attention is !,
,alled to some OF the most prominent acts
hat are of general Importance, the 6rst !,
me being No. Go, establishing the state :.
Zig hway commission, which virtually :
ldmits that the present system OF road .
making, now In force for six years, has q
'roved failure and the new act is an en- +
ering wedge for some good roads. !.
although the House at first voted it down :,
nth rush, when told of their error :,
hey changed front and passed the bill -
accommodating House, although tiresome
York. Another one was No. ITO, restoring -
be bounty on noxiuus animals. This OF =
curse did not consume the time OF the =
primer, but the strain while on was
nightly. The 80 pleasant gentlemen in - -
DO left swing acquiesced in both bills !. =
ONE powerful brain at this session dis :"
1vered that we had two years crop OF :.
irths with no names but male or female | W
nd In future years it would be awkward ~
, identify. The clear heads Of 1898 rem :. "
lied this defect in No. SO. Another dar- ~
Ig act is No. SO, authorizing the towns to -
op selling rum. This is taking the bull ~
? the horns, and no other but the legis- W
tors OF the last session would attempt
Ich bravery. / am inclined to think the
emper from Randolph must have advo-
ted this great measure. On the whole, ..
'e editorial in your last weeks paper is u.
ny convincing proof that blessings %
tighten as they take their flight. -