Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-10

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Henry Green OF Boston visited relatives
here last week.
H. w. Johns, Burlington merchant,
was In town Friday.
Harry Eaton is at present clerking In
E. E. Evans drug store.
Mrs. @. e. McCrillis spent Sunday with
4 friend In Manchester, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Lane Of Montpelier
were at Justin M0ulton's the first OF the
week.
Mrs. 8. l.. Simonds OF Concord, N. H.,
Is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3. Ken
Miss Flora Hebard OF the Center has
been staying with her cousin, Mrs. Albert
Morse.
Mrs. william Downing OF Millbrook,
N. Y, has been visiting her uncle, Alfred
Eaton.
Louis Atwood from Plymouth, N. H.,
is at present staying with his grandfather,
A. A. Atwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haskell from
Westmoreland. N, H., were recent visit
ors ct George Hoyt's.
Robert Morton and Guy Lamson came
down from Burlington on their wheels to
attend the athletic meet.
Mrs. Emma 8. Peters addressed the la.
dies OF the Christian church In Wood
stock, Saturday afternoon.
Hon. Crosby Miller Of Pomfret and Mrs.
Robert Perkins OF Rutland we're recent
guests at DR.. H. II. McIntyre's.
Goods belonging to the estate OF the
late z. P. Flint were sold at auction Mon
day morning in the depot yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Holton and
Mrs. Harwood OF Mortified were at Har-
rison HarYood's few days ago.
On account OF impaired health, j. M
Atwood has been Obliged to take short
vacation from active business efforts.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. @. Warren have re-.
turned to their home in West Hartford
after weeks sojourn with their son.
Mrs. Edmund Loomis and Miss Lucina
Andrews Of Mortified were entertained
over Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. John
son.
Miss Abbie Clark and her sister, Mrs.
Childs of Bethel, spent few days in
st. Adams lately with their father, N. 8.
Clark.
John Smith, who intends to move his
family to Cavendish about the first Of
November, has sold his house on Dudley
street to G. E. McCrillis.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Burton Adams have
moved from Cambridge, Mass, to Hart
ford, Conn.,, In order that Mr.. Adams may
take advantage Of an excellent business
opening.
Services at the White church will be
conducted hereafter by the Rev.
v. M. Hardy, who will resume his pastor
al duties next Sunday after quite long
vacation.
Mrs. Charles Mann, the daughter OF J..
A. Fowler, has gone back to Claremont,
N. H.. and Mrs. w. F. Miller, the sister Of
Mrs. N. J. Whitehill, has returned to
Manchester, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry K. Gilbert OF Ev-
anston, ILL.,, who are East on their we'd
ding journey and stopped In Randolph to
visit relatives of the groom, left here FRI.
day evening for New York.
The ice cart will cease to make its usual
rounds the last OF this week, being frozen
out OF business by that enterprising deal.
er, Jack Frost, who will soon be here with
an unlimited supply to give away.
Miss Mary Proper OF Windsor, who will
be 90 pleasantly remembered as Mr.. Frank
Thomas popular milliner OF last season,
has gone to Waltham, Mass, where she
has fine position in large millinery es-
tablishment.
Mrs. L. 8. Hadley OF Burlington will re-
ceive all communication and answer all
inquiries concerning the "Home for
Frfendless Women Ia Burlington, the
former superintendent, Mrs. NJ. E. Bell,
having resigned her position.
Mrs. e. M. Bickford, who sold out her
millinery establishment to Mrs. 8. 8.
Clark, Is taking orders In other towns
for hats and bonnets that are trimmed
here. She is now displaying goods In
Brandon, where she has opened store
for two weeks.
Mrs. ]. H. Burt and her two little sons
started Tuesday for their home In Mel.
rose, Mass. Mr.. Burt has secured good
position with j. n. Houghton, large
dealer In boilers and engines, and until the
first OF December he Is to have charge OF
Mr.. Houghton's exhibit at the Mechanics
Fair.
At the legislative reunion last week, the
oldest senator present In time OF service
was Hon. Crosby Miller of Pomfret, who
was senator from Washington county In
1851. The oldest representative present
in point Of years was Erastus Hebard,
who was the gentleman from Randolph In
1861 and voted for George F. Edmunds
for speaker.
Mrs. Ira Rathburn, aged sixty-one years,
died Wednesday night, October End, after
long and painful Illness caused by cam
Ger. The funeral service was conducted
at the house Friday afternoon at one
O'Clock by the Rev. Seward Robson, pas
tor OF the Baptist church. Mrs. Rathburn
had been married forty years and was the
mother OF eight children, all Of whom
have reached maturity.
Thursday afternoon, handsome black
bear was exhibited on the depot steps. It
was caught in trip set on Rochester
mountain by VIII Hoisington and Mr..
Archer, who can now claim the SIS boun-
ty. The bear, when alive and in good
condition, must have weighed about 100
pounds, and would, probably, have been
anything but q pleasant gentleman to
meet on the top OF Rochester mountain.
A very handsome tile flooring, In three
colors, has been laid In e. e. Evans now
drug store, the ceiling Of which 10 OF steel
roofing having 9. grayish finish. The