Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-11

Henry Osgood was at home over Sun
day.
Mrs. DIR. Fish visited at Randolph Mon
day.
Mrs. Horace Whitney is reported much
better.
The week of prayer will commence next
Monday.
Mrs. Belle Marsh is in Boston visiting
friends.
Mrs. W. A. Farnham has returned from
Derry, n. II.
N, stoughton is in Boston this week
on business.
Mrs. Foster Sawyer is visiting friends
In Bridgewater.
Mrs. Nellie skinner has returned from
Manchester, n. Y.
Mrs. A. White is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Cow, at Barre.
Clayton Allen and wife we're in town
the hrst OF the week.
Mrs. Lorenzo Tenney has been very i'll
but is reported better.
Oscar Stoughton has recovered suf-
ficientiy to be on the street.
Mrs. ]. Il. Kent has been quite i'll while
in New York visiting friends.
Frank Merrill will start out on the road
with shoe samples next week.
Frank Burke OF Boston was in town
Thursday, returning Saturday.
Chas. Woodland is confined to the bed
with intlamm atory rheumatism.
The death OF Jackson Thayer OF Ran
dolph, former resident, is reported.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward Harvey returned
home to Manchester, n. H., Monday.
Stoughton a. Page sold nearly all their
horses last week at auction and private
sale.
Geo. Allen, c. L. Blacks clerk, has been
seriously Ill with erysipelas and rheuma-
tism the past ten days.
Installation OF officers OF Bixby post,
Relief corps, and Sons OF Veterans Satur-
day evening next at Relief corps hall.
Catholic services were held at Hewitt's
hall last Sunday with a good attendance,
quite a number coming from Sharon.
Mrs. Geo. Goss OF Montpelier attended
the funeral OF her uncle, MIR. Danforth
Day, last Sunday and is now guest OF
Miss Ala Dsy.
w. e q. members are requested to meet
at the hall at 80 sharp, Saturday even
ing, January 18th, to rehearse work. Re-
freshments served.
White River grange, No. SO, are to hold
social Win NJ jun
shepard's, Thursday evening, Jan. 18th.
All cordially invited.
The annual district meeting OF the first
Masonic district will be held here to.
morrow friday at Rising Sun lodge hail
commencing at p. m.
Mrs. James Pike is recovering quite
rapidly and is able to sit up most OF the
time. Her daughter, Hattie, has been
with her during her illness.
MIR. Nelson Downing, prominent
livery man OF Barre, and Mrs. Clara
Whipple OF this village we're married last
Tuesday at Bethel by Rev. 5. A. Parker
Miss Fanny Slack OF Waterbury Is
visiting her father and sister. Her sister,
Gertrude, who recently lost her husband
by death. is to make her home here with
her father.
The cantata "Queeu Esther" is in re-
hearsal here for presentation in the near
future The characters are selected from
our best singers VINO are being trained by
Mrs. p. 5. Belknap.
Tarbell and whitman and Sheriff Jones
returned 10 Woodstock Monday. The
case beipg heard in court this week is tie
murder case committed by a man living
al White River junction last summer.
Dapforth Day died last week Thursday
morning at his home in this village. Mr..
Day has been in feeble health the past
few wears from the effects OF an attack oil
apoplexy and has been gradually losing
vitality until bis death. He was II years
OF age. He leaves wife and three
children, Leslie Day OF Hartford, Mrs.
Ona Bingham aud Mrs. Flora Champion
Last Sunday morning Mrs. Harriet
Wheeler and Mrs. l.. f Terry were re.
eeiyed by letter and Miss Mabel Msther,
Harold Fish, John Phelps and LEROY
Davis by confession into the Congl
church by Rev. W. Il. Mann, pastor. The
didates given by the pastor was sublime
and impressive. We never heard ser
mon more beautifully rendered.
At the annual meeting OF the Congl
church at South Roy alton Saturday the
folloWi officers were elected Tor the
ensuing year: Rev. w. f. Mann, char
man. nj, s. Adams, clerk; Arthur q.
whitman, treasurer; NJ j. Sargent,
auditor; Chas. p. Taroell, first committees