Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-01
South Royalton Notes.
M.L. sARaENr. Local editor.

NED I1OMlduu3 " NJ iCOthbiJ AnQ us Jay
fractured, Is recovering.
Mrs. Jessie Foster Slack, with her littl
Girl, is at her fathers for visit.
This is fine Indian summer weather Will
the grass in the fields as green as in July
Mrs. Hiram Rogers went to Burlington
last week to be treated for diseased ear
There were over one hundred tickets
sold last week for the excursion t,
Boston.
Charles Flint has moved into Mrs. Rich
ard Wills tenement and Mr.. Mather into
Charles Flint's.
Gold plated spectacles at M. j. Sar-
gents at 81 and S1.25; nickel-p plated, SOC
and zoe. per pair.
VIII Belknap was in New York and Will
Sargent in Boston last week, purchasing
fall and holiday goods.
Alison Neff has purchased the farm re-
Gently owned by Albert Hayward, called
the Hebard Farnham farm.
HW. Conant of Boston, who was guest
of Edward Conant for the past two weeks,
returned home last Monday.
Clinton and Ernest Hewitt were at home
over Sunday to attend the funeral OF their
grandmother, Mrs. Harvey Smith.
Dostie Faneuf, ST., has purchased the
Fay blacksmith shop and he and his 500,
Dostie, will move into it this week.
George A. Lille and family of Marion,
Ia, are visiting his sister, Mrs. j, G. Ash
ley of this place, and his mother in Barn
ard.
j. &. Remington of Harrisville, r. 1. IRE.
turned home Monday, taking with him
some fine horses and other stock and prod
uce.
Henry Poole OF Winchendon, Mass,
made short visit to his sister, Mrs Jas.
Pike, last Tuesday, on his way to Ogdens-
burg, n. Y.
Albert Hayward has sold all of his real
and personal property and, with his fam.
lily, left for Kearney, Neb., last week
Wednesday.
James Abbott and wife OF St. Angus
tine, Fla, who spent the last three months
with friends in the state, returned home
last Saturday.
arrangements nearly completed for their
annual fair Nov. Ia and 10. A pleasant
time is assured.
NJ. J. Sargent & Son are selling the nice
long-waist, patent hip Ambraside corset
which they guarantee to be unbreakable
over the hips. A new pair is given away
for everyone that does break. Colors,
black, white or grey.
Mrs. w. ii. Martin will have a unique
cellar to her new residence which is be-
ing built, as 1t will be blasted out OF the
solid rock. Several men have been at work
blasting for four weeks and it will take
nearly two weeks longer.
take pleasure in announcing to the
public that | have opened paint and
carriage repairing shop in the long build
ing in South Royalton and would like
your patronage. / will give as good salts
faction as in the past.
FELIX DECosTA, South Royalton, VT
Josiah Bennett is improving and is able
to sit up some. 1t will be some time be-
fore he can walk about, owing to the slow
recovery of broken hip. MIR. Bennett
has been exceedingly unfortunate the past
year, having been confined to the bed for
several months with rheumatic fever be-
fore receiving his injury.
Mrs. W. II. Martin and daughters, Mrs.
d. L. Burnett and Isabelle Martin, j. IL.
Woodward and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Loren
Tenney, DIR. Carpenter, Henry Prindle, Mel.
lie and Laura Cotton and Charles Senter of
this place took advantage of the cheap
rates TO Boston last week Mr. Senter vis-
its in Newburyport, Mass, and Nashua,N. /
H., while away.
some parties in Brooklyn, state Of New /
York, are searching for Sarah T.. Cooper |
or her heirs. She is supposed to have been |
a resident of Royalton about the year 1868. /
Nne or leF ntlfS can DC Dt0t0ItQ DIV SEND j
ing their address to Postoffice Box No. 4, /
Station W., Brooklyn, N. Y. Any person /
knowing the families will confer favor
by sending their address. Other papers
please copy.
Mrs. Sybil Whitney Smith, wife OF Har.
vey smith, died at her home last Friday,
after a short illness of one week, of pneu-
monia. Mrs. Smith was woman highly
esteemed by large circle of friends and
F.as. as 9. L.
ture which was apparent to every
one She was always thoughtful and con-
siderate Of the needs OF others and kind to
all In sickness or trouble. Her funeral was
attended Sunday at her home, Rev. A. j.
Smith Of West Hartford officiating. She
left husband, one son, viii Smith of
Laconia, n, H., and one daughter, Mrs. j.
H, Hewitt OF this village.o
There is a question of considerable inn
port growing out of-tbe act of town sys-
ten Of schools which involves the South
Royalton Graded school district and has
been, by mutual agreement of all concern
ed in authority, submitted to the supreme
court for settlement. Before the act es-
tablishing the town system, Mr.. Chester
Dodge and Lester Corwin, residents OF Roy
alton, were, by vote OF the town, set off
70 a school district in Tunbridge and paid
their taxes there. When the town system
act was passed, to take effect April /, 1893,
hiorced these parties to receive their COM
mon school privileges IN the town in
Which they resided; but on March l. 1898,
toe people OF the old district No. 4, where
the PARTIES resided, had voted themselves
lhto the Graded school district, Mr.Dodge /
gha M. Corwin were still paying taxes in
4lnbudge. When the time came for the
collection of taxes in the Graded school
district, they paid under protest, on the
ground that they belonged TO the town
system district, not however from choice
gu BY right belonging to the town system
district as still being ta6 payers in Tun-
Ofioge until the LIST of April. The town
selecimen set their list in the Graded ,
school district and to receive a satisfacto-
y adjustment Of the matter it will be sub
mltieu 10 the court for final settlement.