Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-04
South Royalton Notes
M. J. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Harry Hudson has six horses nytrain-
ing on the track here and is soon to have
more.
Mr.. J. G.Ashley is having patent roof
ing put onto his house by Mr.. Meader OF
Montpelier.
Bert Faneuf and wife and Mrs. Swanson
and son, John, OF Hartford visited friends
here Saturday.
Mrs. Hannah Wallace has rented G.. H.
Manchester's upstairs tenement and has
moved 10 part OF her goods.
Mr.. D. e. Cooling and daughter OF Ran !.
dolph were In town Monday to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. r. W. Blake.
Rev. Henry M. Goddard will preach at
the Broad Brook schoolhouse next SUM-
day at 4 p. m. All are invited.
There is move being made here to cele-
brate the 4th Of July and some arran &c /.
ments have already been made.
Miss Larnott, who has been an attend
ant upon Mrs. w. R. Blake during her
sickness, returned to Burlington the first
of the week.
Mrs. Mary Cowdery- Johnson OF Salem,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Bingham, and her brother, Don Cowdery,
at her old home here.
Mrs. Flora Inman, widow OF Almon G.
Inman wfo committed suicide at White
River Junction last summer, has just been
granted Widows pension.
Mrs. w. F.McIntosh OF Exeter and Mrs.
Dyke of Lyme, N. h., were called to Tun-
bridge last week to attend the funeral of
their father, Mr.. Ichabod Tucker.
Messrs. D. G. Stoughton and Ira Spauld-
ing, contractors, have closed contract
with a church committee at Danville to
build $1,000 church at that place to be
completed December LIST.
Mr.. Dearborn OF White River Junction
was in town last week, looking up houses
here for summer people. He reports hav-
ing located party from New York and
one from Connecticut recently, who will
take immediate possession.
O.Belknap received news by telegram
Simeon Belknap, Jr., Of Niles, Mich, was
dead, having died quite suddenly. The
husband OF the deceased is a son OF DR..
Simeon Beiknap OF Niles, Mich.
The organization OF the South Royalton
Improvement association was completed
Friday evening by the election OF officers
and the adoption OF constitution and BY
laws. j. 0. Belknap was elected president;
J. B. Durkee, vice president; A. whit
ham, clerk; b. L. Burnett, G. P. Tarbell
and R. W. Mather, executive committee;
J. E. Fish, j. A. Schontag, w. O. Belknap,
Mrs. G. j. Fish, Mrs. W. o. Belknap and
Miss Lula Adams, general committee.
The June meeting OF White River
Grange will be held in Grange hall, Roy
alton, June 6tn, and the following is the
program Music by choir; topics for gen.
eral discussion, Should tine government
own and control the railroads In this
country? opened by J. W. Waldo, followed
by all; Has the work Of the Interstate
Commission been OF sufficient value to the
people OF this country to warrant the en-
actment Of the law creating the commits
sion? song, Bertha Rand; Among what
class VI people can be found the most sue
cessful grumblers in this country, and
why? The farmers garden, what 1t should
contain and is it not indispensable to the
comfort of himself and family? music.
To the sorrow OF our people here, after a
lapse OF one week, we have to record the
death OF another OF our estimable citizens,
Mrs. Rebecca Berkeley Blake, after an ILL.,
ness of six months, at the age OF 80 years.
Mrs. Blake was the wife OF Horatio Blake,
who. with his family, came here from Hill,
N. H., in 1849 and soon after was engaged
by the V. c. R. r. as station agent, which |
position he held until 1859. He also held
the position of postmaster under Presi.
dents Pierce and Buchanan. Since the
death OF Mr.. Blake in 1854, Mrs. Blake had
resided in this village. She was left with
family OF eleven children, nine sons and
living, Oscar c., who resides in Bowling |
Green, KY, Eugene g., OF Greenfield,
Mass, Don w.. OF st. Adams, Mrs. NJ. g.
Bradstreet of So. Royalt on Edric OF Shen-
andoah, Va, Mrs. A. B. Daggett OF South
Royalton and Jed of Seattle, WASH, who
have kindly cared for her every want and
to them she had been an affectionate
mother. She was woman OF strong In
dividuality and intelligent and took deep
interest in the events OF the times. She
kept we'll informed and had decided con-
victions, advocating her opinion upon
all subjects very intelligently. In politics
she was firm advocate OF Democratic
principles and of strong religious belief IN
the Universalist faith. Her funeral was
attended on Monday, Rev. 8. A. Parker
officiating. Her sons, Don, Eugene and
Edric, and daughters, Matte and Bell and
her sister, Mrs. R. w. Albee OF Barton,
were present.
The Memorial services here this year
Will be remem bered by the young people
for long time as they had tendency to
iinculcate loyalty and love OF country, not
from any unusual exercise but by means
OF the excellent program arranged for the
Observance OF the day by the schools; the
patriotic address and vivid review OF the
services Of the Vermont soldiery in the
war OF 81 to '65 by the clergy; the elo-
quent, clear and well-defned description
OF the battles by the Army OF the Potomac
from Big Bethel to ADpomattov, by Dr
7; +. Branch, orator of the day. and tne
adaptation and excellent rendering OF the
memorial music by the Royalton CongI
choir under the direction OF j. F. Water
man, accom- panied by Miss Lizzie Adams
organist. The day opened with fair wealth
er and continued SO, with the exception
OF slight showers during services IN the
church. The Vermont commandery OF
hnlghts Templar from Windsor, IN com
mand Of Past Grand Commander Marsh
y. Perkins, with 3S Sir Knights who had
kindly accepted an invitation to act as es-
cort, arrived at 8:45 a. m. Ats O'Clock
detachment of Bixby Post, g. A. r., deco
rated the graves OF the soldiers in the sew.
eral cemeteries in town and vicinity. Az
~ o'clock the commandery gave an exnl-
oltion drill At 1915 the parade was form
60 with the right resting near the oepot,
IN IN charge of j. w. Waldo, marshall ana
W.. U. Belknap and j. ". Woodward, as
sS,stants, headed by the South Royaiton
oornet band and Vermont Commandery
escort, Mark J. Sargent camp, Sons OF vet'
trans. OrUillo piyhv Dout nd or "a k9r. Blk