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

Adam Eglin has received an increase In
his pension TO s17 month and f73 back
pay.
E. A. Davis is a member of the new
slate company just organized at North
field.
John Abbott OF the Randolph Normal
school was in this village the first OF the
week
Mrs. w. A. Blodgett, who has been con-
fined to her house by illness, is able to be
out again.
Charles Gardner has moved into the
tenement of George Belleville on North
Main street.
Constable b. c. Rogers and K. s. Rood
were In Woodstock Tuesday and Wednes-
day OF last week.
Our road commissioner, VIM. Edmunds,
has put a new scraper on to the sidewalks,
which WORKS well.
Dell Dyke and NJ. Dickinson, with their
families, took sleigh ride to Stockbridge
Common on Sunday.
@. D. Cushing has decided to b. G. Bun
dy go acres OF woodland on Camp brook,
known as the Burbank lot.
Fred Kelsey. formerly resident OF this
town, now OF Lowell, Mass, visited rela-
/ tives in this place last week.
| Depot Master ]. II. Carr made short
visit to bis former home in st. Armand
p. O., during the past week.
b. q. Rogers and T.. s. Rood are in
| Woodstock today as witnesses In the
sharon postotiics burglary case.
Miss Pearl e. Blodgett has been the
guest OF Miss Mabelle Whitaker OF
Rochester during The past week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Cushing has been in poor
health for aeVpral vVapka md af nraaanf "a
confined to her bed with acute bronchitis.
DR.. l.. NJ. Greene has received from Gov.
Stickney the appointment as superinten-
dent OF the insane for the coming six
years.
Miss Louise Page, a graduate of the
Whitcomb high school, left for Boston
last Monday TO enter Burdett's Business
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Gillett are at the
Vermont State Grange this week as
delegates from the Rising Star Grange OF
this town.
Miss May s. Spaulding has returned
from a three weeks visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II. Baker at Somer-
vile, Mass.
A meeting was held Tuesday evening In
the rooms over the Office of c. ID. Cush-
ing OF young men interested in forming a
young mems club.
Mrs. Helen Sanspra, who has been
spending several weeks in town visiting
friends and relatives, has returned to her
home In st. Adams.
Q. w. Marston, formerly a merchant of
this place, has sold his establishment at
Lynn, Mass, and will open department
store at Montpelier.
Elmer l.. Phelps OF Leominster. Mass.
has arrived in town and will run the
splitting machine at the leather finishing
shop in the new tannery.
III. Q. Cheney, formerly OF this place.
now popular conductor on the Rutland
railroad, is stopping for the present with
Ed. ellison in Newcomville.
Hon. w. c. Danforth OF Barnard was
In town Wednesday on business connect
ed with the estate Of the late Geo. Wright,
OF which he was administrator.
Wedding cards are out announcing the
marriage OF Mary Gertrude Davis to
Jonathan Francis Pease Wednesday. Dec
18th. May they live long and prosper.
Miss Josephine M. French returned last
week from short visit In New York, She
was accompanied by Master Herbert
Huber, who will spend some time at the
residence of s. b. Day.
Mrs. 3. Sturtevant gave an afternoon
whist party last Thursday for the bene-
fit OF the Village improvement society.
The first prize was won by Miss Elizabeth
Whitmarsh and the BOBBY by Mrs. c. c.
Stearns.
Paul Wilson, who has been suffering
the past week from pneumonia, is some
better. Gladys Wilson, his sister, came
down with the same disease Tuesday
morning OF this week. Miss Bruce Of
Burlington is caring for them.
There was a very successful and well
attended meeting of the Rising Star
Grange Saturday night under the manage
ment OF the ladies. No program was
advertised but company of colored lady
Ministries came along and gave a good
entertainment.
At the biennial meeting OF the White
River Valley Pomona Grange held AT |
South Royalton Dece T Der /, the following
members of Rising Star Grange of this
place were elected to offices of that bodv.
Don Wilson, overseer; Mrs. John Wallace.
secretary; Hugh Wilson, sssistsnt steward.
and Miss Annie Lamson, lady assistant
steward.
The Methodist services next Sunday
Will be as follows;-2 p. m. service, Rev. r. |
y. Rainev, preacher. 3 O'Clock, SUNDAY
school, four grades of lessons-primary. |
junior, intermediate and advanced; Z
O'Clock service, address on "VaIue and
Danger OF Fsnaticism." Two cottage
prayer meetings are held every week. |
The Sunday school Is preparing for its |
srnual Christmas tree on Christmas eve. |
Alfred Curtis was struck and killed bv |
the noon express at the Finley crossing |
tuesday. He was employed by Merritt |
Brink and was driving Drinks team from |
his place on Camp brook toward Bethel |
village, being alone. he wore q fur cos, |
snd evtdeptly did not see bis danger or |
bear the semsphore which rings on the
approach OF trains. or else miscsIculsted
the distance. IL Is thoue ut the horse ws, |
struck, as It was mangled and killed /
while Curtis, who was thrown at least air /
rods onto the ice Of the river nearby. was
scarcely scratched. The engineer promnt
~ reversed and went back to the snrt /
Curtis was dead and his remains wer,
tsken 70 ms place, where they wer, |
finally identified from a memorundnr /
book In the pocket. Dsceased was anon
~ ss-s old and son OF Charles Curtis .
Rochester.
Znc aud Grinding make
Devoe Lead snd Zinc Paint wear tuic.
nnR lead and oil r,,fw.a - - Il