Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-19

Mrs. Fred Bryant and son, George, went
TO South Royalton Saturday to spend a few
days with friends. Mrs. Bryant is suffer-
ing severely with a trouble affecting the
nerves of her right arm and it is feared
she may lose the use of it.
Between $50 and 200 little ones were made
happy Saturday afternoon by the Santa
Claus reception at Ii. Z. Aliens store. Old
santa himself was present in snow
house lined with toys which he generously
presented to the children, who also each
received bag of sweets.
Mrs. b. w. Wilcox OF Windsor came
Friday and next day accompanied her sis
| ter, Mrs. Il. A. Thomas, to st. Adams to
visit. f. A. Thomas joined them later and
Tuesday they attended a reception given
by Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Wood, parents Of
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Wilcox, in honor
OF their golden wedding anniversary.
W. F. Moulton returned to Boston
Monday to resume his duties as Pullman
car conductor. His sister, Mrs. Benjamin
Briggs of Hartford, was here over Sunday
and was accompanied upon her return by
her mother, Mrs. George s. Moulton, who
Will spend most of the winter with her.
Mr.. Briggs was also here over Sunday.
Rev. |. p. Booth visited his son, Photog-
rapher Booth, Friday. He was on his way
from White River Junction where he at
ltnutu All executive UletlluR Oi
the Universalist State society and also the
Vermont State grange. He has just en-
tered upon the tenth year of his pastorate
of the Universalist church at Morrisville.
A report prevailed here that "Spotter"
Waite, who shot Goshen at White River
Junction, and whose name has been report
ed as Wilson, was in fact Glen Wilson,
well-known here and supposed to be in
Massachusetts, now. The HERALD tele-
phoned to States Attorney Tarbell at
Woodstock, who denied the report, saying
that the mans real name was Samuel ID.
Wilson Of Cambridge, Mass.
As Charles Jerd and family were riding
from East Braintree in two-seated surrey
Monday, one of the rear wheels collapsed
near A. b. Manchester's, but luckily no
one was injured. 1t was replaced by a
borrowed one which stood the test until
near the station here, when it also gave
out. e. /. Clahin's express wagon also
suffered from the rough roads, a wheel
breaking down the same day near the
place OF Mr.. Jerds first accident.
Thursday Ida, the 12-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jerd of Barre,
died after an illness of only two days
with tonsilitis. After prayer at the house
Saturday the remains were brought here
and al one O'Clock Sunday funeral services
were held at the home of Mr.. Jerd's moth
er, Mrs. Melina Jerd, in East Braintree,
Rev. J. w. Coffin officiating. Among
those attending the services were the sis
tiers Of the deceased, Lima and Florence,
and the brothers, Homer and Pearl, and
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Jerd, also
Miss Minnie Rope OF Barre and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Rand and Mrs. Emma Rice OF
Montpelier.
At the grange meeting Saturday evening |
the annual election Of officers was held, |
with the following result Worthy mas
ter, Homer w. Vail; oyerseer, Russell |
chaplain, Mrs. A. B. Manchester; secre- |
tary, Miss Alice Herrick treasurer, Ly- |
man Hutchinson; steward, Arthur Wilson; |
Pomona, Mrs. John Nancy; Ceres, Mrs. /
Dana II. Morse Flora, Mrs. w. W. Jones; |
gatekeeper, Dana II. Morse. Thomas Con- |
molly was reelected assistant steward and |
Miss Lura Montgomery, lady assistant
steward, but declined another term and
the offices will be filled at the next meet
ing, when the program will be in charge
OF the Grange Dramatic club.
At the State grange meeting at White
River Junction last week, more than 30
patrons Of the local grange were in attend
ance, many of them participating in the
exercises. The degree work was especially
and the harvest march by
rs young people in pretty costumes, with
+. A. Morse and Mrs. G. 5. Booth as lead
ers, was enthusiastically applauded. This
week q. c. Flint, master of West Ran
dolph grange, received complimentary
letter from c. j. Bell, State grange master,
from which this extract is taken:-"I
wish to take this early opportunity on my
arrival home to express to you, and
through you TO the members OF West Ran
iolph grange, my high appreciation of
heir good work in exemplifying the third
md fourth degrees at the State grange
asst Thursday evening. ! do well under
stand that it is by much OF valuable time
md effort only that such exhibitions OF
proficiency in the work can be given.
they are not only valuable lessons for the
listing members to receive, but il is an
OF a high order.n