Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-25
RandnInh Center.


The North Randolph Dramatic club will
present the drama, "Among the Break
ers, +" at the Uniyersalist church in East
Randolph Monday eve, March LIST.
Prof. Edward Conant was in Montpelier
Saturday.
Miss Mary Hodges spent few days in
Hartford recently.
State Supt. Stone made an official visit
to the Normal school Tuesday.
j. w. Fargo has been suffering from a
trouble with his eyes the past v eek.
Miss Julia Savage spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in Hartford.
Hugh Dickerman and wife OF Tunbridge
visited at Marshall Banister's last week.
c. l.. Hodges returned from Richmond
Saturday, where he mad been on business.
j. +. Mead has sold his lower farm know
as the Woodland farm to q. Sidney Smith
of Braintree.
Ellsworth Murphy and wife at the Ran
doiph House
Chas. Morrill,, wife and daughter Of
Royalton spent Saturday and Sunday at
HaZen Woods.
Fred Eaton OF this place and Miss Lii
liam Cosgrove of Chelsea were married
Wednesday, Feb. II, at Chelsea.
t. S. Allis OF Connecticut was called to
Brookfield last week 90 attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Colt. He made Mrs. Hayden a
short visit.
Fred Hodges went to Derby. Conn,
Monday, where he has employment in
Torrance Allis' clothing and gents'l fur
nishing store.
n. l.. Boyden, ID. d. G. p, made an Of
hcial visit to the Green Mountain chapter
OF the Eastern Star at Cabot Friday Mrs.
Boyden accompanied him.
Luke Parish went TO Woodstock Mon
day on sheriff business. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Parish, who visited friends
in Woodstock and Barnard.
The Christian Endeavor society held
social at the Congl paFlOrs Friday eve.
II was financial as well as a social suc-
cess. The attendance was large and the
supper except ionally good, being served
by the gentlemen.
school in No. 5, taught by Miss Josie
Fsrrar OF Brookfield, closed Friday. None
were absent nor tardy during the term
except Frankie Whitney ana Ellen Miles
on account of sickness. Miss Farrrr re-
turned to her home Monday.
The committee to make arrangements
for building nall for the use of the So
cieties and the village in general met in
tine lower schoolhouse Satul day night hut
no definite action was taken. Ii is hoped
that ball will be built as the village has
no place for gatherings except the church.
es which are not suitable for all purposes.
The school in No. 3, Miss Martha Gill
bert teacher, closed one of the most sue.
cessful terms it has ever had last Friday
with the following record of those who
were neither absent or tardy: Edwina
and Hortense Flint, Walter Wood, Nolney
Farrar and Leslie Gilman. Al"e Smalley
was not absent, but tardy once and Ber-
tina Rowel was not tardy but lost one day.
This community was surprised and
shocked to learn of the sudden death of
most respected citizen and estimable lady,
Mrs. Henry Z. Gilbert, which occurred
early Wednesday morning. Though not
strong, Mrs. Gilbert mad been in her usual
health apparently and Tuesday evening
seWed until 10 o'clock. At 10 she awoke
her husband and was found to have been
seized with congest ion OF the lungs. DTs.
Nutting and Bailey were summoned, but
at o'clock, and before DIR. Bailey arrived,
she vas dead. Mrs. Gilbert was the daugh
ter of Laban Blodgett aud life long res
idcnt of Randolph. Her age was 50 years.
Besides husband she left two sons, Ii.
Closson and George Is. Gilbert, both theo.
logical students, and three daughters,
Mrs. Rebecca Davis OF w. R.Junction and
Misses Addie and Martha, who live at
home She was member of Grace church \
where the funeral will be held tomorrow
At 80 D. M, Rev. Homer White ofiici-
ating. The children, also Miss {. B.Wey
mouth, a niece, of Winchendou, Mass,
are at home.