Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-26
Rochester News.
e. HARVEY. Local Editor.

Mrs. c. J. Bush Is visiting in Lowell
Mass.
Henry Clifford spent Saturday in Ran
dolph.
Mrs. P. L. Weber spent Friday in
Bethel.
George Martin of Gaysville spent last
week here.
Ruric Marsh was at home from Pitts
field over Sunday.
Rev. ". f. Lang preached at the NJ. +.
church Sunday morning.
Mrs Lizzie Huntington and Mrs. George
I TIask were in Bethel last Saturday for the
I day.
ii. c. webber OF Rutland spent Sunday
and Monday with his mother, Mrs. Julia
/ Webber.
Carl Martin was in town ever Sunday.
| Mrs. Martin returned to Littleton, y. H.,
with him.
George ChedeI OF Randolph has recently
been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. II.
Edgerton.
A trained nurse came from Burlington
Saturday to care for Charles Martin, who
is improving.
Miss Mary Lewis Of Montpelier is
spending a few days with her friend, Mrs.
Agnes Brown.
Mabel Harvey is at home from Stock
bridge. Her school has closed on account
Of scarlet fever.
DIR. o. d. Greene OF Bethel was in town
Friday IN consultation in the case OF
Charles Martin.
Rev. Frank e. Adams will speak next
Sunday morning on the life and influence
OF Horace Mann.
&. f. Lazelle Of White River Junction
was in town Friday in the interest Of the
international Harvester Co.
Mrs. AIvai Davis Of Marshfield was in .
town last week to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. Ellen McCollom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vinton, Clarence
Ninton and Mrs. Mentzer we're in town to
attend the funeral Of Mrs. George Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Upper and two
Frank and Marion, of Bethel
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. X.
Upper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Kidder, Martin
Kidder and Bernie Kidder, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Guernsey, 2. G. Tinkham, Alfred
Cove, II. ID. Morse, l.. r. Bailey and h.
Whitaker were in Bethel Sunday to at
tend the funeral Of William Lattimer.
Friends from away to attend the funer-
n Of William Blodgett were Damon
Aikens and sister, Mrs. Andrew Harring-
.on, Of Barnard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
3lodgett OF North Randolph, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Durkee of Randolph and c. f.
1lafiin Of Bethel.
Mrs. jeanette Pollard, widow OF the late
,olon Pollard. died Wednesday, Jan. IS,
Ifter a long illness OF heart disease, aged
I years. She left a son, Leon Pollard, OF K.
Rochester and one daughter, Mrs. George
dcNeal, of Leominster, Mass. Mrs. Pol
ard was a member of the Methodist s
hurch. She loved the church to which d
he belonged and her faith and hope in
'hrist were unbounded ard unfalteriDg. 4
Since the death OF her husband, she had i
ived with her uncle, the late Gardner
'haifee, whom she survived only two .
weeks. The funeral service was held at n
Ter home Friday afternoon, Rev. w. r.
Douglass officiating.
After brief illness from pneumonia, !
William A. Blodgett died Thursday, Jan. y
9, at the age Of as years. He was native
4 Rochester, but spent many years in St. y
llbans, being employed as an engineer on .
he Central Vermont railway. When the q
White River Valley railroad was started,
e became an engineer on that road, and
o continued until within a week OF his s.
cath. His skill and carefulness contrib 0l
ted much to the progress and improve Il
nent OF the road He was genial and ST
and was held in high esteem
" his associates. He left widow, father,
tep- daughter, brother and sister. The
1neral was held at the Universalist il
hurch Sunday afternoon, Rev. Frank b.
dams officiating. The service OF the q,
Order OF Odd Fellows, OF ~
'hich he was a member, followed. There
ere beautiful floral tributes from ROchos- it
n Lodge, /. o. o. f., and from bis rail-
Dad friends. Interment was at Barnard 81
londay.