Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

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, D. Rhodes over Sunday.
The University club is to have its an
nuai ladies' night at The Mancheste
next Monday.
Fred Granger went back to Worcester
Mass, Friday to prepare for his entrane,
to West Point the first OF March.
The Kings Daughters will have theil
regular meeting with Mrs. J. d. Mitchell
At 2;30 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
Feb. %.
John 3. Hutchinson OF Peth has lately
sold nice pair Of six-yesr-old twin oxen
to the Rabidou Lumber company Of
Northheld for 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Vaughan enter
tanned the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Vaughan of Woodstock, from
Friday to Monday.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
will meet with Mrs. J.. B. Adams satur-
day afternoon, Feb. 10, and the quota
tions will be "standard Proverbs"
Harry Morton went back to Burlington
Friday to resume his studies at the Uni
yersity OF Vermont after ten days
respite made possible by the mid-year ex-
aminations.
Miss Lena Rhodes Is ia NorthfeId, taxi
ing charge OF the household affairs OF
Mrs. Charles Dole, while the latter is UNI
dergoing treatment at the hospital in
Burlington
David Heyeustnne's wife aud two chill
dren have arrived from St. Petersburg,
Russia, and the reunited family are living
Ia 80 h.
Central street.
Mrs. Perley Russell and son OF st. Al
bans were the guests Of Miss Hazel Fair
banks Saturday and Sunday and visited
also Mrs. Russell's grandmother, Mrs.
Moses spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Briggs had their
daughter, Mrs. X. z. Briggs, and two
children with them for a weeks visit
ending Friday, when the guests went on
to their new home in Hard lex. to which
they were just removing from Vergennes.
NJ. Zimmel, who boards at Mrs. L. B.
Flint's on Park street, came near losing
the sight OF his left eve last Thursday.
lie was driving a nail into q shaft when,
in some way, the nail came back, pene
trating the eyeball and inficting 9 seri
Gus injury.
Bert E. Hood has returned to his home
in Woodstock from Southern Pines, N.
c., where he has been employed several
months and where his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. p. Hood OF this place, are to re-
main until sometime in April before COM
ing North With their daughter, Mrs. Rob-
ert Fielders and family OF South Royal
ton. Master Dean Fielders, for whose /
benefit the sojourn in the South was ar
ranged, has been in excellent health all 4
winter and Il is hoped the improvement +
will be permanent. Mr.. Fielders has I
been following his trade OF blacksmith
ing at Southern Pines and Mr.. Hood has
also found plenty Of work.
HaIley's comet, which was last in these
parts in 1856, has fixed upon q return
late around April LIST, and, according to
he French scientist, Flammarion, will
Envelope the earth with its tail, smother
ng all life with cyanogen gas. This
nay be rather short notice for some
places, but for Randolph twill do, twill
erve. Our people are always ready for n
,hange and have been going 10 California
md the South for some winters past to
scape the cold. The comet will first be
Tisible in the sky just before sunrise but
Ifter il crosses the face OF the sun May Is
will be seen after sunset IL there is any
,ody to look at IL. Other astronomers
xpect trouble only from floods due to the
Electrical influence OF X-rays made by tue ,
athodic rays OF the sun penetrating the
omet's tail.
The funeral service over the remains Of
.erah Alpheus Hills was held at 1880
'clock Saturday at his late home in the
Wood house on Park street. Rev. Joseph 4
hamilton, the officiating clergyman, was
SISTED by Rev. DIR. A. l.. Cooper and J
lev. J. Wallace Chesbro, and the service I
las largely attended by friends and !
Gig hbors. W. p. Flint, Hazen Wood, J
(. c. Rowell and L ID. Rhodes acted as s
carers and the body was taken to Water 9
ury for burial beside a son who died six '
ears ago. Mrs. Hills, her daughter, }
IRIS. ID. Hale Flint, MIR. Flint and Mrs. s
ills sister, Mrs. Emerson X. Dewey Of a
pringfield, Mass, were accompanied to d
Waterbury by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, who v
the service at the grave. At I
Iontpelier a nephew and his wife, Mr.. d
nd Mrs. Edward Hills, and Mr.. and b
lrs Eugene Joslyn Joined the relatives,
ho were met by many old friends and p
on arrival at their destina- Il
on. Mr.. Hills was born in MoretoWn p
ov. %, 1s49, and had lived many years q
! Waterbury. After the death OF his q
m, he removed to Randolph in order to n
} near his daughter, Mrs. Hale Flint, o.
18th whom Mrs. Hills, who is to vacate N
lie Wood house as soon as possible, will "
ake her home for the present. n