Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-08

people at their own expense. In appre-
citation, it is proposed 10 repeat the per-
folmance later for the benefit OF the hall
management.
On account of impaired health A. j.
/ Huse has been obliged to sever his connec-
tion with the firm Of Il. w. Tewksbury a.
Co after y years and take a rest from
active affairs. He has been with the
Tewksburys continuously for the last
/ fifteen years as a most reliable and efficient
employe
Elton Fish, Henry Vail, Fred Granger
and Ernest Drew are fitting up the Or
phans Home in Mari-Castle park for
camp ny purposes. With the mercury
roaming around below zero every night
any latent tuberculosis in the young
campers won't be apt to develop much be-
fore spring.
Last Sunday the following officers were
elected for the Methodist Sunday school
work during the next r:-Superinten-
dent, ID. ID. Howe; assistant superinten-
dent, Asa Hayes; secretary and treasurer,
Fred Drew; librarian, Beulah Hubbard;
chorister, DR.. A. G. Bailey; organist,
Edyth f. Rainey.
The check list has been posted for the
special Freeman's meeting February 3, to
take action on the referendum of the new
liquor law. The board of civil authority
appoints January II and 81 at l p. m. as
the days and the town clerks Office as the
place for hearing and determining chal-
lenges and for general revision OF the list.
Mrs Elishaba p. Herrick, widow Of the
late Justus Herrick, who was a son of the
late Lorenzo d. Herrick of Randolph, died
Of apoplexy at Newark, N. j., on Sunday,
Dec. p. She survived her husband thirty
years, and her three children all died in
infancy. She visited the family of her
fnt hor- N IuKx in RnnAaInh IN. a
will be remembered by many persons now
living here.
Mrs. William II. Kenney, deputy presi- /
dent, and Mrs. +. A. Dunn, deputy grand /
marshal, installed the officers of the Re- /
bekah lodge at Woodstock last night, and 1
tonight will install the officers OF the
White River Junction Rebekah lodge.
Mrs. kenney will be in Windsor and
Felchville next Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings on an official visit to the Rebek-
all lodges of those places.
The returning collegians include Ernest
and Edward Kibbee, Willard Holman,
Leon Sault and Leighton Abbott to the
University of Vermont; Guy Woodward
to Dartmouth, Ernest Lewis to Tufts, w i
G. Woodward to the Harvard Medical
college, and Harry 5. Clark to the dental 1
college in Boston, Leroy Rumrill and Carl
to Norwich University.
Mrs. Rhoda f. Hosmer, widow of the
late George f. Hosmer, died at Lynn,
Mass, Saturday night at IL o'clock, after
an illness of two months from complica-
tion of diseases, fastened by old age. Mrs
Hosmer was born in Braintree, Vt. Dec.
6, 1924, and July 4, 1877, was married to
Geo. +. Hosmer in Stoughton, Mass. For
the past II years she had resided in Lynn
with her daughter, Mrs. Abbie NJ. Nudge
The newly elected officers OF Fern Re-
bekah lodge are:-Noble grand, Mrs. n. Q.
Buck; vice grand, Mrs. Merritt Campbell;
secretary, Mrs. f. A. Dunn treasurer,
Mrs. j. p. Cleveland; past noble grand,
Mrs. W. II. Kenney. All Rebekahs are
requested to be present at the
meeting tomorrow evening to make ar
engagements for the joint installation Of
the encampment and Rebekahs Friday
evening OF next week, which will be open
to the public.
The class Of 1902, r. II. s., held a very
pleasant reunion Friday evening with
Miss Gail lamson, fifteen of the sixteen
of the class being present. The
roll was called by Miss Lamson and the
responses consisted of brief reports of
what each had been doing since gradua-
ton. Games followed, and refreshments
of ice cream, cake, etc, were served, the
acting of proverbs closing the program of
a most delightful evening. Sketches,
tAlhoNAuAAhE AAG hAfHdAlbs OF the Young
people, furnished unique souvenirs Of the
occasion.
r. w. Kendall of Windsor, district den
uty grand master, assisted by S. j. Read of
Windsor, installed these officers of Ram
dolph lodge, l. o. o. F., Monday evening;
Noble grand, n. G. Buck; vice grand, a.
n. Hayes; secretary, A. j. Huse; treasurer,
j. p. Cleveland; warden, George Hutchin1
son; conductor, L. G.. Erskine; right sup
To OH 4. 4
o. r, Greene; right supporter to vice
grand, 5. p. Leland; left, b. q. Goodwin.
chaplain. Rev. Brown 4. Smith; inside
guardian, f. l.. Kent; outside guardian. j.
Nj. Atwood; right scene supporter, ID. IL.
Hart; left, L. g. Kent.
William Sharpe, native of Barnard and
for long time a resident of Randolph. died
at his home near the Locust Creek House
in Bethel Saturday after a weeks illness
from neuralgia OF the heart and pneu-
monia. He was 73 years Of age and left
son, John, with whom he lived, and a
daughter, Mrs. William Wood, Of Wood
stock. He is also survived by brother. III.
+. Sharpe of this place. For many years
he owned and occupied what IS now
known as the Carrigan house on Central
street, and ABOUT is years ago removed 10
Mass, where he remained IN
til last spring, removing then to Bethel.
The funeral was held Tuesday morning al
II O'Clock and the remains brought TO
Randolph and placed in the tomb.
The funeral service over the remains Of
Selden v. Holman was held at his late res
idence on South Main street Saturday aft
arnoon at ? O'Clock, Rev. G.. Z. Laid Of the
church and Rev. Brown u
smith OF the Baptist church ofieiatinr
A shortened form Of the Masonic burial
service was also used, Lucius Webb. past
master. acting for the MASTER, A. j. Huss
" no was unable TO be present. The bear
FRS were g. W. Putnam, W. L. Hebard, W.