Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-04

The board of civil authority viii meet 10
settle the accounts OF the town officers at
the town house at 10 a. M, Feb. D. wv
Miss Mary Thayer Is very sick with
diphtheria.
ID. Hale Flint and wife are visiting in
Burlington.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
r. F. Martin Jan. q.
Mrs. c. j. Bass, VINO has been danger
ousy i'll, is slowly improving
Mrs. Eleazar Bass, who has been quite a
sufferer from rheumatism, is getting better
now.
The church roll call held Saturday was
very well attended and a pleasant time
was had.
Mrs. }. A French has been spending a
few days with her daughter airs. ), A.
Hutchinson.
John Oracle of Boston. who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Lewis Jerd, has
returned home.
The c. +. business msetiug and social
will be held with Mr.. and Mrs, =. A.Fliut
next Monday evening.
Anna Farnsworth is in Randolph this
week attending the musical convention as
one OF he accompanies.
Guy Clongh was confined to the house
several days last week with hard cold
but is now able 10 be out
Hrs. Will Blodgett OF Brookticld visited
her sister, Mrs. G. l.. Smith, Wednesday
snd Thursday of last week.
Several OF the farmers are complaining
OF the cold and the damage thai ii did.
Several are now obliged 10 drive their
stock to some distant watering place and
20 carry TO their homes a supply OF water
from elsewhere.
The following officers were elected at a
regular meeting OF Vice Awake lodge, !.
q. g. T.: CT, Rev. r. W .Sturtevant; V 7,
Mrs. May Blanchard; Sec, Mrs. Julia Per
BAN; :, P.J. Blanchard; T,Anna Farms
worth; Z. MRS. Nettie Grain; NJ, Ieulla
Powers; Sent, Ernest Flint; ID NJ, Lila
Curby; A 5, Mrs. Emma Peavey.
An item in last week s paper relating TO
the death Of Jason A. French should be
corrected in several particulars II should
have stated that he died Monday from the
effects OF a shock suffered the Wednesday
previous. He was postmaster under Lin
coins mlDistTation and mas been post
master over 20 years lie was Ga years, II
months and 6 days old. He left wife and
one daughter. The funeral was held
Wednesday at the church, Rev. +. w.
Slurtevant officiating.
January has been warmer than the aver
age for the time % year, but II bumped its
DdCk ds IL AtlN 10 put us AZ uliuu VI lDfultI
years. The coldesT DAYS in the month
were the 18th and the 3lst, is degrees be-
low zero; the wsrmest were The 9th and
18th, AZ degrees above The mean temper
atnre for the month was l6 l-2 degrees
above; corresponding month last year,
12o above. There have been ten fair days.
six days somewhat cloudy, eight cloudy,
and six days on which it either raiUed or
showed. This record was taken at sun
rise.
The church OF Snowsville held its annual
meeting and roll call Jan. 30th in the
church at West Brookfield. The morning
session was appointed at 1890 and was
opened with pTa,er by the pastor, Rev.
Ernest Warren Sturtevant, after which
the pastor was elected moderator. The re-
port OF the clerk was then read, showing a
gain OF eight in mem bership during the
year and loss of five during the same
time, with a present mem bership OF 20.
Dea. Joseph b. Peavey was elected to serve
as deacon for the coming three years. He
has held the Office of deacon since 1881.
Martin II. Flint was reelected trustee to
serve three years. he having served in the
same capacity since 1877. The other trus-
tees are Burton A. Flint, who has served
since 1881, and E. II. Chadwick, who has
served since 1891 The church voted.
among other items al business, to take
four missionary collections during the
wear, beside the one for the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society. AT noon came
the dinner and the social hour, which
were enjoyed by ALL At the roll call in
the afternoon there were A responses, %
in person and 10 by letter.