Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
Rochester News.
E. M. HARVEY, Local Editor.

Cushman's IS the place TO buy shirt
waists and muslin underwear.
The scarlet fever patients are all improy-
ing.
H. c. Bronson is in Woodstock this
week.
P. L. Baker has gone to Bethel for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Webber returned TO
Rutland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dyer of Randolph
we're in town Friday.
Mrs. Julia Wing spent a day recently
with friends in Pittsiield.
Rev. Frank f. Adams subject next sun
day will be "The Average Man."
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Boutwell, spent a
day last week with friends in Bethel.
Charles Martin, n. G. Harvey and Aaron
Yout were in Randolph day recently.
Gardner Aldrich has gone to Lewiston,
Montana, to work for Henry Chipman.
Miss Smalley OF stockbridge was the
guest Of Miss Mabel Smith over Sunday.
Mrs.Amos Guernsey, who has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks, is improving.
Mrs. Charles Burgess and three children
have been visiting her sister in Brandon.
Mrs. Ellen Pierce returned from Boston
Monday and will spend the summer here.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Downs have gone
to Brandon and Middlebury for few
weeks.
Harry Tower Of Tunbridge has been Wis
iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Tower.
Mrs. Frances Hodgkins is spending the
week in Gaysville with her son, Guy, and
family.
William Ellis Of Pittsfeld spent two
days recently with Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Sargent
Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Howard spent sat
urday and Sunday with their daughter in
Brandon.
The listers OF the town viii commence
their appraisal Of real estate on Thursday
Of this week.
Windsor this week attending the preach
ers' meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Williams OF Bos-
ton are spending week with Mr. and
Mrs. l.. L. Pierce.
Henry Harvey and sister, Julia, went to
Weybridge Friday Miss Harvey will re-
main several weeks.
Hiram Thatcher of Northfeld was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Harvey
4 two days last week.
| Mrs. Evelyn Fuller Lawton and friend
4 OF Woodstock have been visiting her sis
/ ter, Mrs. Herbert Eaton.
/ w. II. Hubbard has bought back the
/ barber shop he sold to Clarence Young
and takes possession at once.
/ Miss Ruth Hildreth of New York city
came Tuesday to spend several weeks with
/ Rev. and Mrs. II. w. Hildreth.
/ Mrs. Emma Campbell and daughter
were called to Lowell, Mass, Sunday night
Il : ls,u ~ bnr faf
The town library has been moved to the
/ Campbell q Greeley block and viii be
open Tuesdays and Saturdays as hereto
/ fore.
/ Mrs. Alice Wright returned from Buffa-
/ 10 last Thursday. Her daughter, Mrs.
i Maltby, accompanied her to spend few
weeks here.
! Mrs. Hutchins of Bethel is visiting her
i friend, Mrs. Martha Morgan. Mrs.
/ Hutchins taught a writing school here
forty years ago.
John Dunbar of Orange, Mass, a for
mer resident of this town, will give pic
mic June 9th to the Rochester people who
live in Orange and vicinity.
Ell. Edgerton, Mrs. Julia Wing, Mrs.
! Fred Martin. Mrs. VIM. Baker and son,
Misses Jennie Baker, Lucy Washburn and
1 Sara Henry were in Bethel Saturday.
Several of our young people attended
the bali given by the /. o. o. +. in Warren
Thursday evening. On Friday evening
two couples attended one in Gaysville.
Mrs. Henry Wing received a message
/ last week Tuesday announcing the death
OF her sister, Mrs. Sarah Eldredge, at the
/ home of her daughter, Mrs. Blaisdell, in
/ Bradford.
| The Republican town committee has
/ issued the call for the town caucus which
/ will no held in the hall Saturday.
June IA, at 2 p. m. Delegates Will be
I elected to the State, District and County
! conventions.
/ The decorations in Miss J. f. Halls
4 window on Friday were very fine, being
a representation of Mckinley's grave with
flag and flowers and Mrs. Mckinley
standing at the grave. The work was
done by Miss Emma Bailey.
As Mr.. and Mrs. George Chedel and two
daughters of Pittsfield were driving here
/ Friday morning, a strap on the harness
I broke and the horses ran, upsettlng the
carriage and throwing the occupants out.
l Mrs. Chedel was quite seriously injured.
I Mr.. Chedel escaped with slight bruises
and the daughters were unframed.
/ The Memorial exercises at the G. A. X.
hall were attended by a fair sized audi
ence. II. III. Cushman presided. Rev. f..
/ T.. Adams offered prayer. Geo. T.. Rich
ardson gave a defamation, ''Twenty Mil
/ lion Strong" Hon. W. III. Bliss of Mid
| dlebury spoke briefly and read poem,
.'The Gallant Boys OF 81" Music con-
sisted of selections by the Randolph Cen
ter band, songs by a quartette consisting
Of Mr.. Morse, Rev. l. 5. Yerkes, Mrs. Milo
/ Ball and Miss Emma Bailey, and solos by
Rev. l. S. Yerlles and Miss Emma Bailey.
At the close of the exercises a procession
was formed. preceded by the band and the
| Rochester Drum corps, which marched 10
the lower cemetery where the graves OF
soldiers were decorated after the reading
of the impressive ritual of the grand army.