Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-05
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY, Local Editor.


week.
James Brown has returned from Leban-
on. n. II.
Charles Martin was in Bethel saturday
for the day.
Mrs. Lucinda Eaton of Rutland is visit
ing in town.
Ell. Abbott has been visiting in Bethel
and Gaysville.
There will be services at the Uniyersalist
church next Sunday.
]. p. Cutter OF Dedham, Mass, was in
town last Thursday.
Calvin Morse has rented his farm to
John Kerr for year.
j. o. Codding has gone TO his home in
Westminster for week.
Bennett Douglass is at home from
college for a week or ten days.
A daughter was born TO Mr. and Mrs.
William Parmenter Tuesday, Mar. q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avn Davis OF Marshiield
have lately been visiting relatives here.
Miss Georgia Gardner of Middlebury
is visiting Miss Estella Strack this week.
Miss Alice Douglass WIS in Bethel
Saturday to meet friend who is visiting
her.
Mrs. Hattie Waite OF Barre was a guest
over Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. {. Tink-
ham.
Lillian Kinsman is in White River
Junction for a week with her sister,
Florence,
Jerry Hall, after spending few days
with friends in Lebanon, y. d., returned
Saturday.
Mrs. Elida Morse, who has been spend
ING the winter with friends in Windsor.
returned Monday.
H. f. Woods and +. w. McWain were
in Gaysville last week TO attend the
funeral OF Arthur Wright
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
Laura Kezer Saturday afternoon at 2;3O.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Miss Langdon, the trained nurse VINO
cared for G.. w. Angel. was the guest Of
Mrs. g. Z. Merriam Thursday night and
Friday.
News has been received OF the death Of
Harry Briggs. only son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Briggs Of Brandon, who are well
known here.
J. Eelis and family have moved to their
farm In Middle hollow and Sidney Grey
has moved TO the Rob Marsh farm in
South hollow.
The Woman's Suffrage society viii meet
with Mrs. Julia Price Friday afternoon
at 2:30. All members are earnestly re-
qnested TO be present.
A new sugar party will be given by the
e. +. society. with an evenings entertain
ment, Tuesday, Apr. 10th next. Come
ana have good time.
Rev. f. +. Adams is expected home
from his vacation this week. Services
will be resumed in the Uniyersalist church
next Sunday, Apr. Sth.
Miss Emma Moses is spending week
at her home in Randolph. Miss Annie
Chedel is at her home in Gaysville and
Miss Bertha Minkler in North Hollow.
Mrs. William Pember went TO North
field to attend the funeral OF her sister,
Mrs. Clara McGlatiin, who died at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Sunday morning.
The Epworth League cordially invites
the public TO the Methodist church rooms
on Thursday evening OF this week for a
new sugar social, with musical and
literary program.
Gideon w. Angel died at his home
Thursday, March 18th, after a two weeks
illness OF pneumonia, at "A years of age.
lie left a widow and one son, Charles
Angel OF Braintree. In the death Of Mr..
Angel. Rochester has lost a good citizen.
Honorable and reliable, he enjoyed the
respect Of the community and his loss is
regretted by many friends. The funeral
was largely attended at his late home sun
day afternoon. Relatives from away TO
attend 1t were John Il. Angel and Mrs.
F. c. Angel OF Randolph; Miss Eta
Richardson Of Braintree; Mrs. George
Waldo of New York CITY; Mrs. Mary
Smith OF Gaysville: Mrs. John Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hathaway, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fayette Hathaway and Wallace
johnson OF Goshen; Miss Helen Stanley
OF Brandon; Charles Angel OF Brookheld;
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Johnson and George
johnson OF Leicester.
High and Grammar School Exhibition
On the evening OF Friday, Mar. Both,
the annual exhibition of Rochester High
and Grammar schools was given in the
q. A. hall. Although the weather was
inclement, good-sized audience enjoyed
the excellently rendered program.
The program was as foilows.- Piano
solo, Miss Achsah Guernsey; song, "Grati-
tude," chorus Of twelve Young women;
"Kate Shelley, " Helen McCray:
recitation, THE Errand Horatio Forgot
Florence Hodgkins; song, "It's Not What
You Were, It's What You Are To-day"
sextet.
The debate OF the evening was upon the
question, "Resolved, That foreigners
should not be admitted into the United
STATES. LEILA Iinkham and FULLY Cshee
spoke for the affirmative and Emily /
5tockwell and Herman Kinsman replied [
Tor the negative. So well did each present
their side Of the question that the decision !
N the judges Mrs. +. A. Kezer, Miss .
Bertha Minkler and +. w. Chase-was {
awaited with much expectation. The +
majority of the judges awarded the debate
10 the negative side.
sold Jim's Christmas Even was then
sung by trio. A defamation entitled.
The Polish Boy, was given by Chester
Billings. also a recitation. leap Year
Nlishaps,h by Minnie Rand. Piano solos
we're rendered by Grace Goodno and
Ellen Chafiee, while the Humaniphone
was being made ready.
Miss Bessie MCCray, as operator. in
formed the audience that this was new
invention OF the Yankees OF the East. the
japanese. All that was in evidence was a
.aole-like affair along the edge OF which
extended in their order the eight letters
d the octave. These we're touched with
wand by the operator and the notes OF
some familiar song would be given. Now
md then, greatly to the amusement of
I'll, the "colored gentleman" Mr.. Smith
known to his friends as Fay MARTINI.
would fail to keep up the necessary pump