Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-25
Rochester News 4.
C. c. HARVEY. LOCAL EDITOR.

c. G. HARVEY, LOCAL EDITOR.
B. Kidder was in Bethel Wednesday.
David Dyer was in town day the past
week.
Mark Atwood was in town Monday and
Tuesday.
w. c. Lattimer OF Bethel was in town
Sunday.
Seth Parkhurst was in town last week
Wednesday.
V. |. Spear OF Randolph was in town a
day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Fuller are with Je-
rome Fuller for the year.
Ransom Morgan was here to see his
mother few days last week.
Rev. John Henderson of Rcxbury has
been at f. A. Kezer's this week.
Mrs. Lucinda Eaton went to Pittsheld
Sunday to be absent few weeks.
Mrs. Emily o. Persons OF Chicago is
visiting friends and relatives in town.
Mrs. Hannah Pierce and Mrs. Ellen
Pierce returned from Boston last week.
Miss Grace Brownson expects to go to
Springfield soon to spend the summer.
Willis Davis Of Bethel is working his
team on the road machine in this town.
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to Lincoln Saturday to attend funeral.
Mrs. Currier, who has been at the hotel,
went 10 Geo. Taylor's in Hancock Sunday.
Mrs. Ora @. Bailey of Plymouth Union
spent last week in town with her mother
Horace Lyford OF Warren was in town
Monday looking over fire insurance risks.
Elroy Babcock, wife and daughter and
Miss Varney went to Bridgewater Wednes-
day.
c. o. spaulding and family arrived in
town last week. They are in z. M. Ford's
block.
Miss Blanche varney OF Jonesville visit
ed Elroy Babcoek's people few days
lately.
MIR. Pember has the mumps and Miss
Katie Lull is taking his place in the gism-
mar room.
Mrs. Emily Wilson of Messena, N. Y,
Is visiting her daug Mrs. Holly, for a
few weeks.
Martin Kidder set 81 eggs and took off
80 lively chickens last Sunday. Who can
beat that ?
Fred Joslyn and Frank Thomas OF Ran.
dolph psssed through here Friday on
fishing trip.
Prof. Nj. ID. Chittenden of Brandon and
his brot her came here with the High
school to play ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wardner ID. Hodgkins are
visiting their daughter, Miss Della Z.
Hodgkins, in Holyoke, Mass.
Truman d. Austin, road commissioner,
was In w. X. Junction last week to attend
the meeting OF road commissioners.
Henry Harvey went to Burlington with
his wife last week. She remained at DR..
Geo. Sparhawk's Retreat for treatment.
The boys played very good game OF
ball Saturday with the Brandons. The
seore was 20 to Is in favor OF the home
team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walker and son OF
Boston are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Walker, and other relatives
and friends.
Scott Tower, wife and two sons spent q
few DAYS in town lately. Mr. Tower ana
Flynn Guernsey took their annual fishing
trip Saturday.
Leslie Hodgkins OF Olcott, Ray Hodg-
kins and Guy Hodgkins OF Gaysville Wis
tied their parents, Warner ID. Hodgkins
and wife, lately.
Herbert Wellington, james Lord and
Phil Cutler OF Boston were here Friday,
fishing in West Rochester with their
friend, Wallace Campbell.
There was quite Nm excitement yester-
oay morning, caused by an incipient fire
on the roof OF Mrs. Fanny Marsh's house.
1t must have caught from spark falling
on the shingles. The firemen buried to
the scene at once and had no difficulty In
extinguishing the blaze with the small
hose alone. This Is the third serious fire
that our new water system has handled
with entire success and il has already paid
for itself.
Saturday evening, May IA, nearly 90 OF
the friends and relatives OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Neff gave them surprise, the oeca
sion being the fifth anniversary OF their
marriage. g. b. Fish OF Randolph, with
his gramophoDe, furnished fine enter
taiument and two recitations in his pleas
ing style that all enjoyed. Mrs, Z. "
Lawrence gave two recitations quite mt
ting TO the occasion. The members OF the
White River Valley club presented them
with a sofa and mirror. There were ta-
bIecloth, doilies, two pair towels, bon bon
dish and berry dish from other friends
and relatives. Ice cream, cake and coffee
we're served at an early hour. Commit
tees chosen for the next club meeting are
Mr.. and Mrs. X. V. Lawrence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson, Miss Mabel Dyke and Mrs.
+, u. Jewett.