Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-02
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Read Thomas special ad.
4 The carpet department OF Bell Brothers
OF Randolph is filled with carpets. drap
cries and curtains in all grades and prices
Fast day services will be held at tn,
Center church Friday at IL q. m.
Mr.. G. L. Ellis OF Roxbury visited hil
son, DR.. E. e. Ellis, over the Sabbath.
The g. A. R. post and Relief corps had {
regular meeting last Saturday evening.
The pastor had visit from his father
Rev. G. F. Morse of st. Johnsbury, thu
| first OF the week.
George Mason, Jr., has gone to Barre t.
work as clerk in the clothing store oil
McW horter & Hyde.
AT the recent auction the place OF the
late Harrison Abbott was bought by
Lewis Steele for $500.
Will Haggett finished work at West
Braintree last week, and he and bis wife
returned to Brookfield, where they ex-
pect to remain for the present.
The mumps are still abroad in town
and claiming new victims The latest to
succumb have been Clayton B. Fiske,
Mamie Orkins and Lula Sargent.
The Good Templars had sociable at the
residence Of Mrs. Nancy Morse last Satur
day evening. About forty people were
present and good time is reported.
The creamery committee received bids
last Saturday evening for the carrying OF
the cream during the ensuing year. Laid
g. Blodgett obtained the job at sl.20.
Mrs. Jasper Parish, for long time in
falling health, died last Sunday morning.
The funeral was held at the residence
Tuesday at p. m. The Rev. Mr.. Parker
OF Bethel officiated.
Herbert H. Clark of North Craftsbury
and Miss Florence M. Kibbee were mar
ried at the home of the BRIDES father,
Horace Kibbee, Monday, March 23d, by
Rev. G.. w. Morrow.
Easter will be observed at the First and
Second churches next Sunday. The theme
OF the sermon will be chosen for the occa-
sion. 1t is expected that there will be ap.
propriate singing and suitable floral dec
'orations.
The village high school closed last FRI
day. The attendance during the last few
weeks was considerably broken up on &C
count OF the prevalence OF the mumps;
nevertheless, a successful and satisfactory
terms work was completed.
Will Blakebrough met with singular
accident last week, which IS proving quite
a serious affair. He and his hired man
were in the shed splitting chunks with
sledge and iron wedges. A blow OF the
sledge caused a splinter OF iron 70 fly off,
which entered his left arm below the
elbow. He allowed the splinter to re.
main in his arm until the next day, when
DR.. Ellis probed for it and removed it.
Since then his arm has been badly swol-
len and be has been seriously i'll.
Charles j. Amsden OF this place, who
has been in poor health for some time,
died last week Wednesday in Sharon,
whittier he had recently gone for medical
treatment. His wife, who was here, re-
ceived message Tuesday that he was
worse. She went on the night train from
Randolph but did not reach him before
his death. The remains were taken to
Randolph to the home OF his mother, Mrs.
Marcellus Amsden, and the funeral SER
vice was neld there Friday. The deceased
was 43 years old and left widow but no
children.
Many people OF Brookfield will be in
terested in the following statistics OF
schools for the town for 1896: The per
cent OF attendance in No. 1, 80 Ito; No.
2, so; No. 4, So; No. (much sickness),
70 1-2; No. 6, 80; No. dover grade),
"a IL; No. 6, SO IA; No. 10, SO 1-2; No. II,
SS 2; No. IL, SO 13; No. 10, "a 10; No.
ID, 93 IL; average for the IL schools, 81 1-2;
average cost per week for wages and
board, rot including upper grade No. z,
20 70; average cost per week for wages and
board for the same schools in 1899 under
district system, $500 average cost per
week for wages and board for same
schools for three years under town sys-
tenn, $5 "a.
Last Saturday evening appears to have
been marked time for accidents, none o.
which, however, proved serious. First,
Miss Susan Adams started to go to the
meeting Of the Relief corps, and in under
taking to step aside for team, slipped and
fell on the ice, bruising knee and strik-
ing her face with considerable for Q. No
bones we're broken and the only incon
venience resulting Is "a stiff upper lip" for |
q few dnys, DR.. Ellis having found it nee |
sssary to apply strip Of court plaster to |
4 cut on that member. Accident No. 2 /
was threatened runaway, when Mr.. Bull. |
ard's horse, hitched in the store shed, be- |
came frightened and broke loose, but was |
quickly stopped. Accident No. 3 was |
rather more romantic. A certain young
man had just started with his lady Tor the
5ood Templars' party, when they were |
tipped out OF the sleigh and the horse ran
wildly onward more than a mile to the
village, when it came to halt in barn,
having done much damage. The
couple found other conveyance to the
oarty where they arrived in due time; but |
seems plain that they had "ialling
,ut."