Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
GRANGE COUNTY
RANDOLPH.


many weeks OF illness with Bright's dis
case Her condition for the last few
weeks was serious and for several days
she was in an unconscious state. The fu-
neral was held from the home OF MYR
Wardner Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Misses Helen and Laura Wedg-
wood left Friday for Springfield. Mass.
&C. remain over night with their sister.
Miss Mary Wcdgwood They will join tho
uarty from here for Washington. ID. G.
They expect to be gone one week. return
i,g next Saturday morning.-D. D. Howe.
vino has been confined to the house since
March t. IS now able to ride out.-MrB.
Laura Alns went to Mortified Friday to
remain for a few days.-The poverty So
cial given by the Christian Endeavor sv
cicty of the Federated Church in the Bap-
It's; vestry was we'll attended short
musical program was given ana re1resh-
ments were scrved.-Mrs Emily Stock
we'll came from Rochester Friday to as
slst In the family OF her son during their
ilness-A daughter. Erma May. was
horn Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs Jesse
I'lodgett.-Miss Alyce Buck is to take
rest from her work in the office of the
Suck Printing company and next wsan
will go to Barre to visit her cousin. Miss
Emma Whitney.-Bert Hood. son of .. T.
Hood. has taken Il three years lease OF
ilic Cdall King farm in Woodstock, and
ha, taken possession.-Mrs. clayton
Woodland and child of South Royalton,
who have been with Mr.. and Mrs f. l..
Dudley. were poncd by Mr.. Woodland the
first of the week, and accompanied him
nllrpG
antine here for scarlet fever. Ruth, the
daughter of f. L. Dudley. and son or
Samuel Wight. who lives in the Chadwick
| block near the covered bridge, are Ill.
1t is not definitely decided that they hsve
scarlet fever. but for safety they are kept
| in quarantine.
Mrs. Emma 1Ioihrook. who has been in
Bethel, returned Saturday Emma
Seymour has returned after three months
| in Boston and Lynn. Mass.--Miss Matilda
Johnston of Lebanon arrived Saturday for
an over-Sundayv with her sisters. Mrs.
w. T. Edison and Miss Maud Johnston
| Miss Lena Kiburn was given a surprise
| party at her home on the Totman Addi-
ton Friday night it being her 2lst birth
! day. Twcnty-one Of her friends were in
| attendance, who with games and refresh
| ments passed "A pleasant eVening.-The re-
mains of John Hancock. who was killed
in tale mine nj East Granville on Fri
! day, were brought here by Undertaken w.
T.. Lamscn and prepared for burial ano
, on Saturday two Woodmen. Charles Bent
md sir. Smith, accompanied the body to
! runbrdgc. where his mother lives. Mr.
! Hancock was a member of the Modern
Woodmcn of America. having Joined here
| soon after the organization was formed
! Mrs. w. w. Sprague gave a party at her
| home on the Highlands Thursday to
| which 30 ladies We're invited.-Aiiss Helen
| blanchard left Saturday for Lexington,
Mass. to visit Miss Olive Knowles. the
daughter of former BAPTIST minister
here. Miss Clara Smith accompanied her
! T. pass two weeks in West Somerville.-
Miss Bernice Simpson of Roxbury is pass
| ing several days with Mrs. James Null
laly.-Edward Thayer and daughter, who
came here with the remains of Mrs.
Thayer the first of last week, returned to
Fitchburg Saturday.-Pearl r. Clarke and
Miss Sybil Rice F'ullam were married FRI
day evening by the Rev. j. W. Chesbro
at the home OF the clergyman. The cere-
| mony was performed at about $50 and
the couple went at once to the home Of
the groom on the road to Randolph Cen.
ter, where a reception had been arranged.
MIR. and Mrs George Dumas were sum.
| moned to Springfield Saturday by the
death Of the only child of their son, Leo
Dumas.-The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Mar
| tin was held from the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eugene Wardner. on Sunday
at two o'clock, the Rev. Fraser Metzger
nfT n Ia Nrc MAJ iv, Jnr
fret in 1885, the daughter of Aaron and
Philanda fales When she was is years
of age she came with her parents to RAN
doph and went to live in the house In
which she died. A few years later she
married Jesse Martin and went to live on
a farm in East i2raintree. where she made
her home till the death of her HUSBAND
in 1894, since when she made her home
with her children. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
I had six children. but three of them died
when very young. and two only survive,
Mrs. Wardncr with whom she was during
Ter last Illness, and Edwin Martin Of East
Rraintree. She is also survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Emily Hastings and Mrs
+. II. Joslyn of this village. Mrs. Martin
was formerly a member of the od Chris
tan Church here. but on removing to
East Braintree became affiliated with the
Congregational Church. Later she Joined
the Bethany Church, of which she was a
member at the time Of her death.-A
| meeting was held recently in the parish
house to consider ways and means of in
;erestng boys Of their respective towns,
in corn. potato. or fruit growing contest
An association was formed with the A,i-
lowing officers: President. the Rev. Fra
ser Metzeer; secretary. Principal G. l..
Greene of tho state agriculture school at
the Center; executive committee. the
president and secretary, eX-ofiicio. Ar
| thur c. Wells, j. b. Adams. Clarence Full
| lam. Arthur Gilman, Charles Chadwick;
| classification committee, a. NJ. Vaughan,
Principal c. l.. Greene. II. W. Vail. c.
c. Morse; finance committee. NJ. NJ. Will
son. G H. Bigelow, X. q. Mann and n. l..
| IBoyden. a corn growing contest similar
! to the one at Windsor last fall is to be
considered Representatives from RAN
dchoh, Braintre" and Brookfield were
| present.
| Mr. and Mrs. p s. Hewitt have moved
from the rooms in the house of Mrs. F.
Fl. Joslyn on Summer street to the house
OF Willard Mart,n.-The meeting OF the
Randolph Grange was held Saturday
night when the third and fourth degrees
were conferred upon a class OF four. the
new master, r. ]. Burnell, presiding
The remains OF Mrs. Julia Rindge. who
died at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Morse in Bethel. were brought here Mon
day and the funeral service was held in
the vestry Of the Methodist Church, the