Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-16
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT
STAFFORD

Will Patton of Sharon was in town Sat-
urday.
William Blake of Sharon was in town
recently.
Or. Lavoire of Rutland, optician, was
in town Saturday.
Walter Hoyt was in South Tunbridg &c
the first of the week.
Mrs. Susan Hyde is confined to the
house by rheumatism.
Mrs. Fred Newton is visiting her moth
er in South Royalton.
R. A. Morrill, has returned to the state
university at Orono, Me.
F. E. Merrill was at the Strafford
House the first of last week.
Fred Noyes has been at work in the
woods at West Thornton, N. H.
Mrs. R. L. Mosher has been spending a
few days with relatives in Sharon.
w. r. Sanborn returned Saturday from
business trip to Greenfield, Mass.
Chester Reynolds and wife are in New
tonville, Mass, where he is at work.
Hiram Ward and family visited her
parents in Thetford the first of the week.
The Ladies' circle will meet the after
noon of Tuesday, Jan. 2s, at the Library
hall.
Fred Preston has been doing consider
able work in town with his saving ma
chine. - -
The Ladies' Benevolent circle met Tues
day of last week with Mrs. w. r. San.
born.
Almon Bushnell is teaching his first
term of school in West Fairlee, near
Bradford.
Miss Edith Preston has returned to
North Andover, Mass. where she is
teaching.
Henry Rhodes of South STAFFORD has
been in town with his saving machine
the past week.
School Superintendent Taft was in
town Thursday in connection with
school work.
Miss Mary Cummings returned Tues
day to Northfield after spending her vaca-
ton at home.
Miss Gertrude Dearborn took Friday as
visiting day, closing her school at
Rice's Mills for the purpose.
Butter sent by j. r. Hayes to the ex-
hibit of dairymen's products at Rutland
last week scored 81 =, and maple syrup
9413.
Albert Brock and family are at her
fathers, Frank Harding. Mr.. Brock has
finished his work at the Brooklyn navy
yard and is working at Copperas Hill.
So successful was the social held in the
Library hall Friday evening, that another
is being planned for to be held the even
ing of Jan. "a, to which all are invited.
Rev. Jasper Harding celebrated his sOth
birthday, also his 5Sth anniversary of
marriage Jan. 6 by going to the woods
and chopping half a cord of wood in six
hours.
The Ladies' Benevolent circle connect
ed with the Cong'I church has secured
the use of the hall over the library for the
coming year, and will hold its meetings
there.
Creamery Manager w. p Stone attended
the meeting of the Dairymen's association
in Rutland last week, where the product
of STAFFORD creamery received honorable
mention.
Miss Florence Williams was obliged to
close her school Thursday on account of
trouble with her throat, and loss of
voice, but is partially recovered at this
writing.
Parents Wishing TO learn OF the prog
ress of their children in their studies
will do well to attend the exhibition of
school work, which will be shown at the
village school house Friday, Jan. 31st.
At the Cong'l church Sunday morning,
the r. A. Hatch prizes for good attend
ance were distributed, the fortunate pu-
pills being Marjorie Stone, Irene Chand-
Ter, Ethel Scott and Carrie Root. Of
these, Marjorie Stone has been absent but
once in four years; Ethel Scott once in
three years; Irene Chandler and Carrie
Root have been absent only few times
in the last four or five years and then on
account of illness or absence from town.