Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-17

The Burt family are coming soon to oc-
eupy their place here for the summer.
Last week SIS was forwarded by Pastor
Ghidley TO swell the India famine fund.
This was the amount OF the freewiH offer
ing lately taken at the Christian church.
! II. w. Vail has rented the d. z. Cooling
place. Mr.. Cooling has disposed OF a por-
ton OF his goods and shipped the rest to
melrose, Mass, where he has returned.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will serve
a supper In their dining room tonight,
May II, from O'Clock on, consisting OF
greens and variety Of other good things
Rev F. q. Rainey has accepted an fnyi
tation from the graduating class to preach
the baccalaureate sermon, which will be
delivered on the evening OF June Sd in the
Cong'l church.
Inc village trustees organized Monday
evening by the election OF Z. A Shattuck
as chairman and A. NJ. HUI obard as secre-
tary. f. b. Wood was reappointed street
commissioner and the policemen OF last
year were also reappointed.
Charles Taplin is i'll with pneumonia.
Little Julia Campbell, daughter OF Her
has capillary bronchitis. MIR. Taplin's
sister, Mrs. Thurber OF Montpelier. is
here 10 care for the sick ones.
The annual anniversary OF the organi-
cation OF the Epworth league here was
observed Sunday evening by the installa-
ton OF its officers, who are:-Presdent,
ID. j. Morse; LIST vice president, Mrs. L. B.
Allen; I'd, Miss ENERGY Matthew's Sd,
DIR. A. c. Bailey; 4th, Mrs. Mary Granger.
An appropriate sermon was preached by
the pastor.
Mrs. Hattie Mcbride suffered a very Sc
we're fracture OF the right ankle in her fall
downstairs last Thursday. The splintered
bones penetrated the flesh to the outside,
cutting the foot a third off. Ii is feared
she may not recover complete use OF the
member. Drs. Angel, RussloW, ALLEN and !
Clifford were summoned to reduce the
fracture. Mrs. McBride's sister, Mrs. |
Brown Of White River Junction, is here |
caring for her.
Last Friday John O'Grady, a former 4
popular telegraph operator at the station I
here, came from Rutland with the bodies 4
OF his two little sons, one aged a little 4
over two years and the other eleven .
months. Both died Of bronchial pneu-
monia. They were grandsons OF Mr.. and .
Mrs. John Bolin OF the Center and OF Mr..
O'Grady OF RoXbury, who attended the
funeral. James O'Grady OF Roxbury and
ID. L. O'Grady OF St. Adams were also
present, lnterment was in the Catholic
cemetery. The parents have the sympa-
thy OF many friends here in their double
loss.
About noon last Friday, while The fami-
lv were at dinner at the David Y. Lamb
place on the old Center road, fire was dis
covered in one OF thel chambers where il
doubtless had caught from the chimney.
II burned rapidly and had gained such
Roadway that it could not be controlled.
A large portion OF the household furni
ture was saved, but the house and a shed
were entirely consumed. The insurance
on the house was 5000 and on the furni-
ture 500. Adiuster Brsinerd OF the Ner-
mont Mutual was 10 town Monday and
settled the losses, paying the full amount
On the house, $780, and s95 on the turni-
-ure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fredd o. Thompson OF
5wampscott, Mass, well-known here, have
been travelling in the west since April 23d,
" here Mr.. Thompson was called on bust ,
ness. They went first to Cheyenne and
Laramie, Wyoming, and over the prairies
I'D into the Medicine Bow mountains,
where there was much snow. From there
hey journeyed to Denver, Col, and visit q
"a Georgetown and Silver Plume, where
he mines were inspected and the famous \
cenery OF the LOOP" was enjoyed. An
,ther trip was to that world known min ,
ng community, CRIPPLE Creek, where is
coated the rich mine, "lndeDendence,"
'ecently sold for $4,000 Manitou, Colo {
ado Springs and the Garden OF the Gods l
we're seen. The homeward trip will in
Jude stops at Omaha, Neb., Chicago ana
Ohio. There we're three Others b
n the party.