Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

Miss Lyla Putnam will begin next Mon
day to teach the West street school in
Brookheld.
William Tracy and j. f. Hobart went
TO South Hero yesterday to spend the
rest of the week.
Prof. j. Laroy Mann OF the Thayer
School OF Civil Engineering In Hanover,
n. H., was among the arrivals yesterday.
Mrs. II. H. Mcintyre returned from
Burlington yesterday, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Loudon, and
baby.
Leonard r. Hutchinson, who was super
ceded two weeks ago as local superin-
tendent for the Central Vermont at Barre,
has gone into the granite shipping busi-
ness in that city with partner.
Miss Lena Ellison arrived Monday
night from Bellows Falls to spend a two
weeks vacation with her mother, Mrs.
Eugene Ellison, before going 10 the YER
mont House at Saratoga Springs, n. y,
for the summer.
Guy Woodward, student in the Thayer
School of Civil Engineering at Hanover,
n. H., came home Monday, and yesterday
went TO Watertown, n. y, where he has
work for the summer with party survey
ing for the New York Central railroad.
Phoenix lodge, r. a A. NJ, held its
annual meeting Tuesday afternoon and
elected these officers for the ensuing
year:-R. T.. Parker, worthy masters
George w. Scott, senior warden; +. g..
Angell junior warden; j. p. Cleveland,
treasurer; lucius Webb, secretary; +. T..
Prichard, senior deacon; q. X. Webb,
junior deacon; w. c. Emerson, senior
steward; c. 7. Burridge, junior steward;
S. 5. Whitcomb, tyler.
An effort is being made to have addi-
A.. vi 3.
st. Albans and Springfield, Mass, on
the two afternoon express trains, the
one from the north due here al 1885 and
the one from the south at 5:19. This
additional service viii be one Of the
very best, having very important connec-
tions at Springfield for dispatching and
receiving, giving the people OF this
section OF Vermont excellent service for
all Southern and Western mail as well
as important local service The large
accumulation of mail at Springfield at
that time Of day necessitates an outlet
for dispatehng the same. There is a
fair prospect that the service VIII be es-
tablished, as business men and the public
generally are giving the project their
hearty support.
The remains OF Edward Prentiss Barnes
were brought here from Brattleboro yes
terday for interment in Southyiew ceme-
terry by the side of his wife, whose death
occurred the 9Th OF April last year. Mr..
Barnes. whose age was IS years, $ months
and 10 daYs. had been for many years
sufferer from heart trouble, but the im-
mediate cause of his death was acute
indigestion. He was a veteran OF the
civil war, having served in Co. r, 9th
Vermont regiment. For p years he had
been in the employ OF the Estey Organ
company at Brattleboro. where, since the
death OF his wife, he had made his home
with his son, Louis s. Barnes. He was a
member OF Sedgwick Post, No 8, q. A. X,
( of Brattleboro and % Wantastiquet lodge,
i No. 8, /. o. o. F. The funeral was held
I in Bratteboro yesterday morning at 3
o'clock and the body brought to RAN
dolph by the three sons OF the deceased r.
Willis OF Boston, formerly photographer
/ ia this village, Louis ;. and his wife OF
Brattleboro, and Leon s., who is with the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
company in Boston. Granville w. Barnes,
an uncle OF the deceased, met the funeral
party at the train, with the Rev. Fraser
Metzger, Who conducted the service at the
grave.