Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-25
Mrs. V. c. Goodrich has the measles.

i Mics Lizzie NJ. Gilbert OF Taftsville is
/ visiting at A. n. Culver's.
Mrs. R. E. Paine of st. Adams is the
/ guest of F. W. SaulI this week.
Mrs. Levi Dudley is recovering from a
4 threatened attack Of pneumonia.
1 Service will be held in st. Johns church
/ on Ash Wednesday, March Sd, at 1Oo'elock
a. m.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
/ Fortin died Saturday, hav ng lived only
week.
r.. Flint hes sold his farm in Granville
I'd will move to Hancock where he owns
place.
i George Nichols got one foot badly cut
last week while chopping IN Rochester
/ Hollow.
E. e. Spicer has for the past four weeks
been victim of the grip but is again able
| to be about.
Harley Bruce has moved from the Wat
son house to ]. ID. Williams house on
Weston fat.
Mrs. Irwin S. Chase was called to Nepon-
sett, Mass, Tuesday, by the serious illness
of her mother.
The Junior Epworth League enjoyed
sociabe and supper at the NJ. Z. church
Monday evening.
Hon. w. II. Dubois went yesterday to
Glen's Falls, n. ", to assist in the APP
praisal OF some property.
F.E. Wyman has been in Bethel several
weeks, finishing the interior of a new
house for Miss Lucy Graham.
Henry HAYES, wife and two children OF
Berlin and Elmer Tracy and family OF
Barre are visiting relatives here.
Randolph Lodge, l. o o. F., will work
the mi iatory degree at the district meet
ing to be held at Barre March 18th.
George Ford and Albert Seymour are
drawing some very long spruce logs for
MarcOtt Hayes. Some OF them measure
20 feet.
Miss Jennie Godfrey, teacher in the
grammar department OF the South Royal
ton graded school, was town from Sat
urday until Monday.
The grammar department OF the graded
school observed the birthday anniversary
Of Washington and Lowell Monday with
appropriate exercises.
The Golden Rule degree was conferred
on three candidates by Excelsior Encamp.
ment, /. o. o. F., Friday evening. ID. L.
Sanders Of Montpelier assisted in the
work.
The life interest OF W S. 5. Buck in the
place he occupies on South Pleasant street
is offered for sale at auction May 80 on an
South Ryegate.
The members OF the J. o. Z. A. NJ. were
RECALLED by a nice oyster supper rendered
them by |. ID. Williams al his hall tuesday,
evening. The Oriental degree was con
ferred on twenty candidates.
The Woman's Relief Corps celebrated
Wsshingtnn's birthday by giving a sup.
per, follov ed by a literary entertainment
At theif quarters Monday evening. Rev.
G.. ". Morrow delivered an address. The
receipts were about sli.
o. B. Copeland and wife entertained
fourteen Chelsea friends who came Tues
day and returned Wednesday. The party
included W. p. Townsend and wife, j. A.
Il, Corwin and daughter, Miss Nellie NJ.
CorWin, Dr.. VI. II. Corwin aud wife, DR..
;. y. Goss and wife, A. II. Powers and
wife, a. W. Whitney and wife, g. l.. stow
ana wife.
About forty, including firemen and the
village trustees, enjoyed the chicken pie
supper served by the tiremen at their club
rooms Monday evening. The trustees
pleased the boys by furnishing them With
eighteen rubber coats and about a dozen
pairs OF rubber gloves for use in hose work |
and also presented them with a nice clock
for their rooms. The supper was followed I
by games.
II. 4. Way oithe Porter Screen company
of Winoo XII was in town Saturday to see |
about renting the screen mill for another
year. No trade was made, but negotia- /
lions are still pending. The present lease /
expires March lst The comiany that I
owns the building has purchased the ma
chinery from Col. Kimball. 1t is probable I
that the Porter company will make a sat
il factory arrangement with the owners
and continue to operate the plant.
j. Morse Holman, whose illness was
mentioned last week, died at West Hart /
ford last Thursday aud his remains were /
brought here Saturday, the funeral being /
held ut the Congregational church, Rev.V. I
NJ. Hardy officiating. Randolph Lodge, I
|. o. O. F., attended. Burial was at the 4
Braintree Branch cemetery. Mr.. Holman /
was born in Braintree in 1856 and married |
Lila n. Wolcott OF STAFFORD in 1877. He |
has many relatives and friends in this vi 4
cinity. which was bis former home.
a hearing was begun last Thursday be-
fore John H. Watson of Bradford in the /
case OF Jonah LOOMS against the select I
men OF Brsintree, but after hearing the /
plaintiffs evidence the master informed
him that he had no case and stopped the
hearing. The selectmen had located a Gem.
etery near the premises OF Mr.. Loomis
without, as he alleged, giving him suiii
cent notice and he obtained an Injunction
them. This was dissolved
ihttE anu 1nt htdIibE WAS utll 10 deter
mine the facts.
The village trustees have refused to per-
init the New England Telephone Co. to
place their poles along Main street. They
took the position that some other route
could be adopted with little extra expense
to the company; that il one line were per-
mitied other companies might reasonably
expect their lines could also have the same
advantage ;and that the electric light poles
and wiring that are expected to be put up
soon would be all that proper considera-
ton for the appearance OF the street would
admit of in this direction,
The round trip fare from Chicago to
San Francisco at the time OF the Christian
Endeavor convention July TIP will be
:5l. Tickets will be good going over one
Df the Pacific routes and returning anoth-
sr, any OF the lines being LETT open to
choice. They will be good leaving Chica-
20 as early as June 22d, and returning to
reach Chicago not later than Aug. 18th.
Stop-ot ers will be allowed at all principal
points going out. Il is expected that the
iare east of Chicago wi be about half the
regular rates. Sleeping accommodations
Extra.
Tuesdays Globe announced the winners
1f the teachers contest for the inaugura-
ion trip. The three winners in Vermont
we're Mabel l.. Brock, Barnet, 81. 10I votes;