Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-13
NEWS INTOWNS ABOUT.
IunDr10ge.

IunDrl0ke.
Sc. CiIley has been suffering from
severe cold several days.
Mrs. Minnie Allen, who has been away
visiting friends, returned here last week.
Mrs 9 A. Cushmsn has been quite sick
a short time and is confined to her house.
Mrs. Melissa Wight returned here last
wetk after spending several weeks IN
East Bethel.
Mrs. M. o. Coburn OF Chelsea was In
town saturday TO attend meeting OF
Whitney w. r. Q.
O. II. Weed, Jr., has been carrying. the
mails for j. NJ. Jones while he has been
attending the county court.
A deer came into the village Sunday,
passed the Congl church and then crossed
the river and took TO the woods.
John Flint, while chopping in the
woods one day last week, had one elbow
badly hurt by limb that struck II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tucker spent last
week In West Springfield, Mass ,as guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Allyn oil that
place.
A.P. Cushman, who has been very sick
for many weeks, is now able TO ride out
and was at this place few times last
week.
Fred Hutchinson, who has been con-
valescing from typhoid fever, had re-
lapse Sunday and is now in serious con-
dition.
The Indictment weather OF last week
caused many to have hard colds. Dr.
Hayward is reported to be suffering from
frost bitten ears.
Henry Grant went to Boston last Fri.
dav 10 see Corliss engine be thinks of
purchasing. He returned on the paper
train Sunday.
DIR. Fred Welch, who recently removed
to Stratford, n. H., and who was reported
as being very low with consumption, is
not as low as reported. He comes here
this week for short visit
The storm OF last week broke down tel
ephone wires and poles, trees ana Dushes
and in some places made the highways
impassable. The carrier on the NO. X. u.
route was unable to get over Bicknell hill
the highway being completely blocked py
loaded trees and bushes.
whitney post elected the following
officers at its annual meeting held Satur-
day &C, Henry 4. Hayward; $. V. C.,Ora
n. Goodale; j. V. c., Andrew j. wills; q.
NJ, Elihu fuller; Chap, John Durkeei
0. d., James NJ. JONES' delegate, james l..
Farnham.
whitney W. r. c. has elected the fol-
lowing officers President, Mrs. Mary j.
Durkee; senior vice president, Mrs. Rose
l.. Adams; Junior vice president, Mrs. !.
o. Goodale; treasurer, Mrs. Emily A.
Durrell; chaplain, Mrs. Ruth +. Sargent;
conduclress, Mrs. Flora Jones; guard,
Mrs. Eva Tucker.
Emerson II. Smith, native OF this
town, now residing in Fargo, n. D., has
been elected states attorney OF Cass coun-
ty, N. ID. He was a graduate OF Dart
mouth and went to Fargo soon after grad
uation to take the position OF superin-
tendent OF schools. He was afterward
elected mayor OF the city. He is broth
er OF Chas. w. Smith OF this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Dean were given
pleasant surprise at their new home last
Friday evening by so or more friends who
gave them house warming In an evening
which lasted well into Saturday, the
pleasures OF which will not soon be for
gotten and for which they say they are
very thankful. Among the many tokens
OF regard received were two easy chairs
and check for 80 from A. M. Dean OF
Keene, N. H., their son, check for %
from brother OF Mrs. Dean and purse
made up by the house warming party.
II. X. Hayward made "a very happy pres.
entation speech and congratulated Mr..
and Mrs. Dean upon their good fortune
in having so pleasant home in which to
spend their declining years. This was
replied to by Mr.. Dean.