Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-08
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her visit to Manchester, N. II.
Mrs Nancy Abbott, who has been away
visiting friends, returned last Friday.
! Miss H. M. Calagan, who has been visit
ing her brother, has returned to Hartford.
George and Floyd Lyman are visiting at
the home OF their grandfather, Marcus
Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mason were re-
ceived into the First church on profession
of faith last Sabbath.
Read Commissioner F. P. Lamson com
| pleted the annual repairs on the roads Of
the town last Saturday.
Miss Mamie Orkins has obtained a sit
uation for the summer in the home of
Robert Davis, Northfield.
Charles A. Dutton OF Holland, Mich,
died June 18th. He married Mrs. Harriet
Graves Dutton of this town.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenyon of Hart
ford, Conn, arrived at Vim. Clark's last
week Tuesday, having driven all the way
in carriage.
Mrs. Marcus Peck is enjoying visit
this week from her only brother, Owen
w. Abbott, of Medford, Mass. He and
his wife ana daughter arrived Tuesday
evening.
The selectmen have put up a railing
along the Io I'd on the brook side in front
VI lut DhTSOnhBG. IlN Jug eNttD
bank has long been a dangerous place
and we are glad it is fixed.
A partial family reunion took place at
the home of John B. Perham last sun
day when his son, Morey, and wife of st.
Johnsbury and his daughter, Mrs. Will
liams, and her husband from Bethel were
present.
Among the friends present at the funeral
OF Mrs. Nancy Morse, was a niece, Mrs.
EVargtfa " haH I'M
from California on a trip east. Mrs. Ev-
eretts is visiting George Cranes people
and other acquaintance in town.
School in district No. IA closed last Fri
day. Pupils having no marks for the term
were Andie and Eli Fits and Gladys
Parker, aged five years. Lottie Lyon was
absent only one day. Andie Fits began
school when five years OF age, is now ten,
and has never had mark.
LOUISE E. TAFT, Teacher.
An accident resulting in the death of
valued horse of Alden Martin of Will
Jamestown occurred in town last Satur-
day. Lee, a son OF Mr.. Martin, was dTiv-
ing home, and at the turn where the new
road comes into the old, he was unable to
check the horse, which was going with
considerable speed, with the result that
the buggy was overturned and the horse
was thrown, being killed instantly.
nc FOuIlu DhSntA hl WIN Nut Aho-
tomary demonstrations, but of an orderly
sort here in Brookfeld. Young America
could not be expected to refrain from
noise-to have done so would hardly have
been patriotic-but their self-restrHint in
stopping at exactly II O'CLOCK Saturday
night and so avoiding the Dissertation OF
the Lords day. is certainly to be COM
mended. We hope the same spirit of
avoiding going beyond proper limits will
always actuate the rising generation.
Some belated Fourth -of-July fireworks
occurred Monday morning at Marcus
Peck's. A kettle OF fat. which was setting
on an.oil stove in the shed, took fire ana
quickly communicated the flames to a
shelf above and TO box in which the
stove was placed The blaze was discoy-
cred just in the nick OF time by a neigh
Dor, who gave the alarm, and Rev. c. II.
Morse, who happened to be on the scene,
with Mrs. Peck's assistance, carried the
blazing box, stove, fat and all out of doors.
The fire in the shed was quickly eXtin-
guished. Some OF the neighbors sug-
gested that Greece was making trouble
here as well as in Europe.
Mrs. Nancy Morse, who had been in
failing health for over year, passed away
last Thursday, July list. Her death fell on
the same day as that OF her brother, John
Lamson, who died thirteen years previous.
The funeral was held from her late resi-
deDce Saturday, the pastor officiating and
&. Ii. Bigelow rendering the singing.
Mrs. Nancy Lamson Morse was born in
Mt. Vernon, n. H., in October, 1922, and
was in her 7lth year at her death. When
she was niBe years of age her people re-
moved to Brookfield, where she was res
ident the remainder OF her life. She was
married in 1913 to Daniel Morse, who
lived to celebrate with her their golden
wedding. The fruit of the marriage was
four sons and three daughters, all OF
whom, excepting one son, lived to years
OF maturity. Three sons now survive her
Julian OF this place and AFRO and Wal
ter OF Barre. Mrs. Morse united with the
Second Congi church in 1860 and re-
NAMED a consistent and useful member
OF the same until her death. She was dis
tinguished for her industry, thrift and |
neighborliness and often gave her SER
vices in the care Of the sick. Her pres
ence will long be missed in the commune !
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