Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-12
south RoyaIton Notes
NJ. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.

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D. c. Jones went to Danville on Abusi-
ness last week.
Regular meeting OF Orville Bixby post
and corps will be held Saturday evening,
Nov. 18th.
Albert T. Waterman harvested $50 BUSH
els of ears of corn from one acre of land
this year.
Regular meeting of Rising Sun lodge,
F. IA. NJ, will be held Wednesday even :
ing, the 18th.
oscar Stoughton is soon to move into
the house which he purchased with the
gristmill property.
DIR. A. b. Bisbee and wife OF Montpelier
were in town the first of the week, calling
upon acquaintance.
Mrs. Ed Buffum of Woodstock visited
friends in town last week and was the
guest OF Mrs. Charles Wall.
Rev. E. w. Sharpe's little sons are re-
covering from their recent illness. The
Youngest is quite feeble yet.
Edison Bixby is on the decline and the
mast week has failed very much and it is
feared that he may not rally.
special meeting OF the Village I'm
uroyement association is called for Fri
DAY evening at the W. r. G. hall.
You will find nice 5 and 1Ocent as
sortment in china and glassware at Pixies,
also banquet lamps and portieres.
Miss Alice Brownell, assistant postmis-
tress here, was at her home last week, at
tending her sister, who is quite ill.
J,W. Waldo has a large force Of carpen-
tiers at work on his creamery building and
is to complete it as soon as possible.
Louie Whipple returned to Boston last
SATURDAY to continue bis studies at Bry-
. IL Sol anIIapa
The Gold Dollar band has rented rooms
in Sknner's block, where it will have
its headquarters for practice tits winter.
Clifford Hemenway has returned TO his
old boarding place at Mrs. Harry Whip.
pies and viii remain there through the
winter.
MIR. Parker has taken up his abode here
again. He usually spends several months
here during the year and is now at j. w.
Bright's.
Remember the grand Oriental excursion
Nov IS at the NJ. Il. church, conducted by
Mrs Lucy 4. Harrison of Worcester, Mass,
to commence at o'clock.
News was received by j. o. Belknap that
his brother, Monroe Belknap of Corning,
L., had been elected county auditor at
the recent election in his county.
Dwight LEISURE has returned from
Keene, n. H., where he spent the summer
with his brothers, John and Fred Leisure.
While there he built house for his broth
en- Fred.
Mrs. Marcia Drew Dutton OF Wilton, N.
H., is visiting her home for few days.
Her husband, Rev. g. w. Dutton, is recov-
ering from long sickness but is not able
to preach yet.
VIM. II. Martin has commenced the
building OF another house on the Brook
lYn side OF the village near the one he re-
Gently built, this being the fourth adj
joining each other.
James n. Cloud has purchased the we'll
known stallion, Freestone, formerly owned
by o. H. Burnham OF this town. The
horse has been in the hands OF DIR. Hooker
OF Waterbury the past year.
Mrs. Clarence Burke has spent the past
two weeks with her father, Moses Webster
Of Tunbridge. MIR. Webster was attacked
with apoplexy three weeks ago. He is
reported to be slowly recovering from the
shock.
The regular business meeting OF the
Village Improvement association Will be
held Friday evening at Sons OF Veterans
hall at O'Clock. Street lamps, sidewalks
and a drinking fountain are talked OF.
Everyone interested will be welcomed. !
Members are especially requested to b e
present and vote. All come.
The services rendered at the hundreds |
OF New England Telephone company's |
stations in giving the election returns so |
promptly and accurately and without any |
expense was a very generous act to the
public and was appreciated by the thou
sands OF eager persons awaiting the re-
suit OF the election. The report OF the
election of Mckinley, which was sent over
the wires of the land and across the water
was received here at 1:15 a. m.
Mrs. Harriet Tenney Honey, widow OF
Ira Honey, died last Wednesday at her
home near the village OF heart failure. |
Mrs. Honey had been in feeble health for |
several years. Two weeks ago she had |
iaintiDg spell from which she did not rail-
y much but gradually failed until last |
Wednesday. Mrs. Honey had been a res
ldent Of this town for many years. She
left son, a resident OF the West, and
daughter, Mrs. Eugene Faneuf, with whom 1
she resided and who cared for her in her /
declining years. Her funeral was held
last Saturday, Rev. H. NJ. Goddard offici-
ating.