Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-20
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/ Comrades of Brookfield and vicinity are
requested to Join with the FL. f. Freeman
most in the memorial service in the churcn
at West Brookfield on Sunday; May go
4 AT II O'Clock a. m. By order OF
GEORGE e. MASON, Commander.
Mrs. e. E. Ellis has so far recovered
that she was able to ride out last Sunday
Mrs. Sarah Freeman has gone to Rox
bury to spend a couple OF weeks Win
4 friends.
+ Mrs. Nutting returned to Randolph
Center Saturday to remain during the
summer.
I Miss Minnie Clark arrived home sat
urday. Mrs. Pen Bigelow came with hei
i and expects to spend the summer at Z. H.
4 Bigelow's.
/ Mrs. E. p Stimson, formerly OF Ran
/ dolph hut now OF Tiverton, X. l., was the
guest o. Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Blod3ett
over Sunday.
4 Mr.. Boynton of New York made fly
/ ing trip to Brookjeid last Friday 10 see
/ his sister, Mrs. Nutting, who has been
stopping at T. Calagan's.
The elder Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder from
I New York are expected this week 10
spend the summer as usual at Raymond
cottage. Other members OF the family
will arrive later.
Mrs. Henry Bacon was recently called
to Mortified to help care for the little
daughter OF her niece, Mrs. Clara Harris.
The child was very sick with diphtheria
and has since died
We notice for diversion in Brookfield
this week a wedding anniversary, mat
rimonial farce and an old maids soclable.
All that is necessary now to complete the
program is a real marriage.
Wallace Green from Waterbury and his
sister, Alice, from Berlin, together visited
their father, John Green, last Sunday.
They drove over from Berlin in the morn
ing and returned in TIE evening.
The grange will hold a public meeting
next Friday evening, at which a farce,
"Ths Matrimonial Advertisement, will
be furnished by the "Brookiield orches-
ira" The public are cordially invited.
The Good Templars will have an ''old
maids sociable" at the residence OF Mr..
ana Mrs. James Angel next Saturday
evening. Each lady is requested to bring
a lunch box for two. All friends are cor
daily invited.
The Woman's Relief Corps will mold its
regular meeting next Saturday evening at
the hall. As this is the last meeting be-
fore Memorial day and there is important
business to be attended to, full attend
ance is requested.
Amos Chase received a message last
Thursday TO come to Duxbury to his Sis
ter, Mrs. Montgomery, who was very i'll.
The latter died the same evening after
her brothers. arrival The funeral was on
Sunday.
Your correspondent was the other day
shown through the hotel in which the
new proprletors, Solomon Smith q Son,
have been making considerable changes
and improvements. They announce
themselves as ready for transients and
summer boarders. The new sign indi-
Gates the name, Lake View House.
The twenty fifth anniversary OF the
wedding of MIR. and Mrs. G. III. BleeloW
was the occasion of a pleasant gathering
OF friends az their home in East Brook =
field last evening. MIR. and Mrs. Cham
berlin of Barre, " no were married at the
same time, were present at the celebration,
as were also number of other friends
from Barre. We hope to give fuller ac-
count next week.
The cattle OF the following persons at
the Center were tested last week: I. Gala
gan, Irving Abbott, John RlymoTe, Ira
Carpenter, Albert Sargent and Herbert
Mason. out OF nearly 20 head only one
animal was found infected, COW belong
ing TO Ira Carpenter. The result speaks
well for the healthy condition OF cattle at
the Center. 1t will be remembered that
recent testing of cattle at the north viii
lsge showed about an equally good condi-
ton.
As announced in last weeks paper ii
was the expectation OF the q. A. X. post
that ex-Lieut. Gov. Mansur would deliver
the address here Memorial day, May 18th.
Great, therefore, was their disappoint-
ment to receive word from him this week
that the state of his hsalth is such that he
will M ha q bla In hfa
mendable promptitude the committee OF
the post set about finding another speaker
and at the date of this writing, Tuesday
evening, arrangements were about con-
cluued with Col. Il. Henry Powell OF Bur-
lington. MIR. Powell gave the address be-
fore the post at Montpelier last year and
is reputed 10 be an eloquent speaker.