Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-21

a uduBuitI WIS DOTu DdluIua9 W III .
and Mrs. e. F. Emerson.
The Kings Daughters viii meet with
Mrs. Il. o. Blanchard Tuesday afternoon,
January 26, at o'clock.
Mrs. f. o. Blanchard is in West Leba-
non, n. H., devoting the week to china
painting with Mrs. Stephen Tilden.
Mrs. S. V. Hendry, who makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. p. p. Lamson, is
in Boston for a couple OF weeks, going
Monday.
j. f. Mead was elected a member OF the
executive committee Of the National Live
stock association in Portland, Ore, last
Thursday.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
will be entertained Saturday afternoon.
from to 5, by Mrs. T.. Il. Brooks at her
home on Prospect avenue.
The Box social, given at the home Of
Rev. FIR Penders last Thursday evening
for the benefit OF the Roman Catholic
church, was a pleasant occasion socially
and Melted about so for the church build
ing fund.
William Henry Tobey and Miss Ellen
Pember, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. charles
H. Miles OF the Center, were married sat
urday evening by Rev. f. G. Rainey at
the home OF the groom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry 5. Tobey, on Hale street.
Miss NJ. Blanche Sparhawk went to
Proctor Monday 10 be one OF the soloists
at the annual festival OF the Proctor Cho-
raj union. at which she has sung in pre-
vious seasons with marked success. She
VIII be away about ten days and during
her absence is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Winthrop p. Abbott.
Rev. and Mrs. Fraser Metzger and DIT.
and Mrs 4. O. Blanchard drove TO Wood
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ming at the Woodstock Inn. Friday even
ing Mr.. Metzger lectured before the
CHRISTIAN church society OF that place on
MANS WORTH and the lecture was fol-
lowed by a reception.
Thomas B. Garvey. travelling salesman
for the Burlington Grocery company mel
with an accident while in the village Fri
day. In coming out OF the postoiiice be
slipped on the iron step and fell, breaking
a bone in his left leg. He was carried INTO
the Randolph Inn, where the fracture was
reduced by DIR. j. p. Clifford, and Mr.
Garvey was able to travel home to Bur
| lington on the evening express.
The "Dollaru social, which the ladies OF
the Methodist church held at the vestry
Friday evening, was very pleasant aiiali
and a financial success. The ladies told IN
rhyme OF the enterprises in which they en-
gagged to amass one dollar, and the sum OF
f21 was presented as the fruit OF their toll
As this amount is4o be increased by some
who were not present Friday evening, the
total receipts will be not far from 20.
The newly elected officers OF Excelsior
Encampment, /. o. o. f.. were installed
/ Friday evening by District Deputy Grand
| Patriarch l.. X. Livingstone OF Montpelier
assisted by Edward Baker OF Montpelier
acting as grand warden. These officerl
were installed:-Chief patriarch, J. Nj
| Atwood; high priest. A. n. Hayes seniol
warden, r. l.. Kent: junior warden, l.. "
| Kent; scribe, n. q. Buck treasurer, J. z
/ Cleveland; first watch, l.. q. Ersklne
third watch, J. NJ. Phelps. At the clos'
| OF the installation came a banquet. INT
remaining officers are to be Installed a.
the next regular meeting.
John o. A. Spear, aged 81 years and
months. led in Greeley, Col, Jan. 8, ate
a long period OF III health. He was borr
| In Braintree. the son OF Aruna and Els
| (Battles) Spear, and lived in this vicinity
until about 1873, when he went west ane
never returned to his native town OF state
He married Jane, daughter OF the late Dr.
Samuel Craig OF Braintree and his WIZ
and four children survive him-George
Greeley, Col, Treat and Carl OF Mlnnesoti
and Mrs. A. w. Trenholm OF st. Paul
whose husband is general manager OF the
Omaha railroad, and with this daughte
the mother makes neI nohes -hA. 49,
also left two brothers, Samuel and Charlie
Smear OF Peth. The funeral was held II
(ireeley and the interment made there.
Mrs. Charlotte Montgomery, who make
her home with her sons widow, Mrs. NJ
i. Montgomery, on Weston street, cele
brated her 95th birthday anniversary sat
urday in the quiet way which she prefers
Fright and capable, she carries the builder
OF her wears more lightly than many OF he
juniors and passes her days happily II
reading, sewing and crocheting. She ha
crocheted enough lace of wide, HAND
some pattern for SO aprons since she tool
no this branch OF fancy work, beside
Yards OF narrow edging, and since she va
az has made lace-trimmed handkerchie
whose dainty. microscopic stitches woui'
be the despair Of most OF the moderi
needlewomen. Mrs. Montgomery wa
born in Peru, n. ", but when she wa
Ave wears old her parents removed to Yer
mont. and she remembers very dlstinetl,
crossing Lake Champlain on the ICE
Through whose cracks the water came III
IL reached the horses knees Win IN
exception Of those first five years all he
life has been passed in Braintree and Kan
dolph, and Of her two surviving sons
Mason now lives in Braintree and Juliu
IN this village. Saturday was also Tn
birthday anniversary OF another ctlzen
William bass. whose claim to 80 years !
not borne out by his appearance.