Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-01

Nht many utAEhtofh ana Afleuus WN0t ~
help and sympathy, showed their friendli
ness TO me and my family 10 our recent
misfortune Of the loss Of our home by fire
WTLBuR r. ScRIBNER.
Little Marjorie Bartlett is quite ill.,
Frank Brown was in Sharon Friday.
G. n. Carpenter was in Sharon Saturday
Miss Maud Avery is visiting her mother
60 Quechee.
Dr. Robert Hazelton Of Lebanon Was 10
town Friday.
Miss Belle Pierce is visiting friends in
South R0}ait0u.
Mrs. Clara Wiley Of sharon was at r. L.
Mosher's Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Harlow Of Wilder Is with her
6 ster. Miss Eva Paine. .
Miss Jennie searle is working at Charles
Ordway's IN Tunbfidge
Mrs james Wright is out again after an
illness Of several weeks.
William Patterson and wife were in
Fairlee Tuesday Of last week.
Mrs. Hiram Fulton is spending a few
days with friends ia Randolph.
Miss ANNE Dutton Of Royalton is visit
ing her friend, Miss Lena West.
Charles Reynolds and family Of Ran
dolph are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Morse Of Hubbardston, Mass, IS
visiting her sister, Mrs, II. A. Stickney.
George Bushnell has returned from a
visit Of some weeks to friends in the West.
Miss Edith futile OF Tunbridge has
been guest Of Mrs. Charles Cove { he past
week
Miss Carrie Buck OF Sharon was guest
al the STAFFORD House Wednesday OF last
week.
Mrs. Herbert Chamberlain Of East Con-
cord is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
g. r. Carpenter.
Miss Rena Pell Of Norwich has been
spending few days with her friend Miss
Ethel Clogston, at the STAFFORD House.
Dr. Kenney Of Sharon was called TO visit
patient IN town last week Tuesday. DR..
Hayward Of Tunbridge was IN town
Wednesday.
A number OF the friends and neighb ors
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Carpenter spent
most social and enjoyable evening Al their |
home Saturday.
DIR. Royal A. Hatch has been reappoint- |
ed 10 the position Of assistant superin- |
tendent OF the Massachusetts, General hos |
pital for another year.
Miss Sarah Cummings entertained her |
Sunday school class at her home Thursday |
afternoon. A very pleasant time was
spent IN games, followed by refreshments.
Old Landmark Succumbs.
During the past week, owing TO the
weight nf snow, the ttmbers supporting
che roof Of the old Robinson meeting
house gave way, causing the roof to col
lapse and fall inward, leaving standing
only the walls and beltry Of this historic
building.
Situated in the Robinson neighborhood /
IN this town, near the Sharon border, &c
vas built siXtv-nne years ago by an or
ganZatiuu calling itself the Union society
On STAFFORD, and formed by the Christians
and uniyersalists. Il was used as a place
Of worship by these two denominations in
turn, each according TO the amount paid
toward its construction
Prominent among the names OF those
subscribing toward the fund were those OF
Dani ! Robinson and his four sons, Hiram,
Harry, Sllas and Roswell, also OF the ry-
lers, Darius Tyler and his sons, Lyman
and Lucius.
The house was dedicated upon its COM
pletion in 1897, the Rev. John Moore. a
native OF STAFFORD and at that time pastor
OF the UniYersalist church IN Lebanon, Of !
Heating upon that occasion.
The building has now been in disuse
some ten or twelve years, but there are
those who still recall the time when serv- i
tees held within its walls called out a
goodiy number Of worshippers, and regret 4
the decay Of is usefulness and OF an old s
landmark.