Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-28

Inc picnic held in the Baptist church.
yard Thursday by members OF schools
and all seemed to enjoy the day.
Mrs. Perry Blanchard OF Saratoga, NY,
is in town visiting friends.
Mrs. Ellen Clafiin, who has been in
| Saratoga, n. Y, TO care Tor her daughter,
Mrs. p. Blanchard, has returned home,
accompanied by her daughter.
Most OF the farmers have engaged their
| help for having, and several are to COM
mence haying next Monday.
The lightning of a week ago Sunday
| night played queer pranks but did little
damage. Just below Heman Powers, on
the road to Snowsville. it struck large
elm tree, SCATTERING one side OF the tree
into fine splinters and not troubling the
other side. At the same time it struck the
telephone wire extending from Braintree
10 RoXbury and severed it but did no
other damage.
The Snowsville House, which has re-
Gently had extensive repairs made upon il,
IS expected to be partly filled by summer
boarders this week.
The Snowsville creamery was obliged to
stop work for a few days last week on ac-
count of a defect in the boiler. The pat
rons took their milk to the Randolph
creamery.
1t is reported that the grangers have
purchased a building lot and are soon to
erect a grange hall in SnoWsville.
Mrs. {. e. Woodward spent last week in
Roxbury with her daughter
G. l.. Woodward was IN Roxbury the
first Of the week.
Allen Flint and wife, accompanied by y.
Bailey and wife, visited ia BrOokheld the I
last of the week.
The Ladies Union society met with 4
Miss Nettie Bass, Wednesday.
The new organ for the Peth Sunday
school came Saturday and was used on .
Sunday.
Joel Eddy, brot her of c. Eddy, and who /
has liged in his family for some time and 1
has been under his care on account Of be-
ing insane, died Tuesday, aged 81 years.
The funeral wac held Friday at the house. /
sister Of G. Eddy from Lincoln was \
in town Friday to attend the funeral OF .
her brother, Joel Eddy.
Winthrop Sargent, an old gentleman
living in the family Of IL. Sanford OF Ran
dolph, was found dead in bis bed Tuesday
morning. His remains were brought TO
this town for burial Wednesday.
Mrs. {. Webster was in Burlington last
week TO consult physicians in regard to
her little daughter.
II must be that deers are getting to be
quite numerous in this vicinity. As An
ma Farnsworth was gong to Brookfeld
last Saturday she saw one ahead of her
just above the fork in the road near Clay
ton Fisk's. They have been seen in that
neig borhood before.
Miss Mary X. Abbott of West Randolph
has Just finished a very successful term of
sci ool in Dist. No. s. The following schol-
airs were present every day: Willie, Jim
mie and Louise Perham. Stella Blanchard
was absent only one half day and Hoyt
Stowe, only one day.
Miss Nina Peavey of East Randolph was
in town the first of the week, visiting her
Joseph Peavey, and other
relatives.
Winnie and Fred Chadwick OF West
are stopping with their aunt,
Mrs. A. K. McIntire.
Doctor Merriam, who is known for his
cures of chronic diseases in
and vicinity, was called to
this place last weekEto treat George Boyce
and some eight others for long-standing
diseases, which cases it is hoped that he
will be successful in curing. The Doctor
Is now located in Brattleboro, and has
spent 26 out OF the as years of his practice
in this State
School in Dist. No. 5, taught by Mrs.
Geo. c. Flint, closed Thursday last, with
a picnic. Whole mum Der of scholars, ten.
Of these, seven have had no marks, viz,
Flora and Bertha Russell, Leila Flint, Nj
ma and Leo Flint, Florry Tucker and Clar-
ence Seymour. There were no tardy
marks during the term.
School closed in Dist. No. 1, June p.
Those having no marks during the term
we're Frank and Johnnie Williams, Mabel
and Stella Flint, Roxy, Allen and Lima
Battles, Bessie Prentice and Harold Vim
ton. webb Vinton and Harry Tilson
we're each absent one-half day.
MARY c. FLINT, Teacher.