Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-29
West Randolph Concluded


George Moulton was on the sick list thi
week.
Harry Adams came up from Bethel
Tuesday.
Miss Grace Lamson has been quite sicl
with chicken pox.
A. E. Dean was called to Boston this
week on business.
The younger child of James Mutually il
now quite sick with scariatina.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. j. +. Hobart, Tuesday, April 3, at 2:3C
p. m.
Don't forget the Sons of Veterans So
ciable in the G. A. r. hall next Tuesday
evening.
Talks will be given by w. T. sparhawk
/ and b. ALewis next Sunday at the Young
Mems meeting.
Chas Ketchum went to Boston. Tues
/ day night, where he has secured employ
ment as painter.
DR.. Elmer E.Ladd of Portsmouth, NH,
| spent Sunday in town with his wife at
her fathers, Mr.. Horace Church.
Mrs. w. E. Shepard of Mortified spent
/ Tuesday in town, visiting at IL. Nj. Du-
fur's, A. b. Fishs and H. &. Aliens.
Eleven of the young ladies of E. o. Hib-
bard's Sunday school class were pleasant
ly entertained at his home on Highland
avenue, Tuesday eveuing.
f. IL. Burgess of Easthampton, Mass,
was IN town last week in the interest OF
the Victor bicycle and exhibited the"Fly-
er." II so pleased the boys that he took
five orders, as follows a. Il. Bass, Z. f..
Evans, self and wife, L. r. Dubois, self
ana wife. 1t certainly is a beautiful wheel.
l.. p. Thayer has also sold several wheels
already and there promises to be much
riding in town.
e. l.. Bass, our enterprising toWnsman,
is doing a large business in supplying
pure maple syrup, put up in bottles made
to his order and neatly labeled, to people
out of Vermont particularly in the West.
He is also selling nice white maple sugar
in small cakes, wrapped up in prepared
paper and also neatly labeled. All his la
bells have an appropriate verse upon them
Persons out OF Vermont, wishing for the
genuine article, can get it OF him.
Pneumonia claimed one OF our oldest
citizens Saturday, asa victim, Bliss Ban
lister, aged 20 years, passing into rest. He
came here from Chelsea twenty-five years
ago, and since the death of his wife seven
or eight years since, has made his home
with his son Richard. The funeral SER
vices occurred from his late home Mon
day at one o'clock, the Rev. w. n. Rob-
erts officiating.
Next Tuesday evening, April 3, Col. j
B. Mead Camp, Sons Of Veterans, will hold
a sociable at the q. A. X. hall. Short
speeches and recitations are on the pro-
gram, and there will be music furnished
by some Of the best musical talent of this
place. A supper, consisting of sandwiches,
cake, coffee, fruit, etc, will be served and
a large number Of our people will doubt
less attend, rs the entertainments by this
organization or kindred ones are very
popular.
Tuesday forenoon occurred he death OF
Lucien Spaulding, who had been taken |
violently iii Sunday, dying two days later
of paralysis OF the throat and lungs. Sell
dom does death come so speedily and un-
eXpectedly as in this instance, when an /
honest and a hard working citizen was SO 1
suddenly taken from our midst. He was I
40 years Of age and left a wife and a large /
number of sorrowing relatives. His IA [
Their, $ B.Spaulding, with Mrs. Spaulding, /
came from Barre but did not arrive before I
his death. The funeral will occur Thurs /
day morning at nine o'clock, the Rev Mr.. /
Roberts officiating, and the interment will /
be in Stock bridge. Other relatives are eX- I
pected TO arrive later.
In the death of Charles Tilson, which |
occurred Sunday afternoon, after a very
short illness from pneumonia, the village 4
loses one of its most popular and estima-
bic citizens. He was the eldest son OF Jo- /
siah Hilson and wife, who, with the other .
members of the family circle Royal and 4
John rilsOn, Mrs. W. A.Gourley ano Miss .
Jennie TilsOn-survive him, his being the I
first death in the ia ily. During the many
years he has lived in the village, We never
heard any one say anything against him,
and it may be truly said OF him that Gle
had not an enemy in the world He had
been employed over fourteen years in SAL I
isbury Bros mill, and for a short time
before his death had worked in Princes
tub mandatory. Both OF these mills
closed on the day of the funeral, Tuesday,
and the men attended in body. The EN-.
ployes at the salisbury mill sent away for
a handsome pillow Of flowers as a slight
token OF their esteem. The funeral services
were conducted at the old Willard Tilson
where he had lived nearly ten
years, by the Rev. V. M. Hardy who spoke
words Of comfort to the large congrega
ton OF sorrowing friends and relatives.
The deceased was 43 years, months and
"a days old.