Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-05
South RoyaIton Notes.

South RoyaIton Notes.
Great Auction Sale Jersey Stock. See adj.
Oh. Abbott was in Boston last Friday
and Saturday.
Will and Perley Belknap were in Boston
last week, purchasing new goods.
Perley Belknap went from Boston to
Ellsworth, Me to visit his wife over Sun
day.
Eva Abbott was home from the semi
nary at Montpelier over Sunday.
Miss Nellie Wall is recovering from a
long and severe sickness, from which it
was feared she would not recover.
Geo. Cotton returned home from Buffa-
La, n. Y, last Saturday.
DIR. Tuttle and wife of Hyde Park, Mass,
proprietor of Tuttle's Elixir were the
guests of John Woodland last Wednesday.
Miss Lena Burbank was at home over
Sunday from Barre, where she is teaching
in the Spaulding Graded school. VI
Mrs. Alice Firman, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. p. Skinner, the
past two months, returned to her home
in New York last Saturday.
George Leonard and wife of st. Adams
visited friends here the first OF the week.
Eugene Blake and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, visited his mother last Saturday
and returned home Monday.
Rev. Henry M. Goddard will commence
his labors as pastor of the Congl church
here next Sunday, the Sth.
Mrs. Bessie Starr, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. DIR. Fish the past few
weeks, returned to her home in Minneso-
ia last week.
Henry Prindle sent to the fair at Tun-
bridge, a squash which he raised that
weighs go pounds.
ID. L. Remington and wife, DR.. Wilcox
ant wife, H. T.. Sayles, f. c. Shepard and
daughter and j. s. Fish, wife and daugh-
ter from Providence, R. l., are making
their annual visit here, and taking in the
Worlds fair at Tunbri dge.
Miss Celia French, daughter of Ed.
French of Barnard visited at Chas. Blacks
over Sunday, returning to Bethel, where
she is attending school, Monday morning.
Mrs. Bosworth and son Tommie go to
Salem, Mass, to remain through the win
ter.
The Ladies' social Giro lie will give sup
per in the Cong'l vestry Wednesday even
ing of next week Oct II, from to O'Clock,
after which c. p. Tarbell will give talk
on his trip to the Worlds Fair and what
he saw there. Admission to all, 10 cents.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
<tRiverside Trotting Park The track will
be completed this fall and ii is intended
to be the best and fastest track in Vermont
with single exception, the Junction Kite.
A quiet and very pleasant wedding took
place last week Thursday, Sept. IS, at the
home of MIR, and Mrs. Emmons Howard.
Their daughter Laura Adeline was mar
ried to Mr.. Geo. Dutton OF Royalton, by
RevF. Roberts. The house was tastefully |
trimmed with flowers. The bride wore a
dress of rich rose color trimmed with |
white lace. The groom and bride are a
very estimable Young couple and have the |
best wishes and hearty congratulations of
a wide circle of friends.
The officers Of the South Royalton Fire /
department and citizens of the village de- I
sire to extend their most sincere thanks to I
the West Randolph Fire department and
citizens who so ably assisted in extinguish
zng the fire and also to the fire depart
ment at Mortified which had reached
Roxbury when notice was sent that the
fiirewas under control.
Monday morning at o'clock, there was
an alarm Of fire, which was discovered in
the barn belonging to Mrs. Hannah Wal
lace. The barn was full OF hay belonging
to Edgar Reynolds and was burning so
fercely that scarcely anything could be
saved. The fire engine was got to work
but soon b ad to leave and go to l.. c.
Dlckerma as whose barn was burning. his
house and store took from this, also Mrs.
A. c. Waterman's house and John Mud
gett's shop. Mrs. Wallace's house was
burning at the same time, and as there
was a strong wind, every one was very
BUSY for few hours in protec ting other ,
or helping to put out the fires J
Ilready burning. The fire was final y sIo-
iued after burning Mrs. Wallace's mouse
md barn, L. c. Dickerman's house occu- |
)ied by himself and family and c. e. Hew-
tt, barn, store and contents, Mrs. A. G.
Naterman's house and barn, the house
being occupied by the families OF c. II. +,
Abbott and George Tenney and shop be-
onging to John MIDGET. Tele grams were ,
tent to Randolph and Northti cid for en-. l
zines, but the fire.w subdued before they
,ould reach here. Much credit is due the
iremen and citizens generally, who Ie-
'ponded SO readily and worked so untir-
ngly in their efforts to save the burning ,
and those adjoining. The whole
oss is estimated at $4,000. The average ;
ret loss as claimed is as follows l.. c. ..
Oickerman, e, 900; Mrs. Waterman, $1,000 !
ieo. Tenney, $500; Mrs. Hannah Wallace !
md Miss Emily Gordon, $500; Mrs. .
500; Edgar Reynolds, and !
~ harc fnll oovared bv insurance