Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-07
WEST FAlRLEE


II. N. Mattison Of Chelsea was in town
Sunday.
c. W. Bliss vent to Boston Monday to
have his eyes treated.
c. N. Krook and family Get sail TOR
Florida Monday, Sept. %.
Clarence Little and Allie Slack are
boarding at R. H. Dearborn's.
F. c. Little OF willlamstown spent
Sunday with his son, c. F. Little.
Alice Lory entertained a friend from
her school at Bradford over Sunday.
Miss Lena George, " ho has been absent
for the past week, has returned home.
John Bean and family OF Lebanon were
in town visiting friends last Saturday.
Sidney Ward is engaged in painting
the buildings for several parties in Fair
lee.
James Eastman and A. II. Blake at
tended the dance at vershire Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. |. Godfrey of Concord,
N. a., are the guests of their sister, Mrs.
John Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Eastman. Fred
Farnham and daughter Of Barre were in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hayward of Tops
ham were the guests OF her brother, Milo
Kezer, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Patterson Of
STAFFORD were at their brothers., Joseph
Rule, last Friday.
Mrs. Herbert Smith and child of Bridge
port, Conn.,, are visiting at her mothers,
Mrs. Annie Smith.
Mrs. Emery and auebter, Florence,
and Lottie Hull of Thetford visited at
Madeline Rules Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitcotnb we're
in Hanover last week Monday to attend
Mrs. @. F. Colby's burial.
Mrs. F. e. Quimby and Mrs. Clifford
Anderson were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Coburn last week.
Mrs. Joseph Rule was in Han
over last Thursday to see her daughter.
Madeline, who was in the hospital.
Madeline Rule has returned home from
the Mary Hitchcock hospital at Hanover,
where she has been for an operation for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Herbert Kingsbury and Miss
Doris OF Vershire were the guests OF her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Kingsbury,
the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wilson we're
called to North Thetford on account OF
the death and burial OF Mrs. Wilson's
uncle, Lucius Wilmot o. Groton, Mass.
The funeral OF Mrs. @. F. Colby was
held at her late home Monday, Sept. ~,
Rev. Mr.. Paul officiating. The remains
we're taken to Hanover, where Mr.. Colby
was inferred last March. They had lived
in our village but a short time but they
we're loved and highly esteemed by
everyone who knew them and will be
greatly missed by all. They left a son,
Leon Colby Of Fall River, Mass, and q
daughter, Mrs. c. B. Harding OF YER
shire.
About midnight Saturday, SEPT. %,
the alarm was given for fire in our viii
lage. The flames, when discovered, were
bursting through the root of G. F. Lit
ties store, which was soon destroyed;
also the house and barn owned by Joseph
Rule and the Howard building,
which was occupied by Milton Robinson
and his mother. Nothing was saved
from Mr.. Liitle's store or from the tene-
ment over the store in which William
Robbins and his mother lived. The
goods OF Milton Robinson and Joseph
Rule were mostly saved. The Hunting
ton house and blacksmith shop owned by
Mr.. Rule were saved by heroic work.
The loss of the buildings burned amount
ed to about $4,000, which was mostly
covered by insurance. This fire occurred
Sept. 25 and the great fire last year oc-
CURED Sept. Is.