Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06
Rochester News.


mere last week.
Mrs. c. E. Townsend was in Mohtpeli-
er over Sunday.
e. D. Morse has bought building lot,
of AFRO StockweIl.
Miss Bessie wissell is at her home in
Warren for few days.
Gardner Ashley returned to his home
in South Royalton Saturday.
Miss Jessie Morgan and Mrs. Gabrielle
are in Randolph for q short time.
William McCray has rented the Roches-
ter House and took.possession May 1.
George Chedel OF Randolph was a guest
over Monday night at e. H. Edgerton's.
Mrs. Houston and daughter of North
field were at Fred Dickerman's over Sum
day.
George Walker is to build new house
this summer on the lot bought OF Q. d.
Ford.
Charles stockwelI Of Randolph spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Emily
stockwell.
J. o. Robinson is to build a house with
two tenements opposite the one he built
three years ago.
Mrs. Ellen Pierce, who had been in
Jacksonville, Fla, through the winter,
has returned home.
Mrs. Henry Shipman and two sons OF
Brattleboro are with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Martin.
Guy Parmenter has moved from e. H.
Abbott's house in Lower Rochester into
Herbert Nason's house.
A very pleasant surprise party was Civ
en- Miss Susan Stockweli Saturday after
noon in honor of her 18th birthday.
A renewal and increase OF pension has
been allowed Orville A. Virgins of Roeh-
ester at the rate Of f17 per month from
Feb. 8, 1909.
Cards were received here last week Of
the silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. William Tinkham at their home
in Miller, Mass, April 30.
WinsIow Moore died suddenly Monday
at so years of age. He had been i'll for q
long time with heart disease. A widow
and two daughters survive him.
DIR. and Mrs. Edwin E. Browning OF
New Bedford, Mass. have purchased the
Haskins farm OF Henry F. Clifford and ex-
pect to build cottage there for summer
occupancy.
In place Of the regular program at the
Grange meeting on Wednesday evening,
Miss Chase and Mrs. Parmelee were in.
vited to speak in the interest Of the
suffrage work, which they did very &C.
ceptably.
Miss Mary N. Chase, national organizer
for the Woman's Suffrage association,
and Mrs. Annette W. Parmelee of Enos.
burg Falls, press superintendent for tb'
Equal Suffrage society OF this state, were
in town last week on official business
guests of Mrs. E. L. Pierce
The annual meeting of Windsor county
W. c. T. u. viii be held in Woodstock
May HIP. An interesting and profita
BILE program is being prepared. Stat,
Workers Mrs. @. e. Davidson and Mis-
Elsie Pease will assist and National Or
ganizer Mrs. J. K. Barney Of Rhode Is
land will give an address on the evening
Of the 18th.
At the annual convocatiOn Of Hop
chapter, o. E. s., the following officer
: were elected and appointed for the ensu
ing year:-Mrs. Clara K. Parmenter, w
NJ; John q. Kinsman, w. P; Mrs. Juli
P. Kidder, Asst. NJ; Mrs. Ida A. Kennedy
Con. Mrs. Gertie Baker, Asst. c.; Mrs
] Julia 5. Shirley, Sec; Mrs. Blanche Z
e Martin. Treas; Mrs. May ]. Boutells
: Adah; Mrs. Emma L. Randall, Ruth
J Mrs. Grace ID. Baker, Esther; Mrs. Nelii
) Brownson, Martha; Mrs. Mary Bear
Electa; w. II. Campbell Chap; Mr.
: Clara c. Hulett, Mar: F. o. Kennedy
!. War; q. Shirley, Sent.
: The Goth anniversary OF Odd Fellow
o ship in America was celebrated last wee
: Monday evening by the Rochester soeis
e ty. The members met in their hall wit
l. the members Of the Rebekah lodge an
e marched to the grand Army hail, where
u meeting was held and an address give
I by Rev. W. H. Watson on "1he Growt
II and Benefits OF the Order" its man
d ways OF usefulness and its similarity
: church work. After a varied program
the friends adjourned to the hall upstair
u which was the banquet hall, and 81
n down to do justice to varied menu an
le all went home feeling that the soeiel
u was young and vigorous, though ninei
u years old, and it had vitality enough
II see its 900th anniversary 80 long as ]
Re membership lived by its rules and teacl
Is ings.