Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-09
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Millinery opening at Bell Brot hers,
Randolph, next week, from Tuesday on.
| Fred Reyes is sick with pneumonia.
Mel Ralph is at home from Barre city
for few weeks vacation.
Warren Williams has an ulcer on one
foot, which is very painful.
Miss Ola McWhorter of Barre city is
the guest Of Mrs. Fred Ralph.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Perham
moved to East Braintree last week.
Miss Ella Benham is attending the tele
phone at the Central office this week.
Mrs. j. NJ. McDerment has not been
feeling SO well for the past two weeks.
Fred Fogg went Saturday to his home
in Enfield, N. H., to stay over Sunday.
o. F. Nichols spent several days last
week with friends in White River juno
ton.
One hundred and three dogs were Ii
censed in this town up to April / !; not so
many as last year.
The school directors of Brookfield have
appointed William c. Clark truant officer
for the ensuing year.
Henry G. Thomas, state fish and game
commissioner, has appointed w. c.
Clark deputy fish and game warden for
one year.
w. c. Clark has sold and decided the
place he bought last fall of Mrs. Saviila
Green to DR.. E. E. Ellis.
George C. Smith furnished the grange
sociable with new maple sugar last Fri
day evening, which was enjoyed by sixty
members. Ii was very nice.
The grange will have a box sociable
Friday evening, April 10, to which every
body is invited. Ladies please bring
boxes filled with supper for two, which
will be sold to the highest bidder.
Every lady please do their box up in
newspaper and put their name inside of
box. Come and have good time.
B. j. Williams came very near expert
encipg fatal accident last Friday after
noon. While splitting wood, his axe
glanced, hitting him on his forehead over
the right eye, inflicting serious wound.
cutting two arteries from which he bled
profusely. DR.. E.. E. Ellis was sum-
moned and dressed the wound, and he is
getting along as we'll as could be expected
at this writing.
Mrs. Sarah E. Colburn, daughter of the /
late Deacon Luther Wheatley and widow
of Robert NJ. Colburn, died at her home /
in Meriden, Conn.,, Wednesday, April 1.
Mrs. Colburn had been in poor health for I
the past two or three years. The funeral I
services were held at her late residence in /
Meriden the morning of April 3, and the /
burial took place at Springfield, VT,
the afternoon of the same day. Rev. DR.. 4
Ozora s. Davis of New Britain, Conn, I
former pastor at Springfield, officiated.
Mrs. Colburn left son, Frank W., in /
business in Claremont, n. H., and
daughter, Alice NJ, in the fourth year in /
the Meriden High school.
Death Of Harmon Schroeder.
The sad news has been received of the |
death of Harmon Schroeder in New York /
city Tuesday, March 81. Mr.. Schroeder
has spent his summers for more than ten 4
years at the Raymond cottage and has al
ways had much affection for his Brook
field home and acquaintance. He will
be greatly missed by his friends here.
I he following notice is from the New
York Times, April 81
ssThe funeral of Harmon Schroeder, who /
died on Tuesday at his home, 322 st.
Nicholas avenue, will be held today at
the Lutheran church, 10th street and
Edgecombe avenue. Mr.. Schroeder was
IS years Old. When young man, he
opened shop near the foot of Spring
street and commenced to refine sugar.
This was the beginning of the industry
in the United States, and from it grew
the Sugar Trust. He retired from active
business thirty years ago. He was one of
the founders of the Lutheran church on
Sixth street, so many of whose members
persisted in the Slocum disaster. His
widow and two sons and two daughters
survive. DIR. Henry NJ. Schroeder, one of
the sons, married daughter of Henry j.
who founded the New York
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