Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-23

whitney post will hold its regular meet
ing Saturday evening.
wallace w. Swan has been SICK WIZ
tonsilitis the past week.
Home Hutchins has gone to Lebanon
In. H., to stay some time.
NO. Snow OF Randolph has been al .
A. Deans the past week.
Mrs. r. h. Troup has gone to Nortn
Adams, Mass, to visit her daughter
There was surprise party and dance al
w. 8. Cushman's last Friday evening.
Mrs. Mary Berry who has been IN GAYS
vile the past month, came home last week
Miss Anne R. Howe, who has been IN
Salem, Mass, for some weeks, Is now AZ
home.
Miss Minnie Allen last week returned
from her visit to Fitchburgh, MASS,
friends.
Dana B. Giles is very sick with pneumo..
mia. He is one of the older residents OF
the town.
lev roads abound and some roads are
practically closed to all that have not
sharp .shod horses.
Mrs. Della Watts OF Waterbury was
called here last week by the sickness OF her
father, d. B. Giles.
Mrs. Sarah Bugbee has gone to South
Hadley Falls, Mass, to stay through inc
remainder OF the winter.
A. N. King last week was reelected
president OF the Orange county BANK,
Chelsea M +. King was elected direct
or Of the same bank.
Mrs Horace Jones and children and
Mrs. Mahala Noyes have gone to Haver-
hill, Mass. Mr.. Jones will stay here awhile
to settle his business affairs.
In the death OF Nelson W. Hunt, we'll
known and esteemed citizen has been
taken from this community. Midway
from East Bethel to East Randolph on
the Branch road was his home for more
than 80 years. He was an industrious
and thrifty farmer. His house and barns
and well-tilled fields showed that be took
an interest in his business and made a
success al it. Ten years ago last Christ
mas time great shadow fell on bis home.
The wife of bis youth, the mother OF his
children, closed her eyes in her last sleep
and the world seemed dark to him. They
we're the parents OF nine children-five
daughters and four sons--all grown up to
manhood and womanhood and filling
useful and respected positions in society.
All but two we're present at their fathers
funeral. They have pleasant and sacred
memories OF him. When they think OF
his care and the advantages for education
he gave them they rise up and call him
blessed. Although he had sympathetic
heart and shed tears over the home that
was so broken up, yet he bad sensible
views Of life. On Sept. %, 1887, he mar
ried Mrs. Jane G.. Morse OF 1unbridge.
Their united life has been one of mutual
happiness and joy. These last years have
been made the richer and better by their
companionship. Selling his farm In the
valley, he came to her home on the hill,
where the remainder OF his life was use
fully and happily spent. Had he lived
till Feb. %, 1895, he would have been "a
years old. His birthday was the same as
Washington's. He made all the arrange
ments about his funeral. He requested
that Rev. 8. A. Parker, who attended his
first wife's funeral, who married him to
his second wife and who married several
Of his children should say the "last words"
OF comfort and hope over his lIfeless body.
The funeral services were held in the
Univcrsalist church at East Bethel,
which was literally filed with his rela.
tives, old neighbors and friends who sor-
rowed that they should see his face no
more on earth. They all felt that he had
made this world the better for living in
1t and heaven the richer and brighter for
his entrance there. Con-.