Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-29
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The town hall is undergoing repairs.
Sleighs were out for the first TINT
Saturday.
Mrs. Melvin Billings has not been as
well OF late.
Sam Cady was home from Woodstock
over Sunday.
Meetings are continued at the NJ. E.
church this week.
A gentleman from st. Adams is visiting
at Stephen Hoar's.
A son was born to Col. and Mrs. Ash
worth Saturday, Nov. oath.
Geo. Dsyette OF Benson has been at IL.
A. Eastman's for few days.
A. X. Aikens started by carriage drive
for Boston Saturday morning.
The stage made the trip from Wood
stock 10 Bet hel With sleigh Monday.
Mrs. Daniel Abbott OF Rutland is visiting
her son, Alfred Abbott, of this place.
Carl Ellis was In Mortified and vicinity
last week, returning home Thursday.
p. b. Hadley aud wife returned to
Marion, Mass, Tuesday for the winter.
Dr. j II. Prescott, oculist and specialist
in lenses, has been canvassing the town.
A few enthusiastic hunters are looking
for bears. e. &. Cady is among the num-
Der.
Mrs. James Kidder was taken suddenly
III with neuralgia OF the stomach Sunday
night.
Mrs John West OF Gilbertville, Mass,
has been spending several days with
friends In town.
Miss Lottie smith, who has been with
rlnNF In az a. hRl
has returned home.
Miss Hattie Durkee, who has been with
her sister for some time, has returned to
her home in Randolph.
Frank lockwood and Carl Ellis have
gone to Burlington where they have en-
listed In the regular army.
Messrs Kidder OF Bethel and Atwood OF
Woodstock bought most Of the Thanks.
giving poultry in this vicinity.
Owing to the condition OF the town
hall the singing school was held in the
schoolhouse Saturday evening.
The dance which was to have been
given at the hall last Friday evening was
changed to the Greek House in Bethel.
Beatrice Cady, daughter OF r.. c. Csdy,
was badly scalded Saturday evening by
water being spilled from kettle of the
stove.
Mrs. Belle Perry, who returned from
East Bethel the first OF last week, went
Friday TO visit friends in West Rutland
and Montpelier.
Hotel Proprietor Holmes has already
commenced making improvements about
the Silver Lake Rouse. The driveway
has been graveled the past week
The telephone line which is being con-
structed between Barnard and South
Barnard is nearly completed. There will
be at least two phones in the village.
Chas. Lilley and Neila Wright, whose
marriage was announced in the South
Royalton items last week, have returned
to Morris Lilley's. The happy couple ex-
pect to spend the winter in New York
state.
The second social OF the season Is billed
for Thursday night at the town hall.
Gaien Fish OF Randolph has been secured
TO give number OF readings and the en-
tertainment is sure to give pleasure.
Ladies bring cake.
The young people OF South Barnard
will give their first social ana entertain
ment at the schoolhouse this week Satur-
day evening. An interesting program
consisting OF music readings, and dia-
logues is In preparation.
News OF the sudden death OF Dora
NhiIu ONNuETtu III NllueTt
was received here Wednesday. Miss |
Whitcomb spent the summer in the fam
lily OF Rev. s. p. Fairbanks and made |
friends here, who mourn her loss.
Through the generosity OF large num- |
Der OF our townspeople quite a sum of
money, together with provisions and
clothing, has been contributed to the |
family OF Edward Leonard, whose home |
was destroyed by fire several days since.
Barnard did not escape the young cy-
olona OF last Wednesday. IL struck the |
place with great fury about O'Clock pm. |
Trees, fences and a few buildings were
blown down, sheds and barns were I'M
rooted and about everything that stood in
its path came out the worse for wear.
The largest building that fell was John
Deans barn In which were stored a num-
Der OF sleighs and nice carriages, most OF
which were ruined. Others whose build
ings were injured are L. 8. Putnam, s.
Hosr, q. N. Putnam, W. r. Davis, A. X.
Aikens and w. e. Danforth. The town
hall was also rendered unsafe for use.