Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-16

ment and his meat market is closed.
Mrs. Tracy and son returned to their
home in Bristol, Conn, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Clark French is very low and
but little hopes are entertained of her
recovery.
Everett Dodge, who has been sick
with pneumonia in Boston returned
home Monday.
The Shepard Family have closed
their season of entertainments and will
remain here during the sYinter.
Mrs. Alice Furman of New York
city was summoned here Saturday by
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Clark French.
The ladies' Social Circle will give
c supper at the NJ. f. church Tor the
benefit of their pastor Friday evening,
Jan. oath.
The first snow of the season Of any
amount fell Thursday of last week but
the warm mild weather of Friday and
Saturday took the most of it off.
The meetings conducted by Mr..
Jordan are being continued through
this week each evening and Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday aft
ternoons.
M. j. Sargent has few ladies' and
Misses hats left which he will sell at
cost, also small stock of ladies and
children's underwear. Sewing ma
chimes at low prices.
r.. ID. Grain and wife of Winchen
don, Mass and j w. Pike and wife
of Little Falls, n. Y. are in town,
being called home by the death other
father, Mr.. James Pike.
f. NJ. Paige of this town does a big
business every spring in Fitchburg,
Mass. and vicinity selling horse-radish,
etc. His sales reaching as high as
5000 some weeks.
The school in No. closed Jan. 10.
Scholars having no absent marks dur
ing the term were Nellie Dutton, STA
Ward. Belle Woodland, Johnnie Greene
and Harry Slack. Abbie and Jennie
Greene, Ethel Faneuf, SfaWard, Belle
Woodland, Nellie Dutton, Mary Brooks
and Eddie Adams missed no words IN
their spelling during the term.
ALICE f. BRowNELL, Teacher.
The officers of Bixby Post and Re
lief Corps were installed last week
Wednesday eve by Past Commander
Whipple of Woodstock Post. The la
dies Of the Relief Corps furnished an
excellent supper and the services were
of much interest and profit to the mem
bers.
On the eve of Dec. 30th about 40
of the friends of Warren L Bennett
and wife of Springfield, Mass. paid
them a surprise visit, the occasion be-
ing the 10Th anniversary of their mar
rage. In behalf of the company Rev.
w. j. Heath presented the host and
hostess with handsome Rochester
lamp. Cake and coffee were served
and the company separated with the
wish that when another 20 years have
rolled away they may all meet again
to celebrate the event.
The officers of Rising Sun Lodge
were installed last Saturday eve. The
weather being very unfavorable but a
few of the invited brethren were pres
ent. p. M. L. O. Hubbard and other
members of Phoenix Lodge of Randolph
were present, including the venerable
brother, j. p. Cleveland, 92 years of
are. who has been a Mason for So yrs.
Bro. Chas. NJ. Lamb, who is sc years
of are. and who has been Mason for
60 years, was also present. Both OF
them addressed the brethren, giving
words of counsel. The services closed
with banquet.
Mr.. Jas. Pike died very Suddenly
Monday afternoon of apoplexy. He
had been seriously i'll with bronchitis
for several weeks but had so far recov-
cred as to be up and dressed, although
quite feeble. He lived but about fif-
teen minutes after the shock of apo
plexy. He leaves wife, one son, j.
w. Pike, of Little Falls, n. Y, and
two daughters, Mrs. NJ. J. Sargent of
this place and Mrs. r. ID. Grain of
Winchendon, Mass. His age was 76
years. The funeral will be held at
Mortified Thursday afternoon, at
which place he viii be buried.
The following is the poultry account
of Mrs. w. w. Webb, of East Bar
nard. for 1889.
Jan. LIST, Y pullets and ? cock
erels, valued at S31.OO
Paid for feed and other supplies, $3.50
One cockerel bought, 10
Total, slOl.3O
Or.
-7 76;} til,rz. uyps sold, S134.43
Fowls and chickens sold, 52.02
76 pullets and cockerels Jan. l, $3.50