Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-01
WILLIAMSBURG

pOOI uCailus
Frank Fl. Martin returned to Kirksyille,
Mo-, this week.
Mrs. Beulah Bass Clay and two sons of
Mansfield, Mass, were guests at Charles
NJ. Seaver's over Sunday.
Miss Nettie Bruce OF Royalton and
Frank Bruce OF Warren were recent guests
of their aunt, Mrs. T. d. Poland.
Forrest c. Hutchinson and Miss Peach
Bemis we're married at the Congl parson-
age Monday evening by Rev. D. n.
Strong.
Mrs. Fred Brown of Mortified spent 3
few days last week with Charles Hay
wards family aud with Mrs. Bessie Hay
ward Holt.
Misses Marguerite and verna Edison,
daughters OF @. L. Edison OF Montpelier,
were the guests OF Miss Winnifred JEFF
iords q few days last week.
Word has been received from Roches-
ter, N. Y, that the 5smonths-old daugh-
ter OF Walter and Mrs. Anna Hopkins
Kendrick died Aug. 20, after five weeks
illness.
Miss Ethel Odom, who has been visit
ing Miss Mile j. DrurY a few weeks,
will return to New Hampshire Monday,
where she has been engaged to teach
school this fall.
On account OF illness, Miss Florence
Leighton did not arrive in time TO open
the high school Monday morning. She
came Tuesday night and school began
Wednesday morning.
Sheriff AFRO A.. Reed escorted Merton
Martin. the 14-year-old son Of Edgar z.
Martin, to the State Reform school at
vergennes last week Thursday, where he
will remain for the remainder of his mi
nority.
The year-old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard st. John fell from the upper
porch at the Poole tenement Tuesday and
has not regained consciousness at this
writing. 1t is thought that the child
cannot live.
Rev. +. e. Currier, who was for se's1
years pastor Of the NJ. E. church here,
but now OF Cabot, exchanged with Rev.
W.. n. Roberts last Sunday. Rev. and
Mrs. Currier have a host Of friends here
and a large congregation at both the
morning and evening services listened to
Rev. Mr.. Currier with much pleasure.
The williamstown baseball team defeat
ed the Brookdeld team in 8 game, 7 to ID,
en- the home diamond, here last Thursday
afternoon. Another game late Friday af-
ternoon here with the Red Sox Of Barre
resulted in a tie, 10 to 10, at the end OF
the seventh inning. They were unable to
conclude the game on account OF the dark
ness.
Miss MeWhorter, daughter Of Frank
MeWhorter OF Barre, is teaching the first
and second grades in our village school.
Mrs. Berry has the third and fourth
grade Miss Bernice Morse the lnterme-
date. and Miss Sadie Boyce has the gram
mar grades. A Miss Toward OF KAN
dolph is teaching in the Clogston district,
Eugene Fellows in the David Gale district
and Miss Blanche Magoon ON South bill
Mrs. slnead, mother OF Mrs. D. n.
Strong, went last Friday to the home OF
her only son IN SheIburne Falls, Mass
where she is to remain for several weeks.
She was accompanied by her grandson,
Eugene Hardy, who has spent his vaca-
ton here with his uncle and aunt, Kew.
and Mrs. ID. N. Strong, also by Mrs.
Maynard and young son OF Hinsdale, N
H.. cousins OF Mrs. Strong, who had been
here for a few days visit.
Ed. Dutton, son Of the late Sanford
Duttop. met with a bad accident last
Thursday while threshing at Marshall
Jackson's. The belt slipped from the gas
olene engine when in motion and came IN
contact with a small pulley in such a way
as TO cause il to hy and strike Mr.. button
on one hand below the third and fourth
fingers. which may prove a very serious
iniury. Another terrible accident occur
red al the farm OF George L. Williams
last week Tuesday forenoon, when ALVIN
Hail. SON of George Hall, was caught IN
the betting Of a gssolene engine while
threshjnq and thrown about with great
forca. being bruised about the head ano
breaking the left limb in two places ABOVE
Ire knee and both bones below the knee.
Drs. s. B. Watson and VIM. II. Hurley
we're called to attend the injured man ana
after doing what they could for him they
accompanied him to the Heaton hospital
in Montpelier, where an operation was
uniformed late that afternoon. The llmo
a. amputated about three inches below
M knee. The shock OF the accident, FOL
lowed bv the long trip TO the hospital ana
the operation, left the injured man IN =
very serious condition. The last reports
we're that be was doing as well as couio
be expected. Mr.. Hall is about 2S years
Of ACE and has a wife and one child, VINO
iiys With his father on the John Adams
t..m an the West Hill.