Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-04-04
SOUTH ROYaLTOn NEWS.
Mrs. Arthur Pierce is quite ill.
Mr.. James Pike is quite feeble.


Mrs. Arthur Pierce is quite i'll.
Mr.. James Pike is quite feeble.
Miss Hannah Barnes is gaining.
Mrs. Geo. Haines is very low and is
falling.
DIR. Allen of Waitsfield was in town
last Monday.
Mrs. DR.. Jones has been quite i'll for
the past week.
Frank Button is dangerously sick from
the effects of blood poisoning.
d. G. Stoughton of Charlestown, n.
III. visited friends in town this week.
Geo. Wiley has engaged to work for
Leslie Day, painting, this season.
Regular meeting of Relief Corps and
special meeting of Bixby Post this week
Saturday eve.
James Doyle of Royalton and Miss Abb
bic Marston of Tunbridge were married
last week Thursday 10y Rev. MIR. Ranage.
Prof. Curtis closed his dancing school
here last Friday evening. Owing TO a
stormy night the attendance was small.
j. %. Belknap has received news oft
death of his uncle, Perley Belknap of
Mortified, from pneumonia. His wife
is also very low from the same disease.
Harry Wilson, the sewing machine re-
pairer, is in town for short time to do
all kinds of sewing machine repairing.
Have your machines put in order while
you can.
AT called meeting last Friday even
ing Messrs j. b. Durkee, Nj. j. Sargent
aud NJ. S. Adams were elected commit
tee to superintend the repairs of the
Congl church.
Mr.. and Mrs. ValmOre Cushman cele-
brated their golden wedding last Satur-
day. Their children, Albert and wife of |
Lowell, w. f. and wife of Northfield,
G. M. and wife of Montpelier and their |
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. /
+. Smith and number of other relatives
were present.
Rev. MIR. Ramage preached sermon
on Amusements last SUNDAY eve, in the
place of his usual Sunday evening talk,
taking for his subject, "Amusements, as
viewed from Christian or Religious stand
points !" naming those amusements that
are fra ught with evil and are morally
unwho lesome and those which are whole
some nd beneficial, including in the list
of the former the circus and theater and
in the latter base ball and the gymnas-
ums as among the more prominent ones,
the sal lent points being, the class attend
ing and the baneful or beneficial intlu-
ence upon the youth Mr.. Ramage evil
IDENTIFY had given much thought and time
to his subject as his arguments were
clear and decisive and his points well
taken. 1t has been thought by many
however that the gymnasium and the
circus were synonymous and that the
only difference between them was thai
one was an exhibition of gymnastics up
on larger scale than the other, and base
ball. although one of our best American
athletic amusements. has been criticised
as having connected with 1t the vice OF
gambling. So we find in all the amuse-
ments OF the day AN element of allure
ment TO vice associated with them to a
greater or less extent. Why not then in
struct the young rather, to resolve that
Whatever they come in contact withsthat
is impure OF unwholesOme to discounte-
nance and condemn, and that as evil and
vice can he found everywhere and in
every amusement for pastime so also can
be found "Sermons in stones, music IN
the running brook and good in every
thing
w. V. Eastman is having his house
painted by l.. X. Day and Geo. Wiley
of Sharon. The Shepard family are re-
jOicng in a recent addition to their num-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs. Nalmore Cushman
celebrated the 50th anniversary OF their
marriage last Saturday evening I'D. III.
Bixby is in Keene. .. Mrs. A. c. Water
man is IN New York this week buying a
stock of millinery, etc. Miss Abbott
of Chelsea is working for Miss Abbie
Foster. -. Mr.. Little is to move into the
house vacated by John Gardiner. Geo.
Flint is working for Amos Lamb.