Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-10
South RoyaltOn Notes.
M. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Mrs. A. p. Skim r is slowly recovering.
4.P.Paine is attending court at Chelse a.
Miss NJ S.Williams is to spend the win
Ter in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clifford visited Lewis
Clifford last week.
]. B. Durkee went 10 Montpelier on
husiness last week.
Dept Sheriff Osgood OF Randolph was
in town last Saturday.
Ruth Ritord and Carrie Paine returned
10 their schools Saturday.
Melissa Green has gone to the hospital
in Burlington for treatment.
Mrs. NJ. H. Moody has returned home
from her visit in Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Sawyer visited
friends in Bridgewater last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Jones OF Brattleboro
visited at f. j. Princes Saturday.
Dan stougnton is laying the large
chimney in the creamery building.
Oscar Stoughton moved into his mill
residence near this village Monday.
Mrs. Abbott and daughter, Lucy, visit
cd in Randolph the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Prince and son went
TO Sharon recently to visit Mrs. Hunt.
Miss Sue Lamb returned from her visit
TO her sister IN Hartford, Conn, last week
Regular meeting OF Rising Sun lodge,
F.& A. M, will be held Wednesday, Dec.
DR.. Fred Morse OF the John Hopkins
medical university is at home for few
days.
Miss Ada Burroughs of Randolph Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. John Mudgett last
week.
viii Clifford and his bride held . recop-
ton at The home Of his father Tuesday
evening.
W.P.Hubbard has finished his contract
in Berlin, repairing church, and has re-
turned home.
FRED Fecto has returned home, after an
absence OF month visiting friends in
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isle Mcintosh have pre-
pared and sold large amount OF apple
Jelly this season.
The regular annual meeting OF the G. a.
E. post and corps will be held next Satur-
DAY evening, Dec. 10
The grand opera, "Mikado," in rehears.
al is to be presented at Woodlands hall
about the LIST of January.
The members of the Sunday schools OF
the several churches are preparing for the
Christmas entertainments.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary so.
ciety will meet with Mrs. q. W. Tenney
Friday, Dec. IL, at 2 80 a. m.
Charles Brown slaughtered a spring pig
recently that weighed 405 lbs, and anoth-
er Of the same litter weighed 3o7
J. O. Belknap and wife and &. Z. Black
and wife attended the funeral OF Mr.. Joel
Ellis at East Barnard Saturday.
Edward Foster has been appointed adj
mnistrator of the estates OF Mrs. Laura
shuttlesworth and Edison Bixby.
j.. W. Waldo had an eye seriously in
j1red recently by a knot which was thrown
from board while being sawed by a cir
cular saw.
George w. Davis is driving the So. Roy
alton and Chelsea stage, Mr.. Dearborn
having closed his engagement. Mr. Davis
has been in charge of the stable the past
month.
Drs. German and Wakefield, state vet
Urinary surgeons, were in town over Sun
day. Dr. Bert Gay OF Randolph examined
the stock bought and shipped by w. A.
FarEham.
Oscar Morse, son OF John Morse OF this
village, and Miss Mary DeCosta, daugh-
ter Of Antoine DeCosta of Tunbridge,
were married last Thursday by Catholic
priest from White River Junction.
The most notable event of the week was
cipal OF Royalton academy, and Miss An
ME Morse, daughter OF DR.. j. Il. Morse,
Wednesday evening at the Royalton
Cong'l church by Rev. II. NJ. Goddard.
Mr.. Joel Ellis, prominent citizen Of
East Barnard, passed away, after short
illness, last week at the age OF 76 years.
Mr.. Ellis was one of Barnard's most-re-
spected aud reliable men and had been in
trusted with the management OF its affairs
many years.
At the annual election OF officers OF
Mark j. Sargent camp, Sons OF Veterans,
No. H.held Saturday evening, the follow
ing officers we're elected: Custer Dutton,
captain; Fred Smith, LIST lieutenant; Wal.
ter Dewey, I'd lieutenant; camp council,
John Dutton, Fred Smith and Edward
Martin.
The meeting at the Cong'l church to-
night promises to be one OF unusual in
terest. Mrs. Ida Woodbury. OF Boston,
who is speaking among the churches in
the interest OF the American Missionary
association, will give an address. Wner-
ever she has spoken she has been listened
10 with close attention. The meeting be-
gins at O'Clock ana an invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Joseph DeCosta came near receiving
serious injury last Friday evening by be.
ing thrown from the abutment of the
bridge near the shoe factory. He turned
when near the end of the bridge to let a
team pass and in so doing his wagon
wheel struck The side OF the bridge, throw
ing him out onto the ground off the side
OF The abutmeut. The wagon was badly
broken, the horse running and clearing
tselt from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clogston were made
aware of the 10th anniversary OF their
welded life Monday evening by a goodly
number of their friends and neighbors
Who gave them a call. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ciogston were equal to the occasion and
entertained the guests in a most cordial
manner. The evening was spent in social
enjoyment and singing. Several particle
pated in dancing some Of those old FASH
ioned contra dances OF so long ago. There
were many presents, both useful and or
namentsl. Cake and coffee were served
and at a late hour the company left with
pest wishes for Mr.. and Mrs. Clogston,
hoping they might celebrate their silver
ana golden anniversaries.
}. w. Bright has returned from a visit
2 his native town, Pelham, Mass, where
PC has been to participate in the dedica-
tory exercises of a memorial hall in MEM
oiy OF the soldiers and sailors who enlist /
g 10 the wars Of the country. This hall
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