Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-26

e. NJ. HARVEY. Local Editor.

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Mrs. R. S. Morgan is in Boston for two
weeks.
Frank Hubbard was in Gaysville satur-
DAY for the day.
Miss Mabel Smith has gone to Sharon
to teach this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Spencer were in
Montpelier last week.
Mrs. Margaret Griffin is in Mortified
with her sisters for few days.
A.C. Sterling, the tailor, of Montpelier
was in town last week for day.
Miss Jessie Morgan has presented the
town library with 100 new books.
Mrs. &. l.. Sargent and daughter, Ruth,
have been passing few days in Pittsfield.
DIR. c. NJ. Campbell is in Washington,
ID. c., visiting his brother, VIM. Campbell.
Leslie ID. Pierce, who has been spending
the winter in the South, has returned
home.
Mabel McCray gave birthday party to
twenty-five Of her school friends Monday
evening.
Mr.. Fish OF Richmond has been pass
ing several days here with his aunt, Mrs.
+. A. Kezer.
After an absence OF 81 years, oryille
Virgins is visiting old friends and ac-
qualntances.
10. Robinson and son. Fred, who have
been in Cuba and Florida for the winter,
returned home Friday.
j. p. Sawin of Gardner, Mass, has been
in this and adjoining towns in the interest
OF the Hayward Chair Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis OF Pittsheld
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ellis parents,
MIR and Mrs. Henry Clifford.
Mrs. John Roberts OF Hartford, who had
been with her sister, Mrs. Fred Dicker-
man, for a week, returned home saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merrill have fin
ished work for Carroll Wiley and have
rented Mrs. Maria Greeley's house IN
Lower Rochester.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Pierce, Leslie and |
Chester Pierce and Mrs. q. NJ. Ford were
in Granville Monday TO attend the funeral
OF George Jewett.
Miss Nellie Hayes has finished her
school here and gone TO Granville, where |
she is to teach the spring term in the
North Hollow district.
II. II. Cushman is in Boston this week |
buying goods. Mrs. Cushman IS with her |
aunt, Mrs. Frances Holden, in West Con-
cord, n. H., for the week.
Rev. Frank +. Adams ofiiciated at the |
funeral OF George Jewett in Granville /
Monday. The remains were brought here /
for interment in the village cemetery.
Thursday and Friday Of this week, Rev.
II. w. Hildreth Is the invited guest OF /
Hon. Gilbert A. Davis while attending the
state and county y. NJ. c. A. convention.
An important meeting OF the Cong'l |
church and society is warned TO meet sat
urday afternoon, April Is, in the Congl |
church. Every member IS urged TO be
present.
Robert NJ. Adams is spending few days
with his parents Rev. and Mrs. Frank T..
Adams. He is about TO go 10 the Philip
pines, where he has an appointment to
teach. lie has practically completed his
years work at Yale and will receive his
diploma as a member OF the class Of 1906.
Rochester Looge. No. %, /. o. o. r., will
the s7th anniversary OF Odd Fell
lowship with appropriate exercises al q.
A. X. hall this Thursday evening. The
public is cordially invited to these eNer.
oises. After the exercises there will bs a
banquet In the room above to which all
Odd Fellows and their families are ia.
vited.
sunday morning, April 18th, Rev. II. w.
will preach on "rhe First Cardi-
dial Virtue Wisdom "Saul Made KING
will be the subject OF the Bible school. A
program on swimming the Stranger" will
be used by the young people at their even
ing meeting. Thursday evening, MAY 3D.,
4 nc NuuICn hnu ooeihi htioEhs VIII DC
considered.
At the annual meeting OF Rural Lodge,
No. %, f. and A. NJ, April IL, the follow
ing officers were electeo ana appointed for
the coming yesr;-W. NJ, George l.. Gree
ley; 5. W.. ". Il. Campbell; j. w, Geo.
+. Randall; Sec, r. W. Chase; Treas, f.
A. Guernsey; :. D., DR.. G. NJ. Campbell;
J. D., +. L. Martin; ; s., c. +. Pierce; j.
s., &. L. Sargent; Tyler, Earl Bean.
West Rochester, whose postofiice is
known as Robinson, suffered a disastrous
fire Tuesday afternoon. A. about O'Clock
sparks blown from the smokestack OF the
Robinson min caught on one OF the build
ings OF the street opposite the postoiiice.
A gale was blowing, and Il seemed only an
instant before everything on that side OF
the street was aiire. The wind even took
sparks a distance OF half a mile and carried
Dire to an isolated barn. The losses were
~ follows:-M Martin ID. Whitney, dwelling
and barn, insurance, $500: Wesley Hanson,
dwelling and barn, insurance, 5000; Lyman
kinsman. dwelling and.barn, uninsured;
J. o. Robinson, blacksmith shop and two
barns, insurance 500. One COW and two
Or three hogs were burned and several
COWS badly scorched.