Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21

over quarter OF mile long.
Mrs. Clara S. Parkburst went to North
field yesterday to keep house for I. A.
Wiley.
Charles K. Psrkhurst has sold to Eliza
beth N. Huse his small place on Fish hill
for 1900.
F. S. Newton is back to work in F. II.
1 Joslyn's store, after an absence OF ten
months, caused by illness.
Mrs. ]. M. Thompson, who has been
caring for her mother the past week, has
returned to her nome in so. Royalton.
E. F. Emerson has sold to W. B. Avery,
his SON in law, a one-fourth interest in
the Emerson mill property.
"A Runaway" will be the subject OF
Rev. I. A. Boward's discourse al the bap.
| fist church Sunday morning.
The large national emblem that waves
over the Emerson mill adds to the other
wise improved appearance Oft the property.
| Through the EIdredge agency John
Clark OF Northfield has secured an addi-
tional pension and M. j.. Montgomery an
| increase TO SIT.
A team from the local lodge of odd Fell
lows went 10 Bethel last evening to confer
the second degree on several candidates
| for the Bethel lodge.
Mrs. Jane Bailey vent to Rochester 10
Mrs. silas Morse. She willstop for few
days visit to friends.
The w. c. T. u. will hold memorial ex'
ercises on the death the Of late Neal Dow
at the home of Mrs. Smith Friday at
2:30 p. m. The public IS invited.
The harvest supper at the Baptist chap
ell Friday evening was largely attended,
the net receipts being about SlS. The
chapel was very lastly trimmed.
At the NJ. e. church next SUNDAY morn.
ing Rev. Geo. 0. Howe will take for uis
theme, "The elements of Character which
master evil" Everybody is welcome.
Louis McAllister was rendered a sur
prise party saturday evening on the ocea-
sion OF his 21st birthday. He received sew
eral nice presents from his young friends.
A petition has been largely signed for
the laying out OF highway from the San
ford mill TO the cooperative creamery and
thence to Central street at Mrs. Wal
BRIDGES.
The boiled dinner and hash supper
served by the ladies of the NJ. =. church
was well patronized ana in every respect
was genuine success. About go was
realized.
Miss Isa Lamson returned from Morris.
willie Saturday. She will go to Burlington
In a few days for further treatment by
a branch office there.
The hunting party. whose thrilling ex-
ploits are narrated by themselves in
another place, gave game supper at Fred
Curtis Tuesday evening. Partridge pie
formed the piece de resistance.
A truck board left on the track caused !
the derailment OF car while the way
freight was switching in the depot yard /
yesterday afternoon. The freight depot |
platform was somewhat damaged by the 1
car striking il.
Horace Merrill, assistant in the Boston (
branch of the p. o. depart ment, came up
on the first local mail yesterday morning /
to see how the new system worked. The 4
combined mail and smoking car will soon
be succeeded by regular mail car.
While the inmates of Melvin Church's
house were absent Saturday. some one
gained admission and ransacked the
premises thoroughly. The burglar took
pocketbook containing about Si5 that be-
longed to the hired man, Roswell Seymour.
but nothing else was missed. The sup.
posed thief was seen in the vicinity and
was apparently rather prosperous tramp.
He left no trace.
The Kings Daughters gave one OF their
delightful afternoon teas at the Red Lion
Inn parlors, the use OF which was kindly
rendered by Mrs. Church, Tuesday from
3 to 5. A large number OF invitations
were issued. The parlors were handsome
Iy decorated with flowers. The receiving
party consisted OF Mrs. w. h. Wall, Mrs
Rosa Mcintyre, Mrs. r. II. Church. Mrs.
W. w. Morton, Mrs. Frank Mann and
Mrs. j. ID. Mitchell. The tea table was
presided over by Mrs. Ira Rice and Mrs
L. p. Thayer and the candy table by Mrs
W. II. Kenney, Misses Maud Blanchard
and Mary Moulton. The walters were
Misses Myrtis Walbridge, Anna Farms
worth and Ella Cushman. Nearly $40
was realized from the sale OF the delicious
home made candy.
Diphtheria in Northield, which had
subsidized, has again broken out and the ,
town is in a deplorable condition, not.
all efforts that are being
made TO have il understood otherwise, Al /
a recent church fair, at which there was
a large attendance, two or three children Z
were present who were recovering from
dlphtheria. The result was a large num- :
Der OF exposures. There were about 30
cases in Mortified Monday and the dis
ease has been carried to Barre and
Williamstown, it is reported. There have ,
been no deaths in Mortified as yet The
physicians are doing excellent work and !
using the anti-toxine treatment with
much success. A strict quarantine Is
over every house containing
case. The public schools have been dis 4
continued, rs have also all church servic-
ss, society meetings or gatherings OF any
sort. There is bad scare on and with
good reason. NcighbOriBg towns should
be warned, so as to keep away from
Mortified and be ready to stamp out the
disease as soon as it appears. Much SYM
oathy is expressed for that unfortunate
own.
Death of John W. Hobart.
Though not resident of Randolph, the
Heath OF John w. Hobart, which occurred
Il 81. Adams early Sunday morning Genes
lear home. He was a native of this town.
he son OF Thomas s. and Mary Packard
Hobart. and leaves many relatives and