Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-02
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George Colby OF West Hartford was 9
recent visitor at w. II. Blake's.
Fred and Mark Porter OF Lebanon, N
H., are guests OF Miss Edna Porter.
Wilbur N. Salter OF Fitchburgh, Mass
was guest at A. p. Salter's last week.
Miss Mamie Earle of Chelsea was the
guest OF Mrs.Frank L.Cushman last week
Mrs. l.. ID. Kibbee OF Haverhill, Mass,
was a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
b. Jones.
Miss Angie Foss, who Is teaching in
Sharon, spent the early part OF the week
at home.
Miss Grace e. Snow of Sharon is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nj. Webster, her
grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Turner OF Nor
witch were recent guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Dsnforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Palmer of Waits
field we're guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Howe recently.
Charles z. Flint OF South Royalton de-
livered the sermon at the Memorial SER
vice held at the Methodist church Sunday.
Mrs. Betsey c. Folsom who is "a, recent
ly entertained Mrs. G. s. Paine of South
Randolph and Mrs. II. w. Fowler OF East
Bethel.
The patriotic exercises in the schools
Friday afternoon we're very interesting.
More interest was taken In these exercises
this year than ever before.
r. X. Con and Jos. Reynolds OF Boston,
who spent few days here as the guests OF
field, N. H., Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Burke have broken
up housekeeping for the summer. Mrs.
Burke will make her home with M. M.
Webster, her father, for the present.
Judge L. M. Read OF Bellows Falls, who
was to have delivered the address here
Memorial day, was detained by the seri-
GUS illness of his mother and could not
fulfil his engagement. Rev. q. w. Nor
row of Randolph delivered the address.
c. c. Dildim OF Rochester, N. Y, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Albert Lang OF StockDridge, |
John A. Moore OF Barnard, Bert Sargent |
Of South Royalton, w. W. Allen OF Chel-
sea, w. "A. Proctor OF Brattleboro and F. |
A. Hayden of Montpelier were guests at |
c. n. Aliens last week.
Mrs. E. M. Brown OF st. Paul, Mimi.
formerly OF Montpelier, arranged for |
special decoration of the graves OF Samuel /
and Enos Hayward Memorial day. Sam /
uel Hayward, her grandfather, served in /
the revolutionary war as captain. Enos
Hayward was a soldier in the war OF 1912. |
Mrs. Browns husband was adjutant OF the
9Th and then lieutenant colonel OF the sth
VT.
There was large attendance upon the
exercises of Memorial day, which were
very impressive and interesting. They
were made more impressive by the new
and beautiful services of the w. r. C.,per-
formed at the monument of the'sunknown
dead" The address by Rev. @. w. Nor
row of Randolph, one of the best Memori-
al day orators who have spoken here, was
very interesting. The days program fol-
lows: The several details of comrades
from Whitney post decorated 90 soldiers
graves in the morning. At p. M, pro-
eession of veterans and members OF the
w. r. Z. was formed at @. A. r. hall and.
escorted by the unbridge band, marched
70 the church common, W here 1t was Joined
BY procession of children and citizens,
md then marched to the village cemetery
md formed in hollow square about the
monument to the unknown dead, "Where
he q. A. K. service was performed, after
which Whitney W. r. G. performed its
service. Following these services was the
address at the Cong'l church. The church
lad been very tastefully decorated by Ser
yeant Major W. W. Parker OF Whitney
,ost. The song service at the church con-
listed OF two selections, "For This Me-
mortal Day" and 1.-THE Bugler," sung by
dr. e. e. Noyes, with fine effect. MEL
ner Noyes accompanied him upon the or
ran. Some fine instrumental selections
we're given by the band, the fine PLAYING
i which won many words OF praise from
be music lovers. Rev. c. e. Flint Of 90
aoyalton recited a poem. Rev. Frank
'age OF this place assisted in the devo-
ional exercises. There were IS veterans
o attendance upon the exercises. Their
alute to their colors as they stood at at
ention after coming into the church WAS
nne part OF the ceremonies of the day
)ne OF their number, Cyrus W. Morse. has
cen mustered ont since the preceding
Memorial day. The last Of them will be :
1ustered out before many years have
assed.