Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-17
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Guy Lamson IS spending few days in
Burlington.
g. w. Lawrence OF Barre visited here
the first Of the week.
Miss Winifred Richmond, who has been
seriously i'll, is somewhat better.
Mrs. Fl. w. Kibbee and daughter, Mu-
riel, OF Somerville, Mass, are guests at j.
H. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills and son OF South
Ryegate visited her sister, Mrs. Arthur
4 Williams, recently.
Mrs. II. II. Harwood and Miss Eta
started Tuesday on a visiting trip to
Mortified and Montpelier.
| Miss Bessie Kent OF Mortified stopped
on her return from Boston to spend a
short time with friends here.
Road Commissioner Wells is doing
some good work on the Snowsvile road
putting in stone and grading.
Mrs. Harry Ferguson went to West
Chszy, n. Y, yesterday to spend a couple
OF weeks at the home Of her uncle.
j. NJ. Atwood and wife returned yester-
day from a visit OF several DAYS with their
daughter, Mrs. j. j. Stimets, in Walling-
ford.
E. B. Battles OF Mortified has moved to
the tenement in Smith block vacated by
store in Stewart block.
The dr,uth IS still unbroken. There
has been almost no rain this summer.
Springs and streams are very low and
some dried up entirely. Our reservoir
supply holds out better than might be ex-
pected.
Miss Grace Applebee assisted the NJ. e.
choir Sunday. and sang two solos.
Charles Wood and Miss Alice Woodward
came to the rescue OF the Christian church
choir, which was devastated by accident
and sickness. The former rendered a solo.
Mrs. John Storrs and two children, with
their nurse, from Ware, Mass, and Mrs.
Ora Tyler OF East Randolph have been
guests at e. t. Lilies for several days.
Mrs. II. II Goodwin OF Rutland, a niece
OF Mr.. Lille, with her daughter, arrived
there Tuesday.
Twenty-eight candidates presented |
themselves Monday and Tuesday at the |
HE school building, several to take the
examination for entrance to the Randolph |
Normal school. but the majority to apply |
for teachers certificates. The exsmina-
lions were conducted by County Examin
er Prichard Of Bradford.
Eli St Lawrence was driving his pair OF
young horses down Rochester mountain |
Sunday and, being little timid OF riding |
behind them, walked, with reins in hand.
Inc horses started ana DOWleu Ell over,
after which they hustled down the noun
tain lively, wrecking the buggy. Eli had
a nice eight mile walk home.
At the grange meeting Saturday even
ing the offices were filed temporarily by
the younger members. Miss George
Mann acted as lecturer, and the program
for the evening included music by the
Randolph orchestra and the choir and the
OF the three act drama, "My
Brothers. Keeper The parts we're well
taken and a public presentation for the
benefit OF the orchestra is being consid-
cred.
'sThe Red Cross" history of this re-
international movement in the
interest OF humanity, by Clara Barton,
has Just been added to the Randolph Pub
lie library. 1t is a book OF almost 200
pages, well illustrated, and gives a vivid
md authoritative account of relief from
by war, pestilence, famine, flood |
Tres and other national cslamities, Civ !
ng an account of the Red Cross society
md its good work since its organization
n this country in 1881 to the close OF the {
Cuban war. Another work OF great value
$ messages and Papers OF the Presi-
lents,n in ten volumes, towering the
whole period % our nations history. Two
copies OF the latest, popular idol in fiction,
David Hsrum," have also been added.