Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-21
Rochester News.
E. M. HARVEY. Local Editor.


are visiting relatives in town.
,, Mrs Fred Martin was at her home in
Gaysyille for two days last week.
George Greeley and SON. Robert, were
in Burlington The last OF the week.
Miss Helen Campbell has gone to
Springfield TO stay a week with friends.
Robert Greeley fell and broke his arm
while playing at 8 picnic last Thursday.
Mrs. E. L. Rand is With her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. NJ. Ball, for The sum-
mer.
Miss Florence Skinner is in fremont,
ILL.,, visiting her friend, Miss Julia Hay
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Huntington Of Ros-
lindale, Mass, are visiting relatives in
town.
r. S. Morgan was called home from
Boston last week by the illness OF Mrs.
Morgan.
Miss Emma Moses and nephew OF Ran
dolph are guests Of Miss Jane Martin for
few days.
Miss Charlotte Flynn Of Boston is
spending few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Bean.
John Holton Of Barnard was the guest
OF his sister, Mrs. Isaac Hubbard, over
Friday night.
John Henry OF Randolph is spending
his vacation here with his mother, Mrs.
Maggie Henry.
Rev. and Mrs. Illman and daughter
took an auto trip to White River juno
tion on Monday.
Miss Clara Brown and Miss Jessie
Williams Of Concord, n. H., are guests
at the Beechwood.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Watson and
daug liter, Ina, have gone to Old Orchard,
Me-, for four weeks vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Noble OF Middle
town, Conn, are at the home OF Mrs. No
bie's brother fer an indefinite stay.
p. L. Weber OF New York City ar
rived saturday to stay a month with his
family, who are here for the summer.
Ex-Goy. +. d. Proctor Of Rutland and
party made a short stay here last week on
their way from Montpelier to Proctor.
Mrs. Julia Weber, who was at the
home of her son. Marvelle Weber, in
Rutland for several months, has returned
home.
Liberty Hill school closed June "a.
Pupils not absent we're Rena Twitehell,
Charlie Twitchell, Stephen Blodgett,
Marjory Kezer, Fayette Kezer. Mrs.
Jennie F. Peniber was teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Farrar aud Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Densmore Of Montpelier
spent Sunday at Frank Kennedy's. Miss
Doris Farrar. who had been visiting
there, returned home with them.
Rev. and Mrs. George o. Howe OF Ran
dolph, accompanied by the Misses Mar
garet, Flora, Cora and Alice Mcqueen OF
Lakeview, N. C., spent two days lately at
the home of Mrs. Emily Stockwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Upper Of
Orange, Mass, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Helen Abbie, TO Mr..
Norman Russell OF Newburyport, Mass.
Mr.. Russell is q Dartmouth graduate,
class Of 06.
The following item is from the Plain
field IN. J.) Daily:-"Dr. H. v. Hubbard
of Central avenue has been reappointed
instructor in diseases OF the eye at the
New York Post Graduate Medical School
and Hospital, New York, and will have
full charge Of the clinic during the sum
mer season. This is the second year that
DIR. Hubbard has been honored with this
appointment.
The Meeting House society connected
with the Cong'l church will hold q meet
ing in the Town hall Wednesday, July
%, at p. m. to see how money can be
raised for repairs ON the church. The
church, aud society connected with the
Cong'l church, will hold a meeting in the
Town hall Wednesday, July %, at
O'Clock to see what repairs, II any, they
will make on the buildings connected
with the parsonage and to do any other
business that may come before them. A
full attendance at these meetings is de-
sired.
Death Of Samuel tisskan Pember.
Samuel HaskaII Pember died at the /
home of his son William NJ. Pember, Fri /
day morning. July LIST, at 3 o'clock.
He was born In Randolph, June Is, |
1925, on the farm where his father, Sam 1
uel Pember, was born, and where his 4
grandfather, Samuel, LIST, cleared the land /
and settled. While clearing said farm,
he was captured by the Indians 17s0) /
and carried to Canada, where be was kept |
a year, being then exchanged.
Samuel HaskaIl was the second OF |
family Of eight children, and the last sur
viving member. His early life was spent /
in Randolph. Later he lived on farm
in Bethel for a period of thirty-four /
years, and the last twelve years of his life
were spent in the home OF his son, Will
liam, in Rochester.
He was twice married; first in 1859 to
Rhoda Morse OF Reading, who died in
1869 and by whom be had four children,
Of whom only William M. survives. His
second marriage occurred Feb. rs, 1871,
to Jennie 4. RoweIl Of Tunbridge. By
this marriage, five daughters were born
to him, two of whom died in infancy.
The remaining three-Verna A., wife of
AFRO Bowen OF Braintree, Myrtle E., wife
OF George Nichols of Bethel, and Eva,
wife Of Roy Lyon Of Springfield, VITO.
gether with the widowed mother, remain
to mourn his loss.
He was a kind husband and father and
good neighbor. His long life may in
part be attributed to his good habits and
genial disposition. No matter what
trials or disappointments fortune brought
10 him, be was never one to worry or
murmur, but accepted ell With q cheerful
ness which is rarely seen, thus shedding
the iinh BIT Of A coufeuted and hauuv dis