Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-16
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Miss Annie Sawyer is recovering from
very severe sickness OF typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Knight returned
home last week from their visit in Maine
Mr.. George Ward has recovered from
the typhoid fever so as to be able to rid,
out.
Mrs. d. Faneuf, Jr., and daugh Flor
ence spent Sunday with friends in Hart
ford.
Messrs. Tarbell & Whitha n are II
Woodstock attending county court THU
week.
Mr.. VIM. Goff has been quite feeble tn,
past month, suffering from nervous pros.
tration.
Heber and Walter Foster returned hone
last Monday from visit to friends in Elk.
eter, N. n.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Durkee returned
home from their trip to Boston and vicin
ity last Saturday.
j. W. Bright has placed sign on his
cottage boarding house giving it the name
OF "Brightwood."
Rev. s. A. Parker OF Bethel was in town
last Thursday in the interest OF the Uni
versalist society here.
vesper Davis of this village and Miss
Addie Rogers of Tunbridge were married
at STAFFORD last week.
Mr.. W. Fl. Martin and daughters made
visit to friends in Barre last week. re
turning home Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Foster. Shepard and children
OF Exeter, n. H., arrived here last Mon.
day to visit her parents.
Rev. Henry NJ. Goddard will be absent
on three weeks vacation in Arlington,
Mass, after next Sunday.
Mrs Fannie Dou bleday Leavitt OF Som
erville, Mass, visited her brother, George
Doubleday, and wife last week.
Mr.. Charles Senter, resident OF this
village, is to move to Geo. w. Wards, two
miles out OF the village, to reside.
Mrs. Crandall Of Charlestown, Mass,
TOOK possession of her residence which
she purchased here last spring, this week.
Fred Northrup and Arthur and Lee Fa-
neuf returned to Lynn, Mass, last week,
where they are engaged in shoe factory.
Miss Salome Bryant Of New York city
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lavinia Adams,
and will remain until the middle OF Aug.
ust.
Mrs Flora Wall Putnam returned to her
home in Newport, N. H., last Thursday,
after weeks visit to MIR. and Mrs. Chas.
Wall.
Rev. j. Wesley Miller OF Bethel will
preach in the NJ. E church next Sunday
at 10:45 a. m and c. e. Flint will preach
at 1880 p. m.
Will Belknap and wife are acting in the
capacity OF farmers on the Smith farm in
Tunbridge. He will return after securing
the hay crop.
Leon Skinner and Mr. Densmore of Ne
braska, chum at Norwich University,
are spending few days with friend at
Lake Dunmore.
Mrs. A. P. Skinner and her sister, Miss
Alna French ere much better. Miss
French's hand is very bad yet aud it will
be some time before she can useit.
Mr.. Harry Hudson, who is training his
mare, Lora Rand, and other noted trotters
on the track here, goes to Morrisviile this
week, where he has several entries for the
races there.
Mrs Churchill and her mother and child
of st. Adams are at MISS. NJ. Pixies. Mrs.
Churchill is reported to be feeling better,
altho' suffering from exhaustion and is
yet very feeble.
The town Republican committees OF
Windsor county were called to meet at w.
R. Junction Wednesday, by the chairman
vi Guc kdtc w diAuh6O NSboAAH
OF the pending campaign.
The action taken at the Chicago conven-
ton and the platform adopted do not en-
thuse the Democrats in this section at ALL
Many of them will not accept it and some
condemn it in strong terms.
Mrs. o. A. Burbank went to Hartford,
Conn, Monday to visit her sisters, Miss
Wealthy Dewey and Mrs. Thompson. She
will go from there to Providence, X. l., TO
visit her son, Charles Burbank, and wife.
The New England Long-Distance Tele-
phone company took possession OF the
Rochester, Pittsfeld Barnard and Wood
stock telephone line July LIST, having pur-
chased it OF the stockholders two months
ago.
Mr.. w. E. Sharpe, pastor Of the M. E.
church, wife and children left here Mon-
day for a three weeks vacation. Tney
will spend few days visiting friends in
Nova Scotia and then 60 to Winthrop
beach for the remainder OF the time.
1t was quite remarkable coincidence
thai the candidate for president nomi-
mated at the Chicago convention was
month ago reporting for newspaper the
proceedings OF another convention, " men
nominated candidate whom he thinks
he will beat.
MT. Belf1er OF providence, n. l., super
lntendent OF the Coats Thread Cos. Is IN
town, the guest Of John Shepard. he mas
some blooded horses which are being
cared for by Mr.. Shepard. He was &C.
companied by George Shepard, VINO mas
charge OF the horses.
There will be services in the M E.churcn
during the absence OF the pastor, kew. r;
W. Sharpe. J. Wesley Miller OF bethei
will supply the pulpit next Sunday ana I
one week from Sunday Mr.. Kibbee o.
Worcester, Mass, will preach. Further
arrangements will be made for the sun
day following.
The books OF the old and new town Il,
braries,t the Nellie Stearns library, the Graz
ed school library and those donated 0y
Mrs. Frederick Billings and Mr.. W. d;
Porter are being numbered and catalogueo
by the librarian and will be placed ID tne
repositories at Royalton and So. Royalton
as soon as completed. The state DOCKS
have not yet been received.
Several members OF the Grand Army
post attended the funeral OF Mr. Harry
Bruce Of Sharon, one OF their numpef iasS
Wednesday. Mr.. Bruce was one OF .no
Oldest members OF the post, being q years
Old. He served in Co. G, OF the Ssn W;
Vols, having enlisted May y, 1862 anu
was mustered out March 10, 1860. ne waS
esteemed by his comrades for his genlai