Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-05
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Miss Core Forbes is the guest of Miss
Mabel Wsshburn.
Irving Abbott and George Smith arr
having their barns repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Haggett have a nine
pound boy, born last Friday.
Company from SarsnRc Lake, n. Y, il
being entertained at w. G. Clark's.
Clarence McDermont and wife visited
friends at South Randolph recently.
Josiah Smiths daughter, Emma, is
I spending few days at her fathers.
Anna Clark Is home from her school in
| northampton, Mass, until the fall term.
Floyd Lyman came from Rutland to
take bis vacation with friends here and in
| Barre
Lillian Buck is table girl at camp Mar
tin in the north part OF the state during
vacation.
| Thomas Russ and wife were called to
Royalton recently TO attend the funeral Of
his mother.
Mrs. +. +. Benham was suddenly called
to her home in Richmond 10 care for her
mother, who is i'll.
West street school taught by Lula Sar-
gent, and the village school by Miss HaW-
kins closed last Saturday.
Mrs Emily Allen has grandchildren
from New Hampshire and Burlington to
stay with her for a time.
Mr.. Williams and Mrs. Shepard from
R9xbury were visitors a. Warren Will
liams' for a time last week.
Mrs. Prudence Allen aud daughter,
Mrs. Sea bury, from Waterbury are guests
OF Mrs. Ralph and other friends this week
Through agent Hunt OF Essex, George
Mason has sold his farm 10 a man from
l.. A. 4
Colt has sold his TO his son, Wallace.
School in Dist. No. ?, taught by L. f.
Batchellor closed June %. Pupils having
no absences are Alice Kingsbury, Mabel
Kingsbury. Bertha Nichols and Gladys
Nichols. Ethel Rich missed no words
during the term.
Last week Thursday evening the G. +.
straw berry festival afforded much pleas
ure to Large company OF all ages ;the rec-
itstions of the young ladies were espec-
tally good as was also the singing. Fiji
teen dollars was received.
School in Dist. No. 6, taught by Catha-
rine A Benham. closed June %. Pupils
having no marks during The term were
Margie Panton, Harold Gaylord. Forts
Abbott and Fannie Sargent Edna Sar-
gent wss absent only one day. Margie
Psntonmissed no words in spelling.
The union ofsnovsville with the grange
here in observing Children's day last Sat- |
urday WAS happy time for them, and |
their music readings and reeitations
made the occasion very enjoyable for the |
older ones. Ample justice was done to |
cake and ice cream.
The address by Rev. II. j. Chidley of /
Burlington lest Sunday evening in behalf /
OF the Anti.Saloon league, was sufficient |
to grouse any sleeping or indifferent ones
in the causelof temperance. The statistics I
which he gave OF money paid for drink in |
our own land were alarming.
The early associations OF her childhood /
home had so sacredly clung to Mrs. Ann |
Clark Wilcox il was her wish that
her body might have its last resting
place in BroOkield, having selected the
lot with her own eye, and her re-
mains were brought from Milford, Mass,
accompanied by her husband and son.
The burial service was at the Center GEM
atery last Saturday morning. Many OF
her friends gathered at the appointed hour
to look upon the sainted sisters face for
The last time. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr.. Abercrombie, and singing by the
male quartet.