Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-15
john Die vas in East Barre last week.

a prominent anu NOAtAJ VI u
town and his family will be much missed
here.
Charlie Brockway was quite thoughtful
to take an extra supply OF help with hin
to fight lire at tie burning OF Mr.. Dix
barn at Millville last Saturday.
c. II. ingalls, brother, Eugene. has beer
here on a visit, and returned to Fayston
the 4th inst.
Will Edison and Neal Smith were in
Barre the evening of the LIST inst. and at
tended a play at the Opera House.
Frank and Ethel Benedict werein Wash
Ington last Friday to visit their sister, Mrs.
G. M. Seaver.
/. c. Davenport's daughter, Mrs. Stock
well OF, Moretown, is working at the Monu-
ment House.
Mrs. Ingalls, of Fayston is the guest of
her son., c. IL. ingalls,, and his family.
Mrs. Oh. Perry is very low at this writ
ing.
HI. A. Marble of Gouldsville was in town
the LIST on business, which he transacted
with G. H.. Ingalls,.
l.. ID. Gale, Arthur Simons and f. l..
House, accompanied by ladies, attended
an Inauguration ball at PiiSintield last Fri
day evening.
Mrs. F. c. Davenport is quite sick with
grip.
J.J. Kanaly returned the Enc inst. from
his visit at Leicester junction and reports
deep nos and enormous drifts south of
here.
II. j. Martin was in Barre recently on a
business mission.
There was a good attendance at the pub
lie grange meeting last Monday evening.
The school question was taken up and
we'll expounded by Mr.. G.. W. Barrett OF
Barre, G. U. Lathrop, II. M. Farnham and
others in town, p~ortraying the benetlts
arising from a town system of schools. TO
make the meeting interesting selections OF
music and singing were given by the ME.
choir and others, including very good as
s~istance from the younger people, which
added largely TO the interest OF the occa-
sion.
Anyone DESTROYS OF buying a pleasant
home near one OF the ~pleasantest BUSINESS
villages in Orange county, cheap, Just APP
ply to Henry j. Martin. You all know
Henry.
AT a recent meeting of the Williamstown
Social Library Association, permission
was advanced to each shareholder to al
low two families to draw books at the reg
ular meetings, said shareholders holding
themselves responsible for the safe and
prompt return of the books drawn; a very
tlAtAQAf 10 ~
portunity to reao.
Anew firm in the granite business was
formed here the 3rd inst, under the name
Of Commati & Moore. The parties form
ing the company are young men, well ex-
periencsd in the business and doubtless
will do good work; these considerations
with the best stock will assist greatly to-
yard success in their business.
Notice the new offer that Mr.. Thayer has
made in another column, whereby a good
democratic paper can be obtained with this
paper at a very mild price II attended too
within the present month. Take advan-
tage of the low rates and subscribe.
o. A. Blanchard and family were called
to South Barre the 3rd inst, to attend the
funeral OF his brother, Martin V. Blanch-
ard.
Al the annual March meeting, the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Frank Martin, moderator
George Beckett, town clerk
Frank Martin, William z Pratt, Henry
Martin, selectmen
George Beckett, town treasurer
Nathan Hall, overseer
George w Nichols, constable
o S Martin, Z II Martin, John Farnham,
listers
George w Lynde, NJ A Smith, Oh Briggs,
auditors
George Beckett, trustee OF public money
G o Smith, George Nichols, George L
Williams, fence viewers
Norman g Davis, g o Smith, William
Hanson, grand Jurors
G U Lathrop, town agent
o A Blanchard, road commissioner
George Crane, OS Martin, is Hopkins,
school directors
Voted to raise 100 cents on a dollar OF the
grand list to defray the town charges. -,
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for memorial purposes.
The ladies OF the Universalist society
will give a chicken pie festival at the town
hall Friday evening, March IL. The play,
saThe Country School," will be
presented; music by the Williamstown
Band. Admission, 25 cents. All go
and get some pie and hear our new brass
band.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. seaverw were at Ran
the 4th inst.
Walter s. Emery OF Chelsea was in town
on business last Monday.
Mrs. Lydia (House), wife OF F. Q. Dav-
OF Millville, died very suddenly last
Monday, the 9Th; the funeral services took
place at her late home the following DAY,
The burial being in their family grounds
the village cemetery; Rev. j. N. Perrin
officiated, C. NJ. Edison taking charge. We
can freely say from personal acquaintance,
that Mrs. Davenport was a woman OF very
exemplary and high moral character, con-
scientious in all her duties, anxious 10 ex-
change right for right as she was to over
look a wrong, and was much esteemed by
her acquaintances for her many good quail
and dearly beloved by her surviving
husband and only son, who have the heart
sympathy of the entire neighborhood
their great loss and deep sorrow. She
was 81 years, 10 months and IL days old.
Warren Goodrich has closed his years
work for w. E. Granger and, at this writ
ing, is out of town visiting relatives, ac-
by his wife.
c. r. Dirty is home from school for a
swo weeks vacation.
Quite an interest is being shown in re-
yard to organizing an oroer OF sons OF
Veterans. The requisite number q names
nas been secured and a charter called for,
it is expected that al order will be Or
in the near future. Those applying
Tor membership on or before the time of
organizing will come in as charter MEM
oers, so come, young men, and show your
patriotism.