Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-06

James Smith has been very sick the
past week.
Mrs. Dewitt is improving but not able
, TO be about.
Mrs. j. II. Hebard returned to Ran.
dolph Saturday.
Ira Spaulding was at home from Lyn-
douvilie last week.
Charles Adams little son has been very
sick the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gov returned to their
home in Barre Thursday.
Miss Martha Culver OF st. Albans visit
ed friends in town last week.
E. Drew and wife of Barre visited his
brother, 5. e. Drew, last week.
Mrs. NJ. j. Bartlett is visiting friends
in New York for few weeks.
Mrs. Aurora Rogers is visiting her sis :
ter, Mrs. Merrill, in Woodstock.
ID. c. Jones aud j. F. Shepard were at
home from county court over Sunday.
Miss Charlotte Haekett went to Tun
bridge Monday to visit Mrs Royal Drew.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Graves returned
from a visit TO Newport, N. H., last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sanbor of Ran
dolph Center visited friends here Thurs
day.
The grange organization held its first
meeting here Saturday, which was well
attended.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Wilson OF Bethel Wis
tied Mrs. Wilson's father and brother the
| fret OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Bowman returned
home from visit to friends in Lowell,
| Mass, las week.
N. NJ. Field is to give kinetoscope en-
tertainment at the CongI church next
Monday evening.
Mrs. Rose Spsulding and Miss Bertha
Chamberlin OF Barnard have become resi-
dents of this village.
Mr. and Mrs. W. f. Cushman and
daughter of Northtield visited his par
ents here Saturday.
The adjourned fire district ma, ing is
to be held at the engine roUm Monday,
Jan. 10, at 1880 p. m.
The Cong'l Ladies' Social circle holds
its annual meeting this week Wednesday
at Mrs. j. II. Hewtt's.
Union services are being held alter
nately ut the M. Il, and Cong'l churches
every evening this week.
f. L. Monahan, past colonel OF the Yer.
mont 5 ms OF Veterans, was the guest OF
w. NJ. Sargent Thursday.
Ernest Hewitt has returned to West
Newton, Mass, To resume his duties as
The annual meeting of the First Ma
sonic District will be held at Woodstock
Thursday, Jan. 20, afternoon and evening.
DIR. f. Fish recaived a large horned owl
from his father 10 Washington last week.
IL meas ured from tip to tip OF wings, five
feet.
There are no new cases of diphtheria at
Broad Brook. Miss L. Gassett has fully
recovered and the house is out OF quaran-
tine.
Charles Wall had a Christmas present
of tame bobolink from G. w. Ward,
which is an excellent singer. He prizes it
very highly.
Beedle,, orchestra of Keene, n H.. is
again to favor us with one OF its excel
lent musical entertainments Saturday
evening, Jan. s, at the Cong'l church.
Horace Tenney's youngest son narrow
ly escaped drowning last week. He broke
through the ice while skating and but for
the timely assistance OF his associates
would have gone under the ice.
The regular and annual business meet
ing OF the Universalist society will be
held at Stacks nall Jan. 10 at Sp. m.
for the election of officers and other i'm
portant business. A full attendance is |
requested.
Rev. w. E. Allen of Chelsea is to preach |
aft the Methodist church next Sunday |
morning and evening in exchange with |
the pa stor. The sacrament of the Lords |
SIMMER will be administered at the close of |
the morning service.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
postoffice Dec. 31st were A. L. Howard, |
Daniel Lyman, Joseph Lavally, WILDER |
PAGE. Rev. ). Turcattle, Alice M. Ward, |
Miss Eunice Pierce, Mrs. VIM. Clogston /
and Mrs. III. e. Chamberlin.
D,rvo tooty aar Load ~ horeae m
Bostod last week and purchased several
in Manchester, n. H., and took them here
Saturday. He reports that he is to ship
another car load in two weeks aud il pros
pered be will ship regularly every two
weeks.
Fred Gallup and family returned to their
home in Nebraska last Wednesday. This
is his first VISIT since ne went away "a
wears ago. He is now station agent at the
place where he lives. The freight bust
ness is the principal business, and that |
very heavy as it is a central shipping /
point for the surrounding country. He
has shipped 1876 car loads a day in the
round up season.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting of the CongI church
last FRIDAY: Moderator, Rev. II. M. God
dard; 5. 5. superintendent, VIM: Nj. Sar-
GENT: assistant superintendent, Frank W.
Ainsygorth; superintendent of home de-
nsrtmept, Miss Charlotte Hackett; church
COMMITTEES, Deas. J. b. Durkee, Nj. S. Ad-
ANS. q. A. Burbank; treasurer, 5. M.PiRe;
cbortster. Elmer Hapgood; pastors as
sisfants in calling, Mrs. j. B. Dnrkee, Mrs.
nj. s. Adams, Mrs. o. A. Burbank, Mrs.
{ IA pike. Miss Susan Lamb and Miss
Charlotte Hackett. These officers were
elected by the Sunday school Jan. 2;
Ralph Soper, secretary; Ernest Metcalf,
treasurer: Bertha Soper, librarian; Heber
Foster, auditor.
There was an attendance OF over SCAT the
onnnaI meeting and roll call of the Cong'l
church Friday. After partaking OF an
eT' Silent dinner and brief season of So
ciai sniovment, the meeting was called to
order by the pastor. The reports OF the 5.
5. superintendent, the z. E. and junior
= 81 societies, the church treasurer and
- =, .,astor were given and showed that /
the ne Church bad abundant reason s,,n,u to Re, re-
yoiS9 - A. the roll was called many /
80 baIof,I ana impressive words were spok-
l,, ~ ~, tbose present. Nearly all the ao-
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