Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-28

nlls-es AndruS.
Fred +. Atwood was recently at home
from DaItm Outh college over Sunday with
classmate, G. A. Drew.
1t is reported that John Blakely has
purchased OF Henry Clark his Sargent
farm and has taken possession of it.
Merton Sargent, who has been working
AZ mirror Lake through the summer, has
nnlshed work there and returned home.
Mrs. Mary G. Munson Of Corinth, with
Carr, the little grandson of John b. Cor
llss, have been visiting at K. b. Dickin-
sons.
Mrs. j. E. Newcomb has returned to her
home in Boston after spending few
months with her sister, Mrs. s. NJ. Mat
l1toon. SINS '4kei EJ
Those who have news items are request
ed TO report TO the editor or assistant, Mrs.
Sernice Stevens, or leave the same at the
postoffice.
The item concerning Mrs. Maria Met.
calf last week should have stated that she
is living as companion to an elderly lady
in st. Adams.
Willis Scales has been moving his wa
ter pipe that runs across the road and
brook in front of his house, lowering il to
prevent freezing.
Orrin Bacon has been painting his new
house, making it one of the handsomest
dwellings not only in the upper village
but the entire town.
Sylvester Bill, now of Manchester, N
H., and Mrs. Will Prescott of that place
and daughter OF Mrs. Bill, were 10 town
recently on business.
AT the husking at Fred Waldo's, 1876
bushels of corn were husked, and at u. @.
Blake's, 100 bushels in a single evening, %
persons being present.
j. A. Il. Corwin, Curtis Hall and daugh-
ter, Ann, Moses Dunbar, Mrs. Frank
Gilman, Fred and Charlie Grant have gone
on the excursion to Boston.
Frank Tracy, Miss Mildred and A.
Hodges, friend, drove for pleasure to
Chelsea Saturday and back to their home
in Montpelier the same day.
Mrs. @. NJ. Dickey, who has been visit
ing her sister, MRS. c. A.Densmore, through
the summer, started for her home in Low
ell, Mass, Tuesday morning.
Loran, son OF George Goodrich, has been
very i'll of measles followed by heart fail.
ure, but is reported improving. His
brothers are now i'll with the same dis
ease.
Dana Allen visited his wife in water
bury asylum Friday and reports her great
ly improved and apparently restored to
health. She soon goes to her sister in
Rutland and afterwards expects to come
home.
Mrs. NJ. Ii. Corwin started last Wednes-
day for Toronto. Ontario, to attend the
WORLDS convention OF w &. Il. 4. She
was elsc,ed delegate at the state conven-
ton which convened at Essex Junction
two y eeks ago.
Mrs. Zaruah w Seaver and son, Ernest
NJ, OF Washington were in town week
before last visiting relatives. Mr.. Seaver
is a clerk in the store OF f. l.. Huntington,
who has recently received notice that he
is to be postmaster OF that town.
Rev. Z. s Coulter, for the past year pas
tor Of the Methodist church In Terrytown,
Pa, moves this week to Rutland, Pa. Mrs.
Coulter will be pleasantly remembered in
this town as Miss Hattie Stevens. They
have one little daughter year old.
w. f. Davis has bought the building
which was used by r. G. Dearborn as
livery stable, bet b. f. Adams livery
stable and the dwelling OF Frank Titus,
and is alb Jut TO fit 1t up as store. IL Is
expected that Herbert Bixby Will occupy
it.
Lewis Lucas went to Burlington Mon
day to be present at the Mary Fletcher
hospital at the time of the last operation
upon hls daughter, Mrs Thomas Doyle,
which is expected TO take place Tuesday.
Mrs. Doyle has been at the hospital ever
al weeks and has undergone two opera
tions before this. Her case is considered
favorable.
Quite a large number OF relatives visited
Mrs. Merrill Flint Monday before last. in
the afternoon and evening, the occasion
being her birthday. A good time Is re-
ported. Among those present from out
OF town were MIR. and Mas. Fred Hemen-
way from Lowell, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
AIpheus Hibbard from Brook6eld and
kFnta
Alice from Williamstown.
Fi6eld Bohonon, while driving the
meat cart belonging to Il. w. Allen one
day last week over the bridge near Thorn
as Broughton's in South Washington, met
with an accident. One of the horses put
its foot through the unsound bridge, and
the other horse, becoming alarmed, drew
the cart of the side OF the bridge and
about eight feet down into I be water, dam
aging the cart and contents considerably.
Mrs. Roxy Abbott, the aged yet sprig hit
ly mother OF Frank aud Rufus Abbott, at
tended the husking at Fred Waldo's last
Tuesday. She went early in the morning
and husked all day, eating her dinner in
the field with the others. Showing no
weari ness, she repaired with the Others to
ID. q. Blake's at the end of the day,ate sup
per there and husked all the evening. Mrs. I
Abbott is 80 years old, yet shows that she /
can keep pace with the rising generation.
The sixth annual encampment OF the
Union Veterans Union of New Hampshire /
and Vermont vas held at Portsmouth, n. 1
H.. Oct. q, at ths L. V. L. hall. Eight 1
commands were represented by about iit-
ty delegates. The reports of commander
and uuartermaster show the order in pros
porous condition. The following officers 4
we're elected: c. II. Besslievre, d. C., /
Portsmouth, N. H.; A. L. Conant, South
Lyndeboro, N. H., +. d. c.; e.. P: Jones
Of Barre, s. ID. G.; Stephen Brock OF Koch
ester, S. q Rev. J. W. Adams, Metbuen,
Mass, chaplain; ]. w. Curtis, A g.; nj.
II. Bell, @. M; g. Putnam, Lyndeboro,
VIM. Flynn of Portsmouth Hill, Roehes.
ter, Stone of Nashua, M. o. Coburn OF
Chelsea, A. G. Lapoint of Barre, Pearson
OF Laconia, executive committee. In the
evening banquet was given TO command
er and delegates by the Gilman Marston