Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-27

Rev. Mr.. Marvin's subject next Sunday
will be, "HoW to succeed y a sermon for
young people.
The Universalist Sunday School willgive
an Easter concert Sunday evening Apr 6.
Gretta Wyman has gone to Springfield
VT, where she viii remain for the present
Mrs. Segar and her son Eugene have
moved to West Randolph.
Miss Lena Wyman who has been attend
ing school in Springfield, VT, has return
ed home.
DIR. Greene of Bethel was in town Thurs
day.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w
II Cahee on Monday.
Win Cushman of Ripton was in town
last week.
Mrs. -. Vandyke has gone to Lowell,
Mass, to remain several weeks with her
daughter.
Flora Mason returned Wednesday to
Turner Me-, after spending several weeks
with friends here.
The Universalist church held its sociable
at the church on Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Durkee OF Pittsfield is with
her aunt, Mrs. Lucinda Eaton.
c. G. Martin was in Shoreham and vicin-
ity last week.
There were no services at the Cong'l
church on Sunday morning.
Horace Whitney finishes work for j. II.
Trask, April LIST, and moves to Granville to
live on his farm for the present.
L, F. Wiley has purchased Herbert E.
Hubbard's farm.
Flynn Austin of Mortified was in town
over Sunday.
Fred Robinson visited in Ludlow last
week.
The Methodist society give sugar par
ty at their church parlors Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Orlando Eaton is in very poor
health and at present confined to her bed.
Mrs. Hannah Pierce is with her son at
So. Royalton for few weeks.
DIR. Steele was called here on Saturday to
attend Mrs. Isaac Taggart who was quite
unwell.
Mr.. Cyrus Whitiock returned on Mon
day to Conn.
Allen Hadley and family have removed
to Bridgewater.
C. E. Townsend spent Sunday in town.
VIM. TinkhBm & Son lost a good stage
horse last Friday. The pair were loosed
from the stage and took fright and ran,
and while one escaped with only slight in
juries the other was killed at Stony Brook
bridge.
Thomas shattuck was in Woodstock last
week.
Mrs. Cynthia Lockwood who came to
live with her sister, Mrs. Lucinda Eaton
few weeks ago died March 18th of con-
Funeral was held at her sisters |
Friday morning and she was buried in the
North Hollow.
5. 5. Whitcomb and Eugene Segar were
in West Randolph last week looking for a
job.
Died in Rochester, Mch. IS, 1890 Miss
Cynthia X. Lockwood, aged 55 years.
Miss Lockwood was born in Nestheld, /
VT. and of the family Of seven there are |
two brothers and two sisters now living. /
At the age of seventeen she went to Chic
opee, Mass. and worked in the cotton
mills for nearly thirty-eight years or un
til her health failed and she was obliged to
leave the mill and give up constant work.
She then hired a room and boarded her
self for while, hoping to regain her
health and be able to return TO her looms
again. But her i'll health continued and
soon developed into that dread disease,
and her means being nearly
exhausted she wrote to her sister Mrs.
David Eaton of this place asking the priv
ilege to come to her home to spend her re-
days and il possible, regain her
health. Her request was cordially COM
Piled with and hearty welcome extend
I'd. II was thought she could hardly sur
vive the journey but her indomitabe will
with good care and proper stimulants kept
her up till she arrived at her sisters about
six weeks ago, a mere skeleton, with a
heart full OF gratitude that she had found
l welcome home where she could rest her
weary head. Kind and gentle hearts gath
sred around her and everything was done
hat could be to ameliorate her sufiarings
md smooth her pathway 10 the grave.
Realizing fully that tine end was near she
directed as to her toilet, simple though
inueed for the oaslSet, expressed
ler wish a. to a written notice sent TO alb
sent relatives gave her wardrobe and per-
onal.effects to her sister, Mrs. Eaton, and
With thankiulness for the kindness she
lad received and with quiet submission
o the Divine will she passed 10 her home
beyond the'riverM in the early morning
II the date above stated. Her funeral was
TENDED last Thursday a. M, Rev. g. ;.
guernsey officiating, when arrayed with
lowers and evergreen, she was carried to
he well-cared for cemetery in North Hol
Dw and buried in her sisters family lot.
G.S, g.