Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-08
South Royalton Notes.
N. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Wallace Slack returned to Exeter n. II.
Monday.
James Abbott of ST. Augustine, Fla,
was in town last Friday.
A brother of George Lombard OF Mont.
peier visited him last week.
Mr.. Nutting OF Woodstock, nephew
of j. M. Hewitt, is dangerously ill.
W.T.. Cushman OF Mortified visited
his father and mother here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Choate have returned
to their home in Boston for the winter.
Mrs. Harry Whipple has recovered from
her recent illness sufficiently to be about.
Henry osgood is in Albany, N. Y, this
week on business for the Mccormick
Reaper Co. of Chicago.
Miss Sue Lamb went to Hartford Conn,
last Thursday to spend few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Kinsman.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Forsyth and daugh-
ter OF Manchester, n. H., are visiting Jas.
Doyle, Mrs. Forsyth's father.
Charles Williamson, proprietor of the
Lebanon house, Lebanon, N. f., was a
guest OF c. II. Woodland last week.
George Leonard OF Brattleboro. who is
engaged in Col. Hooker's overall factory
at Brattleboro, was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Foster ere visit
ing their daug hters, Mrs. John Shepard
and Mrs. Archie Slack, at Exeter, N. n.
C.P. Abbott has recently purchased
valuable three-year-o colt that gives
promise of making fast time on the track.
Fred Lamhdon returned home to New
York city Thursday. He has been the
guest OF j. A. Schontag the past three
months.
Mis-. Frank Bond OF Worcester, Mass,
who has been the guest of Mrs. W. NJ.
Sargent the past week, returned home
Monday. wI
Charles Clapp OF Lowell, Mass, former
resident OF Royalton, was in town last
week purchasing horses for his livery and
sale stable. "a
Charles Wallace OF East Ryegate and his
mother, Mrs. l.. @. Wallace, OF Rochester,
n. H., visits her niece, Mrs. NJ. J. Sargent,
this week.
Mrs. Harvey Reynolds returned from
Mechanicsville, N. Y, last week, after an
absence of six months with her son, Sam.
uel Reynolds.
Mr.. Roundy OF Lowell, Mass, who re-
Gently purchased the Flint farm near the
village, moved his family and goods
here last week.
Mrs. Sarah Day, who has been visiting
her daug hter, Mrs Charles Hutchins, the
past three weeks, returned home to Exc
ter last Saturday.
ton. last week to place his properties and
outfit in winter quarters and make some
repairs on his yacht.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Smith OF Long Is
land, who have been the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Kent the past two weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
Elmer Hapgood returned home from
Exeter, N. H., last week and will remain
here through the fall with his father-in.
law, John Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leavitt OF Boston
are guests OF John Mudgett, an uncle OF
Mrs. Leavitt, this week. Mr.. Leavitt is a
dealer in artists goods in Boston.
The Preachers meeting of the Mont
pelier district held here last Monday and
Tuesday was well attended. The business
OF the meeting will be given in full next
week.
The manv friends OF Ernest Hewitt, a
student of Tufts college, will be pleased to
learn that he has been honored by his
class by being chosen president of the
class of 1917.
White River Valley Pomona grange is to
hold its second agricultural fair in Grange
hall, Royalton, Oct. 10. All patrons OF the
Pomona are to contribute fruit, vegeta-
bles, fancy articles, anything antique or
ancient china, etc., and the public are
cordially invited to come in and view the
l. Sayles, wife and daughter and r. S.
Wood of Pasquoag, r. l., who accompan-
led D. Z. Remington here on his annual
tour to attend the fairs, returned home
last week. Mr.. Remington, wife and
daughter returned to their home in Har-
risville, r. l., Monday. Mr.. Remington
and partner purchased car load OF
horses, cows and other stock and shipped
them last Monday.
very pleasant company Of friends and
neighbors met at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Coy to witness the marriage of
Airs. Coy's daughter, Gussie Cloud to Geo.
A. Bohonon of Washington. The bride
was prettily attired in dress OF light silk,
trimmed with velvet and lace, and carried
a bouquet of white and pink roses. The
bridesmaid and best man were the brides |
brother and sister, Miss Bertha ana Mas |
ter Perley. Miss Bertha was dressed in |
white and carried bouquet OF pink OLE |
ander blossoms. The room was very |
handsomely decorated with flowers and |
evergreen. After the usual congratulations
the company departed, wishing them
long and happy life.
Mrs. NJ. j. Sargent received news OF the
death of an uncle, Alison Poole OF Boston,
who died last week Tuesday, and anoth- |
er uncle, Henry Poole, of Winchendon, |
who died the next Wednesday. They |
were sick but few weeks. Alison Poole
uleu OF pheunlohia anu hehIy Tooie VI
cystetis. They were buried at Mount
Hope cemetery, Boston. OF the family OF
eight sons and four daught Mrs. Betsey /
Poole Pike of South Royalton is the only |
one left. Alison Poole was so years of age, |
and Henry Poole SO. Their grandfather |
on their mothers side was one of q family |
OF 20 children and served in the Revolu-
tionary war, was taken prisoner to Eng
land and held six months. Henry Poole |
had many aequaintances in this state, his |
business being the sale, repair and fitting |
OF church organs the past eight years. 1
His sister, Mrs. Pike, was with him when |
he died. He leaves wife. An only child /
died at an early age.