Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-15
Randolph Continued.
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Miss Maurie Thayer Is ilI.

Miss Maurie Thayer is ill.
Junius Barttro is down again, this tims
with rheumatism.
An addition to the barn of A. B. Tewks.
bury has been built.
The Co operative creamery paid Is lie
for butter fat in May.
Misses Gertrude and Jessie Pearsons
were in Northtield last week.
New England dinner will he served al
the Methodist church on July 4th.
Those who are still using set hose are
again asked to desist. 1t is contrary to
the rules and will not be permitted.
The ladies OF the Baptist church will
! give an ice cream party next week Friday
in the afternoon and evening on the
church lawn.
Tomorrow evening the ladies OF the
Catholic church will serve ice cream and
cake on the lawn in front of Grange hall
! II pleasant. They have also engaged the
ball for the evening.
The 9th annual convocation of the
Grand Chapter OF Vermont, o. Z. s., was
held with Ruth Chapter, No. 80, at Barre
last week. Those attending from Beulsh
Chapter, Randolph, were Mr.. and Mrs. N.
l.. Boyden, Mrs. Susa s. Bass, Mrs. r. Z.
Parker, Mrs. F. s. Newton, Mrs. A. M
A considerable addition to the water
system is being made by extending the
four-inch pipe along Maple street as far
as Hudson Bailey's new house, thence
two inch pipe strikes across to connect
with the main on Highland avenue and
then to South Pleasant street near the
creamery. One new hydrant has been put
in. A much better circulation OF water
will result.
Miss Mary &. Tewksbury of the gradu-
ating class OF the U. V. NJ. is one OF the
eighteen young ladies OF the University
chosen by several OF the professors to take
part in the ShakesperIan play which is to
be leading attraction OF the close OF the
college year. The play is Gas You Like
It." Miss rewksbury personating Duke
Frederick. II viii probably be given next
week on the lawn before the old Van Ness
mansion, which affords a perfect setting
for IT,
Through the kindness OF Mrs. g. r. /
Pember OF the Center. we have had oppor-
tunity to examine two issues OF our es- /
teemed predecessor, the Weekly Van I
derer, published at Randolph by Serene I
Wright, state printer. One issue is dated I
Oct. 10, 1903, and the other May is, 1907
The paper was a folio, or four page sheet,
each containing four wide columns.
like other things, we're diff
ferent in those days. The Wanderer, for
chuldn't be elassed among the
yellow journals. Ii contains no sensa-
tional matter, unless some foreign de-
'patches several months old, describing
campaigns, could;be so consid-
cred. The matter was mostly OF literary
etc, such as would drive
modern.pu blisher crazy. There wasn't
! local news item in either issue. Acct
tents, deaf BIS, fires. personals, all that goes
o make up the columns OF the paper OF
oday were unrecorded. The nearest APP
,roach to joke was a reward OF a dollar
,ffered by 1.-THE printer for the return OF
bushel OF potatoes that had been stolen
rom him. In the advertisements we find
more interesting reading by far. The
Morgan Horse" is advertised. There is
long and quite familiar patent medicine !
d., with testimonials of those rescued
rom early graves, now long since claimed
" earth. The paper states that IL Is
Printed at Randolph, Orange County, ,
'ermont, by Serene Wright, a few rods
rest Of the meeting house"