Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-06
WilIiaustown,

A son was born June oath to Harry W.
Cheney and wife OF Millville.
Mrs. ii. j. Martin is quite as comfort
able this week, as the week previous.
MAYNARD L. Kiser and wife celebrated
/ in Boston the Fourth, returning yester-
day.
Schools in town closed last week and ell
reported successful terms as far as heard
/ from.
/ W.. Pratt is making interior repairs in
his residence and II. c. House is the car
penter.
Mrs. Lyman Drury is reported very
much lower and there is little hope OF her
rallying.
Ii was cold enough last Saturday morn
| ing to freeze water in this locality. How's
that for July
Miss Maria Bacon OF Chelsea is caring
for Mrs. F. H. Martin, who is reported
slightly better.
Several from this place attended the
closing exercises last week at Goddard
seminary, Barre.
c. II. Dickey and Barney Boges OF
Mortified were in town on business the
18th and 30th ult.
| No "brilliant" arrangements were made
| for the 4th this year and everything
/ passed off quietly.
A. c. Rich OF Barre set a monument in
the village cemetery last week for ID. d.
Royce of South Barre.
Rufus Walker and family, who have
been here for visit, returned last Friday
to their home in Moline, Ill.
Walter Emery, wife and little daughter
OF Chelsea passed through the place last
week en- route from Barre city.
There was a frost last Saturday morning
and il is quite likely there can be a frost
recorded in eat b month of 1899.
Mrs. A. ID. Harris and young son OF
Montpelier spent the 9TH with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Martin.
Henry Nixon and family were in New
bury several days last week visiting Mrs.
Nixon's parents and other relatives.
Miss Mary Slavery is doing Homework
for Mrs. r. ii. Martin, who Is very sick,
although reported more comfortable.
Henry Hyde Of BROOKE Id and Oliver
Metcaf and Geo. w Lang of Barre were
in town last week Tuesday on business.
Dr. w. j. Tindall was called to Burling-
ton last Saturday morning to visit a SICK
brother-in-law He returned MONDAY.
c. c. Paine of South Randolph has
marketed a good shore OF his straw berries
in this town and Barre, and delivers them
here.
DR.. Watson was called TO South Barre |
again last week Wednesday to see Mrs !
Andrew Burnham, who is gradually de |
clining.
Mrs. Anna Frankham's grammar school |
closed last Saturday with a picnic in a |
neighboriDg grove and a general good |
time was enjoyed.
petition has been signed and placed |
in our selectmen's hands, asking them TO
lay out a fire district here. We need |
better protection against fire.
Mrs. Hackett, with her son, of Tun.
bridge was in town last Saturday and the |
first OF the present week visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Dana Wright and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Eveanson left last
Thursday morning for a visit in their old
home at st. George, New BRUNSWICK.
They will probably be absent from 10 to
Ia days.
Edison brothers, with their wives, drove
to Waitsfield last Sunday to attend the
funeral of their niece, Mrs Cora Bacon,
wife OF Fred Joslyn of that town. They
returned the following night.
Mrs. G. b. Hatch, son and daughter of
Westville, accompanied by Miss Abbie +.
Bailey of Newbury, we're guests OF Mrs.
Hatch's brother, j. W. Brown, and fam
lily OF the Monument House last Saturday
and Sunday.
Erdix n. Bacon OF Chelsea passed
through here last Saturday, en- route from
Barre, and called upon his aged aunt, Mrs.
Andrew Burnham, who is very III at her
Mrs. Warren Goodricb's, at
south Barre.
statesmen G. L. Rix OF Lebanon, n. H.,
I. S. Eastman of Claremont, N. H., j. Il.
Miles of Burlington and Mr.. Newcomb OF
W. X. junction were all in town the 29th
nit. and "did up the merchants here.
They all stopped with Brown at the Mon
1ment house.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Benevides only
child, Erwin, died the 18th ult. The fun
eral was attended last Friday afternoon
from his late parental home and burial
was in the village cemetery, Rev. A. NJ.
smith officiating. His age was yrs,
mos. and % days.
Willard Sprague has unearthed a well,
thirty feet deep. II was dis
hind feet in while blowing. 1t was all
yrassed over, and the walls OF the well
we're in good condition and several feet
u water was found therein. This well has
been unused and unknown at least three
ourths OF a century.
Bert Robinson and his brother, George,
'eturned last Saturday from the north
part OF the state, and brought with them
nearly rs pounds of pickerel and pike OF
heir own catching with the assistance a.
Henry Martin, and finer specim. IA OF
ish OF that class is s,lIom taken from
AXE Champlain, both IN size and Fl 4vor-
he latter quality your correspondent can
heartily give evidence 81. Thanks
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascar,ts Candy Cathartle iOc or 25o. |