Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
SOUTH RoYaLTON NEWS.


Miss Myrtle White is in charge of the
postoffice.
Miss Charlotte Tarbell is visiting at G.
P. Tarbell's.
Isaac Northrop is some better, but
still very low.
Prof. Anthony of Chicago Is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. DR.. Jones.
Jas. Denison and family of Washing
ron. d. c. are visiting in town.
Miss West and mother of Springfield,
Mass. are visiting at John Mudgett's
The Bell Ringers gave very good
entertainment here iast Friday eve.
VIII Cushman and family of North
field visited mis- parents over Sunday.
Miss Parsons of Randolph, who has
been visiting Miss Myrtle White, returL-
ed home last week.
Miss Earnes of Worcester. Mass, who
has been visiting at w. ii. Martins, re-
turned home last Friday.
Services of the Congl church were
held in their new vestry Sunday and will
continue so to be until the church IS
completed.
The athletes advertised to give nopen
air entertainment here last week wed.
were arrested just before the time Tor
their exhibition by an officer from Bethel
on charge of having skipped their motel
bill at Waterbury.
The weather up to Saturday of last
week was very unfavorabe for securing
the hay crop. Many farmers have
considerable hay yet to cut. The long
wet weather has affected the oats and
other crops. Potatoes will undoubted-
ly be considerably damaged.
DR.. Allis and wife of Somerville, Mass.
are the guests of j. b. Durkee Miss
Perry of Barre is visiting at VIII. Mar
tins. Mrs. Winslow returned TO her
home in Pittsfield last week. The S5th
birthday anniversary of A. b. Wall was
celebrated at his sons residence in West
Randolph last week Tuesday. 40 tick
cts were sold for the excursion to Prov
idence Island. Mrs. Crandall of Bos-
ton is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rowell.
THE work of repairing the NJ. r..
church was commenced last week. Or. |
|. 2. Dana has been appointed health Of
ficer for the town of Royalton. Ser |
vices were held in the new vestry of the |
Cong'l church last Sunday. Mrs. IL.
III. Whitcomb and Mrs. Kate Dodge have
returned from st. Adams 49,. Miss Mary |
Paddock Of Lowell, Mass. is visiting In
town.
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whom paid. EDITOR
Out of courtesy to the Benedicts OF
White River junction the Old spawn u.
b. c. visited the junction July 3Oth ana
played a return game. Capt. Smlth al
lowing the Benedicts to select nine
and umpire. contrary to previous ar
rangements, decided to play merely for
fun. so used the Benedicts as a cur plays
with kitten, but finding they were try
ing to make il warm for the Spayins, by
the unfair and outrageous rulings of the
umpire, held short council with
some of his braves and very quietly
sounded his trumpet TO the Spavins to
play ball, finishing the Dude Benedicts
TO the tune of % to 20, and had the UNI
pire shown an impartial decision the
Benedicts after the fifth inning would
have found nest full of goose eggs.
The Spavins received the most hearty
welcome from the spectators, as cheer
after cheer went up from the time they
entered the ground until nearly the
close of the game. On the return home
of the Spavins they voted many thanks
TO the Benedicts for the Splendid dinner
at the junction House and other favors,
also wished them good will and long {
lives, and to the umpire voted pension
of wooden ear trumpet and a pair of !
spectacles to assist him If ever called up !
on to umpire another game, which Is :
doubtful. y. Y. X.
Hassocks and carpet sweepers at Ed F.
Smiths.
Lightning, Colony and Mason fruit ,
ars at Ed +. Smiths.
Hammocks at Ed F. Smiths. i
Ice cream freezers at Ed. F. Smiths. o