Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-12

Hugh Wilson and wife of st. Adams,
John Dickinson OF Holyoke, Mass, Miss
Mary Dickinson Of Grinnell, Ia, and many
relatives from Bethel attended the funeral
Of little Hope Wilson Tuesday.
Mrs. Amos Woodward OF Roxbury was
guest of Mrs. Mann a day last week.
She Is over 80 years old but enjoyed a
months visiting trip, going alone to call
on 30 friends in six different towns.
Inability 10 secure cars 10 transport the
crushed granite from Barre has caused tie
Main street improvement to lag. Only
two carloads have come the past week.
The railroad officials are being urged %
provide cars as fast as possible.
L. S. Grant Post held an open meeting
Saturday evening. Sixty were present,
including nearly 40 members. William
Tracy was mustered into membership.
Dr. r. II. Murphy OF New York addressed
the gathering. Ice cream was served and
nice time is reported
The members Of the o. +. 5. will re
member the sociable to be held at the
Masonic hall anterooms Thursday even
ing, sept. y. The champion backgam-
mon player ofthe village Will be present
and invites any member 10 social game
Light refreshments viii be served.
Two of the new teachers. Miss ElVa
Parkhurst Of North Troy and Miss Nea
Lockwood Of st. Johnsbury, board with
the Misses Matthews. Miss Emma Row
ell of Tunbridge is at VIM. Bass and Miss
Jennie Frost Of Arlington, Mass, the new
High school assistant, and Miss Fanny
Crandall Of Burlington, the music teacher,
are at the Red Lion Inn.
Hope, two-year- old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wilson, died sunday
afternoon OF Preventative diarrhea, after
ten DAYS illness. The funeral was held
at the home Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
Homer White officiating. Burial was at
the Old Church cemetery. One little girl
remains, and she has been quite i'll with a
similar trouble, but is now eonvalescmg.
Miss Stella Beard sailed from Hamburg
Aug. - on steamer Augusta Victoria and
arrived in New York Sept. 5 safe and well.
The party remained IN the city till Mon
day, when they returned to Far RockaWay
10 begin another years school duties the
following day, sept. 10. They spent some
time in London, Cologne, Heidelberg.
Dresden and Berlin, besides trips to minor
points. Miss Beard expresses herself as
quite in love with Germany.
The ladies Of the Book club met with
Mrs. +. III. Joslyn last saturday. The
program for the afternoon was as follows.
Roll-call, responded to by quotations;
current events. Mrs. L. F. Lewis; reading,
"A NaudtAllle lurn. Mrs. X. RI. IMAM
berlin; paper. "A Trip through the Vest
Miss Annie Walsh, who gave a graphic
account OF her recent journey, illustrated
with excellent views; reading. - Thanks
giving Story" Mrs. A. j. Curtis. Re-
freshments were served and a social half
hour enjoyed.
The trustees met Monday evening to
consider the question Of hitehing posts on
Main street, particularly those in front Of
Smith block. The owners and tenants OF
that block were represented in objection
to the removal of the posts. w. b. Wall,
who resides opposite, asked for the right
to erect, at his own expense, as many
posts in front OF his place as it was de-
cided to leave in front OF the Smith block.
This request was denied. The trustees
decided 10 place six good looking posts in
front Of the smith block instead OF eight
or nine as formerly, and to require long
teams to hitch elsewhere, so as TO leave
the highway as wide as possible for
traffic. The posts now standing on the
street are not to be disturbed.
Mrs. Jennie Johnston died at her home
in RoXburv, Mass, Sunday afternoon Of
appendicitis, after a brief illness. The
body was brought here Tuesday and the
funeral was held at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon al the home OF her uncle. Win
Curtis. Rev. T. A. Howard officiating. In
terment was in South View cemetery be-