Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-18

Sprague.
Miss Maude Merrill is working in the
postoffice.
There will be dance at Densmore's hall
on Thanksgiving eve.
Leon Grant has been obliged to leave
school on account of sickness.
w. M. Flanders is in South Royalton,
doing ornamental work for Mr.. Pierce.
Mrs. George Andrus and her daughter,
Laura, have gone to Concord, n. H., for
the winter.
airs. Mary A. Judd and her daughter,
Miss Belle Judd, visited friends in Brain
tree last week.
Mrs. Muller, who has been spending the
SIMMER viii b her daughte Mrs. ii. S. An
mis-, has returned to her home in Jefferson,
IN. ii. ssEf.
Byron Berry has sold out his stock OF
goods In the Upper Village ana has gone
TO truithursG, Ala, to work at the harness
trade.
Capt Jack Crawford visited the academy
last Wednesday and gave a talk to the pu'
pills " hich will not soon be forgotten by
J those who heard it.
III. S. Annis and family are I'm New
! Hampshire visiting relatives. They ex-
! pect to be away from home ABOUT two
weeks. Mrs. Mary Walker is keeping
house during their absence.
Creamery report for October:-Milk re-
ceived at creamery, 204 1888 lbs; butter
made, 10,957 lbs; received for butter,
y, 363.63; running expenses, f327 amount
of watered milk received, not stated price
paid patrons, p lie. per 10.
The remains of Sarah ]. Dodge, wife OF
the late Plummer Bixby, were brought to
town from Thetford for burial Wednes-
day, New. 3. Owing to her feeble health
Mrs. Bixby has been with Mrs. William
Ashley. her daughter, for the past year or
more, leaving her house at the village va
cant.
very pleasant incident OF last week
was the surprise given Mrs. DIR. S. n. Goss
on the evening OF her birthday, Nov. IL by
the ladies Of her Sunday school class. AT
said good night, T" leaving as souvenir
choice gift in silver, and good wishes for
many happy returns of the day.
The county jail now contains four in
mates, including the Barre citizen who
has been there about six weeks for refus-
ing to disclose the source from whence he
obtained his jag producer, and the Ran
dolph party charged with what a former
client of the writer's once termed "annihi-
lation of affections" The other two await
the action OF the county court.
On Thursday OF last week C. |. hood en-
tertained, in his characteristic hospitable
manner, at his farm near Lowell, a party
of member OF the Home Market club and
their guests at the previous evenings
banquet. Among the party were Senator
Galhnger OF New Hampshire, Congress
men Dingiey of Maine, Dolliver of Iowa,
aud Weymouth, Mccall and Knox OF
Massachusetts,. Ex-Gov. Woodbury. OF
Burlington was also in the party. The
visitors were shown over Mr.. Hoods eX.
tensive farm, with its herds OF Jerseys and
Berkshire swine, and we're given lunch
con.
Relatives in the town recently received
the sad news Of the death OF Harvey Camp
OF Dixon, ILL.,, after an illness of one week.
Mr.. Camp was born IN Hanover, N. H.,
December 10, 1920. On the death of his
parents he came to town and lived with
Abial Camp, mis- grandfather, for several
years. He married and lived on the farm
near "West Hill church." which farm he
sold to Asa Tyler some 40 years ago and
moved to southern Illinois, and from there
to Dixon. His wife. formerly Miss Susan
Southwiek of Chelsea, died in March, 1890
he left one son, Joseph Edmund, with
whom he was associated In business, and
one daughter, Sarah f., wife OF Maj. /. X.
Upham OF the l.. S. army, now an officer
at the Soldiers Home near Los Angeles,
Cal, and an adopted daughter, Miss Mary
Smith, who has been in his home for the
past 20 years, and his housekeeper since
the death OF his wife.