Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05

The Rebekah meeting is postponed I'M
Ill Aug. q.
Mrs. Lizzie Mudgett is visiting friends
In Montpelier.
Miss Alice Preston has returned from
Hyannls, Mass.
Miss Mabel Dyke is at home, having fin
ished her term of school at Roxbury.
+. e. Welch has returned from his
work in a tannery at Merrimac, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Whitcomb returned
Saturday from trip to Massachusetts,.
RS. Adams has been laid up for the
past week with badly sprained ankle.
Mrs. +. S. Blossom and two children are
spending the week with friends in Chelsea.
w. NJ. Briggs and daughter, Velma, left
last week for visit to friends in Boston
Miss Dorothy Bruce OF Montpelier is
stopping several weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Waters.
Mrs. p. d. Pike of Mortified visited her
sister, Mrs. III. G. Rice, and family several
days last week.
Mrs. Frank Crosby and daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Crosby, OF Buffalo, n. Y, are
guests at f. II. Chamberlins.
Mrs. II. b. Lease and two sons went to
Waterbury Tuesday for two weeks visit
70 her father, DR.. Don Grout
Mrs Peter O'Connell, Mrs Il. A. Davis
and Master Edward DAVIS are at Annis-
guam Beach, Mass, for the month.
Miss Helma Coyle OF Vinal Haven, Me-,
is spending the month with her sister,
Mrs. H. w. Robbins, at Lake Ansel.
Mrs. c. Il. Noble Mrs. Gilmore w. Bry-
ant aud two children left last week for a
visit to relatives at Springfield, Mass.
Felix Mccarthy, a stone cutter, has
moved from Barre to B thei and has rented
the tenement house OF A. L. Lincoln.
Mrs. Elya Clark Of Montpelier is spend
i g A few weeks with friends in town aud is
nov stopping with Mrs. 7. A. Chadwick.
Aiiss Grace Topper and Henry Topper
left on the New England States Limited
Sunday for a trip TO visit friends at
keWanee, III.
The Grange meeting, which was I'M
avoidably postponed last Saturday, will be
he,e with the same program Saturday
evening Of this week.
Rev. w. b. Reynolds returns this week
from his vacation spent in New York and
the usual services will be held next sun
day at Christ church.
John Wynn has bought Of Patrick p.
Wyna the house built by the latter on the
westerly side Of the railroad at the north
eriy end OF the village.
Mr. and Mrs Durrell Pennock Of Rut-
land spent several days last week at DR..
". W. Holdens. They ara looking for a
farm to buy in this vicinity.
{. o. Hopkins sent to Massachusetts, his
household goods last week and this week
VIA his daughter, Miss Gertrude, goes TO
their present home in Somerville.
The listers have completed the quadren-
NAL appraisal Of real estate and the APP
praisal Is lodged in he town clerks Office
Tor the inspection Of the taxpayers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. DInsmore left this
week for a trip through southern New
England. They drove their team 10 Hart
land and from there went by tram.
Miss Ruby Fish is visiting her uncle, c.
EstR brooks, in Pittsheld and assisting
him harvest his straw berry crop OF which
he expects yield OF about 1000 baskets.
Receut arrivals at Mrs. Agnes Kings
are her daughter, Mrs. Will Blossom, and
four children from Boston and DIR. j. h.
MeIgs and Mrs Meigs and three children
from heachmont. Mass.
In the report Of the Flynn school given
last week the name Of Myrtle Morse was
thro1gh a mistake omitted, and should
have been placed with those having no
tardY marks during the term.
Mrs. Is. w. Horner of Rutland, who had
been spending the past two weeks with
her sen, DR.. II. w. Holden, was joined
Tuesday by Mr.. Horner. Mr.. and Mrs.
HOrDeT went from here 10 Randolph for a
lew Gays before returning home.
A large number of neighbors and friends
gathered al Mark Stiles Friday evening OF
last week for the purpose of holding a
dance IN the fine new barn lately erected
by Mr.. stiles. The party did not break UP
until day was dawning Saturday.
Geo. Msndell has a gang of about forty
man hrnuUhf from plat aburUh y " nj
work q. clearing OF the lumber on the lot
hoHght this spring by Mr.. Mandell Of
Mrs. W.. Z. Lattimer. camp has been
butt with saw mill and boarding house.
Instruments on the Farmers Telephone
aine Of c, ID. Cushing have lately been in
stalled as follows:- W. y. Batchelder's
office. end at the dwellings Of Hamlin G..
Barues, Geo. Wight, Elmer J. Cotton, $.
X. stanton, II. w. Robbins aud at the
blacksmith shop Of A. L. Lincoln.
Miss Lucy Washburn graduated last
week az the Bridgewater, Mass. State
Normai school. having completed the
three years course Mrs. ;. NJ. Wash
burn, Ben NJ Washburn and Miss Mary
MashbaTn attended the graduation exer-
cises, sitter which the ladies went to the
beach FOR a weeks outing.
T.. X. FhEhugh and u. {. Jones. Off
cials Of the Bethel Granite railway, were
an town last Friday making arrangements
Tor THE extension of the railway TO the
quarry Of the Woodbury. Granite Co. Il
A. ezpected that work will be begun on
the extension at once. The estimated
cost Is 5000
james s. Young Of Barnard has bought
the so-oalled s'orchard lott owned BIZ h.
=. Fassett near the Harrington creamery.
The purchase includes about five acres %
Hand aud q dwelling. The dwelling is the
same formerly owned and occupied by w.
g.. Shaw and was moved 90 It's present lo-
cation this season. SIR. Young mas three
children 90 educa'e and comes 20 Bethel 10
take advantage 81 the superior facilities
afforded BY the Whitc0mb High school
J. 81. Eaton. fire insurance adiuster, was
tu tlEn last Friday and settled the less Of
Waldo +. Perkins 81 Gaysville for the fire
81 IuaC Znd. The loss was practically
total and SIR. Perkins viii receive al once
the fan amount Of his insurance. Mr..
Perkins carried 500 insurance on has
building, aud $3.50 on his merchandise
aud hxturcs. Mr. Perkins was very for
t1uEte Ia having been able to have saved
from the firc enough of his papers TO show
The value OF his goods lie had taken an