Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
South RoyaIton Notes.
NJ ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.
~ p Moves is in Boston this week.

w P. Noyes is III Doe'oA WIS
1obn schontag's little daughter Is some
8I' u Hewitt sprained his ankle quit
Oa T.sd Freeman's little daughter remain
'g nnsiness has improved somewhat tn
p1 ,s.s A. P.skinner has improved but lit
tie the past week. y,
Tho officers OF Rising Sun lodge will b
,nstalled Thursday, Jan. II.
w., Harvey Woodland is better and he
, MlI thinks that she will recover.
pr The drama, entitled "Bound by ar
oo th y is to be presented here Feb.6 and
~, Macomber Of Boston, general agent
vi the THOMAS & Co. farming implements,
was in town over sunday.
will Clogston has left the military
s Mn of Northfield and is to enter the
m ., department at Dartmouth.
Tho Enworth League will hold sugar
sociable at A. j. Eaton's wednesday eve,
Ian, %. A pleasant time is expected.
will Cushman, travelling salesman for
,be Snencer Optical company OF New
W, York. visited his parents here last week.
=. s. Miller, principal OF the Graded
sohool Nellie Adams, Heber Foster and
Mrs Z P, Abbott are confined to the
house with the mumps.
The IJniversalst society will hold So
oiahle at Mr.. James Riddall's this week
Er;dav evening. There will be way pro-
r;ded for all who wish to 60 ii they will
meet of ]. H. Hewitt's store at 7 O'Clock.
The officers of the Fire Engine company
which we're elected last Monday evening
are: ]. Schontag, foreman; W. W. Rogers,
1st assistant; George Cotton, "a assistant;
". M. Sargent, secretary and treasurer.
snencer Stoughton of Massachusetts,
Ms Lucia Currier of West Lebanon, Mrs.
Henry Miller of Lowell, Mass, and Mrs.
Ada Willard OF New York city were called
here by the death of their brother, j. b.
stoughton'
Mrs, BIC. Latham has received the sad
news Of the sudden death of her brother,
Nathan D, Durkee of Hansen, Neb., a for
mer resident OF Royalton, at the age OF IS
wears. He had been agreat sufferer from
rheumatism.
The band concert given by the band at
Fast Randolph last Saturday was we'll pat
roDized. The local band there gave them
supper after the concert. The band con-
cert advertised at Barnard last Thursday
was postponed on account OF the storm.
There has been no event for several |
wears that has SO saddened and depressed |
the people Of this village, especially the
Younger portion, as has the news received ,
from West Randolph last week Thursday |
that Mr.. J. B. Stoughton had committed
suicide there He was thought to have been
the last person that would take his own
life and 1t remains great mystery what
the motive could have been to induce him
to commit the act, and nothing has devel-
oped as yet to imply the motive. Rumors
Of embarrassment concerning his employ
ers have been suggested but have been dis
PEELED by the assurance from them that
they knew Of no motive for suicide. His
employer for five years, Major Russell OF
Plymouth, N. H., who attended the funer.
al,could not account for 1t and said that he
was a very exemplary young man; that he
had always found him strictly honest and
faithful;and other friends from that place,
where Mr.. Stoughton had made his home
for seven years, who attended the funeral, |
say that they cannot understand the act
unless 1t was the result OF an unbalanced
mind, for they had been very intimate
with him and had found him most
worthy companion. His present employ
ers had just arranged for him some addi- :
tional territory OF larger towns and were
to cut off some of his territory that was
not SO profitable. They were to give him !
notice that the arrangements were COM
peted, so it seems there can be no theory
on which to base the act but an abnormal I
condition of the mind. Such being the I
caseno suspicion OF wrong should be adj
vanced without good and sufficient rea-
sons not yet developed. He left father,
three sisters and three brothers who deep
y mourn his untimely death. They were
all afectionately attached to him, their
Youngest brother. His funeral was held I
last Monday at the Cong1 church, with
large attendance. The service was as short r
Is could be arranged. Rev. Henry God i
lard offered short prayer at the house q
and there was scripture reading and o
prayer at the church. The Masons, of O
8hom the deceased was an honored mem. p
pen OF advanced degrees, gave the burial p
service. DR.. E. j. Fish was master Of thej S
y ceremonies which were very impressive. p
Inc choir, with Mrs. Erva M. Sargent,so t
DGIano, Mrs. Grace Burnett, alto, John a
waterman, tenor, and j. W. Bright, bass,
Jung the selection, "God Is Love-" by
nelly and closed with ~ Cannot Always
race the Way" and these were nicely :,
endered, Miss Lizzie Adams officiating as a
,,llganlst, There was large and elegant
lspay OF flowers. Several large pieces o
VIE sent by friends from away, the larg-
!. oeng broken column with white v
1--we resting upon the top and was sent by
us young friends in plvmonth N r. ,