Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-12-26
THURSDAY, DEc.2s 1867.
SOUTH ROYaLT0g NEWS.

The weather has been unusually mild
for the past two weeks.
The ladies of the Cong'l Social Circle will
have New Years supper in their yestry
Wednesday eve, Jan. list. Supper from 5
to s O'Clock.
Mr.. Calvin Golf is improving but is not
yet able to be about the house.
Regular meeting of Bixby Post Saturday
eve, Jan. 4th.
The annual meeting of Rising Sun Lodge
Wednesday, Jan. 1st at 10 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Cong'i sorie-
ty win be held next Friday eve at 1880 in
the vestry.
Rev. Mr.. Jordan win preach at the Cong'l
church next Sunday and will conduct a
series of evangelical meetings here.
The whole community was saddened
by the sudden death of Mr.. Martin Skin
ner. He was universally beloved and re-
spected. He leaves no family to mourn
his death, but large circle of friends who
will miss his kindly and cordial greeting,
his good counsel and genial society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas X. Flint have the
sympathy of the people here for the sad
accident that befell their youngest son
George last Saturday.
A dispatch was received here yesterday
stating that Joe Haynes little boy Eddie,
was killed in railroad accident in New
Jersey.
Mrs Marvin Hazen received news last
Tuesday that her father, Mr.. Aaron Gile,
OF Lebanon, N. H., was dead. Mr.. Gile
was formerly a resident of West Hartford
at which place he will be brought for bur-
ial on Thursday p. M His age is n years.
The White River Pomona Grange held
its annual meeting last week and elect
ed the following officers: w. f. Preston |
Master, Chas. Hart, Overseer, Chas. Waldo |
Steward, j. W. Waldo, Chaplain, Mrs. j. |
w. Bailey. Treas. Mrs. Chas. Waldo, Sec, |
Mrs. j. f. Shepard, Ceres, Mrs. Lena Bug
bee, Pomona, Helen Slack, Sec.
A shocking accident occurred here last
Saturday by which George Flint, young
est son of Jonas Flint lost his leg below
the knee by the accidental discharge of
shot gun in the hands of Roland Rey-
nolds. He with Reynolds, Herbert Ben
nett and Frank Lyman were in the woods
near Mr.. Charles Joiner's hunting rabbits
and cartridges. Flint and Reynolds were
together travelling along with Reynolds in
the rear. Reynolds gun was discharged
by the hammer catching in the brush and
exploding the cap alta distance of not more
than 2 or 3 feet from Flint, the entire
contents OF the charge striking Flint's leg
direct in the center just above the ankle
joint nearly cutting the leg off He was !
lbhtn 70 W. DtDSOn
house near by and DR.. Fish was called
who being assisted by Drs. Dana and
Chaffee amputated the leg midway be-
tween the ankle joint and knee.
REPUBLICATION AT SOUTH RoYALToN.-l
In the spring of this year the Congrega-
tional church and society contemplated
raising their house OF worship and placing
a vestry under il, to enable them to do .
heir work with greater comfort and effie-
~ 1. ,.l,n rns,
JIG energy and encouraging success solicit \
ted subscriptions for the work. On the {
3rd of June the work Of enlargement and '
was inaugurated and by the 9th S
Of July the church had been elevated ten
eet and brick basement constructed be-
meath it. An addition of IL feet was made '
n the rear, two stories high, the lower t
orming a kitchen and the upper an al /
'ove behind the pulpit for organ and choir {
With retiring room on either side The
'estry is a most useful auxiliary in the s
work of the church. BY the use of folding
loors, a room suitable for midweek ser
ices can be improvised at pleasure. The
audience room has been frescoed and re- :
arpeted and the exterior OF the church /,
tainted in colors. The work was in charge
4 Messrs. j. b. Durkee and M. J. Sargent, n
10Th of whom cheerfully, unstintedly and =
gave their time and toll to the =
york which they had been appointed to
ertorm. These gentlemen deserve and =
ave the hearty thanks of the entire church
nd society for their devotion to the ardu- j
us undertaking and for the substantial p
nd tasteful manner in which the work OF
as been executed. The ladies deserve
ighest praise for the assistance rendered
Y them in various ways AT the re-ded y
,atory services held a week ago last Sun ~
~, forenoon, the pastor Rev. James Ram =.
,e read an historical statement which .
lowed that the church was organized 90
IN. 10, 1868, that the original edifice was =
dictated April 1, 1869, that the first Oh
lstor was installed April of same year
I'd that ten pastors with a number of
pplies have ministered to the church
". c. H. Merrill of ST. Johnsbury preach
the sermon and the pastor offered the ev
-dedicatory prayer. At the evening SER
,e addresses We're delivered by the pas
and Rev. Mr.. Merrill who emphasized ie'
e importance of advancing to the work
the future prayerfully, courageously va
d hopefully. 1t was joyful occasion to J
? church. j. III. r. of
ROyaiton. for
Owing to the illness of Miss Colburn the !