Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
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STAFFORD.
Will Button Of Chelsea was here las
week.
Little Addie Kent has been quite i'll th
past week.
M. H. Brown was at his sisters in Shar
on last week.
George Brown from Lebanon, N. H., i
at his fathers.
John Darling has already cut LOO cake
Of ice on his pond.
Richard Rhodes is very feeble, beinf
confined to his bed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harlow were here ovel
Sunday from Pompa.
Lawyer Harvey OF Topsham was here
Saturday to attend lawsuit.
Mrs. e. RowelI visited at Hanover and
Meriden the first OF last week.
Mrs.Louisa Rogers went to Nashua, Sat
urday, to visit her son, Henry.
4 Miss Experience Patterson celebrated
her Goth birthday Saturday, Jan. IL.
There have been IS deaths in town the
past year, IA births and 5 marriages.
Frank Brown sold three OF his COWS last
week to Mr.. French Of West Hartford.
Rev. P. G. Lord went to Springfield, Fri
day to attend the conference held there.
c. P. Melindy sold COW for $50 to Mr..
French OF Hartford, also pair OF steers.
Miss Alice Brown came from Tunbridge
to spend Sunday with Miss Ann Houston.
Mrs. Perley Chandler OF Barre came
Wednesday to visit old friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. Emerson and Mr.. Camp OF Etna, N.
H., were in town buying stock, Wednes-
day OF last week.
Mrs. Rose Fulton went to Barre to at.
tend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. E.. v.
Floyd, last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. F. Bacon was called to Leba-
non last week to care for her daughter,
Mrs. Abbie Titus, who was i'll.
Miss Cora Chase came from Montpelier,
Thursday, to attend the funeral OF her
grandfather, returning Monday.
A lecture was given Thursday evening at
the towDhall, "The Blue and the Grey, ply
f. P. Bliss, with stereopticon views.
George +. Chandler went to Pompa and
back and made trip to Hanover, N. H.,
and returned Saturday making long day.
Daniel Robinson and James r. Hayes
were our representatives at the Dairy |
mems meeting at White River Junction |
last week.
Mr.. French of West Hartford bought IS
sheep of H. B. Ward, Friday, for S115,and |
so sheep, for 200, OF Oscar Clogston, land |
COW for $50.
Wilder Chase, aged 70 years, died Tues
day. His funeral was at the home OF his |
daughter, Mrs. Sanborn, Friday, Rev. j.
Harding officiating.
The ioorc ~ tho n II poo;at,, n - De-, |
dent, Miss Sarah r. Cummings; vice
president, Herbert Cummings; recording
Mrs. Mary Cummings; corre-
ponding secretary, Marion Hatch; treas
lrer, Ella Kent.
The highest average standard in exami-
nations for the month ending Jan. ID,
cached by pupils in the village school was
IS follows: Mary Houston, 100; Maude
Matte and Nettie Webster, Ger
lie Prescott, 3d. Eustace Carpenter, Cassie
lack, Sarah Houston, 98; Della Roberts,
Bessie Brown, Wessie Kent, RoIlin Pres
OFT, Fred Smithers, 81; Blanche Sweet, SO;
raymond Morrill,, 95; Blanche Brown, "a
Arthur Colby, So; Barrett Cummings, 90.
There was a good attendanceAt the an
uai church reception at Rev. II. Cum.
1ings', Thursday. After fine collation.,
stters were read from absent members. A
eport was given BY the pastor OF the sta
stics OF the past year, money received
nd expended. No deaths had occurred
uring the year OF resident or absent MEM ,
ers. He had attended seven funerals and
SISTED at two others. Reports were Civ
n by the secretaries Of the Sunday school !
nd c. E. society.
DR.. Myron Leslie Baxter, grandson Of
lon. Jedediah Harris, died suddenly at !
10 hnura in Darhxy ual A. | /
OF apoplexy. The clay treasure was T
rought to STAFFORD for interment Fri
ay, by his sorrowing wife, accompanied
y her sister, Mrs. Florence Baxter, wife
the late Surgeon General J.. H. Baxter
Washington, d. g., and the widow Of
le late Henry G. Baxter OF Boston,
Lessrs. Foster and Nelson OF Derby Line
nd Rev. s. A. Parker OF Bethel Those
no had known and loved him from early
gathered around the narrow
ONE and Joined in singing Nearer My
I'D RI Thaa ~