Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-28
RANpoLPH CENTER.

Msrkdown on all kinds of rubbers at
Thomas
Mrs. Tarbox returned from Montpelier
last week.
Mrs. Hayden went to st. Adams yester-
day for a few weeks.
Il. j. Boyden OF hancock has hired j.
ii. Hayes house and will soon move here.
j. b. Adams went to Massachusetts,
Monday witha carload OF cattle, calves
and lambs.
The Methodist horse sheds collapsed
yesterday morning, supposedly under the
weight OF snow.
Arthur Nevers' concert company gave
the sixth entertainment in the lecture
course last evening.
Mary Stone closed her school in Barre
last week and is spending her vacation at
the Maplewood, her home.
Chas. Miles has taken the Chas. Paine
farm at So. Randolph and Will soon move
there. Horace Clifford and N. l.. Boyden
are the appraisers.
NJ Washbur left town Monday and
with his wife, started for San Francisco
Tuesday and from there expect to go to
Alaska during the summer.
A. q. Osgood has bought A. A. San
born's stock OF goods and expects to move
them to his store at East Randolph. Mr..
Sanborn's health is very poor
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone gave a very pleas
ant party at the Maplewood last Saturday
evening to NJ. L. Washburn and about ~
OF his friends. An elegant supper was
served and very pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all and Mr.. Washburn's path
way towards Alaska was "etrewn with
fio wers. "Mine host" knows how to do
such things at the right time. In re-
spouse to toast Mrs. Stone said that
early rising and hard work did 1t.
Noah Granger an old and respected
citizen, died suddenly last Monday morn
Ing, aged nearly "a years, OF heart disease.
Mr.. Granger had been very active man
until little more than year ago when
he had paralytic shock from which he
never fully recovered. This winter he
had been feebler than usual and at times
was troubled to breathe and his breath
would stop for few seconds. Last Mon
day morning he dressed as usual and
stepped out OF the house into the shed ana
was gone long enough to attract the at
tention OF his wife, who went out and
found him dead. Mr.. Granger had been
for many years a strong pillar in the
Methodist church, devoting much OF his
time and money to uphold its interests.
He was an indefatigable worker in the
church of his choice. be had been
TRUSTEE III tuc Olu oEhukC WHY
mar sch pol and continued las such when
liz was changed to a Normal and the
school was very dear to him. 1t was
through his labors that the fund OF SlO,-
900 was raised for the school and he has
raised quite an amount at other times for
the school. He raised a large fund for the
Methodist seminary at Montpelier. he
had a faculty OF raising money for worthy
objects that few surpass. Mr.. Granger
was a good man. faithful friend, kind
neighbour, an exemplary Christian and one
OF the substantial citizens OF the town and
in his death the church, schools, town,
community and family have met with
severe loss, but his work will live. The
funeral was held in the Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Gorse Of
floating. There were present DIR. A. l..
Cooper, w. NJ. Newton, principal OF the
M. K. seminary, and Principal Conant,
all OF whom made remarks relative to the
character and good qualities OF the de-
ceased. N. l.. Boyden, president OF the
board OF trustees, had charge OF the tuner
al. DIR. Frank Granger, son OF the de-
ceased OF Brockton, Mass, and his wife
were present. The Methodist church was
filed with neighbors and friends.