Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-12
South Royalton Notes.

Mrs. L. S. French and granddaughter
a ma of Barnard was at c. E. Blas ks the
6rst of the week.
Mrs. A. L. Moore is in town.
u Read Pember of Woodstock, clerk OF
the County Court, was in town last
Nc nday.
Arthur Pierce and wife have gone to
HoH bury to remain for few weeks.
Business at the shoe factory has much
Improved since the fall season COM
menced
The insurance agents of the different
<ompanies having losses by the recent
dres, were in town the past week, exam
ming the extent of their losses.
Sam Reynolds of Mechanlcsville, N. ",
Visited his father and mother last week.
Miss Ella Latham and Mrs. F. Roberts
LEFT here last Friday afternoon to visit the
Worlds Fair. -
Archie Slack, wife and child came
rom Exeter, n. H., last week to visit
friends here.
Nellie Wall is convalescing quite rapidly.
Burton Shaw of New York City was
married last Thursday, and is making a
visit to friends in town.
g. H. Abbott, wife and daughter Annie
are boarding at l.. G. Drews. They will
Fommence housekeeping as soon as they
can secure tenement. AZ
l.. G. Dickerman and Mrs. Wills have
moved into DR.. Fish's south tenement.
Edgar Reynolds loss last week was re-
ported as covered by insurance, which was
an error. He had no insurance on his
property that was burned in the Wallace
Barn.
Mr.. Remington and party, who have
been in town and visited the Tunbridge
4air, returned home last Saturday,
George Tenney has moved into Mrs.
Culyer's house. He lost nearly all of his
household goods and had but little in
snrance.
Fred Freeman and wife and Frank Aims
Worth and wife left here for a trip to the
Worlds Fair this week Tuesday.
Clinton Hewitt moves into the tenement
recently vacated by Mrs. Clara Bosworth
and owned by the David Cowdery estate.
S The trotting course is being put in con-
dition for use very rapidly and is to be
completed and in readiness for trotting
match next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Tenney wish to ex-
tend their heartfelt thanks and gratitude
80 those who so kindly assisted them dur
nave so generously provided for their COM
tort since.
The town authorities and citizens are
making an investigation as to the origin
OF the recent fires in this village. A court
OF inquiry was held last week but it ad-
burned proceedings until next Monday.
Miss Emma Gordon OF Lancaster, Mass,
visited her aunt last week, after the fire.
She owned the house in which Mrs. Wal
nee and Mrs. Shuttleworth resided, which
was the first one burned.
Mrs. Hannah Wallace is at present stop
Ding with Mrs. Katie Wills, and Mrs.
is with her brother, VIM.
Benson. Mrs. Wallace has always lived in
The house that was the first to be burned
~ the recent fire. 1t was bought by her
father, Mr.. Lyman Benson, in 1Sl0 at
Which time he owned the land on which !
Zoe village of So Royalton is built north |
Of the So. Royalton Hotel, Mr.. Stafford |
owning the balance. 1t was the only old |
landmark remaining in this part OF the |
own. A part OF the residence occupied by |
z. G. Dickerman, which was burned, was
built in 1S49. The Kent place, where Har- |
~ Whipple now lives, is the Oldest house |
ln this part of the town, now standing.