Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05
East Randolph.

Harley w. Holden is in Hartford.
Mrs. A. J. Burroughs is quite sick.
VIM. Boyd is selling goods at cost for
ten days.
o. Howes of Barre was here recently
buying butter and eggs.
Fred Parsons is at work with volney
Allard getting out scythe snath timber.
Howsrd Granger, who is handling quite
good many colts this winter, was kicked
severely recently.
this separator Monday, the machinery of
the one there being injured by water.
DR.. Russlow wished to visit patients at
by way OF the Edson neighborhood and
North Randolph.
John Hardy is moving to North RAN
dolph and b. M. Durkee is moving into
the house vacated by him and which is
owned by w. F. Gillett.
ID. J. Camp had quite stock OF feed
stored in the basement OF his mill here
which it was feared would be lost, but he
got here in time to save it.
Mrs. Alma Holden has rented her place
to DR.. Russlow for two years from April
LIST next. Mrs. Holden Is to occupy rooms
in the house OF her father, L. L. Pearson.
s The school in the primary department
closed Feb. 18th. Most of the pupils had
marks for sickness only. Those scholars
having no marks for the term were: John
Kenney and Eugene Blaisdell. Eugene
Blaisdell had no marks for the year. The
prizes for the most headmarks in spelling
in the two classes were obtained by Edna
McCord in TIE 1st class and Fred Kenney
in the End class.
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A team belonging to Charles Morrill,
loaded with milk and ran toward home.
When near the turn by F. w. Boyd's, it
came up with James Grow, who was driv-
ing home from the village. Mr.. Grow saw
the runaway team coming and thought he
had time to make the turn before IL would
oyertake him, but he was struck by the
pole of the sled and thrown from his
sleigh. Although considerably bruised
he was not seriously hurt and thinks him.
self lucky to come of with only lame
back and few minor bruises. The team
was overtaken while going up the hill by
Horace Blanchard, the driver, and was |
found to be uniDjured.
The highest water known in recent
years was seen here Sunday forenoon, the |
result OF 36 hours of steady rain Friday |
night and Saturday. The meadow north |
OF the iron bridge, including the Holden
lot, lots owned by Pearsons, Hyde, Web
ster, Goodrich and Kibbee were one con-
tinuous sheet OF water which also covered |
most OF the highway and surrounded |
many OF the buildings in that part Of the
village. Travel north was INSTRUCTED all |
day Sunday, the water covering the road |
TO depCh OF feet in some places and |
rushing in torrent in others. J. Hyde |
and family were shut in until rescued dur
ing the forenoon by driving span OF
horses and sled to their door and taking |
hem out. Edmund Webster was unable
10 get to his barn until afternoon; Eugene
Smith could get into his barn only by |
crawling through an attic window in the
rear of his house. John Goodrich's prem
ises were surrounded as were also Arthur
Luck's and John Hardy's. The Baptist
church was surrounded and no services
we're attempted. Considerable damage
was done to fences and telephone poles by !
1oating ice. But the damage to the roads
md bridges is Insignificant compared to
" hat it would have been had the ground
not been frozen. The stage was unable to
proceed Monday morning on account OF
ice in the road and the mail was carried
IN horse back.