Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY. Local Editor

! GeOrge bauger OF MOutpellef was IN
/ town last week.
Rev. I. S. Yerks spent the first of the
/ week IN st. lbans.
\ Frank Tyler caught a bear in West
/ Rochester last week.
I Adolph Epeneter Of Orange, Mass, is in
town on hunting trip.
DIR. Claude Campbell was in North Ben
! nington the first Of the week.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Guernsey returned
to Plttsfield to live on Monday.
P. L. Baker OF Bethel has been visiting
his many friends here the past week.
r. F. Sawyer OF Maiden, Mass, has been
at the Rochester House for few days.
p. O. Taylor is in town selling stoves for
Lord, Stone & Co. of Otter River, Mass.
Charles Emerson is in Worcester, Mass,
where he has work in an insane hospital
Rev. A. L. Cooper of Randolph was the
guest of Mrs. Julia Webber over Sunday.
Kimball Pollard of Newport, n. H., has
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Jeanette Pol
lard.
Miss Grace Washburn OF Bethel is spend
ing few days at her aunt's, Mrs. &. BrOn-
sons.
DIR. W. d. Huntington and DIR. John
Wheeler were in Randolph a day last
week.
Misses Emma Moses and Emma Bailey
spent Sunday with their parents in Ran
dolph.
Samuel Williams OF Boston was in town
last week, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l..
Pierce.
Royal Durkee Of Athol, Mass, is spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Perkins.
Dr. Alya Hoag Of Bridgeport, Conn,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the Roches-
ter House.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ". Angel have been
visiting friends in Braintree and Randolph
for a week.
Harvey Richardson went to Lowell,
Mass, Friday to spend few days with
relatives.
School in North Hollow is closed on ac-
count Of scarlet fever at David Fales' and
Orville Careys.
Mrs. William Pember and her two
daughters spent last week in Montpelier
with Mr.. Pember.
Leslie Pierce returned to Boston last
week with his automobile. Charles Hulett
accompanied him.
o. l.. Beckwith raised three carrots
which weighed 10 lbs, s o., the largest
weighing lbs, 6 OF.
Herbert and Adelbert Chamberlin OF
Northheld, Mass, are in town visiting
friends and hunting deer.
Mrs. Ann NJ Whitaker and sons, Royal
and Lawrence, of Randolph are visiting
her mother, Sarah j. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burditt Of Brandon
spent Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Howard.
The old maids OF the Uniyersalist church
win hold their convention in the near iu-
ture. Watch for further particulars.
The members OF II. A. Eaton POST. with
their wives and few friends, held a bas-
ket picnic at q. A. X. hall Oh Saturday.
Leon Pollard is to take the place of J.
Nichols as station agent here. Mr.. Mich
OILS will soon go TO Massachusetts to live.
Miss Ethel Tower and friend of Tun-
bridge have recently been visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Ashley of South
Royalton came Saturday and remained
over Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
+. l.. Pierce.
General Manager Beck and Superinten-
dent Butler of Burlington were in town
Thursday in the interest of the New Eng
land Telephone company.
The school in the High room closed last
week Wednesday for the week to give
Prof. j. {. Codding an opportunity to at
tend the teachers meeting at Bellows
Falls.
j. Boulder, blacksmith for the White
River Valley railroad, has'secured a sim
liar position at the Central Vermont
shops in st. Albans and will soon move
there.
Rev. and Mrs. George Howe of Randolph,
Kiles Stockwell of Springfield, Mass, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gould and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elbridge Whitcomb Of Gaysville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bowen and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Leonard of Stockbridge were in town sun
day to attend the funeral of George Stock
well.
The whole community was ssddened
Friday morning when the news came that
George Stockwell had passed away. He
was in fairly good health on Thursday
and was not feeling well on Friday morn
ing but went TO the barn as usual. He
soon returned in great distress and only
breathed a few times and was gone. He
was 3s years Of age and was the oldest son
OF the late James and Emily Stockwell and
survived his father only one year. He
left a widow aud two daughters, moth
er and two brothers, who have much SYM
pathy in this afiliction. The funeral was
largely attended al his late home Sunday
afternoon, Rev. !. 5. Yerks officiating.