Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-17
AROUND TOWN.

Mrs. I. A. Chadwick visited in Wood
stock last week.
Hollis Town is to move to Marlowe,
N. Ill. next week.
c. D. Scott had a horse die one day
last week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. J..
Wilson last Thursday.
/ Mrs. Alonzo Snow has returned to her
home in East Montpelier.
Willis Davis was kicked in the head by
horse and severely injured.
Henry l.. Chadwick and wife and
child Of st. Adams visited his parents
over Sunday.
The Universalist Sabbath School
scholars are to hold a Harvest concert
Sunday evening Oct. ~.
DIR. l.. NJ. Greene has kept record Of
fifteen persons who have been bitten by
dogs during the past year.
Henry c. Durham accompanied by
his wife and two children started last
week Tuesday evening for their new
home in Edmunds, L. 4.
H. DlStltls WIN W AOfAA a NV
weeks ago and opened meat market,
closed up his business at a late hour last
Saturday night and left town on the
night train.
Otis N. Davis, of Concord, N. H., who
was formerly employed as clerk in
Greene & Chase's drug store was in
town visiting friends over Sunday.
Miss Kate Kendall had charge of Miss
j. Sylvester's millinery store during the
latter's absence in Boston.
W. II. Pedriek and wife of Lawrence,
Mass. are the guests of Miss Betsey Sim
mons, sister of Mrs. Pedrick.
The Universalist ladies held their So
ciable last Wednesday evening at the
residence of +. Sturtevant.
Rev. G. V. Markham, of Monson, Mass.
is the guest of f. A. Markham his BROTH |
err.
VIM. +. Adams has exchanged his |
printing press for two others one of q |
larger size and one smaller.
The National White River Bank is to
be warmed with hot water and work has |
been commenced on the foundation for
the boiler.
Frank II. Fisher, cashier of the How
ard National Bank of Burlington is visit
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Fisher and is recovering from recent
severe illness.
DIR. Il. NJ. Chase goes TO Baltimore
Nov. to attend a course of lectures and
will be absent several weeks. p. l.. FL
lis ID. d. S. of Lewiston, Me. viii attend
to the wants of DR.. Chase's patients dur
ing his absence.
The young people of the Universalist
Society met at the residence of Rev.
John kimball last week and organized
'sThe Young Peoples Annex Society"
and elected the following officers: Pres.
w. III. Barrows, Sec. Miss Nellie Adams,
Treas. G. ID. Cushing, Elk. Com. Miss
Alice Barrows, Miss Mary Kimball and
James Graham.
The Swedish Quartette, assisted by
Miss Lizzie Gleason, reader, will give
an entertainment In the Universalist
church Thursday evening Oct. "a. under
the auspices of the Young Peoples So
eiety. 1t viii be remembered that this
quartette gave an entertainment here
last winter which gave unbounded salts
faction. The personnel of the company II
is the same this season with the excep-
ton of the reader, who is considered bet
ter than the one who accompanied them
last winter. The merits of this quar-
tette are acknowledged on all sides.
They are genuine Swedes with wonder
fully sweet voices and dress in the gar !
ments of their native Sweden. Probab-
~ there will be no better entertainment
In town this year and it should be gener-
ously patronized.
Mrs. Eli Ballou, widow of the late
Rev. Eli Ballou died at her home last |
week Friday after an illness of several Z
weeks, at the advanced age of SO years.
Mrs. Ballou came to this town with her /
twelve years ago or more and
MIR. Ballou purchased the Balm farm, r
which is situated In the town of Royal !
ton but lies near this village, which has
been her home ever since, although her q
husband died nearly six years ago. Mrs. Z
Ballou was a true Christian woman !
whose life was strewn with many deeds +
Of kindness. For years she cared for
her motherless grandchildren with
al mothers love, and her devotion to :
her family was unceasing. The funeral q
was held on Monday at her late home a
md the remains taken to Montpelier for )
Rev. S. A. Parker spoke =
words to the sorrowing :
friends and all feel that good woman !
has gone to her reward. !
Lewis II. Abbott, farmer living in Il
he east part of the town had horse 1
'tolen from his pasture Sept. 30. Miss D
ng the animal he rallied large number
# his neighbors who searched the fields c
n the vicinity without success. Several
circumstances pointed to one,
Jharles Edison, a young man about y
'ears of age who lived in the same