Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

Remember make speciality OF break
ing colts clipping and exchanging horses.
All kinds OF horses constantly on hand.
II A. l.. PAIGE.
Edward Sargent has been quite i'll the
past week with iaundice.
/ Horace Sawyer of Iowa is visiting his
brother, Foster, and family.
! Mrs. Elisha Osgood has gone to Worces-
| ter, Mass, to visit her niece.
Prof. Graves and wife visited friends at
Waterbury during vacation.
Miss Gertrude Wilson of Barnstead, N.
H., 10 visiting friends in town.
Mrs. s. c. Drew is visiting her daug hter,
| Mrs. button, at Tilton, N. II.
| c. p. Tarbell and ID. G. Jones are In
/ Woodstock this week attending court.
! G. w. Marston is now agent for the
Bethel steam laundry at So. Royalton.
| Fancy shaded yarns at Sargent q Sons.
A good assortment Of the Tanner brand.
| Christmas exercises are to be held at the
| Congl church Monday evening, Dec. 20.
! Miss Chloe Smith entertained a number
OF her schoolmates at her home recently.
Mrs. o. A. Burbank visited her son,
/ Charles, and family at Providence, X. l.,
/ recently.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Fish OF Washington
1 spent Thanksgiving with their SOD, DIR.
/ E. j. Fish.
/ Gin Merrill and VIII Allen left here last
/ Thursday for California " here they are to
engage In business.
| DR.. j. Euclid Fish was home from
/ Taunton, Mass, for Thanksgiving at his
fathers, Or. e. j. Fish's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gov and child OF Barre
/ visited her mother anc sister, Mrs. Henry
| Whitcomb, Thanksgiving.
| Miss kffis Ki5bee, who Is teaching in
/ Montpelier, was at home for Thanksgiv-
/ ing ana returned Monday.
/ There will be a regular meeting of Ris-
/ ing Sun lodge next Wed nesdRy evening.
/ Work on the second degree.
Henry Manchester Was called to Ran
/ dolph Friday TO attend the funeral OF his
nephew, Forrest Manchester.
I Mrs. Mary Hale Griswald and child OF
1 Barre spent ThankfPtgtug with her
mother, Mrs. Martha bley.
e. r. Bamiorth and wife and Rev. and
Mrs. j. T.. Badger of Ludlow spent
Thanksgiving at J. NJ. Shepard's.
Mrs. Alice Corey OF New York city, who
has been with Mrs. Kent, her niece, the
past three months, returned nome Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Northrup and Miss
Helen Burbank passed Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Northrup's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
A. Burbank.
The White River River Shoe Co. has
been obliged to decline several good
orders recently, having orders for all the
work they can turn out on time limit.
For the FIRST time In the past three or
four years every available tenement in the
village Is occupied except the Martin res
idence, which Is expected will be soon.
III. Martin returned TO Underhill this
week to attend to bis lumDe interests.
He has a tract OF 2,l00 acres OF timber,
from which be is getting out large order
for Shepard, Morse & Co. of Burlington.
Ernest Goodsle of Csmbridgeport,
Mass, and bis sister, Miss Gertrude Good
ale, of Maiden, Mass, were in town last
week on their way to pass Thanksgiving
with their father and mother 1t Tun-
bridge.
Constant Dodge wintered in '99 %
sheen. He recently sold the s9 clip OF
wool from them and lambs to the amount
OF 800 and he has "a sheep and lambs left.
The average OF the clip OF wool was 10 Ia
pounds each.
1.-THE regular meeting OF White River
Grange Dec. ID the following officers were
elected for 1900 and will be installed jan
uary 9TH Master, John +. Shepsrdi over
seer, J. W. Waldo; lecturer, Mrs. w. L.
Hubbard steward, Fred E. Haynes; as.
sistant steward. o. |. Morse; chaplain,
Mrs, j. w. Waldo; treasurer, w. p. Hub
bar secretary, Mrs. Frank Bryant; gate
Keeper, Geo. Bingham Pomona, Mrs. j..
f. Shepard; Flora, Nina Morse Ceres
Mrs Geo. Blg ham; lady assistant stew
ard, Mrs. o. l. Morse.
Mrs. Maria NJ. Durkee Dewitt OF this
village, who resided with her brother,
John b. Durkee, died last Tuesday morn
ing al O'Clock OF phthisis after an illness
of long standing. Mrs. Dewitt was the
daughter OF Timothy and Sarah Anlse
Durkee OF Greenwich, n. Y, where she
was born. She was 50 years OF age and
was unusually well preserved, having the
appearance OF a much younger person.
She was a lady of fine presence, brilliant
and interesting Ia conversation ana OF
very CHEEKY disposition. She bad many
warm ftiends among her acquaintanees.
In 1886 she married MIR. George Lee,
prominent business man, and moved soon
after 10 this village where she lived until
the death OF Mr.. Lee. Her brother, Mr..
John Durkee, having become a resident OF
the village, she resided with him few
wears. when she married MIR. n. b. De-
witt. Who was at the time OF their msr-
rage in business in Montpelier. After
her second marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt
moved to Marshall, Mich, where he en-
Gagged in business. and resided there until
1850 hen they returned here. Mr.. De
witt died in 1891 and since that time she
has resided with her brother here. Her
funeral will be at the residence OF j. y.
Darkee Friday az one O'Clock, Rev. w. +.
Mann, officiating clergyman.