Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-23

A party OF twelve young peouIe enjoyed
the hospitality Of B. B. Snow and wife a
the Snowsyille House FRIDAY evening
hey went there on "straw ride"
Mrs. Thomas Carr went to West Hart.
ford Monday to spend a few DAYS. Che
viii also visit her daughter, Mrs. e. j.
OBrien, In Bellows Falls before her re.
turn.
ID. T.. Sargent has two rare coins-one
an 1908 dollar, on which there is a heavy
premium, and the other apparently q
Dutch penny OF 1720. They are family
heirlooms.
Mrs. Cora Greene and daughter, Hattie
went to Woodstock Monday to visit.
Another daughter, Miss Leola, W no visit
ed here over Sunday, returned to her work
in Braintree.
Miss White, trained nurse, came from
the Bingham sanitarium in Burlington
last Monday to care for Mrs. Crocker, who
Is gradually growing weaker and Is now
confined TO her bed.
At the grange meeting Saturday even
ing, the program will include the reading
OF the "Grange Echo,n music BY the
orchestra and the presentation OF a farce,
''The Perplexing Negro.n
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Holman returned to
Springfield, Mass, Monday, after a short
stay with Mr.. Holman's sister, Mrs. l. ID.
Williams. They came to Bethel to attend
the funeral OF Fred Arnold.
Robert Paine has secured an excellent
position with an express company in Bos-
ton and moves his family soon to Woburn,
Mass, the former home OF his wife, who
Is remembered here as Miss Bertha Brad
ley.
Mrs. A. A. Smith returned from st.
Johnsbury Thursday. Saturday Mrs
Parker Smith OF Pslatka, Fla, who had
been visiting at White River Junction
and st. Johnsbury, came to Mrs. Smiths
again.
The next meeting OF the George Dewey
lyceum, which meets fortnightly, will be
held In the High sehoolroom next Mon
day evening. The question for debate
viii be Resolved, That war is a greater
evil than slavery"
Gilson's orchestra OF Bethel has been
engaged TO furnish music for the hose
mems ball next Wednesday evening at
Dubois 4 Gays hall. e r. Fish, b. d.
Chadwick and n. e. Buck have been ap-
pointed floor managers.
Miss Helen Thwing, who was milliner
AZ Mrs. Clark's several seasons lately, was
called from Cam bridge, Mass to her home
tanned by her father, who may have to
suffer the amputation OF his leg.
c. W. Hayward received news Sunday
OF the death OF his oldest brother, Walter,
at Sioux Falls, So. Oak, OF heart disease.
He was So years old and left wife and
four children. He had not been East for
about 10 YEAR,. He was a veteran OF the
civil war and had numerous friends here.
Several improvements have been made
in the interior OF the Tewksbury store
lately, making IL more attractive and con-
venient. The latest Is the construction OF
q par tition with glass doors between the
grocery store OF Z. W Tewksbury aud the
dry goods department OF A. ID. Tewks-
bury.
A new railing made by the Central YER
mont Railway company will be OF partie-
ular interest 10 travellers. Baggage will
rot be checked hereafter unless brought
90 ten minutes before the schedule time
Tor the departure OF a train. Tickets
must also be shown, and when mileage
books are used the baggage coupons will
be detached.
A. A. Priest, secretary of the State
grange, Is preparing the program for the
next meeting OF that body, which will be
held OF 81. Johnsbury. The executive
committee, r. n. spaulding OF West Brat
Ileboro, Hon. Alpha Messer OF Rochester,
W. L. Park OF Lyndon and /. T. Story of
Essex, with the State master, G. j. Bell OF
W alden, and the State secretary, ex- Off
,io, have fixed upon Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, Dec. 10, IL and is, as the
lime for the meeting. Instead OF the Gus
.omary public session this year a banquet
will be held to which outsiders will be in
Fited. Among the speakers already en-
zaged are Gov. r. q. Smith, Lieut.-Goy.
Bates, N. ] Bachelor OF Concord, N. H.,
master OF the New Hampshire State
grange, State Superintendent OF Educa-
lion Mason 5. Stone, Mrs. r. b. Galusha
% Jericho, wife OF the State lecturer, and
Mrs. G, r. Smith OF Morrisville.