Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-05
STAFFORD.

VIM. NJ. Hatch OF Boston spent the 18th
in town.
Henry Fox and son, George, were in
Hanover recently.
W. r. Sanborn went to Greenfield,
Mass, on Monday.
Chss. Morse OF ShRronjvisited relatives
in town the past week.
Messrs. Dow and Merrill were in. w bite
River Junction on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. A. Ross is visiting at her
daughters in South Royalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong OF Nor
witch were in town on Saturday.
Mrs. Leonard Kent is visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Burr OF Thetford.
w. X. Sanborn was delegate to the
convention at Montpelier last Wednesday.
Mrs. F. H. Burr OF Thetford spent few
days at her parents here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Blood OF Norwich
were recent guests OF Mrs. W. p. Stone.
Rev. b. T. Marshall supplied at the
Congl church Sunday as the pastor was
i'll.
Miss Margaret H. Chandler arrived at
her home here Monday from cambridge,
Mass.
Mrs. Mary Lyman Of Thetford was
guest Of Mrs. W. II. Chamberlin the past
week.
L. L. Udall, wife and son, J. L. Udall,
and wife are camping at Fairlee lake this
week.
Mrs. Dearborn OF Chelsea spent a few
days at the home Of Rev. Il. Cummings
recently.
Mrs. F. F. Walker and dsuhgter, Ger
trude, returned to their home in Barre on
Tuesday.
Andrew Marshall spent three days in
town the past week before going to
Quissett, Mass.
James S. Morrill, entertained three of
his college friends from Burlington the
first of the week.
VIM. Reynolds and mother Of Rutland
arrived at the STAFFORD House Wednes-
day for the summer.
Messrs. Buell., San born, Arnold, Cham
berlin and Clark attended the convent ton
at Chelsea Saturday.
Our village school closes on Friday
with picnic, to which all the friends are
most cordially invited.
Mrs. II. Parkhurst and family of Ever
EFT, Mass, arrived Wednesday at Maple
Avenue farm for the summer.
Horace II. Udsll has just added to his
store fine new soda fountain, which will
be greatly appreciated, we are assured.
Misses Florence and jeanette Marshall
and Robert Elliot Marshall OF Roxbury,
Mass, arrived ut n. b. Cobb's Wednesday
for the summer
The first OF the social events Of the sea-
son occurred last Thursday evening at
Maple avenue farm when Capt. and Mrs.
Saxton j. Arnold celebrated their golden
wedding. Fully a hundred townspeople
we're present to express their good wishes
and heartiest congratulations, and also
many relatives from Malone, n. Y, NAL
den, Hubbardston and Everett, Mass.
The house was beautifully decorated with
ferns and flowers and the grounds brill
liantly lighted with japanese lanterns,
During the evening an orchestra rendered
several selections and the guests also
contributed vocal and instrumental selec-
tions. One very interesting feature was
the reading OF three poems-one from
Everett friends, one from Hubbardston
friends and the third from Rev. George
Rowley, the minister who married Capt,
and Mrs. Arnold fifty years ago and is
now at the advanced age of eighty-two
years. Among the guests were Saxton ].
Hayes and bride from Hubbardston,
Mass, who are spending their honeymoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, Mr.. HAYES
being their eldest grandchild. Capt. and
Mrs. Arnold we're the recipients OF many
beautiful gifts in gold and silver and Mrs.
q. /. Crane of Maiden, Mass, presented
the wedding cake. very pleasant even
ing was passed and the guests departed
with the hope that they might ali meet
again at the diamond" Wedding.