Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-21

i day by the Sunday school class OF the D
h. church. Seven representatives OF I'll
school attended the district convention 6
Gaysville last Saturday.
i o. P. Shaw generally has a pretty goo
garden and this year is no exception. II
D planted his corn and potatoes May l5t
and June 18th he had potatoes in blossoI
n and corn stalks p inches long.
We are glad to see that Ransom Grange
I has so far recovered from his severe acct
dent of more than three months ago as t
be able to attend the caucus Saturday
His full recovery is still far-off event.
Rev. G. A. johnson will hold evening
services at Christ church next Sunda!
afternoon at four o'clock, and morning
service, with celebration OF the holy com
munion, at seven o'clock Monday morn.
ing.
At the Universalist church next Sunday
Rev. E, A. Read will observe Children's
Sunday with an address 10 the parents
and children and singing by the school,
He wishes to see all, both young and old,
present.
Halle Chase is moving from the old S.
! A. Webster homestead in this village to
/ his farm situated between Bethel and
| Randolph. Mrs. S, A. Webster Is now
( stopping with her brother, A. A. Brooks,
/ but expects to make her home with her
sister, Mrs. Waterman, in Tunbridge.
B. C. Rogers, the lightning financial
operator, has disposed of his stock Of
groceries in the BaseOm House block to
Gardner Wallace, Jr., who will conduct
the business in the future. This is
the third time that Mr.. Rogers has
bought and sold the stock in this store
within few years.
Dr. Pearl Ellis has sold out his dental
practice at Swanton on account OF i'll
health to DR.. r. A. Burnett, formerly of
this town, but lately located at Poultney
DR.. Ellis was in town last week on his
way to the home OF his father, Andrew
Ellis, at Pittsheld. Dr.. Ellis is eontem-
plating going to the South or California
for his health.
A horse owned by Leslie Chamberlin |
and driven by Willis Boutwell, was
hitched in front OF the Bethel Mills Sat. |
urday morning when it took fright at a |
passing team aud broke its halter and ran. |
came overturned and the frantic horse
dashed into the carriage OF Mrs. Il. A.
Davis and then ran up Church street,
where II was stopped on the hill. The
Davis team was not injured to any extent,
but the carriage TO which the horse was
attached was sorry wreck.
Died, June 18th. at Independence, Iowa,
Mrs. Unity r. Lille, aged IS years. Mrs
Lille was the youngest daughter of DAN
lei Child OF this place and sister OF the late
Lyman Child. She is the last but one of
mae children, Mrs. Lucy Richmond now
living in Bethel being the only survivor
Of this large family. Mrs. Lille was born
IN this town and lived here until about
1903 when she vent West. Her husband,
Charles W. Lille, was also native OF
Bethel, being the son of Daniel Lille and
lncle OF Capt. Daniel Lille. Mr.. Lille J
became prominent in business and was I
dentlhed with western interests. He
lied about three years ago. Three chill .
iren and thirteen grandchildren are left !
o mourn this loss; also many friends in
10Th the East and West.
The papers some time ago contained
hort notice OF the death of James ] I
hedd, which occurred at Washington. d.
=, April 10th. Mr.. Shedd was born in
toyalton about ninety years ago. Such ;
vas the poverty OF his family when he 2
vas boy that he was bound out until ne l
cached the age OF majority. Soon after u
nat be engaged In the staging business
etween Springfield, Mass, and Albany.
7. Y, and later between Baltimore. Md,
nd washington, until the coming in of :
illroads made staging a back number L
le then engaged in the meat business at
Washington, in which he made a large L
)rtune, which was subsequently aug o
tented by shrewd investments in Wash. a
lgton real estate. He used to be a fire. Y
uent visitor TO bis relatives in this sec. D
on ana was fond o. telling now one
Iece OF land was bought by him as a COW b
lsture and sold by him at fancy prices D
" building lots. At the time of his II
cath Mr.. shedd was reputed to be worth b
bout million and a halt dollars. He b
~ no children. One hundred thousand
pillars was given by his will to each OF &c
le nine children OF his brother, who
we'd in Washington, and the remainder u
vided in smaller amounts among the al
ore distant relatives, OF whom there
ere great number. Mr.. Shedd was
lcle TO the late Rodney Shedd and Mrs,
nm Noble OF this town and of Mrs.
'hu knowlton OF Stockbridge.