Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-07

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Miss Gladys Black, who has been
spending the winter with her sister, Mrs.
W. &. Clifford, returned 10 her home at
| Waterville, Me-, Saturday.
| Rev. c. II. Wells Of Woodstock admins
tered the rite Of baptism and held service
| appropriate TO the Easter season in Christ
| church Monday afternoon.
| Mrs. Nellie Lumbert, who had been
/ spending the winter with Miss Alice
/ Paine. has returned to her home in Maine.
| Miss Paine is visiting IN Boston.
Mrs. Rodney shedd has been seriously
| i'll with pneumonia the past week and
complications with other diseases. Tues
day she was feeling more comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Morse and daughter,
Miss Victoria Morse, OF West Hartford
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Morse were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. q. g. Morse over Sunday.
X. r. Lilley, clerk in the Sargent store,
was a nephew OF Lawyer II. T.. Rustedt, /
who was drowned at Richford, March q, /
while watching the ice 60 out of the Mis-
sisquoi river.
Joseph Mccormack OF Middlebury coll /
lege surprised his father by walking home +
the other day, making the 81 miles over I
two mountain ranges and with very hard 4
travelling, in one day.
There was an enforced let-up on work at
the Woodbury. companys granite shed the
first OF the week, awaiting further plans of
the Pennsylvania capitol building, on
which this shed is now working.
Rural Mail Carrier j. II. Beckwith re-
sumed Tuesday his regular route, having
been obliged for ten previous trips to
reach LillievilIe by way OF the Gaysville
road on account OF the snow banks.
The tannery Of r. c. Fisher has gradual
ly been increasing its output until now Il
turns out $50 sides day, which is over
double the original output. Il is hoped to
soon increase this to 1000 sides a day.
Dr. r. NJ. Chase received a message Sat
urday, stating that his mother, Mrs
Moses Chase, was seriously III with pneu-
monia at Riverdale, Neb Monday he re-
ceiyed second message announcing that
Der condition was more hopeful.
At the Methodist state conference at
Montpelier this week, Rev. j. w. Miller
was assigned to his old station, Bethel,
Gaysvile and Bethel 'Lympus, which will
be agreeable news to his parishioners.
Lots Of people have had the impression
that the dry season IN Bethel win begin
May LIST next but they are laboTing under .
a Misrepresentation. John Keleher did not ,
begin doing business until May II, 1903,
and his license gives him the right to sell I
for year.
Congregational church items:-The
Ladies Aid meets this week Thursday /
from TO p, m. with Mrs. Il. N. Chap i
man. There will be a special collection
after the service next Sunday forenoon for !
the Vermont Domestic Missionary society.
Service in the evening begins at 1880. I,
Chas. N. Brown has an old fashioned
clock that was owned and kept by his
Mr.. Bliss, who lived on the :
old Bliss farm now owned by ID. W. Bliss, :
at the time Of the burning OF Royalton in
l1S0 The clock is supposed to be over
$50 years old and is an excellent time
keeper.
A. Lee Cady, NJ. A. Moody and S. NJ.
Washburn, the Republican town commit |
tee, have issued a call for the town caucus y
10 be held IN the town hall Wednesday, :
April 10, at Z p m for the purpose OF elect S
ing delegates to the state and congressional 5
at which conventions dele }
gates will be elected to the national Repub- a
lean convention in Chicago. c
Mrs. Eunice w. Lincoln has sold to E.A. ?
Davis her building lot situated on the y
asterly side OF North Main street. Mrs. y
lincoln was living in a house on this lot =
which was destroyed by fire i'm December
699 She had previously sold to the
towards OF the NJ. e. church a strip on
he southerly side, AZ feet wide, adjoining
he Heath premises and the sale to Mr.. al
Davis COVERS the balance of the lot. n
Clinton Clafin has moved his harness W
BUSINESS from the Arnold block to the
ooms in the Bethel Tavern block former
Y occupied by Thos. Ievere for a barber
hop. The rooms vacated by Mr.. Soper
ave been taken by j. p. Marsh, who al
nds them necessary in his growing trade
D furniture. Mr.. Levere will conduct his at
arber business for a short time in the
ront part OF the rooms left by Mr.. Soper, 10
ut eventually plans to build an extension -
n his dwelling for that purpose.
The neighbors Of business man living "
n River street are having considerable
an at his expense in telling of his attempt
sugaring this season. In the first place
e put the spiles in wrong end foremost,
nd in consequence a large part OF the sap
as wasted through the split in the On
pile; then the hook for the pail was re- a.
ersed SO that the pail hung uneven and ~
lore sap was lost. The COURIER could III
I'll more about this same man trying to of
Use ourrants of pea brush last year, but ne
e will merely allude to it. iai
Rev. PlIny n. Granger. a native of this al,
'wn, was given supernumerary rela- Ra
on at the recent session OF the Methodist
difference in Montpelier after 80 years
{ active service. He has been a prorni- ,
ent member OF the conference, having a..
cen Tor eight years a presiding elder.
e has also been a member OF the state :
snate, and has been active in educational foi
nd temperance work. He will make
y nome IN Peacham, the scene of one be-
his pastorates. He is closely related gri
the Changers now resident here. Rev. !
D.. l., Cooper, a native OF Rochester, also VIC
tired this year. This leaves Rev. Caleb me
. Iaplin OF Highgate the senior effective
lember OF the Vermont conference. no
hirty- nine years ago he was minister Of ~,
le Bethel Lympus church.
Mr.. Randlett, OF the firm Of RandIett a
ritin, architects and contractors, OF
oncord, y. H. was in town last week
'oktng over the ground as to a new !
'hoolhouse. He stated that Bethel has
ne OF the best sites for a school building La
yer met with. He has left plans for a tbs
'hool building OF about the capacity =
eeoed m Bethel, which may be seen at sh'
le Bethel Mills, and also a water color we
Setch OF the new Woodstock school tbs
ulding just completed by this firm. His
rIn has also lately completed a new build giN
y Tor the State Agricultural school at
urham. N II. Mr. Randlett stated that
e was ready when the district decided shi
hat they wanted to take the entire con-
act and to go ahead and build the build l!
x and not ask for any Of his pay until
le building was completed and to build BE-
thin the appropriation. Tn
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