Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-07

DrhlnUree.
y. Ford moves to Roxbury this week.
All OF the schools in town close thi
week. 'S WI
last week. 80 - ""
A. p. Fits and wife Of Roxbury are Wis
iting in town.
Miss Belle Thayer has returned from he
school in Roxbury.
Edwin Smith is quite sick and is unde
the care OF DR.. Scott.
). P.Cleveland's ptiiceat West Randolpl
Is over Thomas store.
| Those who have been afflicted with hare
colds are convalescing.
Martin Rumrill and wife of Mortified
visited In town last week.
Eugene Finn came from Burlington. Fri
day and returned Monday.
Chas. Heselton has rented the farm be-
longing to the John Finn estate.
Frank Campbell is very sick and his par.
ents are in Randolph caring for him.
The Baptist society WILL hold its next
sociable at Densmore Battles, Feb. 16.
| Ellen Holmes has gone to West Rox.
Wright. -
A. K. McIntire and wife are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Fullam, in
Brookfield.
Mrs. Jesse Martin Is visiting in West
Randolph in the family OF her daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Wardner.
Chas Luce, " no has been stopping with
Joe Carpenter during the winter, has
gone to his home in Roxbury.
Mrs AIhort Trich u,h. 10, hoo,, $1,000
ing few weeks in town, returned to her
home in Orange, Mass, recently.
Nearly all the schools in town were
closed last Tuesday as the teachers at
tended the institute at West Randolph.
g. H. Glidden was in Rochester and
Bethel the first OF the week, visiting Good
Templar lodges in the capacity of district
deputy.
School in No. closed Saturday. Those
having no marks during the term are
Mabel and Stella Flint, Lima and Roy
Battles and John Williams. Abbie Avery
and Frank Williams were each absent one
day and Webb Vinton day and half.
The w. G. T. IT,, assisted by the Good
Templars, will hold a public temperance
meeting at the West Brookield church
Tuesday, Feb. 10. A cordial invitation is
extended to all. The exercises will consist
OF singing, Rotations, reading, remarks,
etc.
The Baptist society held its second So
ciable and candy sale at Jehial Williams,
evening. John Williams, ia
ther Of Jehial Williams, who was 70 years
Of age on the day following, celebrated the
day by furnishing bountiful repast for
the company, about sixty in number.
Wideawake lodge, !. Q. q. T., at its last
Jan. 20, elected the following Of
ficers: c T, Mrs. Mary Sumner; v T, Mrs. |
Nettie Grain; Sec, Mrs. Emma Peavey; f
3. Ernest Flint; r, Mrs. Nell Blanchard;
9, John Peavey; M, Fred Grain; G, Fred |
Flint; Sent, Stillman Blanchard A s, |
Charles Summer; D M, Mrs. May Blanch-
ard.
At the annual meeting OF the East Brain
tree and West Brookfield Cong'l churches,
TWO deacons, clerk, treasurer and one |
,rustee were elected. The officers as they |
now stand are as follows: Deacons, Joseph /
Peavey, John Peavey, Burton Flint; clerk,
Elwin Martin; treasurer, J. A. French;
trustees, Eugene Chadwick, M. r. Flint,
Burton Flint.
January has been colder than the aver
lge for the time Of year, with considerable
,loudy weather but not great amount OF
torn. There has been snow enough to
make the best kind OF sleighing, which has
)een we'll improved by those who are log
ring or in the wood business. The cold
st day in the month was the 9Th, 1852 be-
ow. The Warmest was the 22d, 1862 above.
The mean temperature for the month was
1 1-2o above; that OF the corresponding
month last year was 14o above. This rec
I'D was taken at sunrise.