Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-17

There was a small dancing party at Du-
Bots q Gays hall last evening.
Mrs. Ed Bsgley OF Boston, who had
| spent the winter here with Mrs. W. e.
Emerson, returned home Tuesday.
Misses Marie Thayer and Josie Gray OF
Waterbury, Conn, have been guests OF
Miss Winitred Chadwick this week.
Mrs. Hiscock and Mrs. Clark, who have
| been visiting Mrs. Holman at Glenside
/ the past month, return TO Boston today.
/ +. NJ. Lyons, Barre merchant, with
/ his wife, returned home Tuesday after a
visit to Presiding Elder Davenport and
wife.
Miss Jennie wadleigh is taking a two
weeks vacation from f. A. Thomas store.
| Her place as bookkeeper is being filled by
Miss Cora Scott.
The ladies OF the NJ. E. church will
serve ice cream on the church lawn FRI
day, August IS, from O'Clock on. All are
cordially invited.
Our BOYS we're pretty tickled at the way
they uipped the ambition OF the Bethel
ball team Saturday. Clark, though out OF
practice, made their heavy batsmen "look
like thirty cents
Mrs. A. E. Denney, aunt OF Mrs A. NJ.
Hubbard, who will be remembered by
Older residents, died in Northfield Friday
after lingering illness.
The territory OF F. w. Baldwin has been
increased by adding the southern division
OF the Central road, so that he is now
superintendent of both divisions.
A party consisting OF F. A. Eaton, Miss
Ella Cushman, Herbert Hill OF Boston and
Miss Bertha Danforth OF Reading drove to
Lake Bomoseen for an outing this week.
Mrs. AFRO Waters and baby, who had
been spending month or more In En-
field, n. H., arrived home Tuesday, accom-
panied by Mr.. Waters, who spent Sunday
there.
Miss Bell goes this week to visit In the
northern part OF the state. Two nephews,
who had been guests of Bell Brothers for
about five weeks, went with her to their
home in Fairfax.
Elmer Bean has received another letter
from Harry Brown, dated July I'd, in
which be refers TO being In battle for the
first time, but says be can't describe the
sensation. His health and courage are
good.
B. F. Chadwick has JUST returned from
DR.. Bingham's sanitarium at Burlington
where be had an epithelioma removed
from his lip. Our item OF last week, stat
ing that his trouble was cancer, was in
accurate.
Inc second sunday evening song SER
vice at the CoDg'l church was participated
in by Messrs. Hotchkiss and Wood, Mrs
T. j. Adams and Miss Blanche Sparhawk,
soloists. Mr.. Stone presided at the organ.
The program was very finely rendered.
The location OF the big cannon and flag
pole is making more trouble than the
affair would seem to warrant. Sentiment
was about evenly divided in favor OF
either the park just west OF the depot or
the schoolhouse yard. The latter was
finally decided upon, but now there is
contention between the Post and school
committee as to the exact spot 1t should
stand and special school meeting to de-
eide the momentous question is even
talked of.
Quite a number from this place are
planning to attend the @. A. X. encsmp-
ment at Philadelphia Sept. 4th to 9Th in
elusive. Tickets will be good going frrm
the LIST to the 5th, and returning not later
than the 18th. For the payment OF an
additional half dollar, the tickets will he
extended to the 30th. Side trips from
Philadelphia have been arranged, one ~
the most popular being to Gettysburg,
Harper's Ferry and Antietam. Tickets
from this station via New London, Conn,
will cost g for the round trip, and via
Springfield, $40 10. The encampment
headquarters train will leave Saturday
morning, Sept. I'd,