Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-18


business at Bellows Falls.
H. v. Fletcher has rented his farm to
Frank Burridge, y ho has been working
for him some time and who. will take
charge Of the place March 1st. Mr.. and
OF the farm, will still continue to live
upon It.
The Rebekahs had nine tables Of play
ers at their whist party last Thursday
evening and i've tables Tuesday evening.
On the first occasion the highest score,
plus rs, was made By Mrs. n. r. Sharpe
and Miss Emma Seymour, and the second
honors went 10 George z. Hutchinson
and Mrs. G. ]. Rumrill, who had 4 score
Of plus 16.
Mrs. /. d. Williams was kept by the
demoralized train service Tuesday from
going to White River Junction to attend
the funeral OF G @ senter, who for 20
years had occupied Mrs. Williams house
in West Lebanon, n. H. The deceased
was former classmate Of the late H. W.
Tewksbury in the preparatory school at
Meriden, n. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. shattuek are en-
tertaining Scion Tupper OF st. Paul,
many years ago an engineer on the Cen
traI Vermont and now running on the
road between Minneapolis and St. Louis.
1ir. and Mrs. Dean Towne. who had been
in Lowell and Watertown, Mass, on q
vacation, stopped here yesterday on their
way home to Barre and stayed at Mr..
Shattuck's over night.
Mrs. s. s. Clark. who was stricken BY
paralysis OF the throat the 11th inst,
seemed brighter yesterday than at any
i =
Martin Linfield OF Braintree, is her nurse
and Mrs. Clark has also with her her
daughter, Miss Laura Clark OF Smith coli
iege, Northampton, Mass, and grand
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Fuller OF Ludlow.
Mrs. FulIer's brother, Clarence Forbes,
and his son, Clark, Of Boston arrived last
night.
Lake Helen, Fla, where DR.. and Mrs.
8. \. Gould are wintering, has expert
enced something approaching a cold
snap. which must have made the YER
monters there wish they had packed their
hHnnels along with the duck suits and
muslin dresses, supposed to be the only
supportable apparel at that resort. Jan.
81, mercury at Lake Helen registered but
20 degrees above zero; Feb. /, "a above.
and Feb. 3, 86 above. Geraniums three
and four feet high were laid low and rose
bushes not only had their flowers and
buds blasted but were set back six weeks
50 thai, before they can recover, the hot
weather viii prevent their doing well.
i A hearing in the fnaI settlement Of the
George l. Spear estate was held yesterday
before Judge OF Probate George Z. Stow
of Chelsea The widow and surviving
exeoutrix. Mrs. Nina Spear. who was an
pointed with Dr. II. n Mcintyre. since
deceased, presented Der accounl bot. as Il
was not cast in proper form, the bearing
was postponed 90 March 3 to allow a
more regular presentation to be prepared.
Mrs. Ellen Wells Of Braintree, Mr.
Spears sister and only heir aside from
the widow, appeared At the hearing with
her counsel, Hon. c. p. Hogan Of st. Al
bans and Hon. Frank Plnmley Of North
field. Mrs. Spear was advised by Hon.
! v. I. Spear.
n IA. Wilson returned Sunday morn
ing from Hartford, Conn.,, where he had
been the guest Of the State Library com
mission Of Connecticut with the secretary
} Of the Vermont Library commission.
Miss Frances Hobart Of Cambridge.
; There was 9 two days session Of the
New England Library commission Al
Hartford with representatives present
from every state but Maine, and an ad-
dress was delivered the last day BY the
head librarian Of New York. After the
meeting. Mr.. Wilson included New York
city and Holyoke, Mass, in his trip.
. During his absence, his sister, Mrs.
Christopher Riley Of Northfield Falls,
. stayed with Mrs. Wilson, whose brother,
Willard Dickinson OF Minneapolis arrived
also Sunday morning and left Monday
night Mr.. Dickinson was on his way
, home from Boston and Holyoke, Mass,
and took the opportunity to visit his sis
ter, whom he had not seen for 26 years.
A large congregation assembled in the
. Methodist church last Sunday morning
for the special service in observance oi
the tooth anniversary Of President Lin.
: coins birth. -Four big flags were placed
about the pulpit platform and small hagI
surrounded g picture Of the martryed
G president. which hung Ia the center. U,
q 8. Grant post, @. A. r., and the wo
: mans Relief corps were present in mum.
: bers, and the chorus choir sang among
! hymns Of q patriotic nature, eThe Battle
Hymn Of the Republic' and America .
= Rev. Joseph Hamilton drew from the litl
. OF Lincoln inspiration and helpful lessons
: for mothers in the training Of children
: for future citizenship and showed hoa
the early guidance Of mother and steD
mother set the feet of the boy Lincoln il
the path That led to greatness. Tn.
church was well filed in the evening
when the meeting was Ied>by DR.. A. c
Bailey, and articles ON Lincoln were reat
= by the doctor, Miss Stella Morse, Mis-
Lena Rhodes, William Reynolds and Mrs
Henry Walcott.
At the Grange meeting Saturday even
ing, the program enjoyed By those pres
ent consisted OF 3 piano solo by Mis-
Margie Jerds current events BY Miss Har
riet Packard, readings by Mrs. A. NJ
Vaughan and Mrs. @. r. Steele, and
discussion Of what line OF work th
Grange shalt do this winter By George n
Slack, d. H. Morse, d. d. Howe, W. W
Jones and ". A. Mcintosh. The 0rang
Ministries viii be in evidence ct the mex
meeting Feb. n, when the entertainmen
will be in charge Of a committee CON
posed Of Miss Hazel Fairbanks, Mrs. &
s. Booth, John L. Hutchinson, A. N
Vaughan, Glenn Bailey, Robert Bruc
and Era1nrfntr Tf44.r.nc ul1ta .s4,s~~a,