Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-29

Mrs. Fred Davis is seriously i'll.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hubbard is recovering from
a short illness.
Albert Carpenter lost a good young
horse recently.
Frank Forth is to labor for Col. Kim
ball this summer.
j. F. Kimball and J. H. Smith are in
town from Boston.
Arson Burroughs has finished olerking
in }. G.. Mann's store.
J. H. Drew OF Warren visited his son,
G. W. Drew, yesterday.
Mrs. o. b. Copeland is now sick with
grip. Mr.. Copeland is better.
Prof. and Mrs. /. d. Shaw visited in
Mortified Friday and Saturday.
Bert Fielders OF Snowsville is learning
the barber business in the Bean & ingalls,
shop.
Mrs. Orrin Chamberlin is entertaining
| her mother and sister from Montpelier
this week.
p. j. Blanchard is taking the place in
Aliens store OF A. b. Fish, who continues
seriously i'll.
DR.. G. E. E. Sparhawk OF Burlington
was here yesterday in council with DR..
Scott in A. B. Fish's case.
Miss Maud Lsmson went to Montpelier
last Thursday to work in the millinery
store OF Mrs. NJ. Il. Dickey.
Rev. E. Il. Herrick OF Milton preached
at the Cong'l church Sunday morning and
addressed the union meeting In the even
ing.
John W. Jackson OF West Topsham,
county commissioner, visited the local
liquor agency Tuesday, finding things
eminently satisfactory.
The fire insurance claim OF Cyrus Hill
OF Braintree, amounting to $500 on the
house and 300 on the furniture, has been
settled in full by the Vermont Mutual. 4
The David Bean, who was arrested by
Luke Parish for violating the internal |
revenue laws, it is hardly necessary to /
state was not David, son of Mr.. and Mrs /
II. II. Bean.
The neighborhood whist party at l. s. |
Chase's Monday evening resulted in a
score OF plus % for Frank Mann and Mrs. /
Fred Terry and minus 81 for n. r. Sharpe |
and Mrs. Frank Griswod.
Messrs. Bryant and Smith having failed /
to furnish bonds as first and second con
stables, the selectmen appointed John 1
Boswell first constable and j. b. Adams i
second constable and they have qualified. |
Charles Cushman arrived from Boston .
Friday, where he had been spending sew 4
eral weeks. He has accepted a position /
with the Swift Beef company at Cam
bridge, Mass, and goes there soon to en-
ter upon his new duties.
There was a large attendance at the
grange meeting Saturday evening and 4
England's policy in the Trausvsal was
discussed by G.. II. Slack, j. B. Putnam,
G. NJ. Bass and Guy Spear. An original /
farce written by Ernest Manchester, en-.
titled Lazy Sam" was well received.
There are one or two mourners here over
the failure OF the Merchants National 4
bank at Rutland, which was wrecked BY
its cashier, Mussey, whose populations 4
to s145,000. Mussey has con-
iessed and is in jail. His bail is fixed at
100000. He forged notes to cover his de-
falcations and avoid detection.
The many friends of Fay f. Wells will
regret to learn that when the cast was re-
moved from his broken limb, the lower
break had not knit properly and on Mon
day, the 18th, three doctors administered
ether and broke the limb over and reset
il. He will now be obliged to remain in
bed until the middle of May and possibly
longer, and the outlook is rather discour.
aging to him.
Very few maple trees are likely to be
tapped in this vicinity. Many o. them
appear to be dead-the result OF the
worms ravages-and several fine orchards