Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY, Local Editor.

Jouh IOWdEu went 10 BRANDON DdLuF-
day. returning Sunday.
Chester Pierce and Mrs. Ellen Pierce are
in Boston for a short stay.
Mrs. G. +. Townsend went to Montpelier
Friday, returning Monday.
Miss June Fassett spent Saturday in
Bethel and South RoyaltOn.
Robert Guernsey is home from Albany
Business college for the week.
Miss Ellen Clifford returned from her
school in Pittstield last Monday.
Wesley Swan has moved into Lyman
Kinsman's house in West Rochester.
Mrs. I. r. Blodgett spent last week in
Brandon with her niece, Mrs. \. S. Capen.
Mrs. /. S. Yerks went Monday to Brook
Ign, \. v, to spend few weeks with
friends.
P. L. webber of Rutland is spending
the week with his mother, Mrs. Julia
Webber.
f. e. Foote of West Cornwall shipped
from this station last week two carloads of
potatoes.
Mrs. Lucy Wiley was called to worces-
ter last week by the illness Of her grand
daughter.
DR.. L. NJ. Greene of Bethel was called
here Friday TO see Mrs. @. f. Lewis, who
is very ill.,
Leslie Pierce came home from North
Adams, Mass, to spend Thanksgiving
with his parents.
Miss Jennie Hall went to Burlington
Wednesday to spend the remainder OF the
week with friends.
Rev. and Mrs. Carleton Hazen and son
OF West Rutland are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Trask.
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Hildreth and two
children are with their parents in New
York for two weeks.
Misses Walston and Bliss accompanied
Miss Emma Moses to her home in Ran
dolph to spend Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. johnson and little
daughter Of Lynn, Mass, are visiting at
G. G. Hubbard's and Ii. w. Collins.
Miss Blanche Durham has been spend
ing her two weeks vacation at home, re-
turning to her school in Bethel Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Brownson and son,
Hayden, are spending the week with Mrs.
George Green in Campton Village, n. II.
The remains OF Miss Viola Washburn,
only daughter of Harry Washburn OF
Bethel, were brought here for interment
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin spent Sunday
in Pittsfeld. Mr.. Martin viii visit his
sister, Mrs. Asa Bean, in Rutland before
returning home.
Rochester Lodge, |. o. o. F., will con-
fer the initiatory degree Friday evening,
Nov. q. All Odd Fellows are cordially
invited to attend.
News has been received here OF the
death of DR.. Allen Hazen of New York.
He was brother of Rev. Carleton Hazen,
former pastor Of the Cong'l church Of this
place.
Robert Huntington and George Wilson
OF Malone, n. Y, DR.. Haviland of Hollis
ton, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. p. Baker of
Bethel came Monday to attend the funeral
OF DR.. w. M. Huntington.
The Late Or. w. M. Huntington.
DIR. VIM. NJ. Huntington, Familiarity
known to the people OF White River val |
ley as DIR. Bill, died at his home in Roch- |
ester Thursday, Nov. 10, 1908. Senile de-
cay was the cause of death.
William Millett Huntington was born |
in Rochester Oct. q, 1919, was graduated |
at the University OF the City OF New York |
in 1915. He represented the town of
Rochester in the general assembly in 1868
and 1864, was a member OF Rural Lodge, |
No. 20, f. q a. NJ, Of Mt. Zion Command
cry, No. 9, Knights Templar of Montpel- |
Ter, and of Farmers Council, No, 9, of
Brandon. He was the first president Of
the White River Medical society and
member Of the Vermont State and Nation
al Medical societies. He was contract |
physician in the Civil war in 1863 and a
member Of the pension board from 1890 to
1895.
He is survived by his wife and one son,
DR.. w. d. Huntington.
For more than fifty years DR.. Bill prac-
tised his profession in Rochester and the \
adjoining towns and as family physician
he will ever remain enshrined in the
hearts OF the people.
AS a citizen. he was public-spirited,
broad minded and generous to the ex-
treme, always jealous in his support Of all
enterprises for the well being and adj
OF his town, and well may we
say his life and character have been
to its people.
The funeral services were held Tuesday,
at the home at u 80 and at the Congl
church at / o'clock. Rev. Carleton Hazen
Of West Rutland officiated, assisted by
Rev. II. w. Hildreth, pastor of the church.
The services were under direction of Mt. 1
Zion Commandery, No. Q, Knights Tenn
plar, 81 Sir Knights being in line, with
about go members of Rural lodge, +. *
A. NJ.
Physicians present from out OF town
we're DR.. l.. NJ. Greene OF Bethel, DR.. A.
&. Bailey OF Randolph, DIR. Harry Hub
bard of barnard and Or. Charles Borden
Of Holliston, Mass, all former students
with DR.. Huntington; also DIR. q. l..
Stewart, DR.. F. G. Angel of Randolph,
DR.. c. c. Smith Of Gaysville and DR.. \. {.
B. Haviland OF Holliston, Mass, former
partner of deceased.
The hymns, LEAD, Kindly Light" and
Nearer My God to Thee" were sung.
I he bearers were Robert Huntington
and George Wilson Of Malone, n. ", Geo.
E. Mosher ana F. A. Guernsey Of Roches-
Ter.
Very many beautiful floral pieces were
brought, especially by the Masonic orders.
The White River Valley railway
provided a special train from
Bethel for the convenience of those who
anne from out of town.