Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-16
Dana spooner IS on the road again.

The stores will keep open every even
ing next week to handle the Christmas
trade.
The screen mill was closed from
Thursday until Wednesday, Manager
Segar being away on business.
Communion was observed and five per-
sons baptised at the Methodist church
Sunday. Presiding Elder Beeman was
present.
Frank Campbell got the forefnger of
his right hand broken Saturday While
setting electric poles, fellow workman
placing pike against II.
The Wide Awake Dramatic company
will repeat 'Little Ferrit' at Grange hail
Saturday evening at popular admission
prices. The company presented the dra-
ma THURSDAY evening at South Royalton
to small house; Friday evening al
Rochester to a g0ou audience; and Tues
day evening at Chelsea before very sat
isfactory house, considering the storm.
The trips 10 Rochester ami Chelsea, taken
over rough and snowy ground, were hard,
but made without accident OF a serious
nature.
L. T. Sparhawk OF this place, with his
broth DR.. g. Z. T.. Sparhawk OF Bur
/ lingfon and DR.. 5. Henry Sparhawk Of
/ st. Johnsbury, and bis only surviving
/ sister, Mrs. q. y. Graham Of Bethei, ana
other members OF their families we're
called To White River Junction Tuesday
/ to attend the funeral OF their sister, airs.
Ellen Gibbs Rockwell, who died at her
/ late home in Boston, the Hotel Wesliand'
Sunday morning, aged % years mrs
/ Rockwell was the daughter Of Rev. sam.
uel SparhaWk, so many years pastor OF
the White church ia Randolph. she
/ leaves many esteemed friends here'as We'll
as I'm other places where she lived. Inc
mother. still living in Bethel, Mrs. Laura
/ f. Sparhawk, was the only member OF the
immediate family who was not present az
/ the service, her age, 80 and strength not
being sufficient for the journey. Friends
/ from Boston and other places We're also
present at the servlccs The remains were
buried by the side Of her first husband,
/ Charles Gibbs, in West Lebanon, \. h.,
overlooking t he Connecticut, which sne
loved SO much. The memorial services
were conducted by Rev. DR.. Hardy OF
Randolph. 1t was her request that Mr.
Hardy, who performed her marriage GER
emory, should conduct these last rites
not only this but everything pertaining to
her funeral and burial was carried out
according to the arrangements which she
herself had made.
The electric poles are all set, both in the
village and TO the power plant below
/ Bethel. The wires Will be strung at once
and the street lights installed. There is
no let up, either, at the station. Inside
wiring is being done right along. The
| Mcintyre or Red Lion block, including
the postoilice and stores on Merchants
Row, is being wired and also the Dubois
q Cay block opposite. One huodred aud
eighty-iour lights are to be installed in
the former and 1853 IN the latter. Electrics
will be substituted for gas as footlights In
Dubois q Gays hail. though the gas fix
lures will be left to guard against an
emergency. Some IS lights have been
placed in w. b. VialPs house and Other
homes have been wired during the week
Mr.. Frost, under whose direction the wiz
ing is done, is authorized by the New Eng
land Fire Insurance Exchange to do such
work, but il is necessary for the parties
insured to secure an electric light permit
from the local agent OF the company hold
ing the risk and attach the same to their
policies. This may he ''red tape" but II
has TO be done all the same to make the
policy valid in case of loss resulting from
electricity. We note that in cases where
wiring is done for tenants the custom is
generally followed Of having the main
wires put in at the expense Of the land
lord, while the tenant drops from the
ceiling as many and what kind of lights
he pleases. This seems TO be fair division
OF the expense.