Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-27
South Royalton Notes.
M. y. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Perley Belknap's children are sufferin,
from whooping cough.
Thirty-two names have been added I,
the check list this year.
Miss Florence Bright OF Lowell, Mass.
is visiting her father, j. W. Bright.
sc. Drew and wife visited his brother
Ezekiel Drew, In Barre last Wednesday.
The Brookfeld baseball club will play
the So. Royalton club here next Saturday
Frank Garrett and family returned te
their home in Bridgeport, Conn, Satur
day.
Mrs.Laura Briggs and daughter of Som
erville, Mass, came to J. B. Durkee's las
week.
Sumner Chilson has been feeling bette,
the past two weeks and is quite comfor
table.
Quite number from this vicinity wen,
to Ausable Chasm on the excursion last
Monday.
Mrs. Will Cushman and daughter, Car.
RE, OF Mortified are guests OF Eff. Smith
and wife.
Mrs. Geo. Brown has gone New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, to be gone sever.
al months.
The balance OF those who attended camp
meeting at Claremont Junction, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Black visited friends in Barn.
ard last week. Mr.. Black spent Sunday
there with her.
Mr.. Fred Moore, wife and daughter OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.,are visiting Mrs. Moore's
brother, 0. 8. Curtis.
Mr.and Mrs. Penfield OF Hartford Conn.
are visiting. Mrs. Penfield's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. w. Waldo.
Miss Margaret Oakman returns to Rut-
land Thursday, having spent the past two
weeks here visiting friends.
DR.. H. Carpenter returned from his an.
nual outing trip Saturday. He spent most
OF the time in the Mountains.
Mr.. Charles Parker and sister of Pea.
body, Mass, were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bingham last week.
Fred Cross and wife, recently married,
skipped the town last week between two
days and are now in Morrisville.
young mems sound money club was
organized here last week through the ef.
forts Of Will Belknap, with hfty names.
W. P. Hubbard, Geo. Tenney and Henry
Stevens were at home from Berlin over
Sunday, where they are building church.
Mrs. Elijah Lamb OF Buffalo, N. Y, for
merly Miss Hayward, who is visiting
friends here,goes to Montpelier Thursday.
The ballot clerks chosen by the board 'of
civil authority are w. O. Belknap, Or.
Fred Morse, Chas. e. Black and James
Hinkley.
Rev. j. o. Bennett is expected to return
from his vacation about the first OF Sep.
TENDER, when services will be continued
at Slack's hall as usual.
Prin. w. G. Hopkins returned last week
to take charge OF the Graded school which
commenced Monday with the same corps
of teachers as last term.
Mr.. E. H.Kellogg returned to Haverhill,
Mass, last Saturday. He has been in the
employ of the White River Shoe company
for the past three months.
The young people OF the village gave
concert Tuesday evening, which was
excellent. A collection was taken up for
the Village Improvement society.
John Shepard OF Exeter, N H., came
here last Saturday to visit his parents and
returned home Monday, accompanied by
his family, who have been visiting here
the past three weeks.
Mr.. Frank Townsend, treasurer OF
Loan and Trust company, OF Brooklyn, n.
" came here last week to spend few
their outing at the SBrightwood. 3
Mr.. Charles Davis, who was seriously
injured two weeks ago by falling ffbmgthe
hay loft onto stake in the hay cart afid11s
now in the hospital as Hanover, Is report
ed to be doing well and will recover.
Henry Whitcomb has closed his labors
for Mr.. Stockwell of Bethel and Is at work
for the Howard drug firm at White River
Junction, Mr.. Stockwell having sold his
stock OF goods to druggist from Plain
field.
The campers all returned home last week
except Mrs. G. p Tarbell, who remained
for another week. Those who returned
were W. H. Martin and daughter, lisa, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Garrett and two children,
Mr.. G. P. Tarbell and Mr.. and Mrs. W. M.
Sargent.
There is to be a Republican rally here
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20. Hon. Zed
Stanton, Hon. D. G. Denison, Henry w.
Tewksbury and w. w. Stickney are ex-
pected to be here and speak. The opening
exercise will be flag raising by the Young
Mems Republican club OF Royalton.
Fred Freeman received free silver mon
ey purse from his brother In Chicago last
Monday, which is quite unique and APP
propriate, should it be necessary to use IL;
It was made OF very large size ladies'.
hose with nice purse clasp on top. II
looked very much like the pant leg OF
prison convict suit.
The baseball game at Sharon Saturday,
between the home team and SO. Royalton,
was the most exciting and closely con-
tested game seen In long while, the 20.
Royalton team finally winning IN the l1tn
inning by a score OF 10 to 9. The battery
work on both sides was first class. Botn
sides suffered by poor umpiring.
The officers OF the Young Mems Repub-
lcan club are as follows: President, DID.
l. Burnett; 1st vice presidentt WI. Paine;
I'd vice president, Geo. l.. Bingham; 90
vice president, ]. A. Schontagi secretary,
W. 0. Belknap; treasurer, W. N. SarRens;
executive committee, W. o. Belknap, >.
N. Pike, H. s. Knight, Fred =. Pneips.
The club has one hundred members.
This town is practically solid Tor s1una
money. There are very few free-siiver Dem-
ocrats as compared with the usual vote.
9. P. Tarbell, w. H. Martin, Constant
Dodge, d. P. Boyd, James and Cnarles
Hinkley, s. H. Howard, Elmer Davis ana
others who have always voted the Demv-
cratic ticket denounce the Chicago plat
form in strong terms, and they are nearly
all farmers.