Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10
South ROyalton Notes.
NJ. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.


Mrs. G. w. Slack has her auction Satur-
day, the 18th.
Sheriff d. G. Jones was at home from
court at Woodstock over Sunday.
Albert Northup OF Barre, former resi-
dent, visited friends here last week.
A.P. Skinner is in Montpelier this week
as juryman of the U. S. circuit court.
Mrs. Walter Farnham OF Dsrry, N. H.,
IS visiting her father, w. A. Farnham.
Charles Culver and son OF Mechanics.
vile, n. Y, visited friends in town last
week, returning Saturday.
r. H. Lyon, division superintendent OF
the n. Il. telephone, with his wife, was in
town the first OF the week.
The young sportsmen in town are form
ing a club for the promotion OF sporting
interests and protection of game and fish
during the prohibited season.
w. H. Martin was elected delegate to
the annual convention of Congl church
societies of Vermont which is held at Bran
don this week Wednesday and Thursday.
Prin. w. G. Hopkins, Misses Godfrey,
latch and Latham, with eight High school
scholars attended the class day eXer.
cises of the Randolph High school last
Thursday evening.
A. S. Page has horses entered in all the
classes at the meeting of the White River
Breeders association being held at the
trotting park in Sharon this week Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Charles Crandall OF Randolph and Miss
Clara Burke, daughter of Edmund Burke
OF So. Royalton, were married at the resi-
dence of Clarence Burke So. RoyaltoD, last
Tuesday evening, Rev. II. nj. Goddard Of
fciatiug.
]. II. Hewitt and wife go to Boston this
week to attend the graduation exercises at
Tufts college, where their son, Ernest j.,
will be graduated Friday. They will visit
friends at Worcester, Mass, before re-
turning.
The High school students to graduate
this term are STA Ward. Celia Wynn, Clara
Davis, Luna Leavitt, Edie Skinner and
Tia Dutton. The graduating exercises will
be held in the vestry of the Nj. h. church,
Friday, June Is.
1t is reported that Arthur Eaton OF West
Lebanon, N. H., has purchased the laun-
dry business of Clark Turner and will take
possession this week. MIR. Turner has been
in i'll health for several weeks and obliged
TO give up work.
w. NJ. Sargent is well along with anoth-
or new tenement house in the south part
Of the village,o the steam mill side. This,
when completed, is the 9TH one he has
built and has in process of building since
he purchased part of the Pierce farm.
DR.. j. II. Keith of Barnard, who has
been critically i'll and a great sufferer for
the past 20 years and the past year has
been an inmate OF st. Lukes hospital In
New York, returned home last week
Wednesday. He has improved very much
since going to the hospital.
Mrs. Martha Culver, widow OF James
Cu.v9r, and an old resident in town, has
sold her property here and moved to Me.
gainesville, N. Y. last week accompanied
by her son, Chas. Culver, with whom she
is make her future home. Mrs. Culver
is lady who is highly esteemed and re-
spected by all her many friends who re-
greet that she is to leave here, after SPEND
ing so many years of her life among them.
A. S. Page, trainer of c. p. Tarbell's 4
yesr-old colt, Richard, gave an exhibition
race on the track last Saturday. The track
was very heavy and in bad condition,
owing to the late heavy rains, and much
caution was necessary to avoid accident
by slipping. Notwithstanding this he
made an excellent showing considering he
had had only two months training. lie
is in fine condition, with action almost
perfect, black, with trim neck and limbs,
eyes we'll protruding and is beautiful
animal to look at when trotting. DE is to
make mis- first record on the track at Shar-
on this week, which will be under very
uniavorable auspices owing to the condl-
ton of the track and being unused to
company.
The listers OF the town have completed
their work of appraisal OF property Tor
taxation and report the result as follows;
Real estate. 1897. $500, 1880
Personal properiy. 1866, Ss7 90
Grand list total. $685., OPP 90
| psr cent of list for net tax, $780,
81 polls for taxation net tax, fOz W
Total net tax. 1897. $780,. %
This amount is a slight net loss from
list OF 1896 of S116, which is found to be
IN personal list and taxable polls. There
are II polls less than in 1896, and the re-
mainder of the shrinkage, SIS, is In the
persC nal list. The listers report the taxa
PIE stock in town as follows:
92 horses, listed at y l50.0 w
l,U3o cows, Z" " Z2,tzo w
pairs of oxen and steers, 1,645 %
l,zb2 sheep, 2,oO9 w
373 hogs. 1,5lS.00
log head OF other meat stock, $4,000
Total amount of stock listed, s55,450.0O
Another Royalton boy comes up before
Tue public eye this week, having won
honors by persistent attention to study
aod duty well done. Ernest Hewitt, son
Of j. H, Hewitt one of our business men,
graduates from Tufts college this Wees,
me class day exercises occurring frloay;
alt' Hewitt was graduated from Ooouacu
seminary at Barre three years ago ana
soon after entered Tufts college. he was
recently honored by his class in receiving
the responsible position of chairman OF
tne class committee to arrange Tor tne
graduation exercises. He is now renewed
from the anxiety ana care OF routine VOTE
o. Students duties and at the close OF
me week, with the duties of arrange
msnts for class day exercises closely 20
with honorary credentials into the worlo
y oattle for higher honors and sterner
,siuties, but with the energy and capaoIIIIi-
tles which he has shown from youth. His
S.!ne spent in preparation for the future
WI not have been in vain. That success
nay be his fortune in future is the WISH
Vi ms many young and old friends mere.
FOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, sh-
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