Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-08
ISraintree.

DR.. Herbert j. Bass returned TO Boston
last Thursday, after spending two weeks
in town among relatives.
Go TO Eldredge for insurance on farm
property, fair treatment, no advance in
rates.
Rev. George Poynton. former pastor,
/ is spending a few days among old friends,
and supplied the pulpit at the snowsville
/ church Sunday.
Irving Flint, OF the Bangor Theological
Il Seminary, is spending his vacation OF
three weeks with his parents. He sup
piled the church on the Hill, Sunday.
Walter Archer spent few days out OF
| town last week.
Mrs. f. II. Cleveland arrived home from
Boston, Friday, where she has been spend
| ing a few weeks.
CLAYTON Fiske's singing school, held at
the snowsville church, is progressing
| finely.
Several Of the schools in town close this
week.
Mr.. Kenney and wife met the people OF
Peth, Sunday, and organized Sabbath
school.
Austin Archer has killed a COW and calf
| by order OF the cattle commissioners, who
found the animals afflicted with tubercu-
losis.
George Fla e and John Finn were in
Burlington last week, attending the TWEEN
| ty-seventh annual encampment OF the
Vermont G.. A. X.
Remember the church rally at Shows
/ vile the 18th.
Prof. Trask from Weston accompanied
Rev. George Boynton on his visit here and
treated the people to some fine music,
both instrumental and vocal.
There is TO be a chalk talk on temper
ance at the Snowsville church Wednesday.
January has been milder than for sever
al years, the thermometer registering be-
low zero only three mornings. The coolest
day OF the month was the 10th, s degrees
below zero; the warmest, the 9Th, SO de-
grees above zero. The mean temperature
for the month was Ia degrees above zero;
the corresponding month last year, the
mean temperature was at zero. There
were sixteen mornings in succession that
the mercury registered from to p de-
grees below zero. This record was taken
at sunrise.
Willard Edison, one of the early settlers
OF Fond du Lac, died Sunday morning Dec.
10th last, at the residence OF his son, g. W.
Edison. The deceased was well known TO
the people OF the city as generous and
charitable man, although very eccentric.
Years ago, be founded the business now
conducted by 5. w. Edison x Son, and
since the business assumed the present
proportions he made his home in the en-
CINE room of the factory, a place which
he positively refused to leave, in spite of
the persuasive arguments used by his son,
who would have been glad TO make his
father comfortable in his declining years.
The deceased was very fond of children
and always kept a stock of toys made by
his own hands, with which he delighted
the little ones. About tx weeks ago, he
was seized with the fatal illness and was
removed to the home Of his son. The fu-
neral was held from the house Tuesday
afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev. Canaan lay
lor officiating. The interment was at
Riensi. The foregoing is an extract tax
en- from the Fond du Lac Daily journal of
Dec. 18th, 1893 The deceased was.a for
mer resident Of Randolph and Braintree
and was an uncle of Elijah Edison OF West /
Randolph. He win be well remembered /
uy the oldest inhabitants.
j. A Smith has sold his place to A. X.
McIntlre, who will take possession next I
May. He will also sell a wood lot, con- I
tanning 10 acres and situated on a good 4
road and within mile of the village OF
SnOwsville, at fair price.
]. A. Smith and wife are ssick with the 1
grip. Mrs. Eusebia Simonds is working as I
nurse for them.
Charles Loomis has returned from I
Crary's Falls, n. Y, and has resumed /
work at the creamery.
party, consisting of the elite of West /
Randolph, held a whist party at P. j.
Blanchard's hotel last Monday night, not
outstanding the inclemeney of the /
weather. An excellent supper was served.
George Parker of West Randolph visit
ed at I'd. Parker's, Sunday.
Wesley Coburn's wife and children are
on the sick list.
Frank Richardson is doing George F.
Smiths work, while Mr.. Smith and his
son are attending to the grip.