Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-16

M. J. SARGENT, Local Editor.

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will Belknap is in New York this week
for spring goods.
Mrs. D. G. Stoughton is visiting in
Chelsea this week.
Mr.and Mrs.James Riddall have a child,
born last Saturday.
The Graded school commenced Mon
day with large attendance.
Loren Merrill has moved from Norwich
spto his farm near this place.
Mrs. Martha Whitney and Mrs. R. w.
Blake remain about the same.
The agent for the Elmore bicycle OF
New York was in town Friday.
The w. R. @. will hold a sugar social at
its hall Friday evening, April II.
Mrs. e. j. Fish has been seriously i'll the
past week and confined to the bed.
Regular meeting OF the Sons OF Veterans
will be held next Saturday evening.
Regular meeting OF Rising Sun lodge
will be held Wednesday evening, April a.
Mrs. Adds Martin and Miss Jennie
Phelps visited at C. P.Tarbell's the first OF
the week.
Carroll Newell is seriously ill with hem
orrhage OF the bowels, resulting from ty-
phoid fever.
Miss Addie Hastings returns from New
York soon, where she has been tor the
past few weeks.
Not for many years has there been SO
much sugar made in one week in this vi.
entity as there was last week.
Mrs. Ed Pierce OF Rochester visited her
brother, j. G. Ashley, and family on her
return from Boston last Wednesday.
There will be a Cong'l sugar social at c.
c. Southworth's next week Tuesday
evening April p. All are cordially invited
John F. Shepard was taken quite sud-
denly and seriously ill Saturday with an
attack Of vertigo but is at this time con-
valescing.
Samuel Richards family is soon to move
to Massachusetts,, where he has secured
situation as section master on the b. & M.
railroad at ~ so per day.
Mr.. A. Theft and wife, daughter Of Mr.
Chas Slack, who was fatally injured, ar
rived home Monday night, but nos in sea-
son to see Mr.. Slack alive.
Mr. Frank Tracy, who has been in the
patent roofing business and has done con-
siderable business here the past year, is to
open branch store for the sale of roofing
material at Montpelier.
The item in last weeks issue relative to |
the case OF abuse o! animals by Morse OF |
Sharon should have read Fred instead OF |
Frank Morse, which was an inexcusable |
error on the part OF the correspondent.
The Christian Endeavor society OF the
Cong'l church was invited to the home OF
Mr.. Z. P. Tarbell for the monthly business
meeting on Monday evening. After tue
business session very pleasant evening I
was spent socially.
Henry Walcott OF Randolph and Miss
Eta Doubleday daughter OF Sllas Double
day OF this yillage,w married last Iuess1
day evening at tine residence OF the BRIDES
father. The marriage ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. H. M. Goddard. The we'd
ding was very quiet one, only the friends
Of the bride being present.
goodly company OF young people
gathered at the NJ. E. parsonage last Mon.
day evening to welcome Rev. r. W.Sharpe
and wife on their return from conference.
We would take this opportunity to say
that the report given in the conference
news that Mr. Sharpe did not pass In bis
studies was not correct. He passed in all
the studies, receiving high marks in the
same.
The following is the numbered births,
marriages and deaths, with ages at time OF
death in town during 1895: births, 20; mar
rlages, 10; deaths, "a; deaths OF those over
80 years, 2; between so and 80, 3; 70 and
50, ;; 80 and 20, 4; 50 and 50, 4; 40 and 80.
3; 80 and 40, 1; 10 and 20, /; below 10, l;
average age at death, approximately, over
20 years, using average data OF five years as
dates are given above.
The people Of this village were greatly
shocked by a fatal accident which occurred {
here last Monday morning, causing the
death OF Mr. Chas. w Slack, we'll known I
business man and a son OF Mr.. John A.
Slack of So. Royalton. Mr.. Slack had his
dray team Ia spirited pair OF horses) out, {
Milling ups washout near the depot. While
unloading the cart his team became fright. i
ened and ran and in trying to get hold OF {
the reins, he was thrown to the ground
and the cart weighing 1900 pounds,passed {
directly over his breast, breaking in the {
rlos and imbedding them in the lungs, SO 9
perform their respiratory functions. de /
lived only about three hours and was In
most distressing condition, which moth q
ing could relieve. Mr.. Slack had been in q
business in this village for Two years, hav- /
ing built business block and hall and '
was engaged in the meat business and the q
moving OF buildings. He was 45 years old
ana left wife and one daughter, Mrs. A. r
1. Nef OF Exeter, N. H., who have the
sympathy Of their many friends and &C.
duaintances. The funeral was attended
wednesday at 2 p. m.
The trustees Of the town free library
convened at the residence OF the chairman, r
rev. Il. NJ. Goddard, last Wednesday and
completed the necessary requirements OF
lae statute relative to the esta blishm
ol library. The board was organized two
weeks previous aud it was unanimously
voted al the meeting last "Wednesday that
mere shall be two repositories for the I
ppuoKs, one at the town CLERKS office at
hoyalton and the her at the library room
VI The Graded school building at So. koy
alton a subject to the approval OF the town
aug Guy the directors OF the Graded school
uuislrict, Rev. Henry Goddard was chosen
librarian for the So. Royalton depository
T ana Or. Fred Morse for that at ROyalton::
ttney are to have charge OF the selection Of
ny TopoKs, subject to the approval OF the board.
1 Ing librarians were instructed to confer i
WV MIn those in control OF the old town, now
sae academy, library and the Nellie Stearns
thorary at Royalton and the South Royal
. oo uraded school library, with view TO
IIohnsohdating them with the town free
library, and tn submit to the board OF
imitu Trustees and those in control Of the other
n mol any and all propositions; and II
va vas iurther voted that the required rule
~ ~ tne state board OF trustees 10 give the
. aaine 10 the library be deferred until later
auu mat the TOWN trr or coo rive DOtiC0 that =