Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-09

| Nj. A. Tewksbury has been in Boston for
a few days this week, going Monday.
Orson Woodcock was in Mortified and
Montpelier Monday on business trip.
Mrs. Irene Dyer has been visiting in
Rochester for few days, going Saturday.
The regular meeting OF the Order Of
the Eastern Star is to be held this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Phillips took their
departure for Mohonk Lake, N. ", Tues
day.
Miss Suzanne Cummings OF Barre ar
rived Friday on visit to Miss Wnnifred
Mann.
Miss Lucy Robinson is with her sister,
Mrs. ii. II. Spencer, in Barre for four
weeks.
Miss Edna Norman went Monday to
Putnamsyille, where she has found en-
ployment.
Max Albert has finished work for the
Union Clothing company and gone to
Burlington.
James II. Judd is very much pleased
with the new United States separator that
he has lately installed.
William Mann was home from Saratoga,
n. ". over Sunday and his son, George,
was here from Dewey's Mills.
Mrs. Jennie Bass. who has been with
her brother in Burlington the last six
months, is now at the Mary Fletcher SAN
itarium.
Misses Fannie and Carrie Draper are
home from Barre for the weeks vacation
OF the city schools, in which they are
teachers.
r. T. Woodward has moved from his
farm in Bethel TO his place on South Main
street, Charles Call Of Bethel having rent
ed the farm.
Mrs. Ida Mann and daughter, Beatrice,
are with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alden Boyce, in West Brooktield for
a couple OF weeks.
j. Nj. Booth OF South Natick, Mass, is
assisting for a few weeks in running the
sawmill Of his brother, II. S. Booth, who
is suffering from the after-effects OF the
grip.
Charles Prince, who has finished three
years term OF service at DR.. Clark's Sani-
tarium in Burlington, spent Sunday with
his sister, Miss Hanna Prince, at Rev. q.
o. Howe's.
Rev. George o. Howe came Monday
from Manchester, n. H., where he is sup
plying the vacant st. Paul's Methodist
church, and is now attending the annual
session OF the Vermont conference in
Mortified.
The ''Sevenn supper given by the ladies
OF the Congl church in the vestries last
Thursday evening brought in the sum OF
$40. The supper was served in three
courses at seven cents a course, the saving
OF four cents on quarter being an induce
ment to economical people to go the
whole bill OF fare.
The officers OF the Braintree, Brookfield
and Randolph Fish Protective league are
nov President, A. b. Manchester; vice
president and treasurer, Burton Flint; sec
retary. Knowlton Howard, and prosecut-
ing officer, Guy Clough. Ayers brook.
which is posted again, is to be stocked
this season with twenty or thirty thou
sand trout fry from the government hatch
cry at st. Johnsbury. d. ID. Howe OF this
village is a new member on the board OF
This is he last week in Lent, known as
Holy Week and beginning with Palm
sunday, the 5th OF April. Friday will be
Good Friday, kept in commemoration OF
the crucifixion Of the Savior, and Sunday,
the 18th inst, will be Easter day. The
second Sunday before Easter, March ~,
was Passion Sunday and last week vas
Passion Week, so called because in
churches that make practice OF observing
the events OF the ecclesiastical year, the
Scripture lessons for that week relate to
the sufferings OF Christ, which lie fore
told to His disciples.
The wreck, about $3.50 Friday morning,
of the north bound night passenger tram,
which crashed into the pile OF rock ana
dirt of a landslide on the track between
Mortified and Roxbury, delayed the arrl-
val of the morning mail from the north
until past 3 in the afternoon. The engine,
a heavy freight locomotive that was taking
the place OF disabled passenger engine,
and three cars went down 3O-foot em-
hankment. tearing up the track for quite
a distance and grinding the ties to some
thing a little coarser than sawdust. Inc
coaches remained on the rails.
and one person, Fireman James O'Neil OF
Mortified, was killed.
Mrs. Mary A. (Sinclair), widow OF sam
mel Booth. died suddenly Sunday morning
IN apoplexy at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. IL. L. Boutwell,, in Maiden, Mass.
Mrs. Booth had spent several summers IN
with her son, ii. 5. Booth, ana
her remains were brought here yesterday
for burial in Southview cemetery by the
side Of her husband. She was native oil
STAFFORD but had always lived in Norwich:
vhere her children were all born and
~ here her husband died IL years ago.
The deceased, who was in her 18th year,
left seven chiidren-C. l.. Booth OF Bridge
water. j. NJ. Booth OF South Natlek,
Mass. Louis Booth of Townshendt Mass
m. 5. Booth of Randolph, Mrs. h. l.. Bout
we'll OF Maiden, Mass, Mrs. {. w. Bowers
Of Natick, Mass, and Mrs. +. +. Allard OF