Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-29
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Eggs are 25c. per dozen.
The funeral OF Clark Morse was neio
Saturday.
The Center creamery paid &c. per
pound for October butter.
Mrs. Walter Smith OF Barre visited
relatives in town last week.
! Carl Corliss has recovered from his late
Illness so as to be out again.
KimbalI Moulton and bride are living
In one OF George Edwards houses.
James Woodcock, Jr., has gone to live
with his parents and take care OF them.
John knight, who sprained his ankle
recently, is able to go without erutches.
Grin M. Merrill is moving to Lebanon,
N. H., where he has rented house. HIS
son, Leon, came from Thetford TO assist
him.
The telephone line has been staked out
and poles are being drawn for the line
| from here to Waits River by way OF GIN.
| Wilson's and the ROBBIE district.
There was a Harvest Festival at the
| Center church Thursday evening which
was well attended considering that so
many had suffered loss by the wind the
day previous. Estells Mcfarland had the
supervision OF the affair. The house was
tastefuliy trimmed and three tables were
decorated with the fruits aud harvests OF
, the season. Miss Nettie Sargent had
charge OF the children who acquitted
themselves finely in their march, recita-
tions and singing. Each one had basket
OF sweetmeats at the close, which were
furnished by Miss Mcfarland, as was also
a waiter OF cake for the pastor and choir.
Clark Morse died very suddenly on
Thursday evening, Nov. %, at Leander Q.
hara ha had haan hAardinO
for severed weeks. He had been In poor
health for several months and had an
attack OF pleurisy about ten days ago but
was recovering from that and rode out
that day. He died in less than half an
hour after he was taken worse, the disease
going to his heart. He leaves one son,
Leon II. of Springfield, and one daug hter,
Mabel OF Barre, His funeral was held at
the Center church on Saturday afternoon,
Rev. f. /. Sargent officiating. The inter-
ment was by the side OF his wife, who died
eight years ago. Mr.. Morse united with
the F. w. b. church at West Corinth and
was chosen deacon, which Office be held
until his removal to Barre. His children
have the sympathy OF a large circle of
relatives and friends.
On Wednesday OF last week there was a
hard shower accompanied by the most
severe wind that ever struck this vicinity.
Much damage was done in less than ten
minute. George Patrick's barn was
blown to the ground; one on the Toll
place occupied by George Sleeper; one on
the lchahod Robbie place occupied by
George Webster, and many other build
ings in different parts OF the town were
destroyed. One window was blown In
at the Centre church and the plastering
loosened. The chimney was blown down
and the iron roofing completely stripped
from the east side of Mrs. l.. A. Mead's
house; the roof was blown off George
Hastings barn, the railing from the
belfry at the academy. The building used
for postofiice during Cleveland's admin
istration was moved about three feet of
the foundation. Fences and telephone
poles we're laid low. The woods OF Loren
Richardson and Nj. II. Dickinson are in a
fallen state, as are many others. Several
had windows broken and barn doors
blown down.