Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-09
South Royalton Notes
M. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.


business trip.
MIR. Mather's little son, Harold, has been
sick the past week.
Mrs. Brooks OF Georgia is visiting her
sister, Mrs. s. M. Pike.
Mrs. Fannie Whitney is no better and
,ar recovery is doubtful.
Mr., and Mrs. George Vose have moved
into the Samuel Slack house.
Herbert Bixby Of Chelsea called on
friends in town last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jeanette Noyes is caring for Mrs.
r W. Blake during her illness.
George Spaulding and Gordon have gone
,to LYNN, Mass, for the summer.
N. S. Johnson OF Lebanon, N. H., was a
snest of j. M. Shepard last Friday.
CLAYTON Sawyer has been at work at the
railroad station, assisting Mr.. Hazen.
AN. Pike has purchased the Seymour
Dnrkee house and is soon to move into it.
Mr. O. Ii. Porter has given 100 volumes
Of first class books to the town free libra
ry.
Mrs, Jane Hunter OF Claremont, N. H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Prin.
die.
Leon Latham, law student OF J. d. Deni-
son at Randolph, visited his home Thurs
day.
Miss Celia Wynn is to work for Miss F.
/. Shaw this spring, learning the millinery
trade.
George Prentice of Milton is engaged to
work at the railroad station here for few
weeks.
Miss Effie ID. KibDie, who Is teacher at
Lebanon, N. H., is spending her vacation
at home.
Walter Slack returns to Exeter, N. H.,
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Neff accom-
pany him.
Walter Slack OF Exeter visited his moth.
er here last week, before her departure for
California.
Mrs. Valmore Cushman has been In quite
feeble health the past winter and does not
improve much.
Mrs. Samuel Slack went to California
last Wednesday to join her husband, who
went there last fall
Daniel Stoughton went to Hardwick last
Monday, where he has contract for six
weeks job OF masonry.
Mrs. s. M. Pike has returned from the
north part OF che state, where she has been
caring for sick sister.
Charles Hutchins took his little year.
old son to Hanover last Thursday to have
his diseased leg examined.
Mrs. French and granddaug liter, Annie,
who visited at q. E. Blacks last week, re-
turned to Barnard last Friday.
Frank Morse OF Sharon was arrested
here and fined $25 and costs last week for
criminal abuse OF horse and COW.
Waldo & Doyle have placed 100000 feet
OF lumber in logs at their mill yard this
winter and several thousand at other pills.
A large party from Chelsea attended the
presentation OF the "Spy OF Gettysburg"
here last weex, notwithstanding the bad
travelling.
Mr.. Clarence Rowell and Miss Martha
Caswell OF Barnard were married last
Thursday by Rev. j. H. Markham at his
residence.
There is plenty OF new maple sugar and
syrup on sale and it is OF very fair quail
ity. The first was brought in just before
any trees were tapped.
Miss Cassie Bingham, daughter OF Jas
Bingham, who is q teacher OF one OF the
city schools in Salem, Mass, Is visiting al
her home here this week.
Mrs. Jane Cilley Morse has been con-
SANITY improving since her return from
the hospital at Boston few weeks ago
and is able to be about the house.
Mr. E. E. Blakeley, treasurer OF the Yer.
mont Savings Investment company OF
Montpelier, was in town Friday on busi-
ness connected with that institution.
The Christian Endeavor and Epworth
League societies will hold union service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening, April IL. A special program mas
been arranged.
The condition OF Mrs. R. w. Blake has
not changed much during the past two
weeks and she is thought to be falling
She is confined to her bed and has con-
slant attendant.
The listers are quite busy establishing q
grand list for taxes to be raised upon TOT
town, school, state and highway expenses;
The rate on dollar this year, estabiisneo
and voted, is 1870.
The annual sugar sociable at Mr.. James
Bucks last Friday evening was very
largely attended. This has become nx-
ture which nearly everybody is pleased &c
participate in and the 18th was no excep-
ton.
Rev. e. W. Sharpe and wife are attend
ing the annual conference OF the Metno,
dist church OF Vermont at Barre tni vi,
week. 1t is expected that Mr.. Sharpe WI
be returned to this charge for anotnel
year. His services the past year have peer
very acceptable and he is held In nign ~
TEEN. Altho' probationary, he Will % IN
stalled with full ministerial powers a.
soon as the rules will admit.
Mrs. Alsade Woodward Pierce, daugn-
ter OF Arunah' Woodward and wire g
Frank Pierce, died at her home IN tnis w
lage last Thursday at the age Of ~ years
Mrs. Pierce had been in feeble health ovel
ayear and about three months ago was AZ
tackled with apoplexy, since when Iiii'
she has been gradually falling. she leIl
husband and two children. Her iuneIs
vas held Saturday, Rev. e. W. Sharpe VI
hciating.
There has been but little change OF resi-
derce in the village this spring compaIe'
with that Of former years and all tne ten
ements are occupied with the exception
two, which are not very desirable, DeinI
second.hoor tenements. More desirap,
tenements are needed but no desiraol
building lot, are for sale.except rev tna
are considered quite valuable, one peih
that of Mrs. Hannah Wallace, whicn
not on the market. There are few goo
building lots on the Brooklyn side nor
OF the village, which will posstb y re JAZZ !,
IN the near future for residences. Heai y
tate in and near the village commanu
good prices for the times.
Mrs. Emf Golf Day, widow q BENZ