Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-26
Randolph Continued.

!. d. Litchdeld has been a victim OF the
grip this week.
Miss Emma Hull went to Montpelier
Monday to visit her uncle, Frank Bonum
Miss Rena Hutchinson is out again
after a weeks illness with acute Indiges-
ton.
/ Mrs. K. Il. Parker went to Newport to-
day to spend two or three weeks with her
daughter, Mrs, Louis Lapine.
/ Frank Williams and Leroy RumriLl
have gone to Enfield, n. H., where they
have found employment in woollen mill.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Wood returned to
Boston this afternoon, accompanied by
Miss Myrtle Wood, who Will stay with
them for awhile.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Copeland and Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Powers went yesterday to
/ Chelsea, where a party was given in their
/ honor last evening at w. z. Townsend's.
| Avery, Jr., the two ear-od son of Mr..
and Mrs. Avery fhFesher, died in Melrose
/ Highlands, Mass, Monday OF Group. The
body is to be brought here today and
taken to Braintree for interment, Rev
Fraser Metzger officiating.
Mrs. ". f. Kirk by, who had been with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. b. +. Bow
man, for two months, left last night with
her infant daughter, Ruth, for ST. Marys,
Ont, where she will visit for a short time
and then continue her journey home to
Ipewfch. :. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. BeedIe returned
Saturday from keene, n. H., where they
were called the Tuesday before by the
critical illness Of their son, Fred, who ex-
pected to be operated upon for Appendix
eltis. The sickness took a more favorable
turn, aud the operation was not per-
formed, Since their arrival home MIR.
and Mrs. Beedle have had good reports
from their son. VINO seems to be gaining
slowly and will come to Randolph a. soon
as he is able to travel. His aunt, Mrs.
Mary SaXton, is with him.
With the thermometer registering 20
below and high wind, last night was a
bad time for fire, but at half past eleven
&c alarm sounded for a chimney burning
out at George |. Nhtney's on Pearl street.
A few days before this chimney burned
out and was supposed TO be all right, but
1t seems to have been filed up from the
cellar bottom to the first floor and caught
fire again last night. The blaze had
burned quarter through one of the silIs !
before 1t was discovered by Mrs. Whitney, |
who smelled smoke and scorched paint |
The tiremen responded quickly to the |
alarm and finished the cleaning of the /
chimney, which the fire had begun.
At the regular meeting of the Order |
OF the Eastern Star the evening Of Thurs /
day, the 18th, the following officers were !
installed to serve for the year 1885,
Lucinda Cleveland, worthy matron; NJ.
b. Rumrill, worthy patron; Irene Rum
rill associate matron; Abbie +. Clark. |
secretary; Laura NJ. Clark, treasurer; Stella
=. r. Hutchinson, conductress; Elida d.
Newcity, associate conductress, Susa S.
Bass, chaplain; Ella M. Chamberlin.
Lora Fl. Tewksbury, Adah;
Susie c. Gabrielle, Ruth; Laura Emerson. |
Esther Lynda Mhitcomb, Martha; Nellie
ii. Emerson, Electa; Mary l.. Smith.
warder; q. l.. Martin, sentinel. Lucius
Webb acted as installing officer, Ella L.
7hattuck as marshal and Susa S. Bass
as chaplain. At the close of installation
ceremonies, the past worthy patron,
Mr.. Webb, and the three past worthy
natrons present, Mrs. Bass, Miss Almira
Fisk and Mrs. Beulah Parker. were
with bouquets of carnations bv
he elective officers Of 1903 as a token Of
gratitude FOR past services. Several visitors
we're present. A lunch was served, and
'ltogether the occasion was pleasant
me.