Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-07
Rrainfree.

Braintree.
Fair weather the first ofthe month witt
an early January thaw. leaving not a yes
tige of snow to be seen even on the hills
Russell Page and wife of Burlington Wis
tied the last of the week at ID. f. Pages
X. Page returned to Burlington Mondsy
while Mrs. Page is spending few days
with her mother in Randolph.
Lewis Tatro is indisposed and unable tc
look after his farm work, requiring tn'
aid of a boy.
Ira Mann and w. Linfield are convalesc'
ing.
The many friends in town Of Mrs. W. ID
Fits Of Roxbury were saddened 70 learn
of her severe illness and later OF her I'M
timely death Saturday OF brain fever.
Judson Fits and wife, Mrs. Mudgett
and daughter, Mrs. Pearl, Marion Flint
and Name Finn were in Roxbury MONDAY
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. W. ID. Fltts'
The young people intend to begin the
year with merry making, judging by the
list of entertainments given last week.
Thursday evening few of the invited
friends of +. II. Cleveland and wife met at
their hospitable home to pass the hours
until midnight with games and jest, when
a bounteous oyster supper prepared IN vi
was partaken of in '92.
Will Terry is slightly indisposed.
Isaac Linfield cut his foot quite badly on
Tuesday while chopping wood.
e, Nichols and wife have been in Ran
doph for few days caring for Mrs. Nj
chols' father, mother. and sister who are
sick with lagrip.
B. w. Nichols and wife OF Randolph
have been looking after the home interest
of r. Nichols ana wife during their tenn
porary absence.
The young friends of Miss Bertha Claf-
lin gave her very pleasant surprise party
Friday evening.
The friends Of Henry Fits and wife gave
them pleasant reminder OF their 10Th
marriage anniversary Thursday evening
Many valuable and useful presents were
left as tokens of esteem.
viii Bass started for Poughkeepsie, n.
Y, Monday.
Henry Bruce, former townsman, but
recently of Randolph, died of pneumonia
Saturday and was buried Monday.
Daniel Flint and four sons were weigh
ed on Christmas day. Mr.. Flint and TWO
sons tipped the scales at l91 lbs each and
the other two at 1871 2 each. What fam
lily can beat this on average weight?
Mrs. Alexander Jerd has been confined
to the house for some weeks by lameness.
Mrs. Barnard Blanchard is sick.
VI Spear of the State Board of Agri-
culture came home sick Friday, but has re-
covered and will be able to meet his APP
pointment with the board at Brookfield
this week.
Mrs. f. f. Bowman is recovering from
an illness.
Miss Anna Farnsworth goes to Boston
this week to take three months course in
music. She has given lessons in music in
this vicinity and Brooktield the past sea-
son for which she has received $500.
l.. P. Kinney, the fur man at Lebanon,
n. H., is in town.
There was a select dance at Blanchard's
hall Friday night with music by Ora
Henry Hyzer I'd and George
Thayer.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. ID.
5mead, Jan. Sd.
The i1-year-old son of Clarence Fuller
drives a sucking colt attached to hand
sled. II is as well broken as any horse.
o. T. Thayer has been confined to the
house for the past two weeks, but is i'm
proving.
Miss Adelia Sherman OF Barre has been
visiting friends about here, returning Sat.
friday.
December was very warm month, the
garmest known in many years. The warm
.st day was the 9Th, "A degrees above re
%; the coolest, the nth, 4 degrees below.
Mean temperature for the month, q deg.
lbove. Corresponding month last year,
10 degrees above, nearly 20 degrees cold
IT than this year The mean temperature
or the whole year was 36 2 degrees above
ero, varying onlyone-fifth OF degree from |
he mean temperature of the year before. |
This record was taken at sunrise.
II you attend the grand concert at West |
next Tuesday night, you will |
njoy the best concert of the season. See
". r. locals.