Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-26
South RoyaItOn Notes
NJ. J. SARGENT, Local Editor.

ny sickness last week.
Ernest Hewitt OF Tufts college is spend
ing this week at home.
gepular meeting of the Relief corps Will
ne held Saturday evening.
Miss Josie May Sargent was guest at
the Twin Cottage last week.
Fred Shepard is visiting his brother,
George, in Providence, X. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Doyle had son
horn to them last Thursday.
Mrs, A. P. Skinner has been ill and con-
lined to the bed the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Black visited old
friends at East Barnard last week.
George Bixby aud wife returned to their
nome in Exeter. n. H., Monday
H, Alexander of Boston is visiting
his mother and sister at John Coy's.
Roland REYNOLDS of Bethel assisted the
choir at the funeral OF Mr.. Edison Bixby.
Rev. and Mrs. H. NJ. Goddard went to
Ludlow Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving.
prfn. W. c. Hopkins and wife spend
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Hopkins par
eDts.
Mrs. Chas. Daggett has been quite i'll
and under the physicians care the past
week.
Thanksgiving services will be held at
the Coug'l church Thursday evening at
o'clock.
Mrs. NJ J. 5. Bartlett has been confined
to The house for the past two weeks with
seiatca.
James Burnett and wife OF Bethel are to
spend Thanksgiving with their son, DID.
L. Burnett
Mrs. Cynthia Cook Hackett and son of
Brandon attended the funeral Of Mr. Ed
son BiEby Friday.
ED. Williams OF Mortified moved his
family here last week and has located in
the Gallup tenement
Or. f. j. Fish and A. II. Lamb attended
smeeting of the commandery of Knight
Iemplars at Windsor Friday.
Warren, youngest son OF George Ten
ney, had a finger badly crushed by ma
chine at the shoe factory Friday.
Henry Dutton attended the reunion of
the regiment, the LIST VT. cavalry, held at
Montpelier last week Wednesday.
Mrs Lilley, Mrs. j. g. Ashley's mother.
who is with her this winter, was taken
suddenly i'll last Tuesday morning.
Miss Ala Day has returned from Mont
pe.ier where she has been engaged in
cressmaking for the past four weeks.
win Page has nine horses in training at
Clouds stable end has several more en-
gagged as soon as he can attend to them.
W. c. Hopkins has engaged tenement
Of Mrs A. {. Waterman and will occupy
4 it when be returns from his vacation next
81 week.
Mrs. F. L. Whitman, teacher in one OF
4 The primary schools at Montpelier, is Wis
ting Mr.. and Airs. Arthur Wnitham this
week.
Arthur Clogston had his loot quite Sc
riously injured last week by an iron rail
falling upon it while at work on the rail
road section here.
VIM II. Fav, a resident OF So. Royalton,
and Miss Nancy Tucker OF Tunbridge
were married at Sharon last Saturday by
Rev. H. V. Baker.
Mrs. Ellen Preston, Mrs. S. c. Wood
WORTH Miss JUNE Woodwork Mrs. Geo.
Hsckett and r. Mills were guests at the
Riverside last Tuesday.
The Wide Awake Dramatic club OF Ran
dolph received very good house Satur-
Gay evening, considering the weather.
The play was very much appreciated by
those who attended.
James Cloud went to Fruithurst, Ala, |
last Wednesday to remain through the
winter with brother, who is engaged in /
iruit culture. Frank Cloud who has been |
visiting here, went with him.
j. w. Waldo says that be is to put the I
fastest improved separators and butter I
workers into his creamery and estimates /
that there are 900 cows whose product OF
milk should come to this creamery.
Sunday, Nov. 90, IS Thanksgiving Sun
day in all the Methodist churches in 1
America A very interesting program has I
oeen arranged for that day by the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Educational So
clety. This program will be carried out I
IN the NJ. E. church Sunday morning. Ser
mon by the pastor will be on "Human
Patriotisnn 1t is hoped that the church /
will be filled.
The sacred conSert given by the men,
oers OF the C.E. society last Sunday even
ing, consisting OF music, reading and rec
Iatlons, was an excellent Entertainment.
Inc musical selections, duets, quartets and +
chorus,wer rendered by local talent. There .
was reading by c. p. Tarbell and recita.
lions bv Miss Isabelle Martin. Mrs. Pike
gave Little Joe's Thanksgiving" which
was rendered in sweet. pathetic manner
which few excel. The selection was made
more impressive by song in connection
with it.
The funeral OF Edison Bixby was held at
DIS late residence Friday and he was
buried in the family lot in the cemetery
near the village. Rev. Henry Goddard, as
sisted by Rev. E. W. Sharpe, officisted.
Ihe pail bearers were NJ. S Adams. c p
=
EDWARD Foster conducted the services.
Miss Carrie Bixby, his sister, NJ. II. Bixby
Of brookiield. brother, Mrs. Orville Blk
oy and son, Herbert, and n. l.. Bixby of
Snelsea, Mrs. Cynthia Hackett OF Bran
con, niece, and Miss c. H. Hackett, a
sister-in-law, were relatives who attended
The funeral.
News OF the death of Capt. Jed Pressey
Z. the home of the daughter in Downers-
vile, CAL, on the 18th, was received here
as week. Capt. Presley had for 80 years
PRIOR to severe sickness three years ago,
oeen engaged in the carrying trade to and
rom foreign countries as master of a sail
.Is vessel. During the war he was en-
sloyed by the government in charge of
uansport.Th years ago be was attacked
Win lever on the west coast of Africa,
when undermined his health and since
.uat time he had been an invalid. He had
spent part OF the time for the past few
years at Ed Smiths.