Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31
WEST RANDOLPH.


reside.
F.W. Sault spent Christmas in North
field.
John Fiske has been on the sick list the
past week.
Win Wright has4inished his job at Bar
re and returned home.
Mrs. f. P. Flint was taken suddenly i'll
Sunday night, but is better.
Geo. Sparhawk, G. E., was home from
Springfield, Mass, this week.
Hon. ]. X. Darling of Chelsea was in
town last week on law business.
Peter Sault was taken suddenly i'll Mon
day, but was improving at last accounts.
John Hutchinson was severely injured
the last OF the week by heavy chain fall
ing on his head.
Geo. j. Princes tub mandatory has
been shut down for a few days to repair
the engine and boiler.
Midnight Mass was celebrated at the
Roman Catholic church on Christmas eve
by Rev. FIR. w. N. Lonergan.
The German American and the Peoples
Insurance Companies have withdrawn
from the state owing to the heavy losses.
Stage driver Whitney OF the Brookfield
line had a shock of paralysis last week
and at last accounts was in critical con-
dition.
Very little lum bering is being done in
this vicinity this season. Geo. Spear has
gone to Maine to be gone most of the win
ter looking after his extensive interests
there.
Mrs. G. w. Morrow returned Monday
night from Watertown, N. Y, after two
weeks visit. Mr.. Morrow has been at
Franklin, N. H.. for ten days meeting
recently.
The Christmas exercises at the Cong'l
church were held Christmas eve and con-
sisted of singing speaking, ETC., and the
usual well laden trees which the children
enjoyed the most of all.
Mrs. Myron Gay had the misfortune Co
break her left leg Monday night by step
ping on rolling stone. The fracture was
reduced by DR.. Il. F. Upham and she is as
comfortable as could be expected.
The body OF Mrs. George Bradford was
brought here for burial from Amesbury,
Mass, Monday night. She was a former
resident and sister of Mrs. A. A. Vain
wright and a most estimabe lady.
Do you want some good reading for
these long winter evenings? We have a
job lot of paper covered novels, mainly by |
the Cassell Co., regular 25c. books that we
will sell at &c. each while they last.
There was a happy gathering at the Bap-
tist church Thursday evening when the
usual Christmas exercises were held. Ev- /
erything passed off finely and to the COM
plete satisfaction of all the younger peo- /
pie.
L. ID. Wheeler and family of White Riv
er junction spent Christmas with his par
ents, who had very pleasant family gath
ering on that day. q. A. Wheeler came
home from Philadelphia so the whole
family were re-united again.
Hon. V. l. Spear, member OF the Board
of Agriculture, was in town this week and
informed us that he is still receiving many
letters every week from parties in pursuit
OF farms, many with view to buy for
summer homes.
The Sunday School and members of the
M. e. church enjoyed very pleasant exer-
cises Xmas eve, consisting OF dialogues,
tableaux, Rotations, music, ETC., folio we'd
by the distribution of presents from well
loaded Christmas trees.
The annual meeting OF the Christian
Sunday school for the election of officers ,
was held last Sunday. Clarence Mann
was reelected Superintendent, Mrs. w.
F. Peters, assistant; Emma Moses, Sec'y;
Genie Lamb, Treas. Arthur Bean and Rob
ert Mitchell, Librarians.
DIR. II. II. Mcintyre, Special Agent of J
the Treasury Dept, has about completed
his arrangements for the sugar bounty as
will be seen by articles copied elsewhere.
He has done the farms of the state valu- c
able service in strengthening out this mat
ter and getting it on practical basis.
H. P. Riford of South Randolph was in
town Saturday. He has had big sale for Z
the products Of his farm this season, and Q
believes farming pays if you make only
first class products and keep them well adj 7
vertised. He has the reputation of max
ing hams, sausages, etc, equal to those of
the famous Deerfoot, Mass, Farm.
NJ S. spaulding and S. B. Spaulding, =
with their wives, went to Roxbury Christ {
mas day to attend the funeral of their sis :,
ter and her husband, Mr. Sylvester Spaul- \
ding, who both died Dec. 23d, within two .
hours of each other. Both were over 80 4
years old. A daughter was sick in bed at =
the time so that it was altogether a very 3
sad Christmas in that family. a
We have had the most remarkable
weather during December this year of any
in our remembrance. 1t has been more Y
mild than any of the mild DEFENDERS of n
The past three years. Up to the Goth plow- a
ing was carried on by all who desired to o
do 1t, and flowers, etc, were picked in the ID
open air. Christmas was very mild and 81
vet, IT being either foggy or rainy the en-
ire week.
A roll call of the membership will be =.
held in the Christian Church of this place d
New Years at JerLoon at 4 o'clock. Sup ~
per will be served at $3.50 to which all
members OF the Society are invited A as
New Years offering will be taken. W
Members of the Christian Church and in
society will remember the roll call and pr
supper New Years afternoon and even
ng. See above. hi
A very large congregation assembled in az
It. Johns church to greet Rev. w. p Bird ~
asst Sunday, attesting very emphatically w
o his popularity with our people. it being
he largest congregation, with one excep-
ion, that has gathered in this church dur
ng the past year. He gave the people a !:
rand, inspiring sermon on the life and vi
character of Christ and the probability &c
II the Christian religion. His many
riends in this church have thoroughly en-
Dyed his visit with them and wish him an
Tod speed in his labors elsewhere. ~
The Burlington Free Press of a recent W,
ate contained the following item that
Fill be read with interest by our esple:
Henry w. Tewksbury OF West Randolph in
1as yesterday in this city accompanied by y
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