Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-26

Miss Jessie Philbriek OF Culiison, Kau,,
is visiting at W. r. Lamson's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dutton OF Bethlehem,
n. H., are at Fred Huntington's.
Rev. W. II. Chidley and Mrs. j. +. Car
rigan attended the {. +. convention at
Woodstock this week.
A large number attended W. r. Terry's
corn husking at Peth Friday evening and
nice time is reported.
The first OF the week Mrs. VIM. Bass
picked a dandelion blossom and Mrs.
Chas. Abbott buttereups.
Rev. w. T. sparhawk has accepted a
call to the Cong'l church at Putney and
has already entered upon his pastorate
there.
The engagement OF Miss Clara A. Du.
Bots, daughter OF Hon. VIM. Ii. Dubois,
to Mr.. Homer b. Bell OF Randolph is an
nounced.
NJ. F. Preston, who purchased the e. 4.
Spicer place for s2,50o, has moved here
and taken possession. Mrs. Spicer is living
in Mrs. Ellen Blanchard's upper tenement.
j. w. Blanchard is to car stock at this
station every Monday morning. He sent
65 sheep q 1-2c.) and lambs q 1.4t }, Is
hogs % l-2c.), "a calves a to 1-2c.) this
week.
The Ladies' Aid society OF Rraintree
Branch will serve a corn supper at the
residence OF Il. l.. Holmsn tomorrow
evening. All who have previously pur-
chased tickets for this supper rememb Der
the date, Oct. q.
Hon. V. /. Spear and wife and Miss
Jennie Welch left yesterday for the west.
Miss WEIGH will stop at Detroit. Mr. and
Mrs. Spear will go to Iowa at first. The
trip is for visiting and business. They re,
turn about Jan. LIST.
The American Vitagraph company
has engaged Dubois a Gays hall for Sat-
urday evening, Nov. IL. Il will doubt.
less be the best entertainment OF its kind
given here in long time. Many Dewey
pictures will be shown.
Middaugh's "Uncle Toms Cabin Co., +"
travelling combination, presented that
perennial drama here Tuesday evening to
good sized audience. The show was
minus Marks donkey but had a pair OF
man hunting bloodhounds, duly muzzled
against harm. The brass band was a
good one.
A number Of our local Nimrods are deer
hunting this week. The deer which have
been stabilized all summer in various local.
tiles are showing their ingratitude by
heepluB out Ol hlgnt Ior the ten DAYS that
they can be legally shot in. A few have
been killed in Stock bridge and vicinity.
II is question whether the occurrence of
two Sundays during the ten open DAYS
will limit or extend the slaughter.
About rs Eastern Star and Relief corps
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Parker
dropped in on them Unexpectedly last
evening TO celebrate the their 30th mar
rage anniversary. They brought two
nice chairs and other presents, as well as
eatables for nice supper which was
served. Squire Boyden made presenta-
ton speech. Mrs. {. T.. Abbott read an
original poem and very nice evening
was spent.
The proposition to make next Sunday
morning a grand rally OF the Anti-Saloon
League, with League speakers in each
pulpit, was submitted by the several pas
tors to the congregations last Sunday and
with the exception OF the Christian
church, where. Mr. Morrow, superintend-
ent OF the state League, was the former
pastor, the decision was not to interfere
with regular church services. There will
he single service, as announced else
where, and the usual monthly union
meeting In the evening at the Christian
church.
Mason o. Hubbard died very suddenly
Tuesday forenoon while sitting in chair
a. the home OF Hudson Bailey, where he