Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26
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dali, teacher, will begin next Monday,
and on the same day the school in the
II. W. Preston district will begin with
Miss Mabel Dyke rs teacher.
An adjourned meeting of the Cong'l
church and congregation will be held in
the vestry on Wednesday evening, Sept. 1,
to hear the report OF the COMMITTEES APP
pointed to assist the prudential COM
mittee. All members Of the congrega-
ton are urged to be present.
Wesley Collins, a stone cutter at the
Woodbury. shed who has been living in
the Arthur Robinson house on South
Main street, has broken up housekeeping
and stored his goods in the I.avere block
and with Mrs. Collins has gone to his
former home in Connecticut, hoping that
the change of climate will benefit the
health of Mrs. Collins.
During the past week there has been
house party at the Clafiin cottage at
Silver lake, composed OF Miss Nell Clafiin
of Hopkinton, Mass, William Parmenter
OF Henniker, N. H., Archie Ravens of
vergennes, Vernon Greene OF Lowell,
Mass, Louis Barnes OF Bethel and Misses
Harriet, Nellie, Neva and Ella Clafiin OF
Bethel.
Fred G. Tuckerman Of Royalton Hill,
with two ladies in the team with him,
met cyclone auto at the foot Of the long
hill by r. J.. Flint's last Saturday. Mr..
Tuckerman's team became unmanageable
and the carriage was tipped over, partiat-
~ wrecking the rig and throwing out the
occupants, who escaped with several
slight bruises.
George w. Chamberlain and daughter,
Miss Grace OF Hawkeye, Ia, accompanied
I by Mrs. Woodward of Pittsburg, Mass,
who is also daughter OF Mr.. Chamber
lain, are visiting at the home of r. H.
Chamberlain Mr.. Chamberlain Is a
former resident Of this town, and will be
remembered as q son Of the late Washing
1 ton Chamberlain.
/ At the recent grand encampment of
/ Odd Fellows held at Salisbury, N. c.,
/ Gilmore Ward Bryant, q native OF Bethel,
now living in Durham, ". c., was elected
grand patriarch. The Durham Herald
says in regard to the election OF Mr.. Bry-
ant Tile reaches a long ambition, q
dream of twenty-five years. He wears
/ the rank now and is proud OF 1t. He is
one Of the oldest in point Of service in the
state and has been q devotee of the en-
campment in all the years of his mem
bership. He is one Of the half-dozen best
informed fraternaIists in the state"
The town clerk has received from the
state fish and game commissioner blank
hunting licenses, in accordance with the
law Of 1908, which makes II necessary
that both resident and nonresident
hunters carry on their pers ons licenses
signed by the town clerk. Licenses FOL
residents of this state cost fifty cents
non-residents and alien residents have
to pay fifteen dollars. One exception ii
made by the law:-'Owners OF farm
lands, their children or tenants, maj
hunt and kill game on the farm lands o
which they are the bona fde owners Of
: tenants during the season when il sinai
be lawful to kill game"
B. q. Howe of st. Johnsbury dieC
Tuesday night at the home Of his daugh
err, Mrs. W. 7. King, on River street. HI
and Mrs. Howe came from St. Johns
] bury last week to pay their daughter
/, visit. Friday night Mr.. Howe suffered
]. stroke of apoplexY and constantly grew
weaker. He had long been a prominen
hotel man and was proprietor OF th
Avenue House at st. Johnsbury in 1877
| and afterwards built the present Avenu
House, as well as the opera house. late
he was proprietor OF the st. Johnsbur,
, House and tho Crystal Lake House a
: Barton and still later was in the hote
business at Bennington. His daughter
Mrs. Charles Champion OF st. Johnsbury
and son, Carl Howe, are also at Mrs
Kings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Tenney Q
Federal Point, Fla, are visiting friend
: and relatives in this vicinity, expecting t
remain in Vermont until the last OF Ser
; TENDER Mrs. Tenney will be remem
bered in Bethel as Miss Ellen Pennock
b, a summer visitor here for many seasons
= Mr.. Tenney was born in Randolph on tn
u farm now occupied by Mr.. Lamb in til
Washburn district, vest OF Randolp
i Center, and although in his eightiet
/, year is spry and active as many man Q
s thirty less years. He married for his fri
wife a daughter OF David Carter of RaI
n dolph. He went to Florida in 1858, bu
! returned to Vermont at the outbreak {
= the Civil war, finding the Southern sent
. ment extremely hostile to Northerneri
file went back to Florida in 1865 an
bought q tract of about one tbousan
e acres at Federal Point, Putnam count,
\ eighteen miles above st. Augustine, an
y engaged in pine numbering. AS tin
j. went along, he branehed out into orans
cultivation and also developed town o
sr his property. Where was once a wast
ID when he bought is now a prosperoI
l. village OF some $50 inhabitants and fou
c, churches, schools, etc.
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