Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-28
WilIianstown.


ally.
NIB. Staples has been grsnted pen
sion OF IS per month.
Oliver Stones young daughters throat
has sIig htly improved.
EN-. Bacon was over from Chelsea re-
Gently and drove to Barre.
WI. Olds has returned 10 his home II
Union city, Pennsylvania.
A daughter wss born TO George II
Goodrich and wife the goth.
T.R. Rowland. Esq, from Montpelier
was in town the 18Th on business.
Joseph d. Gregory was at j. E. Ed
wards, East Brookfield last Saturday.
VIM. H. Nichols, judge OF probate, wsf
! in town upon official business last Friday
Messrs Tillotson OF Washington and
! Conant OF Bradford were IN town the
21st.
ME-. Church has just returned with his
| team from j. H. Sprague's, East brook-
| field.
Arthur Smith and wife OF Mortified
were in town last Saturday visiting
friends.
d. n. Salter has returned from New
YORK state where he has been selling a
patent water pump.
Mrs. A. ID. Harris and children OF Mont
pelier visited her parents, w. w. Martin
and wife, last week.
Rev. A. NJ. Smith OF Washington and
Azsriat Barnes OF Chelsea we're in town
the 18th ON business.
Henry Martin at the north part OF the
town is quite i'll, and being treated by DR..
w. j. Tindall OF this town.
George Goodrich OF Chelsea passed
through here one day recently en- route to
the north part OF the state.
Mrs. Florence Nye's infant son died Of
scarlet pneumonia the oath and the re-
mains were forthwith buried.
H. c. House and Mrs. A. A. Reed fur
nished the music for the dance at the
Gulf Spring House the 2lst inst.
There is to be an entertainment here
July I'd by Wilder's orchestra club, and
we are expecting something very fine.
Rev. and Mrs. Almon Shepard OF East
Randolph were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
e, Lathrop the first OF the present week.
Amos Emery OF Royalton passed
through our village last Monday, and
greeted Andrew Burnham with pleasant
call.
Henry Poole was honored with the office
OF r. w. d. ID. G. NJ. OF the +. and A. NJ.
at the grand lodge convention at BuTling-
ton.
The remains Of Mrs. Bert Briggs wife
OF Barre was exhumed and brought 10 the
village cemetery here for reburial the 10th
inst.
George and Bert Robinson left Monday
for Milton, where they hope 10 de-
crease the stock OF fish in Lake Cham
plain.
DIR. Henry James OF Waterbury was
called here the 18th in consultation in the
case of Mrs. Ellen Hutchins, at Jason
Johnson's.
The foundation and underpinning for +.
L. Houses prospective residence Is ready
for the carpenters, aud soon the woodwork
will be in order.
Last Sunday Harold, a ten ear-old son
Of Forrest Seaver, swallowed an American
50-cent silver coin, and the family are
quite anxious as to the result.
Next Sunday, July 1st, will be observed
as Children's Sunday at the Universalist
church. The exercise, "Bsrbara's Dream"
will be presented at 10.45 a. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Annis and Mrs. w.
F. Dewey of Chelsea passed through here
last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Andrew Burnham at South Barre.
Glen McAliister is now sick with scarlet
lGNEIs MIS- MARY "NAAAAnANAs WIN uhs
been quite sick with the same disease, is
much better and Master Leon is nearly
we'll.
John Mari returned last week Tuesday
from Minnesota and the same day l.. ID.
Gale and wife returned from Boston, and
last Monday they left for Fabysn House at
the White Mountains.
Joseph Perro, Jr., died last Sunday OF
at the home OF his father,
Joseph Perro. The funeral was the fol-
lowing Tuesday; burial in Catholic ceme-
terry, Barre. Mr.. PeIro was % years and ?
months old.
Walter Emery and wife, Rose Emery,
G.. n. and Z. N. Bacon and their wives OF
Chelsea, and Mrs. j. H. Sprague OF East
Brooktield, passed through here last Sun
day, being called to South Barre to attend
The funeral OF their aunt, Nancy Burnham.
Mrs. Nancy S. Hovey, widow OF the late
Andrew Burnham OF Willliamstown, died
Friday the 22d inst, at the home of her
son-in-law, Warren Goodrich, OF South
Barre, after lingering and helpless i'll.
ness, at the advanced age of ~ years, 6
months and Is days. Mrs. Burnham was
born in Brookfeld and for many years
after her marriage in 1927, she was a resi-
dent of this town and will be pleasantly
remembered by some OF the earlyitowns-
people, as a woman of excellent moral
worth and exemplary character. Her
only aim was for the right, striving al
ways to be of comfort and assistance to
the sick and needy; fond and indulgent
mother, always working for the best good
Of her family, by word and deed. Mrs.
Burnham was a woman OF excellent health
until within twenty months OF her death,
when she was stricken with lagrippe at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Goodrich.
her extreme old age was unfavorable to
recovery, and after nearly two years OF
prostration and helplessness, she passed
away at her daughters, who devoted her
tenderest care and watchfulness, constant
~ by her mothers bed side, rendering
and comfort that no one but
loving hand can confer. Mrs, Burnhsm's |
husband preceded her nearly eighteen !
years, and of her family of twelve chill |
iren, five survive her, viz;-Mrs. Asa Il. |
Pepper OF Washington, Andrew Burnham |
Of Williamstown, Mrs. Warren Goodrich |
81 South Barre, Luther Burnham OF Wash |
ngton and Mrs. A. Q. Rich OF Barre. !
The funeral was largely attended last |
Sunday afternoon from her late home at |
South Barre. The burial services were |
held at the East Hill cemetery in Will |
Jamestown by the side of her husband, |
Rev. Almon Shepard of East Randolph |
and c. NJ. Edison conducting. |
Thus a long and useful life closed, and |
,adlu will chfl1ran a., H.,