Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-12
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY, Local Editor.

Wallace Wing was in Bethel Monday.
Mrs. George Greeley is quite i'll with
pleurisy.
G. II. Shepard has gone to Tilton, n. H.,
to visit his son, Samuel.
Miss Fannie LaFlam has gone to Rut-
land to attend a business school.
Miss Pearl Blodgett has been ill for two
weeks with an abscess in her ear.
Mrs. w. II. Hildreth and Mrs. Jennie
/ Jones spent Saturday in Bethel.
j. II. Tupper and W. II. Campbell were
in Bethel last week on railroad business.
Mrs. Julia Wiley was in town Monday
to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Charles
/ Eaton.
| Mrs. Edith Hartman came Saturday to
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Carter.
Miss Lucy Hitchcock has closed her
school in North Hollow and gone to her
home in Leicester.
While William Burrows was cutting
meat, he cut his hand and is now suffering
from blood poison.
Charles Emerson is at home from
Worcester, Mass, where he has a position
in the hospital for insane.
j. II. Barnard of Boston is in town
sacking the wool he bought OF j. II. Trask
for Parson Brothers Of Boston.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Universalist
church will have their usual supper at the
vestry Tuesday afternoon, Feb. II.
Irwin Rowe, who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rowe, has
returned to his work in Forestdale
Misses Walston and Bliss and Miss EN-
ma Moses returned Saturday and the
Graded school commenced Monday.
Mrs May Hoyt, who has been visiting
at Clark Kidder's, has gone to Bethel for a
few days and viii soon 60 to her home in
New Hampshire.
Mrs McGibbon died suddenly at
the home OF her daughter in West
Rochester, Thursday, Feb. 5th. Her fu-
neral was held Saturday in West Roches-
ter, Rev. F. T.. Adams officiating.
The worst snowstorm of the winter
reached us Sunday. Twelve inches Of
snow fell, with a high wind Monday fore
noon. The train started as usual Monday
morning, but on account of drifts only
reached the Tupper farm, four miles be-
low.
The usual services will be resumed at
the Methodist church next Sunday; the
sermon theme, "Am my Brothers Keep
er ?Y On Thursday, the 18th, at p. M,
will be resumed the studies in the life OF
Christ. These studies will be occasionally
illustrated with the stereopticon.
Thursday evening, Feb. 10, those inter-
ested in the "Liying Gospel will take up
the first three subjects of the third series |
of this course in the Cong'l church. The |
papers are as follows "A Retarded Peo- |
Pile" Miss A. Hubbard; 1.-THE Times and |
Young Men, Walter Eaton; "A Christian !
Scientist-H. d." hy Mrs. l. 7. Hubbard. |
All are earnestly invited.
The smallpox situation remains about |
the same with no new cases. Charles Fas- |
sett, who has been very sick, is improv
ing. Clinton Bailey, the young man who
works for Dr. w. ID. Huntington, was |
Of smallpox, was moved to the home Of
Mr.. Fassett, but il proved to be only a
mild case OF yarioloid.
Next Sunday, Feb Is, the pastor of the
Cong'l church will preach from the theme,
'sVision and TOLL The fourth series OF
Lenten sermons will be given by the pas
tor, Rev. Ii. w. Hildreth, from Feb. p to
April 5. The series are entitled, "The
Seven Steps to Sacrifice" The themes in
order are:-'The Great Denial, "Back to
PLATE" "Shipwreck of PLATE" Judas
Iscariot,N y ''Nia Dolorosa.n p tsrhe Daugn-
ters of jerusalem "Around the Cross"
''Death;" Easter Sundays theme, "The
Practice of Immortality"
This community was deeply saddened
on Friday afternoon by the news OF the
death of Mrs. Caddie Marsh, wife of
Charles Eaton, after a brief illness OF pneu-
monia at the age of 81 years. She was the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Marsh, who reside in Hancock, and left a
husband and four small children, the old
est 13 years of age, the youngest two years,
and one brother, Dana Marsh, who have
much sympathy in this sorrow. Her fu-
neral was held at her late home on Mon
day afternoon, Rev. +. +. Adams conduct
ing the services.