Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-27
Randolph.


in the place Saturday.
Misses Grace and Gretta Cooling re,
turned Saturday from weeks visit at Es
sex Junction.
John F. Hobart is adding hath rom
TO his recently purchased house and put.
ting In electries.
Ground has been broken for John HuI.
bert's new house. Charlie White has
charge OF the job.
Mrs. c. c. Stevens has moved from IA.
Walnwright's house to g. W. Seymour's
tenement Cd the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman F. Gibbs OF White
River Junction were guests Sunday of
Fred Terry and wife.
A horse that Fred Smith was driving
one day last week fell, breaking a pair OF
shafts from the buggy.
Mrs. r. r. Robinson, who has been
| boarding at F. E.Healey's the past winter,
has reopened her home.
| Rev. j. Q. Angel, formerly OF this place,
has been transferred by the NJ. E. con-
ference from Montgomery to North Hero.
Will Flint has hired P. A. Anderson's
shop for five years. Peter goes to Fitch
burg, Mass, the first OF next month to re-
side.
Mrs. b. T. Lombard has received from
Mrs J. F. Mead postal card dated "Ven-
Ice, March "a, announcing their arrival
there.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting OF the Ladies' Aid OF the Christian
church last Thursday with Mrs. Abbie
Bingham.
Little George Tilson, son OF Mrs. Bessie
Ttlson, fell of a fence on which he was
walking last Thursday and broke one arm
at the elbow.
Miss Webster of South birmingham,
Mass, who came to East Roxbury to at
tend the funeral OF a sister, visited Mrs.
W. w. Rogers on her return Monday.
J. W.Gabrsille was oneof the 200 Mystic
shriners who made a pilgrimage to st.
Johusbury Friday for the purpose OF
working the degree on "a candidates
among them Congressman trout.
A. Z. Bass received news last week OF
the death Of Mrs. j. b. Bass, an aunt, at
Bangor, Me. Mr.. Bass is editor OF the
Bangor Commercial and brother OF the
late Samuel Bass. Mrs. Bass has visited
here in the past
Henry Tobey moves today into the ten.
ment vacated by Joseph Butterfield, who
has moved his family back to Fitchburg,
Mass. He expected to work in the new
furniture factory, but substantial in
crease OF salary induced him to return to
the city,
Quite party from this place win attend
the musical festival at White River June
tion next week. Among those planning
to be present are Misses Caroline Haufier,
Blanche SpRrhawk, Grace Lamson, Louise
Hastings, Grace Cooling and her guest,
Miss Bassett Of Boston, A. II. Beedle and
Others.
dispute between Dana Spooner and
Will Hayes, the paper hanger, concerning
a few rolls OF paper took place near the
postoffice Friday afternoon and wound up
In a real lively "scrap" in which Spooner
received biff near the eye and Hayes got |
clawed on the neck. The bystanders |
seemed disposed to let the fun go on, but |
the participants soon wilted.
II you will examine your maple trees |
you will find numerous clusters |
Of eggs that promise a bountiful worm |
crop in the near future. The clusters are /
in bands around small twigs at the tips OF 1
the branches usually. They contain
hundred or more eggs each. A little care /
now before the trees leave out will en-
able you to remove a great many OF these
busters and every one OF them destroyed
means so many worms less to combat lat
r.. Hire a small boy TO climb your trees
ind give him a cent apiece for all the clus-
ers he gets.
Quite a good sized audience enjoyed the
given last Thursday even
ng by mem bers OF Arcadia lodge OF Good
remplars 10 Grange hall. Curtis orches-
ra furnished excellent music at intervals
turing the evening. The farce, "Tha Cen
JUS Taker," was followed by three act
irama, "Ralph Colemsn's Reformation"
5 hich was followed by pretty tableau.
2ecitations were given by Vernon Brown
md Miss Lillian Farrar. The hit OF the
vening was the last number, "Zeruba-
,eIs Courtship," a farce in which the
,arts were especially we'll taken. Miss
sthelynd Gould had the program in
barge.
The case OF Cyril Verge VS.. Elliott Cush-
nan, brought by Mann Allen in
ferge's name, was set for trial Friday.
[ was for the recovery OF $40, an
mount which II. W. Fits and c. X.
iranger, as arbitrators, had decided was
ue Verge from Cushman, Verge being
lso indebted to Mann q Allen. Cush-
nan had obtained possession OF note
iven by Verge to Philip Spencer, which
e tried TO have the arbitrators admit as
ffset. but they ruled il out for reasons
hat they deemed sufficient. Just before
he trial was to have begun, Cushmsn
ettled by paying the amount OF the
ward, while Spencer was induced to pay
costs, ga 81. Witnesses were
ere from Montpelier and Barre to testify
Saturday evening a good-sized audi
nee listened with pleasure TO the lecture
n "Education" by State Superintendent
Jason 5. Stone at Grange hall after the
lose OF the regular grange meeting. Inc
neaker was introduced by Worthy Mas
sr A, A. Priest, who announced that on
be evening OF the next meeting nt the
rider, May 10, Prof. IL. Hills OF Burning
IN mas been engaged to lecture on Some
hings About Our State Experiment sta
on.n Mr.. Stone showed by interesting
.atements the prominent stand taken IN
le past in educational matters by Yer
,ont and Vermonters and set forth clear
, many OF the urgent needs OF the pres !
AZ, At the close OF hi lecture be replied
, a question as to the best methoa OF
aching spelling. The Randolph orches-
a furnished music for the evening.