Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-28
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Charles Magoon is quite poorly
Mrs. Eva Hatch Simons is quite sick,
Little Eva, daughter OF George Hopkins
is sick.
W. B. Laid of Groton was with his sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Hodge, last week.
/ Little o is. son of g. b. Hastings, wal
taken with spasms on Monday afternoon
| John Townsend cut his leg very badly
while chopping in the woods Monday att
ernoon.
/ !. George Edwards had a telephone put
| into his house last Thursday on the Brad
/ ford line.
Mrs. Cavanaugh and five aHild-or n
Boston are with her sister, Mrs. George
Hopkins.
Mrs. H. NJ. Taplin fell lately and broke
her limb near the ankle, by slipping on the
door step.
B. b. Scribner has been alone in his store
the past week, as f. c. Hutton has been
taking vacation.
News of the death of Mrs. Warren La
throp of Nershire was received by tele-
phone Monday afternoon.
The insurance man from Montpelier
was in town Saturday to look over the
ruins of Oscar Tenney's house.
Caroline Cooke was in Lebanon, n. H.,
last Friday and Saturday, her cousin, Alice
Hanson, returning home with her.
The Ladies' AID met with Mrs. Anna
Hodge the 10Th and the afternoon was de-
voted to sewing for Mrs. Oscar Tenney
Emma, daughter of VIM. c. Sanborn,
was operated on for appendicitis at the
hospital at Hanover, n. H., last week
Wednesday.
Mrs. Walter Smith of Barre and her
daughter law, Katie Summer smith,
were at J. q. Hastings and b. l.. East
mans last week.
The meetings to be held on Friday by
Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are to begin at 1880
a. m. and at l 80 p. m. Each one is to
carry a basket of lunch.
The children from Worcester, Mass,
who are visiting their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mckenzie, are Ill with measles.
Many neighboring children have been ex-
posed.
Annie Wilson went to Lisbon, n. H.,
last Saturday for three weeks stay with
her sister, Mrs Frank Worthen. She has
been engaged to teach the school at Waits
River this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Waldo of Chelsea
were the guests of j. c. Hastings over
Sunday; Ezra Eastman Of Barre was at his
fathers, b. L. Eastman's, and Albert VIII
lis OF Richford was with his many rela-
tiyes in town.
Mrs Harriet Feleh, widow OF the late
A. s. Magoon, died July 10, aged SO years.
She had been i'll for some time. The
funeral was held last Thursday at her late
home with Charles Magoon, her son, with
whom she had lived since the death Of her
husband Burial was in the family lot at
Waits River. Rev. w. +. Harding Off
eiated. She left five sons and two daugh-
tiers.
On Wednesday forenoon, July 20, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Tenney came to the VII |
lage and after having been gone short |
time, the boy who lives with them, Clar- |
ence Chandler, discovered that the roof of |
the house was on fire. He let the dog out
and started on the run for help. He found |
W. Z. Woodcock short distance from the |
house moving and he went directly to the |
house, but 1t was so near gone that he
could save nothing, and the house and |
entire contents were burned to the ground. |
ran to Geo. Hastings, the near
est neighb boris, mile away, and they went |
to the store and notified Mr.. Tenney and |
wife They quickly went home to find |
in ruins. By the efforts of
those who went to aid them the barns |
were saved. The house and contents were
insured for $500. The house was situated |
ON the Chelsea road, one mile from the
village. The family are boarding at Geo. |
c. Hastings.