Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-14

Officers for the ensuing year were nom
mated by Fern lodge OF Rebekahs last
Friday evening. At the next regular
meeting election will occur ard reports Of
the year will be given. There will also be
the annual roll call.
Last evening Miss Whitmarsh Of North.
field met about fifteen couples at Grange
I hall to organize a dancing school, ana sew
eral hours we're pleasantly spent. Those
interested meet there TO form class next
Wednesday evening.
Sunday night e water pipe burst in No.
2 at the High school building. II was
discovered early Monday by George
Ryder, who was passing. He entered the
building and shut off the water before II
had done much damage,
The HERALD hopes and believes that
nothing that has transpired will cause
our people to turn upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Carrigan in their misfortune. They need
and want employment and any helping
hand now extended will be doubly APP
preCiated.
J.F. Waterman has closed his branch OF
the Metropolitan Stock Exchange here
and gone to Lebanon, N. I'll, The bottom
dropped out OF the market and IL became
necessary for local operators to raise their
margins or forfeit. As most of them were
ahead of the game they concluded to for
felt and quit, wherein they showed ex-
ceeding vision.
Manager g. W. Scarf OF the New Eng
land Telephone company was in town the
| first of the week. An agreement has been
reached with the village trustees whereby
the poles are to be set partially in the
streets and partially in the rear OF lots, so
that all the subscribers can be reached.
There are as Instruments for the exchange,
when all have been put in and connected.
Next Wednesday evening occurs the
third in the series OF entertainments in
the lecture course, the artists being MIR.
Chss. I. Grilley OF Boston, the well-knowB
reader, and Mr.. Van Neachton Rogers, a
/ harpist OF rare ability who studied at
I Paris with hasselmans, the great French
artist. Mr.. Grilley is already a prime
favorite here and the evening Is sure to be
one OF pleasure.
r. W. Baldwin has resigned as superin-
tendent Of the Central Vermont railroad
and is succeeded by q. e. Soule. Mr..
| Baldwia's many friends here will regret
the termination OF his connection with
the road. W. T. Sutphen, who has been
chief train dispatcher at st. Adams, has
! been appointed assistant superintendent
OF The Southern Division, with office at
| New London. His place is filled by s. b.
| Kramer. All the new men are Strangers
] III Ahece PARIS
/ The Winchester, Mass, Star contains a
Z notice of the funeral OF the late r g. Man
chester, whose remains were taken from
| Randolph. A very large number OF lead
1 ing citizens of Boston and its suburbs,
who bad made Mr.. Manchester's acquaint-
ance in business, political and social cir
( Giles, were present. The pastor Of the Uni
tartan church IN which the services were
held officisted and paid deserved tribute
TO the dead. Burial toJk place in Wild
wood cemetery.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' WAYS
and Means society was held at Memorial
House Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
and the follwing officers were elected Tor
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. V.
NJ. Hardy; vice president, Mrs. Mary A.
Bass; secretary, Mrs. +. r Dubois; treas
urer, Mrs. +. +. Upbam. Executive
committee, Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy, Mrs. Nor
man Greene, Mrs. I. }. Adams, MRS.. r.
Mead, Mrs. T.. A. Thomas, Mrs. r. +. Do.
| Bots.
1.-THE Widow from the West" opened
to good house last evening and pleased
large audience. Miss Nellie Franklyn, as
the dashing widow, did good work and
captured her audience from the start.
Her specialties, introduced to the third
act, were OF an exceptionally strong order
The company all round is one OF the uest