Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-02
Rochester News.
Z. N. HARVEY, Local Editor.

DR.. Steele of Gaysville was in town FRI
day.
Charles Martin was in Pittsiield a day
last week.
Charles Hulett has gone to Florida for
the winter.
Miss Ethel Prosser spent Sunday with
friends in Bethel.
Mrs. r. S. Morgan returned to her home
in Boston Tuesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baker Thursday, Dec. Is.
Mrs Fred Martin and Fay spent Christ
mas at her home in Gaysyille.
P. c. Tinkham was in Woodstock a part
of last week attending court.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Harvey Friday, Dec. 9th.
Miss Bessie Wissell has been spending a
few days with her sister in Brandon.
Mrs Norman Harvey has sold the So
called Beedle farm to A. L. NanDeusen.
Prof. d. H. Scribner has gone to his
home in Hyde Park for few days.
Miss Jennie Baker spent Christmas in
Bethel with her sister, Mrs. o. ID. Greene.
Mrs. Louise Martin is putting in a bath
room and making other improvements in
her house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner OF Ticonderoga, n.
", have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
George Randall.
Mrs. o. r. Blodgett was called to Gosh
EN- last week by the serious illness OF her
brother, Joseph Hooker.
Thirty young ladies and gentlemen at
tended the birthday party given by Louis
Hubbard last Thursday evening.
Several Of our young people attended the
Christmas exercises at the NJ. +. church in
Hancock last Wednesday evening.
DR.. W. d. Huntington and DR.. r. B.
Richardson were called to Middlebury last
Thursday to testify in the Dumas case.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. f.
church will hold their annual meeting and
election Of officers at the parsonage Friday,
Jan. Sd.
Cards have been received, announcing
the marriage of Miss Jessie Fuller to Glenn
G. Armin at her home in Hermon, y. Y,
Dec. %, 1901.
The Sunday schools, connected with the
Cong1, Methodist and Universalist
churches, had Christmas trees and exer-
cises Tuesday evening.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Aid
society of the COngl church was held last
Thursday afternoon. They voted TO hold
soeiables once in four weeks instead OF
once in two weeks, as heretofore. The So
eiety has earned $3.50 during the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Martin received
sad news last week in the death of their
niece, Mrs. Grace Ball Wheelock, who died
of pneumonia at the age Of 30 yrs. She was
the daughter of VIM. and Esther Ball of
Moline, ILL.,, and leaves a husband and
three children, the youngest only two
weeks of age.
Smith Tinkham died Thursday, Dec. rs,
after a brief illness, at 80 yrs. of age. He
was the last of his family, his wife having
died several years ago. His brother, VIII
liam, and sister, Mrs. Lucretia Newton,
both lived to be over so yrs. Of age. They
have all passed away within two years. The
funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Su-
san Tinkham Saturday, Rev. f. f. Adams
conducting the services.
The union week -of-prayer services for
1902 will be held i'm the Methodist and
Cong'l churches as follows, beginning at Z
pm. Sunday, Jan. 8, topic, "Nhat is the
necessity and effect of religious zeal "
Tuesday, "What are the promised results
of prayer ?n Wednesday, "What is the
supreme mission Of the church ?' Thurs
day, ''What is the requirement of the re-
deemed life 2' Friday, "What are the re-
sources of the redeemed life2" Sunday,
s'What is the result of the redeemed lifef ~
The first three services viii be held in the
NJ. r. church, Rev. i. 5. Yerks, leader; the
last three services in the Congl church,
Rev. II. W. Hildreth, leader. All are ear
nestIy invited and cordially welcomed.