Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-25
south ROyaltOn Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Henry osgood was at home over sun
day.
Fred recto is visiting mis- father in Dan
rers, Mass.
Mrs. W. C. Hopkins sister is visiting
ler this week.
George Simmons OF Boston is the guest
Of John Woodward.
tits reported that A. T. Neff has bought
the Chas, Slack farm.
Edward Foster was attacked with ap.
uendicitis last Friday.
Mrs. Jane Morse visited friends in Chel-
sea the first OF the week.
Mrs. Henry Clark has gone to New York
.a remain FOR few weeks
A.P. Skinner has recovered sufficiently
90 be at bis place Of business.
Prof. W. A. Woodwork returned to his
home in Denver, Col, last week.
Guy Downing Of Mortified is assisting
j. q. Ashley in the barber shop.
Hon. Mason Stone, superintendent of
education, was in town Monday.
Mrs. c. Il. Smith OF Washington is Wis.
ting her ster, Mrs. +. Fish, this week.
j.. o. Belknap has been appointed as
signee OF Chas. Willey's estate, insolvent.
George Nye is sick with acute eczema
bot not so seriously as be was two years
ago.
George Spaulding and wife visited
friends in East Bethel the first OF the
week.
several OF the young people attended the
dramatic entertainment at Chelsea last
week.
Rev. II. NJ. Goddard will speak in the
Broad Brook sehoolhouse next Sunday at
$3.50 p. m
sIr. Terry OF Hartford has opened a car
penter's shop in the rear OF Pixies furni-
Jure store.
Rev. +. W. sharpe went to Brookline
last Monday to visit his father, who is
very sick with phthisis.
J.B. Durkee, Miss Sue Lamb and Mrs.
john Woodward visited Miss Flora Shaw
al Bethel last Thursday.
Miss Isabelle Martin entertained party
Ct friends last Saturday evening, it being
her 18th birthday anniversary.
The Fire Extinguisher brigade was
called out Saturday evening to put out
fire in a chimney at Mrs. ID. Faneufs.
R.H. Mather was nome over Sunday. He
Is having a good sale in his line of goods
and says that he likes the work very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nye, Mrs. Russell
to membership in the NJ. e. church last
sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hackett gave a re-
ception ana supper to the mem bers OF the
BAby post and Relief corps last Friday
evening.
Rev. w. Il. Alien OF Chelsea will preach
in the NJ. +. church Sunday morning at
l0:i5 and in the evening st o'clock. All
are invited.
Mrs. Harvey Woodland is reported quite
i'll at the So. Royalton House. At her ad-
yanced age a serious illness will cause
grave doubts Of her recovery.
Misses Jennie Godfrey, Laura Hatch and
Ella Latham, teachers in the Graded
school, were guests OF Mrs. j. w. Waldo
last week Wednesday evening.
Leon Skinner has secured position in
q drug store at Jamaica Plain, Mass, and
Is to take a course OF instruction at the
Pharmaceutical college ia Boston.
The anniversary of Washington's birth
day and also one OF the flag days was cell
ebrated by the several departments OF the
Graded school last Friday by the presen-
tstion Of a suitably arranged program.
Chas Wall purchased and sent to mar
ket last Monday six pigs, less than year
old, that weighed 5000 lbs, an average of
500 lbs. each. They we're raised by Horace
Ballou OF R3yalton. Thelot brought s101. /
The auditors report will show the town /
net Indebtedness to Feb. 10, '97, to be /.
u, 442.l1 and the Indebtedness OF the town /
school district is S1,007.1S, which does not 1
include the Graded school district of So. /
Royalton.
James Cloud went to Stockbridge Sat- /
urday to take charge of his mining inter- /
est there He reports that tine prospect is /
excellent for good returns for the money 4
invested and cost of mining. 1t is report
ed that a company has recently been 4
formed and that Mr.. Cloud is to be the /
Superintendent in charge of mining. They |
WI! commence work at once.
The semiannual meeting of the Golden
Rule {. E.union will be held in the Cong'l /
church Thursday, March 18th. An inter-
esting program is being prepared. Papers
Will be read by different members OF the
union and the pastors of several OF the
churches are to take part in the exercises.
ne meeting will begin in the morning
and continue through the afternoon and
evening. Everyone is cordially invited.
The house on the farm owned by John
A. slack and occupied by Mr.. Spaulding
ess partially destroyed by fire last Satur-
day. Most of the household goods were
saved. Mrs. Spaulding was made quite i'll
oy overWork and inbaling smoke. This
misfortune will cause the family much
suffering as it requires the best efforts of
Mr. spaulding to earn the needed susie
nance for his large family in these hard
times. Any assistance contributed will no
oouot be relief at the present time.
The last quarterly conference of the year
was held Monday evening in the lecture
room OF the III. f. church. Nearly all the
members OF that body were present. The
reports that were given of the work
showed the church to be in good stand
ING, both spiritually and financially. Ten
nave been ADDED to the church this year.
me board gave a unanimous vote for the
pastors return. One of the pleasing feat
u9es OF the board was the presentation OF
q cancelled note for $50, the remainder of
me amount due en- the water which was
plt into the parsonage last year. This was
me liberal gift of Charles Senter, who is
one OF the stewards.
hey are so small that the most sensi-
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