Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-09
A8SOkUTELY PURE

Inc fOst, corps and Sons OF Veterans
VIII hold Joint installation OF their off,
GERS Saturday evening at the Relief Corps
hall.
Sheriff Jones returned to Woodstock last
IuesnaJs Heahas been in Constant attend
court business to close this week.
h. Miss Laura White who has been visit
two weeks, returned to Springfield, Mass
last Monday to resume her studies.
Mr.. Albert Lawton OF No. Hartland has
taken possession of the restaurant bust.
ness purchased OF Mr.. Baker, who goes to
bridgewater for the present but is soon to
settle in Woodstock.
Mr.. Henry Dyke and family have moved
to their new home on the Yuran place
near the village, which he purchased last
fall. Mr.. Calvin Dyke is to make his fu-
ture home with them.
DR.. j. Euclid Fish, who was graduated
at theNmedical college at Hanover last fall,
is practiring with his father. He intends
in the near future to take lectures at Dart
mouth or some other medical college.
DR.. Boynton of Woodstock was called
in consultation with DR.. Burnett to see
Mrs. G. P. Tarbell last Wednesday. She is
critically i'll with nervous prostration but
the physicians say that she will recover.
Mr.. Charles Crane OF Boston has entered
the employ OF the White River Shoe COM
pany as manager OF the purchase and sales
department. He has had IA years expert
ence in the business and comes well rec.
commended.
The report OF the chief engineer OF the
Fire department makes very favorable
showing for the village. There has been
no eYnpnSp lnnn rra1 ut III a N
the past year and the engine has not been
taken out except for practice.
The jurymen at the Windsor county
court were discharged last Saturday and
the court cases will be heard this week.
There were nine sentences to the work
house at Rutland and one to states prison,
rendered by Judge Rowell this term.
News was received here Monday OF an
injury TO Miss Georgia Shepard, OF the
Shepard Family, while travelling with the
troupe, at Berkshire. She stepped upon
an icy car step and fell, striking the back
OF her head and injuring her spine. She
is not able to be moved.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Universalist par
ish held its annual meeting last Thursday
and elected the following officers: Miss
Lulu Adams, president; Mrs. Chas. Dag
gett and Mrs. Fred Chadwick, vice presi-
oOh0o1 NAios W. fAohAoys tACoo0ACi, WIS.,
l. B. Spaulding, secretary.
II any reader OF the WHITE RIVER HER
AID can give any information relative to
one Silas Allen, who resided in Royalton
from 1881 to 1892, or any information rel
alive to his parents, Barabas or Elizabeth
Fuller Allen, they will confer favor by
sending it to M. J. Ssrgent, So. Royalton.
Mr.. B. L. Moody, one Of our prosperous
merchants of the firm OF Mather Il Moody, |
quietly left town last week Tuesday even
ing, returning with young lady, Miss
Carrie Robinson of Waterbury, to whom
he was married at the home OF the bride.
They have commenced housekeeping In j.
w. Bright's tenement.
At the annual meeting OF Fire Dist. No. |
/ the following officers were elected: Pru-
Dental committee, John Mudgett, Elmer |
Doyle and J. w. Waldo; treasurer, Henry |
auditor, J. o. Belknap; chief engineer,
Henry Manchester; LIST assistant, Elmer |
Doyle; I'd assistant, w. o. Belknap.
The telephone facilities OF this and ad-
joining towns are now quite ample for the |
business. The New England long distance |
telephone company has two metallic cir
cult, or dou able wire intersecting lines,
running to Chelsea and intervening points
one via w. r. Junction and one via Beth
Ell and Randolph, and two to Woodstock,
one via w. r. junction and one via Beth
ell. The Rapid Transit has two intersect-
ing lines to Chelsea and intervening
points and two to Woodstock. The me-
tallic current lines give very reliable SER
vice as wind and rain storms do not in
terfere with communication at long dis
tances.
Mrs. Nina Stoughton, who has been
president OF the w. r. C.the past year, will
close her duties in that capacity next Sat-
urday evening. She has made one Of the
best presidents the corps has had. She
has been constant in attendance, which
was no uncomfortable task, living as she
does five miles from the place OF meeting.
The members OF the corps and all interest
ed were sorry to have her decline re.elec-
lion. ]. w. Waldo, commander OF Bixby
post, will close his duties as commander
1t the same time. He has been one OF the
most efficient commanding officers the
post has had and it would be difficult to
ind more earnest and able commander
n any post.