Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-08

recent injuries and is able to be out.
NJ. Il. Moody and wife are at their home
in Waterbury for a few days outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Durkee and Mrs.
sibley are visiting in Somerville, Mass.
Miss Wealthy Dewey OF Hartford, CT,
was the guest of Miss Sue Lamb Saturday.
The marriage of DR.. Elmer Encore and
Annie r. Pearse on June 20 is announced
by card.
Miss Mollie Bingham is at home from
Salem, Mass, where she has been attend
ing school.
Mrs. AdeIine Hammond, mother of
Mrs. Albert Sargent, is visiting her sons
in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Mary Cowdery johnson of Salem,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Bingham, few days.
The members OF the Christian Endeav-
or held a social and supper Monday even
ing at the church vestry.
Miss Ina Miller and her mother go to
Connecticut this week, where they are to
made their future home.
r. e. Grain returned to Winchendon,
Mass, Monday. Mrs. Grain and Master
Ralph will remain longer.
Miss Alice Lamb returned home from
Brooklyn, n. Y, last week, where she has
spent the last few months.
W.O Belknap and wife and Simeon
Belknap OF Niles, Mich, visited friends in
Northfield last Wednesday.
Mrs Charles Wall returned from New
port, n. H., last week, after an absence of
three weeks visiting friends.
J.. H. Hewitt and family returned home
from Boston last Thursday, after an alb
sence of two weeks visiting relatives.
The thermometer registered IS in the
hodo MnnAou or atqtnpy This ig
the highest register here for five years.
Paul Densmore of Mortified is the guest
OLA p. Skinner. Mr.. Densmore is at
tending Norwich University at Mortified.
Rev. Chas Dutton and wife have returned
to their home in Wilton, n. H., after
weeks visit at the home of Mrs. Dutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rankin and son OF
Georgia, tho have been visiting MIR. and
Mrs. 5. M. Pike, returned home last week.
Miss STA Ward has been assisting Miss
Stella Slack as bookkeeper at the shoe
hGory during her recovery from her re-
cent injuries
Dr. Fred Morse assistant medical direct
or of the Connecticut life Insurance Co.
OF Hartford, Conn, is visiting his mother
and friends for few days.
DR.. Helmar and his patients, fourteen
in number, arrived here last Thursday on
their way from New York to Chelsea,
where he is to locate for five months.
Mrs. Valmore Cushman had a second
shock of paralysis Saturday evening. 1t
was not so severe as the first. She has re-
covered consciousness and is better.
Mr.. Corliss, the new mail route agent,
commenced to carry the mails between
here and Chelsea July 1st. AT present two
stages run between here and Chelsea. Mr..
Hazen makes regular trips as before.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hudson and two
children, Mr.. p. Z. Buck, Misses Hattie
Locke and Cora Wbittemore, all OF
Worcester, Mass, have arrived at South
Royalton to spend their summer vacation.
The party who bid off the mail route
from here to East Barnard has declined to
stand by the contract to carry the mail
and it has been transported by Edward
Miller, the postmaster at East Barnard,
the past two weeks.
Herry Hudson has some valuable stock
horses in training here, owned by Parker
and Lindsay of Quechee. Kambert, by
Kent, worked out mile in 2:35 and Brown
Bird, by Eagle Bird, in 225 on the River
side park here last week.
Ia correction of an item that appeared
several weeks ago we are requested to
state that the marriage of Mr.. Charles III.
Crandall OF Randolph AID Miss Clara A.
Burke took place at the home OF the brloes
father, MIR. Edmund D. Burke, June list at
1890 d. m. instead of at the home OF
Clarence Burke at Z: 80 p. m.
W. c. Hopkins, principal of the High
school here for the past two years, has re-
signed and is to locate at Menasha, Wis,
where he is to have charge OF school at
salary of 81, 200. His salary here was
$50. Mr.. Hopkins gave satisfaction In
his work and the board fully expected him
to remain and regret that he is to go. BY
the resignation OF Mr.. Hopkins as prlDcl
pal of the High school to accept a more
favorable situation, financially, our peo-
pie lose courteous, genial gentlemen and
good teacher. Since he took the school
IN charge in '95 he has been an attentive
and efficient teacher.
At the annual meeting of the So. Roy
alton Graded school district held last week
Tuesday evening the following officers
were elected: Chas. P.Tarbell, moderator;
NJ j. Sargent, clerk; w. V. Soper, COM
mittee for three years; Heber Foster, treas
urer; Joel Phelps, collector; j. .. Bel
knap and w. nj. Sargent, auditors. A tax
oi l5c. was voted. The report OF the school
board showed efficient work by them and
aprosperous condition of the dlstr1ct.The
present board is Geo. w. Ward, Casper
ABBOTT and w. V. Soper. There has been
ahlnereased attendance OF bolh resident
aud Nonresident scholars the past year,.
and the indebtedness of the district hes
been decreased nearly 5000 and the work
Of the teachers has been efficient. During |
The past three years the district has erect
60 and equipped with modern improve,
ments large and commodious school
building at a cost of over 81 300. Four |
schools have been maintained, one High /
school, with SO weeks of school year and
the committee reported the entire lndeot- |
edness of the district June 80 to be only |
1889. This has been done with willing |
ness on the part of the taxpayers that is
most commendable, for it has given to the
scholars advantages for an education Sc
cured to no other town in the time this
school has been instituted.