Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT
STAFFORD

STAFFORD
w. F. Scribner was in South Rovalton
Friday.
William Blake of Sharon was in town
Wednesday of last week.
Harvey Sweet attended dance at Thief
ford Center Friday evening.
Mrs. Waterman is visiting her daueb-
ter, Mrs. Harvey Hawthorne.
Mrs. N. r. Carpenter and Miss Alice
Brown were in Hanover Saturday.
Mrs. W. F. Scribner returned Tuesday
from visit to her daughter in Thetford.
Richard Nichols Of Chelsea, Mass. has
been visiting friends in town the past
week.
For the past week many loads of logs
have been carried to mill to be converted
into lumber.
A social will be held in the Library hall
Friday evening, Jan. "a, to which all are
cordially invited.
Mrs. William Turner spent last week
in s.. Johnsbury, being called there by
the death of a brother.
E. G. Judd of South STAFFORD has re-
Gently purchased the Daley place and re-
moved there with his family.
George Fox cut his right thumb rather
badly while working with saving ma
chine on the Cove place Friday.
Robert Danforth and Miss Florence
Scribner went Saturday to spend the
week end at her sisters in Thetford.
Walter Hoyt and wife have left their
home here and will spend the remainder
of the winter with her parents in South
STAFFORD.
Miss Mary Hutchins, who has been
teaching in town, left Saturday for Bos-
ton, where she will spend few days be-
fore returning to her home in Ohio.
There will be a play entitled, "The
Quiet Family" given at the Grange hall
next Saturday evening, Jan. rs, at s
O'Clock. All grange members are cor
daily invited.
Twenty-Five pullets belonging to Mrs.
Wilbur Scribner have made record for
themselves. During the month of De-
cember, Mrs. Scribner sold 80 dozen
eggs, which brought S11.1S, besides
those used for household purposes.
A tame goose belonging to ]. R. Hayes
recently obeyed the ssCall of the Wild,
took flight and has been seen from time
to time in the Old City neighborhood,
generally ON the wing, and with no ap-
parent intention of returning to its legiti-
mate habitation. When last observed,
it was sailing down stream below the Old
City cemetery. If it follows all the
curves of the Ompompanoosuc it will
probably become dizzy in time and will
get faced about and return to its old
haunts. Anyone seeing the bird, kindly
sfsprinkle salt on its tail,'' capture and
return to its owner.
AT the grange meeting Friday evening,
the following officers were installed
Master, j. R. Hayes; overseer, w. F.
Scribner; lecturer, Mrs. Gertrude Dear
born; chaplain, Mrs. Charles Preston;
steward, Glenn Titus; Asst. steward, Roll
lin Prescott; lady Asst. steward, Mrs.
Rollin Prescott; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Florence Scribner; gatekeeper,
Roland Scripner; Mrs. w. F. Scribner;
Ceres, Mrs. w. F. Scribner; Flora, Miss
Ethel White; Pomona, Mrs. Estella Cove.
G. G. Flint of Randolph acted as INSTALL
ing officer. Eight members of the Tun
bridge grange were present as guests.
meeting of the Cong'l church society
was held last Tuesday afternoon at the
church edifice. Reports as to the general
condition and the expenditures were read.
The roll of members was called, those
present responding with verse of scrip
ture. number of absent members sent
letters of greeting to be read upon the oc-
casion of the meeting. A. j. Eastman,
elected chairman of the meeting, was also
elected as clerk of the church in place of
Rev. Henry Cummings, who handed in
his resignation, after over thirty years of
most faithful and efficient service. Henry
B. Cummings acted as clerk of the
meeting.