Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-16
South Royalton Notes.
M. j. SARGENT. Local Editor.

VI
Henry Osgood returned home last Sat,
urday.
Mrs. G. P. Tarbell has been more com
Portable the past week. yyx. wq.
j. M. Shepard, OF the Shepard Family
was at home Thursday.
Mrs. Valmore Cushman has been quite
feeble the past few weeks.
The Rapid Transit Telephone lines have
been extended to Randolph.
Miss Alice Lamb was home from her
Echool in Bethel over Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Cilley Morse is soon to 60 to
hospital in Boston for treatment.
Walter Slack OF Bethel is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Samuel Slack, this week.
Regular meeting of the Sons OF veter-
ans will be held next Saturday evening.
Mrs. w. V. Soper has been quite ill the
past two weeks with chronic indigestion
Mr.J. w. Bright is recovering from his
recent illness and is able to be about the
house.
Geo. Foster, who has been engaged in
Boston the past six months, visited friends
here last week.
Mr.. George Smith has engaged to work
Tor James Buck another year, commence
ing last Monday.
Mrs. W. II. Martin has not improved in
health the past week but has been feeling
somewhat better.
Mr.. James Riddall received an injury
last week which confined MIN 10 the house
for the past ten days.
Mr.. Elmer Bean, postmaster at Frank
lin, N. H., visited his mother and sister
here the first of the week.
One scarcely knows by reading the dali
ly press for the past two weeks whether to
prepare for war or peace.
Mr.. Edison Bixby is recovering from his
recent illness, an attack OF hemorrhage,
and is able to be upon the street.
Mrs. Fanny French Slack arrived here
last Monday from Manchester, N. H., to
attend the funeral OF Archie Skinner.
Mr. Geo. vose was called to Pittsfield
last Saturday by a telephone message, on
account Of the serious illness Of his moth
err
Miss Susan Lamb returned from Hart
ford, Conn.,, last Friday in better health
than when she went away few weeks
ago.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Universalist So
ciety will mold sociable at the hall Fri
day evening. All are cordially invited to
attend.
The pupils OF the High school have or
ganized Literary club which meets every
Wednesday for discussion, reading and
declamations.
Frank Seems family has moved into the
Seymour Durkee house and Senaca Blay
has moved to the Wall tenement, vacated
by Mr.. Seems.
Our ice dealers are patiently waiting for
snow and are very envious Of the people
OF boston, who are having fine sleig hing
at the present.
Mrs. Alice French Furman OF New York
was called here last Thursday to be with
her nephew, Archie Skinner, who was
dangerously ILL.,
We are adding new magazines and peri.
odcals to our list every week and there is
some excellent reading in some new and
Decent magazines.
The third lecture in the Epworth League
course will be given by Rev. A. III. Webb !
Of Montpelier Monday evening, Jan. goat
Trinity M. Z. church.
Mrs. Josiah Smith passed her Saith birth
day last week Wednesday and is in fairly |
good health but not SO well as before her |
severe sickness last spring.
Mr.. MS. Nichols,o of the firm of Gould &
Nichols, dealers in pianos, was in town
over Sunday. He put in q new piano for
Daniel Stoughton last Saturday.
Miss Eva Abbott returned home to
Braggville, Mass, last week having closed
her engagement at the shoe factory. Miss
Stella Slack takes her place as bookkeeper.
The acquisition to the choir OF the Cong'l
church OF Prof. Hopkins, principal OF the
Graded school, who is to assist as tenor,
will place it in condition to render
some good music.
There is sharp competition in the liv-
cry business here, M. HI. Hazen having
commenced livery business in connec-
ton with the stage business, making three
iVeries in the village.
The town committee has received notice
from the managers OF the Reed campaign
in the New England states that move is
being inaugurated to have Reed clubs
wherever practicable.
Miss Georgia Shepard, of the Shepard
FAMILY, who was quite seriously injured
when alighting from a train at Burk Sta
tion last week, is reported as doing well,
but is still confined to the bed.
Mr.. and Mrs James Riddall gave re-
eeeption to Bixby post and corps last
wednesday night. After time OF social
entertainment, refreshments were served,
closing very pleasant evening
The following officers OF the w. r. Q.
were duly installed by Mrs. s. Ellen Pres
ton, past president: Mrs. Mary Shepard,
president; Mrs. Jennie Hewitt, senior vice
president; Mrs. Sadie Chadwick, junior
vice president; Mrs. Lydia Hatch, secreta-
~; Mrs. Celia Hubbard, treasurer; Mrs.
Julia GarUont oko,x lnir MroM orU f1rpan.