Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31

| II has been poor sugar season IN TINS
vicinity. Though the flow OF sap has
been quite abundant, 1t has lacked IN
sweetness and the quality OF sugar is in
| ferior.
The Grange is to make a shipment OF
clothing, provisions, etc, to the Cubans,
| the same to be contributed at the next
regular meeting, next week Saturday
evening.
| II. A. Powers returned Friday from
| Boston where he had been for medical
treatment. His daughter, Miss Elsie, ac-
companied him, returning to Boston
| Monday.
There are 81 students from Vermont in
the school of osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo.
The school has grown from less than 100
students IS months ago to 470 at the pre-
sent time.
Adam Hobart died in st. Johnsbury,
March 23d, aged 48 years. He was a
native of Randolph, nephew OF Loren
and Ahira Griswold, and half brother OF
Hobart Smith.
James Merriman, foreman for Sander
son d Porter, went Monday to Meriden,
Conn.,, to superintend the installation of
an electric railway that is being construct
ed by his company.
G. e. Cushman gave a whist party of
seven tables Friday evening, at which
Irwin Chase and Mrs. A. e. Dean were the
winners and Misses Ella Cushman and
Myrtis Waibridge captured the BOBBY.
very nice time is reported.
The relatives of Mrs. N. F. Morrill,
would like through this paper, to express
their sincere thanks to all who in any
way ministered to her or assisted them IN
her sickness and death. The cup of cold
water given to disciple in His name will
not lose its reward.
Mrs Nancy f.. Morrill, died Saturday at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. N. j.
Bates, with whom she had lived the past
eight years. The disease was spinal mem
nights. Her age was n years. The re-
mains were taken Monday to her former
home in Warner, N. H., for funeral and
burial, Mrs. Bates and daughter, Eva, ac-
campaigning them.
Christopher c. Seymour died Saturday
at II a. M, OF heart and liver disease, aged
IL. He was a native of Iberyille, p. O.,
but had resided here 40 years. He leaves
a wife and four children, Will and Zeph
Seymour oil Lynn, Mass, Mrs. Q. K.
Briggs and Miss Emma. All were pre-
sent at the funeral, which was held Mon
day afternoon, Rev. q. w. Morrow offici-
ating.
Local horse enthusiasts were much in
terested Friday in a shipment of ten
neaVy Qraft horses tDdt hrrlVeu Dy CARS
en- route to the gray farm, recently pur-
chased by Messrs. Paige q Stafford OF New
York city. The horses included one hand
some Percheron stallion. The latter and
some OF the mares came from Maryland
and the balance from New York city.
The weight OF the heaviest animals ranged
from 1900 to / 800. The breeding OF draft
horses is to be made specially on the
Gray farm.
Prof. Edwin b. Frost, a nephew of W.
II. and Royal Dubois, professor OF astron-
omy, and director ofShattuck observatory
in Dartmouth college, is In receipt OF an
offer from the University of Chicago to
take the chair of astronomy and astro-
physics there, and is considering its ac-
ceptance. This position would place him
in control of the big Yerkes telescope,
which, when completed, will be the
largest and most powerful in the worlS.
Prof. Frost graduated from Dartmouth in
1885 with the degree OF A. B. He got an
A. M. in 1889. he was an assistant pro-
lessor in the Chandler school In physics
and astronomy from 1887 to 1890, and has
occupied the chair OF astronomy at Dart
mouth since 1892. His father was the late
DIR. Frost, dean Of the Dartmouth medical
school.