Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-04-12
South RoyaIton Notes.
II. J. SARGENT. Local Editor.

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Charles Woodland has leased his Tim
bridge farm to Cornelius Tucker.
Charles Black is making extensive re-
pairs on his tenement.
The Gentlemen's Driving Club has ioin-
ed the National Trotting association.
Mr.. Bell, a Dartmouth medical student
was guest of Euclid Fish last Saturday
Mrs. Henry Doubleday has nearly re-
covered from her attack of pneumonia.
o. ii. Burnnam returned home from
trip TO Hartford, Conn.,, and Baltimore,
Md, last Thursday.
Frank Lyman has purchased a honse in
Bethel and will move there soon.
The w. r. c. will give social at John
Shepard's, Tuesday evening, April II. Re-
freshpentswill be served. All are cor
daily invited. 49,
20. H. Burnham has taken his trottino
s Inarey Polly y, to Baltimore, Md, where
she is to enter the races this season.
Miss Hannah Fee has made extensive re-
pairs on her house this spring, making a
very pleasant home for her father and
mother.
Hoyt Knights has converted the paint
rooms OF his carriage shop into tene-
ment and has moved into it.
DR.. M. L. Scott of West Randolph was
in town last Monday
Rev. G.. w. Morrow gave his lecture,
Life Sketches, at the Cong'l church last
Tuesday evening.
The w. +. NJ. S. will meet with Mrs. +,
II. Roberts, Friday afternoon, at O'Clock.
subject, "Our Pioneer Missionaries" Civ
ing sketch of them and their work in
China, Japan, South America and other
stations. Anyone interested is cordially
invited.
A very gratifying report ofthe work and
standing of the M. r. Sunday school for
the past three months was given last Sun
day. Several scholars being perfect and a
goodly number were absent only one or
TWO Sundays during the quarter.
The Gentlemen's Driving club will give
a membership race and colt stakes on the
Riverside track July 4. Purses and stakes
will be announced later.
The So. Royalton Athletic club was or
ganized Monday evening with 20 menu
bers The officers are as follows: presi-
dent, Geo. Dewey; vice president, j. A.
Schontag; secretary and treasurer, w. w.
Rogers; executive committee, j. Diamond,
j. A. Schontag, W. NJ. Sargent, G. II.
Doubleday and G. c. Foster.
The Graded school will commence next
Monday, the 10Th, having been postponed
one week on account of the illness of one
OF the teachers. The school commences
under very favorable auspices, with thor
large, commodious school building on
high ground, well lighted is well supplied
with water and well ventilated, with am-
pie study and recitation room accommo-
datons. The school will afford excellent
advantages for an education, not only to
the district, which has $50 scholars, but to
any who desire to attend at nominal cost
for tuition.
News was received here last Sunday that !
Mr.. NJ. V. b. Davis of Chelsea was dead. |
MIR. Davis had many acquaintance here |
and in Tunbridge among the old soldiers,
he having served 4 years in Co. Il, I'd VT. |
Regt., which was enlisted at Tunbridge in
1861, and which received part of its drill |
instruction at that village, where its End |
Lieutenant, Orville Bixby, and afterwards /
its captain, resided at that time. Mr.Davis |
established an excellent record as a soldier |
during his service, participating in nearly |
every skirmish and battle the regiment |
was engaged in. He was wounded in the |
battles of May Sd, 1868 and May 9th, 1854. /
The members OF the Ladies Aid society |
of the Universalist church have secured /
the services of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson for |
one evening, on their return here in the
month of June. Mrs. jackson being lady
from our own town, we may well be proud |
Of her, and Der power as a speaker is APP
pauded far and near. We know that her
many friends in Tunbridge and adj
Joining towns will be glad to embrace the
opportunity of hearing her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson kindly offered their services
TO aid our people in their good work. Due
notice of the time of their work here will
be given through the columns OF this pa
per.
Bicycles. Write to A. II. MoREY,
Chelsea, VT 4w