Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-08
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Judge Chapman celebrated his nth
birthday anniversary Monday.
Bayen s. Walker OF Putnam, Conn, was
a recent visitor at Martin Ross.
Mrs. Henrietta Bliss OF Royalton is a
guest at Mrs. Ellen w. Howe's.
A donation party will be held at the
Cong parsonage Friday evening.
Sherman Ross reports having seen a
large deer near his house last week.
Mrs. z. n. King returned from Ram
dolph Sunday, after an absence OF few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dudley OF Middlesex
have been guests at Mrs. s. A. Cushman's
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Hayward Of
Montpelier are expected guests at c. C..
0rdway's.
Mrs. Florencs Brown returned from
South Royslton Monday morning, after
short visit.
Leslie NJ. Smith will represent the
Cong'l church at the state meeting to be
held in Barre next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Waterman OF
Hardwick were guests II Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel K. Hunt last week.
Mrs. Henry c. King and Orlando II.
King were called here Monday by the
death OF Mrs. Rebecca King.
Horace F. Woodland returned to his
home in Campello, Mass, last week, after
few weeks visit at Ben fuckers.
Mrs. S. E. Slack and Mrs. Gracia Z. Sar-
gent attended the Baptist quarterly meet
ing held at South STAFFORD Sunday.
r. R. Golf moves his merry -go-round to
Montpelier this week. He has had it re-
painted and decorated by 8. A. Dean.
There were SO veterans in line Memoir
al day. The larger number of them
showed the marks OF age very perceptibly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sargent spent the
latter part OF last week in STAFFORD and
attended the Baptist quarterly meeting
held there Sunday.
That some young men took totrees Sun
day evening to escape young and very
playful bull is said to be a fact but 10
print their names would be wicked.
Miss Hattie B. Hayward left here last
! Thursday for Concord, n. H.. where she
will spend few days as the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred f. Hayward. She will Wis
il Or. and Mrs. w. P. Beauclerk at Con-
toocook, N. a., before returning.
The body OF Mrs. Louisa Dustin Cusb-
man, wife OF Valmore Cushman, of South
Royalton was brought here for burial
Wednesday OF last week. Mrs. Cushman
WIS DOTn III luIS TOWN. July Gfs lGGls anu
the greater part OF her life was spent near
this village. Albert H. Cushman OF Low
ell, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Cushman
and Mrs. Carrie Cushman of Mortified,
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Kibbee and George
Kibbee OF Montpelier were among the rel
atives who attended the burial.
Mrs. Rebecca King died Sunday after
noon OF acute pneumonia, after an illness
OF about "a hours. She had been in ex
cellent health since her return from Law
renee, Mass. where she passed the winter,
and was entertaining her sister, Mrs. Bliss,
OF Royalton Saturday afternoon, when
she was taken suddenly i'll. Mrs. Rebeeca
Whitney King was born in this town
Sept. /, 1920, and was the second wife OF
Hon. Nathaniel King, who died here some
years ago. Her home has been In this |
village nearly 40 years. She was lady OF
quiet and retiring disposition, who |
mum bered among her friends all who |
knew her. Full arrangements for the fu-
neral services cannot be perfected until II |
is known whether her son, Henry Z. King, |
of Lawrence, Mass, can reach here in sea |
son to see her before burial. He is now /
making the return trip from Europe, after
an absence OF several weeks. He is ex-
pected to arrive in New York Wednesday |
OF this week. Her body was mbalmed
Monday by II. j.. Dunn OF White River |
Junction and probably the funeral will /
not be held until the son arrives.
Memorial day was marked by the large 1
number OF people who attended the SER
vices OF the day and by the impressive
ness OF these services. The greater num- /
Der OF the school children OF the town
took part in the services and by so doing
added 10 their interest. The address by |
Judge Read was eloquent and full of
thought and was one OF the best ever
given here on a similar occasion. The Sc
lections played by the cornet band, which
acted as escort through the day, for the
march to and from the cemetery and /
church and for the G. A. Il. service,
seemed to be most appropriate and excel
lent and were finely rendered. The song
service by the choir, which was assisted |
py Chas. Folsome OF South Royalton, a
fine baritone, was both beautiful and APP
propriate. The quartet sung during the
g. A. X. service at the cemetery and the
song by Mr.. Folsom were especially fine.
In the morning details OF comrades from
Whitney post visited the IA cemeteries in
W hich are found SO soldiers graves, and /
with details from Whitney w. r. g. deco
rated these graves with flags, wreaths and |
flowers. At Up. m. Whitney post and |
Whitney w. X. G. formed In front OF q. |
A. K. hall and, escorted by the band, /
marched to the church common, where
they were Joined by the school children |
and large number OF citizens and pro- |
ceeded to the village cemetery, where the |
@. A. X. and w. X. G. services were per-
formed, after which they marched to the
church where the address by Judge Le-
want NJ. Read OF Bellows Falls was given. |
The church would not contain all who |
came to listen to the speaker. The church |
was neatly decorated with flowers and |
haggs by Sergeant Major Parker OF Whit.
ney post. The citizens generally loaned !
hot ahAf ala To-
The day and its observance were perfect.