Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16
Braintree.

Charles Severance OF Rochester was ID
town the first OF the week
Mrs. Mary Drury of West Randolph Is
spending few days with her sister, nj s.
| Ira Harwood.
Herbert Archer crushed his finger badly
| the other day, while attempting 10 UNLOAD
some milk cans from the carriage.
Apollas Sharpe and wife have moved to
West Randolph, to be cared for by their
granddaughter, Mrs. Bryant.
John Hutchinson met the people of No.
| Thursday evening and organized sing
| ing school. The first one in the course is
to be given this Thursday evening
Leonard Hutchinson is to teach the
winter term of school IN No. Z.
George Mudgett has purchased Cooley
creamery and is now making his butter at
home.
Tuesday, while Mrs. Zacheus Flint and
son were at West Braintree, and Mr.. Flint,
who is quite aged and feeble, was alone IN
the house, he was startled by the sound OF
fire. On investigation, he found the house
enveloped in flames and gave the alarm,
but it was too late and the house, with
most of its contents, was consumed. III
was insured for $500.
Mrs. Levi Thayer died, after brief ILL
ness at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jason
Battles, Saturday, at the age OF Is years
Zacheus Flint has moved into tene-
ment Of Geo. Tarbell's at West Braintree.
Miss Jane Wellington. who has been abb
sent the past six months, visiting in IL.
linois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Dakota and
New York, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. orvis Thayer, after brief illness
of typhoid fever, died Saturday. The fu-
neral was held Tuesday at the house
The public meeting and lecture Of the !.
O. q. 7. lodge was not so well attended as
expected, but all pronounce it a success.
A. J. Wicker lost valuable colt last
week.
H. w. Vail and wife OF Pomfret are the
guests Of V. l. Spear.
Mrs. j. w. Gray of Chicago is at o. ).
Thayer's.
VIM. Fuller, while engaged in Smuggling
the westinghouse shed in W. Brookheld,
on Saturday, Tell about twenty feet The
staging gave way. He WAS quite badly
bruised about the head and face butt IS
thought that he will recover.
Mrs. Mark Rice OF williamstown visited
relatives here last week.
Work has commenced on the reservoir,
opposite VIM Perham's, for the purpose
OF bringing water to the village TO be used
There will be box soeiahle at the
church in West Brookheld next Friday
night.
Miss Nina LOOMS, when returning from
lodge meeting Wednesday night was ac-
comranied by Mrs. Almira Fisk and Miss
Nellie Fisk as far as Newell fisksi and
while going home from there, she was
seized and held by some unknown person,
but by her physical strength and screams,
succeeded in driving him away. There IS
as vet no definite clue TO the rufhan. A
reward has been offered for his arrest.
The next meeting Of the Peth singing
school will be next Saturday evening, Nov
IS, instead of Thursday, as appointed
Everybody come.
School in Dist. No. closed Friday, Nov.
10. Lima Battles and Webb Ninton had no
marks during the term. Mabel Flint was
absent one day. EMMA l.. MOSES.
Samuel Spear is improving his buildings
by putting on new clapboards and by
shingling.
Mrs. Annis Baldwin is having water
brought in lead pipes distance OF 20 rods
to her house.