Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-30

game arranged for Thursday with the
Mortified team, such sports not being in
keeping with the spirit OF Memorial day.
The boys complied and a rid to Barnard
was substituted.
Joseph Sault arrived Monday from
Providence, r. l., accompanied by his son,
Arthur, who recently took a wife unto
himself, the same being a young lady from
Athol, Mass. She came also, and the three
intend to make their home here.
Sunday, June 9th, at the hour of the
regular morning service Rev. +. G.. Rainey
will preach a memorial sermon at the
Methodist church for the Odd Fellows,
who, with the members OF Fern lodge Of
Rebekahs, will attend in a body.
S. II. Sparhawk q Co. came very near
the mark when they predicted that in the
well now being bored by the Dirigo Oil CO..,
oil would be reached by June LIST, as it has
already been announced in the Boston
papers the striking Of oil at only 200 feet.
This is a rather dubious Memorial day
damp and cold. The exercises will be car
ried out according to program. A large
number of flowers were contributed for
decorating the graves this morning. Many
of the stores and houses show the national
colors.
The Bethel Grammar school nine was
defeated at Mccall park Saturday by the
Grammar school nine of this place, the
score being II to II. One of the home
players, Fred Copeland, was the victim of
an unfortunate accident, which left him
with a fractured nose.
The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Johns church was held
Tuesday afternoon at the house of the rec
tor and the following officers elected -;
Pres, Mrs. l.. p. Thayer; vice pres. and
trpna Mrg " n MaInfura. Gaa Mra
Homer White; solicitor, Miss Mary A..
Moulton.
Mrs. Robert Chamberlin has been seri-
ously Ill the past week with pneumonia.
She has been attended by DIR. j. p. Clifford
and Miss Marion Abbott, a trained nurse.
She is now improving, and thought to be
past the danger point. Her place in the
primary department is being supplied by
Mrs. l.. b. Allen.
There was a hearing yesterday before
Justice Fowler in the suit of II. p. Sanford
VS.. j. q. Mann ct al, to recover for grain
furnished Mr.. Mann's farm tenant, George
Lane. Mr.. Sanford claimed that Mr. Mann
became responsible for it. Judgment for
plaintiff, from which defendant appealed.
Wilson for plaintiff, Boyden for defendant,
Mrs. Arson Burroughs, mother of the
tive girls who have had dipbtheria, was
stricken with the same mild form of the
disease last week. She is recovering, and
the girls are able to be about. The quar-
antine is continued on the house. +. f..
last week moved his family from the
other tenement to Eugene Barttro's on
Thayer brook.
The failure of the Savings Bank IS not
altogether an unmixed evil. The shaking
Of confidence in banking institutions /
which could not help following, has
induced people to seek opportunities for
investing, instead of depositing, with the
result that real estate in this locality has
felt the influence of the money turned
it. The small, modern village
residence, especially, paying a fair rental,
is strongly in demand.
The meeting Of the Book club with Mrs.
+. Moulton at Stoneleigh last Saturday
was a delightful occasion.
Quotations in response to roll-call opened
the program, which included a sketch of
the life of James Lane Allen, read by Miss
Nancy; an article ON the Pam
American exposition at Buffalo, Miss
Annie Walsh; a paper on the origin and
founding of Yale college, Mrs. l.. p.
Ihayer. A paper, prepared by Miss Cora
y. Martin of Chicopee. Mass, and read by
Mrs. w. +. Lamson, opened a new field
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