Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-16

Mark Mudgett, formerly of this town,
has opened store at North Pomfret.
Perrin Whitaker has gone to Middle
town, Conn.,, where he has a position as
attendant at the state insane hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Duval returned to
their home in Barre Monday, after spend
ing few days with Mrs. e. n. Davis,
aunt of Mrs. Duval.
Mrs. o. w. Dinsmore has sufficiently
recovered from her recent sickness to be
able TO go to Boston Tuesday for few
weeks recuperaticn with friends.
Sylvester A. Bowen has sold the stand
ing spruce on his farm to George E. Per-
cy of Rumney, n. HI. Mr.. Percy expects
to put on a gang of men clearing off the
spruce the coming season.
Genevieve, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Boardman, is sick with
measles John Dukette has sold the
Barrows farm through the agency of E.
S. Putnam tc A. c. Batchelder of Canada.
Price for farm, tools, etc., 800.
Mail from the north is now left at this
station by the south-bound night train.
This mail was formerly carried by to
White River Junction and brought back
of night operator at the G. V. depot has
made the new arrangement possible.
There was fire drill of the pupils of
the Whitcomb High school tuesday aft
ernoon Within two minutes from the
giving of the alarm, the building was
emptied in an orderly manner of the pu-
pills and teachers, except a few of the
teachers who remained in the building,
and, it is feared, were destroyed by the
flames.
Mrs. A. F. CoIburn was among those
unfortunate persons whose homes were
destroyed in the Chelsea, Mass, fire of
last Sunday, her home being on Belling-
ham avenue, where the destruction was
most complete. Mrs. CcIburn will be re-
membered as Maria Webster, being the
daughter of the late Charles P. Webster
of this town.
The remains were brought here
Wednesday for interment of J. Sake
Cole. The deceased was the son of Mrs.
Henry Cole of Royalton Hill and has been
living at White River Junction. Some
time ago he became affected with sores in
the head and was taken to the Hitchcock
hospital at Hanover, n. H., where an OPP
Grafton was performed which did not
avail to save his life.
The school directors have been able to
discover only four pupils to attend the
Gilead school aad unless others are found
it will probably be necessary to discon-
tinue holding school in this district and
transport the pupils to the school at the
sold Church." Gilead was formerly one
of the most populous districts in the
town, and fifty years ago could easily
muster from forty to Fifty scholars.
Mrs. Fannie Young died Friday after
daughter, Mrs. Eugene 0. Twitcheil. in
Bethel 'Lympus, from the result of q
shock. Mrs. Young was Familiarity
known as 'sAunt Fannie" She was born
in Rochester and was the daughter of
Rev. Jesse Turner, well-known Meth
odist preacher OF the last century. She
is survived by her daughter, Mrs.
Twitchell, and by son, Alton Young,
now in Bridgeport. Conn.
Austin F. Gillette of Brattleboro, form
erly of Bethel, died Sunday at his home
after long illness of cancer. He was
born in 1910 at Thetford, Vt. He enlist
Ell in Co. Fl, 18th Vermont, and served
until ordered home on account of sick
ness. In 1866, he married Rosetta Cham
berlin, who died Oct. II. 1904. To them
were born eight children-Alden and
Georgia, who died at ages of nine ano
seven; Charlie, who died in 1895 at the
age of 20, and the following five who sur
vive him:-Frank c. of Hartford, Conn.,,
Scott L. of Bethel, Mrs. E. A. Shaw OIL
Northfield, Mrs. FL. w. Holden of Bethel
and Mrs. Bertha Deane of Brattleboro
Prayers were said at the house Tuesday
and the remains were brought here Tues
day afternoon. The funeral was held
the home of his son, S. L. Gillette
Wednesday at 1 O'Clock, Rev. j. Wesley
Miller officiating. The services were ir
charge of Daniel Lille post, No. 81, G. A
r., and the bearers were members OF tht
post. of which he was former member
The interment was in Fairview cemetery