Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-11
Lyle Tracy is at home at present.

Mrs. VIM. Peters is having her house
shingled.
Herman Campbell's little child died Fri
Gay, aged twenty-five days.
There was a son born to Webster D..
Hook and wife last Wednesday.
Eva Alderman has left school and re-
turned home on account of illness.
Herbert Judd has finished work in Will
Jamestown and is at home for the winter
Mrs. Walter Emery visited Mrs. Frank
Martin in Williamstown one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Atwood entertained
Capt. Jack Crawford during his stay in
town.
Mrs. j. A. r. Corwin and Miss Eunice
A. Noyes have returned from their visit
| to Boston.
Mr.. r. K. Slack and his son in.law, Mr..
Flint, OF RANDOLPH, were in town the first
Cf the week.
ID. Il. Grosvenor and wife from Bridge
lrt, this state, visited his father, Edgar
Grosvenor, last week.
David Emery is much improved in
health. He was dressed Sunday for the
first time In eight weeks.
Mrs. Mary A. Judd is to leave her farm
| and take rooms at Frank Titus this win.
ter. She expects to go out nursing.
Mrs. Mary B. Goodwin of Wells River,
assistant department inspector, inspected
Waterson Relief Corps tuesday evening.
Mrs. Storrs Flint, who was injured by
being thrown from the Central Vermont
train some time ago, was able to be bro't
to Harry Flint's last week.
School in district No. had 10 pupils.
Average daily attencanee 1874. Names of
those present every day, Oliver, Bessie and
Florence Burgess, Matilda Laird and Dean
Gilman. All except the last named were
not tardy.
ADA j. SHERBURNE, Teacher.
school in district No s closed Nov. 5.
Number OF pupils, %. Average attend
ance, 2i.79. Those having no absent marks
during the term were Rilla Burbank, Willie
Burbank, Roy Camp, Clarence Camp, Bes-
sic and Harry Hay ward and Ethel Moul-
ton. EMMA j. WHEELER, Teacher.
The following is the record OF weather
for the month OF October as kept by Geo.
Dewey: Maximum temperature, ~ 18th
day; minimum temperature, 2O@ 3lst day;
mean temperature, 1919 total precipita-
ton, SO in; mean temperature for Octo-
Der last year, ~ 3; total precipitation for
October last year, 2.2i inches.
Mrs. George Goodrich (nee Lausanne
Paine) died Friday morning of heart fail
ure, aged IS years, months aud II days
She had been very i'll OF measles with the
rest OF the family. The funeral was held
at the house Sunday at II a. m, the Rev.
Mr. Allen officiating, and for this cause
there we're no services at the Methodist
church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wheltley OF Mer-
iden, Conn, Mrs. A. w. Edison OF Worces
ter, Mass, MIR. and Mrs. Warren Good
rich OF Barre, w. A. Robbins OF Brosk
field, Q. II. Bigelow and wife OF Brook
field aud A. b. Bicknell and wife of Tun
bridge we're in town last week to attend
the funeral OF Mrs George Goodrich.
Many and beautiful cut flowers were
brought
In the death OF Mrs. George Goodrich,
which occurred quite Unexpectedly on
Friday last, this community loses one who,
though frail in health, was ever mindful
OF he sorrows Of others; the home faith
full wife and a thoughtful, self-sacrifeing
mother, and the NJ. T.. church an exem
plnry member, The funeral was from
her home Sunday morning, whence her
body was laid to rest in the family lot In
Highland cemetery to await the resurree
tion of the just.
Mrs. Sophronia Ordway has returned |
from Swanvlie, Me-, where she attended |
the funeral Of her son, Geo. Il. Ordwav, /
who died Oct. 81, aged 50 years, 3 months /
and 81 days. From a lengthy article on his 4
life published in the Belfast Republican /
Journal we take the following facts: Mr.. |
Ordway was born in Norwich, Vt, In 1872 |
and attended the town schools in Chelsea. |
He enlisted in the I'd Vermont infantry IN \
1861 and served four years He was severe
iy wounded ia the battle OF The Wilder
ness, after which he was color bearer 0f i
the regiment For three years be was
of taxes Of Swanville and mem
her OF the school board. He was deputy
sheriff OF Waldo county at the time OF bis
death. He was fearless and conscientious
in the discharge of ais official duties and
firm in his friendships, making any sacri-
flee Tor those he would befriend. He was
an honest, faithful, live citizen whose
place il will be difficult to FILL Although
sick for months his iDdomitsble will pow
Ell. enabled him to keep about the discharge
Of his duties until few days before his
death. He " as buried with q. a. Il. SER
vices and the many beautiful flowers were
tokens of the appreciation of many mourn.
ing friends. lie had two brothers in the
army, both Of whom are now dead. He I,
left a mother two sisters rs. Ellen Il.
Bumps of Thorndike, Mass, and Mrs.
Many A. Stearns of Lowell, Mass.-and a
widow. who have the sympathy OF large
circle OF friends.