Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-23

e""9o WIN Nun AabeASS At"N Ais III hoAill
Monday.
w. s. Spear has received a letter from
his son, Carl, who is on his way to the
Philippines. II was dated Gibraltar and
reported ''all WE'LL"
The subject Of Rev. Brown r. Smiths
| sermon at the Baptist church Sunday
morning viii be .'What Jesus saw at the
tax collectors office"
The ladies Of the NJ =. church will hold
a social at Mrs Mary Changers next Fri
day, Jan. "a, afternoon and evening. Tea
at $3.50. Everyone is invited.
A meeting Of Arcadia lodge, l. O. G. H.,
Will be held at Grange hail Thursday even
ing Of next week, when the quarterly
election OF officers viii occur.
c. j. Bell, g. e. Terrill, George Aitken
and DR.. Holton arrived this morning TO
participate in the Board Of Agriculture
meeting at East Braintree today.
Mrs. NJ. j. Smith went to Springfield
| Tuesday to join her husband. She Will
return later and assist in packing their
household goods for shipment there.
Alton Packard, cartoonist and humor-
ist will give the sixth entertainment i'm
the course next Monday evening. His
subject is 'Fun and Fancy in Form and
Color"
Frederick Leeds returned last week
from trip to Boston, where he was sue
cessful in securing a housekeeper to take
the place of Miss Kent OF Burlington, who
returned home after short stay.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting at
the Cong1 church next Sunday evening
Rev. q. +. Laid will speak, by request, Of
his experiences in visiting certain mission
fields in Turkey, telling OF work as he saw
it.
The installation of officers Of Fern Re
bekah lodge will be held Friday evening,
Jan. q. Members are kindly requested TO
furnish whatever they desire in the way OF
refreshments without further soliciting.
At the whist party in Edson's hall last
Friday evening the winners were w. +.
Edison and Mrs. G. 5. Bent, witha score Of
plus Il. There were eight tables. Another
party will be held Thursday evening, Jan.
sd.
An active canvass in DR.. w. Seward
Webb's behalf has been in progress in town
the past week or two. W. b. Wall, who
was DR.. Webb's seatmate in the House in
'9S is the chief local promoter. He claims a
large lead in Randolph for his candidate
already.
John w. Blanchard OF East Braintree is
laid up as the result Of an accident. Last
week, while loading sheep in the railroad
yard here, a train backed against the ear
into which the loading plank was placed.
The plank caught Mr. Blanchards foot.
crushing bone Of the instep.
Yesterday Abel O. Whitcomb and Miss
Winnabel |. Pike, both OF Barnard, were
married by Rev. G. o. Howe at his resi-
dence. They win make their home for the
present with the parents Of the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Pike, who moved TO Bar
nard from this village few years ago.
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funeral OF the late Cummings Marsh, held
at bis home last Thursday afternoon. The
bearers were the four nephews Of the de- |
ceased from Rochester. The remains were
placed in the tomb. The daughter, Mrs. |
+. \. Somers, returned TO Cincinnati FRI |
day.
Rev. F. G.. Rainey viii preach the SER
mon at the union service to be held al the |
White church next Sunday evening. The |
quartet Of the church viii render special /
music, including solos and triOs, and there
will be a duet by Miss Sparhawk and DIR. |
Kelly, and selections introducing solos by |
each.
W. NJ. Button, who lives on the Otis Ri |
lord farm, received quite q cut on his leg 1
Monday from a newly sharpened saw 1
which he had placed on a load of wood l
lie was standing beside his sled, which |
tipped over against him as his team started. /
Nlt HaN making q NNNnu ABOUT lOuf AflGhN Il
long. DIR. Bailey was called.
This evening at Grange hall there viii be
a rehearsal 81 "The Magic Mirror which \
viii be presented at the grange meeting
saturday evening. DR. w. NJ. Kelly and 1
Miss Josephine Hodges viii give dialogue 4
introducing various attractions. Miss /
Wnnifred v. Mann will recite and there
viii be several musical numbers.
Drs. Scott and Angel had little exper-
fence near Will Spears Friday in the way
OF smashup. They were driving I'm Or. /
Scott covered conveyance and. I'M turning 4
out for another team. the horse starting.
threw the patent top against the other
sled, which raked IL on and the occupants
with II. the horse running a mile or so.
The sleigh Was left for Bean to "reduce
the fracture"
Henry Boycs OF st. Paul, Mimi, is visit
ing his brother. A. J. Bovce He has not
been here before for IL years and tinds
many changes. He went West about AZ
years ago with a number from this sec
ton. among them lawyer kidder and :
NJ. Flint. the latter for many years Judge
m the city police court of St. Paul Mr.
boycc served during The war with the lst /
Minnesota regiment. Ills brother. Rev. /
Ora BoyCe oi East RoXburv, al whose
home he arrived sunday. ACCOMPANIED
him here.
ID. T. shepard. travelling man. hired a
team 81 ID. I. Dyer last week Wednesday.
saying that be would return il the next
night Not until Friday was il heard
from. That night Shepard passed through
on the local train, sending $50 10 Mr. L
Dyer and notifying him that his team was
At Braintree. David didn't fancy this wav .
q doing business and got Deruty hanson
10 follow shepard up. He drove 20 Bethel
and awakened Shepard at the hotel The
latter refused to settle and was arrested
and brought here. saturday. he concluded /
10 come down. The cost Of his little fun
was about s15.