Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-01-01

The w. G. Il. U. will meet at Mrs. A. n
Mann's Thursday Jan. !, at p m.
LID. Wheeler and family of White Riv
err Junction were in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Lane of West Dan.
vile spent Xmas with j. III. Moulton.
Mary Tewksbury is at home from
Smith College for the holiday vacation
There was a very pleasant party of girls
at the residence of A. b. Fish Friday eve
Fred Wilcox of Georgia, VT, is visiting
| friends in town, the guest OF Il. A. Thorn
as.
Horace Mann of Philips Academy
! Andover, is spending the holidays IN
| town.
Mrs. up. Harwood of Cambridge, Mass,
| is the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. p. Cleve-
/ land, Jr.
/ Thos. Connolly has been earring pota-
! toes this week. The price paid was 10 cts.
per bushel.
As usual, the Christmas exercises at the
various churches were interesting and
well attended.
There was a very pleasant Xmas family
gathering at the residenceof J.D. Wheeler
Thursday eve.
Mrs. Ernest Boyden and Miss Emma
Smith are spending short vacation at
their mothers.
The mother and sisters from Conn. OF
Rev. j. j. Cooper are spending the holidays
at the parsonage.
Geo. Laird and wife OF Royalton
spent Xmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. M. Jones.
Frank Sault, foreman OF the Burlington
Clipper, was home on a visit Thursday
and Friday of last week.
The annual business meeting and sup
per of the Cong'l church occurs New
Years night at the vestries.
The Argus reports the death OF Aaron
Morse former resident of this village,
AT Fond du Lac, Wis, the 10th.
Miss Mabel +. Parsons from West Som
erville, Mass, is spending the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Chadwick.
Miss Electa Fish, who is one OF the eff
cient table girls in the American House
at Concord, n. H., spent the holidays in
town.
The fCyclone" due here Friday night at
$40 did not reach here until 1880 a. m. ON
Saturday, owing TO the blockade ON the
lower roads.
Mrs. ii. NJ. Dufur and Mrs. L. EHutch-
ins went to Boston last week to care for II.
III. Hutchins, who is dangerously i'll at
the Vendone.-Argus.
Frank w. Stiles of the Springfield Re-
porter is a hustler. His Xmas edition con
sisted OF 20 pages, including dandy COW
er. 1t was the finest issue yet received.
A letter from Dire. F Upham announces
his safe arrival at Shelby, Ala, the 18th,
after verv pleasant trip. The weather /
has been very mild and balmy there, no
cold yet.
The West Randolph Choral Union will |
meet in j p. Denison's office, Sat. eve at
Z O'Clock to consider getting upa musical |
All interested are earnest /
ly requested to be present.
Col. II. o. Bixby OF Chelsea, VT, Lieut. /
Colonel X. w. Morse of West Randolph, |
and staff officers OF the Vt. division 5 of V, 4
win be in Burlingtc "A at the G. A. II. en- 4
campment to be held Feb. and 4,and viii 1
have headquarters at the Van Ness House. 1
The largest snow storm OF the season
the Goth and 9th, some to -
inches having fallen. The railroads were
well nigh obliged to suspend work. Trains
were all very late but the Central got its
main line clear much sooner than the low
or roads.
Lemuel Richmond and VIM. II. Dubois
are evidently getting up a corner on the
tenement property on Central ST., having
purchased the remainder of the property
belonging to Mrs. f. 7. Smith. The build
ings will all be put in thorough repair, the
81 the village will be greatly improved.
The annual Christmas exercises OF the
Sunday school OF the Baptist church were
more largely attended than any previous
year. The cantata rendered by the little
Iolks was highly spoken of by those pres
INT, as was the other exercises. The tree
sas larger, therefore more fruitful than us
lal. Ii is the prayer OF the Supt that each
)ne present at the evening exercises may
10 raaruafff.4d 10 ii,
rec of life. The sabbath school is pros
oerous and the largest in the history OF
he church.
IL anyone thinks Xmas is "played outn
hey would have had the idea effectuallv
iissipated had they been IN the Post Of
ice the past week. j. W. Hobart and his
assistants handled sixty eight pouches of
nail matter in two days, Dec. oath and
9th. of these, 80 were received and IS
we're despatched, showing that our people
believe that il is more blessed to give than
o receive. The service was remarkably
prompt and efficient, notwithstanding the
immense amount of matter, the largest
mount, by the way ever handled at Xmas I
ide tn the history Of the Office.
Mrs. Mahala York. Chadwick, widow
4 the late Rufus Chadwick, died on Fri
lay morning last at the residence of her
on Jeptha on Fish Hill, being within a
ew days Of Sc years of age Mrs. Chad
wick, with her husband, were among the
arliest settlers OF that portion of the town
where they raised large family OF bows
nd girls, most Of whom are now living a. ,
nong us engaged in the active business of
lie. She grew old quietly and uncom- {
'lainingly, looking forward TO the end as a
est from the toll and strife of life, and as {
tired child falls upon sleep she slipped
ut into the everlasting silence. Her re-
Mains were placed in the tomb in this VIII
age on Sunday afternoon.
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