Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24

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Town meeting will be held next Tues
day.
Frank Tenney was at home over Sum
day.
d. C. Jones returned from court satur-
day.
DR.. J. c. With of Boston was in town
Friday.
Clayton Chappell is going to Montpelier
Miss Lulu Adams returned home last
Saturday.
VIM. H.Martin was in Boston last week
on business.
The Graded school closes the winter
term Friday.
Herbert Bennett is recovering and is
able to ride out.
c. P. Tarbell attended court at Wood
stock last week.
B. II. Moody was at home last week ,ow-
ing to the bad roads.
Elmer Hapgood had a valuable hound
killed by an engine Friday. i-t asa
Regular meeting OF Rising Sun lodge
will be held next Wednesday.
Mrs. Will Whitney and sons have gone
to Fitchburgh, Mass, for visit.
Mrs. James Cloud returned from the
hospital at Hanover last Saturday.
Miss Eunice Denison OF Randolph was
the guest OF Mrs. w. o. Belknap Friday.
A. L. Page returned Unexpectedly last
week, afler an absence of four weeks.
The White River grange held a special
meeting Friday, receiving nine new MEM
bers.
DR.. Z j. Fish was in Burlington Mon
day. He accompanied a patient to the
hospital.
Rev. II. NJ. Goddard conducted the flu
neral services of VIM. Fay at Royalton last
Tuesday. fftl
Miss Laura Hatch, teacher in the Grad
ed school, visited her parents in STAFFORD
ever SUNDAY. M
Miss Lotte Chappell OF Tunbridge is
visiting her sister, Sarah, at DIR. Il. j
Fish's tnis week
Mrs. f. Z. Whitman and son OF Mont
pelier spe0t Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Whitman.
DR.. Harlan Carpenter returned home last
week, after an absence of several days in
Boston and vicinity. Il a
Edgar Watkins has rented his farm TO
Mr.. Evans. II is reported that MIR. Wat.
kins may locate in this village.
Mrs. Will Farnham is recovering from
pneumonia, from which she has. been sui
fering for the past four weeks.
The White River Horse Breeders asso-
citation held its annual meeting Wednes
day at Manley's hotel at Sharon.
Washington Leonard is recovering from
bis recent serious illness. His wife and son
returned to their home in Brattleboro last
week.
Chas. F. Ward is quite i'll with the grip
He received newt Saturday of the death OF
his brother, of pneumonia, IN amherst,
Mass.
J.G. Ashley has fully recovered from
the trouble which he went To the hospital.
The wound on his face has bealed aud be
is much gratified By the result.
Rev Al .Hough, the New England poet
pre- acher, will deliver his famous lecture,
"How TO Get There" in the Methodist
church Tuesday evening, March LIST.
George Hackett is exhibiting a patent
butter box which he has invented and that |
be thinks will superseoe ali Others. Ii is |
wood veneer, round, IL Id. box and |
weighs only A OF.
j. II. Hewitt's clerk, Albert Merrill, was I
taken suddenly iil last Thursday with 1
spasms, which lasted nearly an hour, 1
caused by indigestion. He was critically |
III for few hours, owing to the effect on /
his heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fish and Mr.. and |
Mrs. e. III. Smith OF Washington, DIR Shaw 1
OF Hanover, Leslie Vaughan OF Tbetford /
and Frank Lyman and son of Bethel at
tended the funeral OF David Ramsoell last /
week Wednesday.
The town free library has been very
patronizsd the past year. The
books at tue repositories at Royalton and
South Roysiton have been changed but
once. There has been an average of 20 /
books taken out weekly from both depos-
tories by patrons of the liorary. There
are 7l6 books cstalogued and in fairly
good condition. The expense for the care
OF the two Repositories this year amounts
to 81. New catalogues were furnished at
a cost OF about Sl2.