Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-04
Thursday. Feb. 4. 1892
WEST RANDOLPH.


Mrs. J. L. Battles was very i'll last week
with Inflammation OF the bowels.
The Hose Company is preparing to hold
its annual ball about Feb. 18th.
Rosa and Laura Carrigan commence
school at the Normal, this week;
o. G. Hill has moved into Mrs. j. NJ.
Holman's new house on Cleveland Place.
Our popular station agent, John Hobart
is out again after hard pull with the grip.
The family OF Levi Erskine has all been
very sick with the grip and fever but are
all much better.
Miss Mary ID. Tilson is helping to take
care Of her aunt, Mrs. Holbrook, who is
III with the grip.
Eight families in a single neighborhood
on the Thayer brook road were isick with
the grip at one time.
j. NJ. Holman has recovered from his re-
cent illness and is pushing work on his
numerous jobs right along
A student, from the Seminary at Mont
pelier, supplied the pulpit OF the Christian
church last Sunday, very acceptably.
II. w. Tewksbury, our popular lecturer,
started for Ohio, Saturday, where he has a
large number OF engagements to fill.
Mr.. Carrigan is out again. He has had
the grip, with sores in his head. He looks /
as though he had had hard time of II.
thursday evening the ocHlOf CidSs OF Tue
High School enjoyed ride to South Roy
alton and a supper at its well known hotel.
The mail north was nearly two hours
late Saturday, owing to a freight train
being off the track on the Northern K. II.
Will the pers, n who borrowed History
OF Braintree" of the late Edmund Tilson,
return the same to Mrs. Roswell Holbrook.
Martha Robinson was called to East
Randolph, last week, % intend the tuner
al OF her step mother Mrs. Charles Rob-
inson.
j. ID. Denison and family have been at
Royalton for the past two weeks, caring
for his father and mother, who have been
very sick.
The school in Dis. No. II, south OF this
village has been closed, owing TO case of
diphtheria in the family Of James Mudgett
on the Beedle farm.
No notice was made OF the excellent lee
ture week before last by Major Dane. We
were unable to attend, but those wifo were
fortunate enough to go had rich treat.
Betsey Morfitt of Northield has Just
been granted a mothers pension, with
back pay of s3096. This was a rejected
claim taken up and secured by j. E.
Bldredge. {
Dan Brewer, formerly OF this place now
has good situation In the tin shop of A.
III. Lamb, at South RoYalton. His wife {
has at last secured divorce, no contest
being made
There was considerable excitement last
week over the report that there were sew
eral cases of scarlet fever in town. IL prov
ed, as street rumors usually prove, to be
pretty nearly all talk. /
Rufus Angel, well known and respect
ed citizen OF this town, died Monday morn
ing. He had the grip, but would not give
up and kept up around the house till COM a
IN baf tod fofa
Annie Lawrence, of Philadelphia, a u
grandchild OF a sister of the Mr.. Kelton q
who lives on School St., died at her home u
Dec. 81, 1891 The daily Press Of that city n
spoke Of her in the highest terms and pub Il
lished her portrait.
Miss Louise Chase was the recipient of
several valuable presents on the 18th ami a
versary of her birthday, Jan. 28th. Her h
father gave her a handsome gold watch
and her class mates a nice gold pen. In .,
Inc evening there was sheet and pillow 20
case party at her home.
Our subscribers will please bear in mind
hat resolutions, cards of thanks, etc. all
must be paid for at the rate of one cent a 70
word, just half rates. They take up 50 W
much space to the exclusion Of news mat es
Ter, that we shall insist on money accom-
oanying such notices or they viii not be hi
printed.
The lecture OF Rev. DR.. Wiletts OF Day X
on, o., hich closed the lecture course was m
he best thing in the whole course. His do
ubject was Sunshine" and he handled tn
lis subject in very pleasant manner. He pc
S the best lecturer we ever heard and he
viii be the first to be engaged il we have a su
course next year.
Notwithstanding the poor weather and ga
REVEALING sickness this season, unprece-
Tented in the history of the state, tue Cit 4.
zens' Lecture Association came out very ~.
Iearly even, which is doing remarkably "
veil, and shows conclusively that our peo-
lie will patronize a first series Of en- ha
ertainments. While the concerts have We
rawn the best, the lectures were voted de-
idedly the most interesting and instruct VIC
ve. 1t pays to secure first class talent. do
We regret to learn of the death on Jan.
9TH, of MIR. James Edward Mccall, OF Su
lew York Mr. McCalland his wife spent u.s.
ONE weeks last summer at Elm Cottage !
he summer home of his parents, in this ole
illage and those OF our people who met -
i'm found him a very genial, agreeable +, !
entleman. He was in business in New ma
'ork, with his father Mr.. James n. Me-
all, by whom he will be greatly missed.
The following pensions have recently l
cen secured through the agency of j. +. en- en-
ldredge: Betsey Morfit, mothers pen VI
on, Si2, with S30o6 arrears; VIM. b. Mars ma
ln, increase from SO to $50; Lucy Z. .ei
age, original mother's Frank Haven, in ven
-ease from 80 TO Sl2i John Nichols, in ~.
tease from "a to S12; originals, Charles yal
age, James F. Roby, SIS, Sidney +. Pierce. 70
J, Daniel g. Waldron, $40, Willard Rus an
IL, $40; S. S. Whitcomb, S, Nathaniel me
azelton, IS. ca "a
The annual meeting OF the Ninth Ma do,
mic District, OF Vermont, was held in ion
henix Lodge rooms, on Friday Jan. Stn
TIL, afternoon and evening and was ma
en- meenoea. me degrees OF ancient VIII
sr worthy OF commentator r. w. coi
rother Smith presided with grace and NO
ignItY. Short addresses were made by inc
:. S. Nay, grand lecturer, and Delos nj. ter5,
aeon, grand master, and other leading foll
asoh ss; me uleetihg was grand success Der
ent of the order in this jurisdiction. Ne,
Z. A. Mutt. the popular reporter OF the emf
rgus, who comes here every Monday -
emit to Boston last week to see Col. He