Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-30

The college boys held a poverty dance
at Grange hall last evening.
A Good Friday service will be held in
st. Johns church ct 10 a. NJ.
NJ. J, Montgomery is at home, having
finished work at Winooski,
Mrs. f. H. Brown of Lebanon, N. H., is
stopping with Mrs. D.F Chase a few days.
The Emerson mill is at work on another
order for 800 doz, screens, received Satur-
day.
Lee Foster returned from Bethel Satur-
day, but is confined To the house by sick
ness.
Col. j. b. Mead Camp, S. OF ", will give
a social dance at Edson's hall Friday even
ing. Music, Randolph orchestra.
Charles Briggs has sold to j. F. Hobart
his place on Prospect avenue, tenanted by
John Hubert. Mr.. Hobart takes posses
sion aoout May LIST.
At the last Grange meeting, it was voted
to invite Prof. j. l.. Hills of the state ex-
pertinent station to deliver a public lee
ture soon at Grange hall under the orders
auspices.
The three year old son OF Frank Bling
ham of Rochester Hollow died Friday OF
spinal meningitis. The funeral was held
Sunday and the remains taken to Bethel
for burial.
George Loveland has gone to Boston
and his place in Aleck Hull's section gang
Is taken by Eddie Goodhart. Frank Sar-
gent also succeeds Mr.. Howard, who has
hired the Hale Flint farm.
The ladies of the Baptist church viii
serve a hash supper at Mrs. Roswell
Holbrook's Friday evening from $3.50
O'Clock on. ALI are cordially invited
There giIl a n upnf the
evening.
Mrs. Ida Drake has moved to q. T. Lii
lies upper tenement; Geo. Slack, who
works at the stock farm, into l. Rich.
mond's house next to +. p. Mann's; and
Joel Goodei from Braintree to Mrs. Ida
Mann's tenement house.
Mrs. Josiah Carpenter, aged 81, died
Monday forenoon OF heart disease, after
an Illness OF two or three years. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon.
She leaves a husband and four children.
Her maiden name was Sargent.
John B. Hutchinson and Walter Archer,
assisted by their hounds, succeeded in
running couple OF silver grays into
hole Saturday After digging several
hours, they secured their prize, but they
had turned into family Of woodchucks.
There viii be geographical social and
literary entertainment II the M. Il.
church vestry Thursday evening at
o'clock. Each one is requested to wear
some geographical symbol to represent
some town or city in the United States.
Come and bring your friends.
The familiar face OF Conductor Henry
Chamberlin is once more seen, he having
resumed work on the Central after a long
lay-off, occasioned by i'll health. He is
the oldest conductor on the road, having
begun in 1857, and the second oldest en-
ploye. He now lives in Burlington, but
belongs to the whole state.
The wedding OF Rev, Mr.. Credefort
pastor OF the Congl church at Well
River, and Miss ella NJ. Bixby of New.
bury, well known here, will take place
next Tuesday at the Congl church at
wbury. Rev. V. NJ. Hardy will per-
form the ceremony and Miss Carrie
Tewksbury will serve as maid OF honor.
Through the efforts OF the Exchange
Blodgett Brothers OF Brookheld have
traded their stock Of goods and business
TOD w. Parmenter OF East Randolph for
bis farm; Blodgett Brothers paying $1,000
Tor the farm and MIR. Parmenter buying
the goods at inventory, paying the differ
ence IN cash. The inventory IL now being
taken and when completed Mr.. Parmen-
ter viii take possession.