Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-18


Lawyer NJ. M. Wilson went to Rochester
on business Tuesday.
Clarence Cleveland went to Burlington
on business Tuesday.
0. P. Winch OF Mortified visited at ID.
j. Morse's over Sunday.
Alden Kinney and wife came Tuesday
from Royalton to visit friends here.
Z. s. Bent was at home from Stafford,
Conn.,, from Sunday until Wednesday.
l. ID. Williams two-tenement house on
Dudley street is being wired this week
for electrics.
The ladies OF the M. E. church viii
serve ice cream and cake at their church
parlors May 80.
Mrs. Anna Adams came from Royalton
Tuesday to visit the family OF /. !.
Adams, her brother.
Mrs. Lucretia Pearsons and daughter,
Gertrude, went to Brattleboro Monday,
called there by the illness Of Mrs. Lucy
Rogers, an aunt OF Mrs. Pearsons.
The Salisbury furniture mill is rushed
with orders and obliged TO turn business
away. 1t could run "a hours a day now IL
it could procure lumber fast enough.
AT the meeting OF the Vermont Com
mandery OF the Loyal Legion at Rurling-
ton last week, j. e. Eldredge was elected
a member OF the commandery council.
Henry Gravelin OF Montpelier, who will
be remembered as a barber here about
three years ago, will be married June goth
to Miss Carrie Allard, a popular young
lady OF that city.
]. G. Mann has returned after a ten
days absence, spent in the New York
market ana with his son, Laroy, In Al
bany, N. Y.
Miss Edith Bruce Jones, the well-known
reader, now OF Concord Nh. was in town
Saturday. She gave a recital at the Center
Friday evening.
The 21st regiment, in which Harry
Brown OF this place is enlisted, arrived
last week at Manila and has already been
sent to the front for service.
Mrs. j.. Nj. Atwood, who for some time
past has been with her invalid sister, Mrs.
Sidney Howard, returned to her HON In
Plymouth, N. H., on Monday.
Quite a procession OF carriages passed
over the route from this place to Silver
lake in Barnard Saturday, where a merry
company from the High school spent the
day.
The brook in Braintree passing through
land OF Allen II. Flint, A. T.. Flint and
Albert A. Seymour has been stocked and
posted by them, the fry arriving mere Sat-
urday.
There will be preaching services at the
Christian church each Sunday evening
hereafter at Z o'clock. Mr.. Chidley spoke
last Sunday evening on ''Giying the best
we have"
VIM. Martell has purchased OF Dubois
and Gay a lot on South Pleasant street,
next beyond John HulbuIt's, and will
build a house there this summer. Con-
sideratlon, 900.
Fred Bass had his shoulder dislocated
Friday while playing on the Norwich uni
versity nine. IL was at once put back in
place and Bass continued to play ball until
the end OF the game.
George Walsh went to Boston Monda y
accompanied by Miss Mary Lamson, who
will visit friends in that vicinity. After
a short stay there he will go to Lake City,
Colorado, where he has a position as
bookkeeper for a mining company.
The Methodists rendered a reception to
their new pastor, Rev. +. q. Rainey, at
their church parlors Monday evening. A
number from other churches were present.
The company was presented to the new
pastor and gave him a genuine Randolph
greeting. The welcome OF his own and
sister societies was expressed by Revs. Il.
A. Howard, w. H. Chidley, Homer White,
Howard Chidley, A. l.. Cooper, W. X.
Davenport and V. M. Hardy, and Mr..
Rainey responded in kind. Refreshments
and social hour followed.
Congressman Grout has given this viii
lage a chance to secure n of the con-
demned cannon that the government is
scattering all over the country for pur-
poses OF ornament aud instruction. The
piece is a Rodman gun about eight feet
long, weighing about 5000 lbs. II will
cost about $50 to get 1t here and mount IT,
together with the ordinary pyrsmid OF
shell. o.. s. Grant post has appointed a
committee to raise the funds q other
wise arrange for ii. The piece may be
mounted in the Graded school yard or in
the park near the depot.
The sad news o. the death, at Merri-
mack, Mass, of Mrs. Charles Tewksbury
was received here Saturday. She had
for some time before her departure from
this place been a sufferer from consump-
ton. Everything that might prolong
life or add to her comfort was done Tor
her, but death came Friday night. The
funeral was held Sunday from the home
of her mother, and the body was brought
to Hartford the following day for inter-
mept. Besides her husband and mother,
she left one daughter, Lucy, and a half
sister. John Tewksbury, her ~brother-in
law, wen to Merrimack Saturday to at
tend the funeral. The deceased was 50
years of age. Much sympathy is teit
here for the bereaved husband and little
daughter.
Last week State Highway Commits
sioner Wall met the town road commits
sioners OF Bennington, Rutland, Addison,
Chittenden and Washington counties al
their respective shires, as the new law
provides, for consultation and i%nstruc-
lion. All OF the meetings were fully at
tended and a great deal OF interest mani.
tested. The Interchange OF views .
experiences is Of much practical benefit to
the commissioners. IL was apparent that
the state highway fund has been general
ly ~misapplied, and Mr.. Wall stated with
emphasis that such a condition could not
continue. In order to get the state funds,
the roads for which 1t Is claimed must De
permanently improved, according to the
Tenor OF the commissioners circular OF
instructions. This week, Mr.. Nlall Is
meeting the commissioners OF Windsor,
Windham and Orange counties, being at
Chelsea Tuesday.