Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-11
NEWS IN Towns ABOUT.
STAFFORD.

Miss Edith Wallace Of Barnet IS visiting
her aunt, Mrs. A. NJ. Hazelton.
Hattie Lamphere is working for Mrs.W
NJ. Hatch.
Henry MorriI returned Saturday to
Gardner, Mass.
". X. Sanborn returned Saturday from
Greenfield, Mass
DR.. Harlan Carpenter is at his brothers,
y. II. Carpenters.
Quite a large party spent Tuesday Of last
week at Fairlee Lake.
Miss NJ +. Bartlett made brief visit at
ID. G. Hyde's last week.
Andrew Marshall OF Boston spent sever
al days in town last week.
Miss Julia Simmons returned Monday
to her home in Woodstock.
Miss Abbie Chandler arrived in town
Friday from Cambridge, Mass.
Gardner Cobb is clerking In the store
during Claude Carpenters vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Mead Of Hanover
recently visited at Mrs. Janet Bacon 5.
Mrs. F. r. jerks and son returned FRI
day from their visit to Providence, X !.
Hi. Udan and Miss Julia simmons
were in White River Junction Thursday.
Mrs. f. c. Avery OF Athbl, Mass, ar
rived IN town Friday to spend the summer.
Jettie Root and Bert Jordan of Lowell,
Mass, are spending their vacation IN
town.
John Bacon and Blanche Sweet were
married at West Fairlee on Monday of last
week.
misses Aldana and Dorothy Quimby Of
New York arrived at Miss Hatch's for the
summer Friday.
Miss Julia Simmons closed her school on
Wednesday OF last week with picnic IN
the Morrill, woods.
Rev. CIV. Morrow occupied the Congl
pulpit Sunday morning and gave a stir
ring temperance address.
Miss Margaret II. Chandler came Satur-
day from Enfield, \. H.. where she had
been visiting Mrs. II. T. Hoffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Hanchett and Harry
Hanchctt OF Franklin, \. H., visited their
sister, Mrs. W. p. Stone, last week.
The l.. b. G. will meet Friday afternoon
at the town hall from until o'clock and
all are most cordially invited to attend.
Miss Edith Preston graduated last week
at the Salem, Mass. Normal school and
returned early last week to her home here.
Raleigh -. Morrill,, who has been at
tending school during the year in Athol,
Mass, returned Friday to his home here.
w. NJ. Hatch and family and Mrs. Mary
A. Hatch arrived from Lexington, Mass,
Monday Of last week and will spend the
summer at their home here.
There was no particular celebration OF
the Fourth in town, though few patriot
&c spirits made sleep an impossibility dur
ing the small hours, There were a few
small private displays Of fireworks.
Mrs. Grace L., wife Of Eustace Carpen-
ter, who was killed at Medford, Mass,
July 9TH, was brought to this town for
burial Saturday. Her age was rs years.
Mr.. Carpenter has the sympathy of all in
this sudden and terrible affection.
The pupils attending the Old City
school having no absent marks during the
term Of ten weeks ending July 3D., were
Ethel, Nnton and Ernest Norton, John
Clogston; Jesse Melendy was absent only
one day. The average attendance was
u 1894, there being 10 pupils.
MARY A. Houston, Teacher.
The members Of the Baldwin district
school spent very pleasant afternoon last
Wednesday, their closing day. The
school room was well filled with parents
and friends, whom the pupils entertained
in a very creditable manner with literary
exercises. The program presented con-
sisted largely Of selections from Whittier
but was followed by exercises of national
and historic character and tableauX and
concluded with prize "Aluseum Hunt,
which proved very interesting. Then all
assembled to the grove TO enjoy ice cream,
cake and lemonade During the spring
term the school has enrolled 3 and the per
cent Of attendance was 81. Those neither
absent nor tardy are Roland Scribner, FL
more Hathorn and Grace Clapp, while
Florence Scribner and Iona and Bernice
Chase have only one tardy mark each, and
have been absent only one half day.
Mrs. SADIE q. CIAPp TEACHER.