Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-27
South RoyaIton Notes.
MI. SARGENT, Local Editor.
Diaries for 1895 at Sargent's.

Diaries for 1895 at Sargent's.
wP. Noyes was in Boston the first O.
: cbas. Daggett was in Newport the first
Of the week.
Mrs. A. P. Skinner has been better the
nast few days.
Mrs. Kittie Belknap has been quite ill
the past week.
the past week.
Charles Flint and wife spent Christmas
rye at w. R.Junction.
There are some repairs being made at
the shoe shop this week.
Mrs. Alice French Firman returned to
New York city last week.
Mrs. W. F. Mcintosh and sons of Exc
ter. n. H., are visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cow OF Barre are visiting
her mother and sister here this week.
seymour Durkee accidentally fell and
was quite seriously injured last Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. j. d. Pease OF Buffalo, N.
". are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. WV hip
pie.
The regular and annual meeting of Ris-
ing Sun lodge, f. & A. M, will be held
Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Leon Skinner and Willie Clogston are at
nome from the Mortified military school
during the holidays.
Miss Alice Lamb is at home from Bos-
ton to spend the holidays. She returns to
Boston to resume her study in kindergar-
ten work.
Hon. John +. Russell will lecture at the
Bethel townhall next Wednesday evening
on Congressional Recollections." See
posters.
The So. Royalton Cornet Band is re-
hearsing under the instruction of Robert
Porter, preparatory to giving concert in
the near future.
The festival given by the Ladies' Aid OF
the Universalist society last week Wednes-
day evening was well attended and was a
success financially.
TIE lumber business is at standstill,
owing to the want of snow for shedding,
and other business is suffering on account
of the poor travelling.
News was received here last week that
Mrs. Lemuel Foster Of Hartford, Conn,
former resident here, had recently been
stricken with apoplexy.
Mrs Sbey and two daughters OF Chi
cago and Mrs. Charles Wheeler and daugh-
ter are guests OF MIR. and Mrs. j. B. Dur
kee during the holidays.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Universalist So
ciety will hold its annual meeting for the
election of officers Thursday evening, Jan.
g. 95, at Mrs. Layinia Adams.
Orders for the WHITE RIVER HERALD
and the club papers, New York Tribune,
Rutland Herald, Boston Journal, Mirror
and Farmer and New York World, should
be sent in previous to Jan. 1, 1895.
The committee has arranged for the
public installation of the officers OF the G.
A. r. post Relief corps and Sons OF Veter-
ans to be followed by camp fire at the
Cong'l vestry, Jan. 8, '95. All soldiers and
citizens are cordially invited to attend
these exercises.
Christmas exercises at both of the
churches were well attended and enjoyed
by the little folks. A cantata, 1.-THE
Christmas King" was rendered at the NJ.
E. church. and "The Christmas Gift" at
the Cong'l church. There was not the us
ua number OF presents but nearly all were
remembered.
The new tramp law prohibits all persons
from travelling from town to town, beg
ging or asking for food or shelter, under
penalty of sentence to the work house;
and for entering a dwelling or seeking
shelter in any outbuilding or schoolhouse,
or building fire in any outhuilding or
scboolhouse or on land without the per-
mission OF its owner, submits them to !
sentence of imprisonment in States prison
Mr.. George Waterman died at his home |
in this village last Friday, after an illness
of over year, of Bright's disease, at the
age OF 6S years. The funeral was held Sun
day, Rev. MIR. Roberts conducting the SER
vices. Mr.. Waterman and his father were |
born and always lived in town, and his |
grandfather was one of the earliest set
tiers. Their families are all buried on !
Dairy Hill in the east part OF the town,
near their home and birthplace.
Mrs. Louisa Smith Sanborn, widow OF
Mr. Chester Sanborn, died at the residence
OF her son, Chester Sanborn, last week |
Wednesday, after an illness of several
years. resulting from an attack of apo
plexy, at the sge of 6S years. The last few |
months she had failed rapidly. Her hus-
band was one of the prominent business
men of the town previous to his illness and /
death. Her funeral was attended last Fri
day, Rev. Henry Goddard officiating.