Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-19
South RoyaIton Notes.


Otis Hunt has gone to Bethel to reside,
Mrs. John Bennett has been quite i'll OF
late.
Arthur Cowdery was at home over Sum
day.
Mrs. Walter Webster was in Bethel Sat-
urday.
Potatoes are scarce and worth s1.10 per
bushel.
Horace Woodland is recovering from q
long sickness. es-
Mrs. Henry whitcomb returned from
Barre last week.
Mrs. Mary Golf is visiting her daughter,
Abbie, at Hartford.
j. B. Durkee aud ]. o. Belknap were in
Woodstock Thursday.
Mrs. f. Sawyer and son visited friends
in Bridgewater this week.
Miss Nettie Chase OF Wilmot, N. H., is
visiting at Il. III. Mather's.
Mrs. M. K. Slack settles the estate of the
late c. w. Slack this week.
Mrs. NH Maltby returned to her home
in Ashfeld. Mass, Thursday.
Fifteen tickets we're sold to excursion
lists to Camp Olympia Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Kibbee of East Bethel was a
guest OF Mrs. Geo. Nye last week.
DIR. Euclid Fish OF Taunton, Mass, Wis
tied his parents here last Tuesday.
Mrs. c. T. Goodwin has gone to New
buryport to make her future home.
Chester Pierce, son OF Edward Pierce, OF
Rochester is visiting at J.. q. Ashley's.
The regular meeting of the Good Tenn
ars' looge will be held next Monday.
Several from here attended the Sunday
school convention at Bethel Saturday.
The Royalton Conference OF Ministers
was held in the Cong'l church Tuesday.
John Woodward was in Roxbury lasl
week, assisting Arthur Pierce painting.
Arthur Ciogston has moved into the
AdLa Cloud house, where he Is to reside.
The first section OF the new iron rail-
road bridge here was put in last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Doubleday of West
Hartford visited their son, George, Friday.
w. III. Martin and daughter, Mrs. d. S.
Burnett, visited friends in Barre last week.
DIR. Ell. Fish went to Hanover last Mon
day with a patient for hospital treatment.
Mrs. Chas Lovejoy and daughter, Mrs.
Ada Miller, visited in Randolph Tuesday.
Frank Nortbrop and wife OF Barre are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Burbank
few days.
Mrs. Carroll Griswold OF Barre is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Martha Sibley, for
few weeks.
Late news from Mrs. Edward Sargent is
that she is better and it is thought she
will recover.
c. w. Marston OF Bethel opened his new
branch store here Monday. 1T is in charge
OF I. f. Arnold.
Mrs. Clara Whippie visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Obed Whipple at North Pomtret the
first of the week.
Fred Newcomb returned from the West,
last week and Is at present with his sis
ter, Mrs. George Nye.
A telegraph station has been established
at he railroad crossing while the new
iron bridge is being put In.
Daniel Stoughton returned home from
Charlestown, N. H., where he has com
pleted contract for mason work.
Aaron S. Horner OF Royalton, one OF the
late recruits for service In tnepresent war,
Joined Co. F OF Mortified Friday.
Mrs. M. L. Hinckley returned home
from sharon Monday, where she spent a
few days with her brother, Rev. Mr.. Cham
BERLIN ls lia ol Wlgg raa
Prof. Fletcher OF Hanover, N. d., is.to
speak at the Cough church next Sunday
in the interest OF the Mary Hitchcock
hospital. ~ SOC
C. p. Abbott is repairing the stalls and
sheds at the Riverside park. The track Is
to be put In suits BILE condition for train
ing horses. i
All. Lamb, DIR. Harlan Carpenter and
DR.. E. J. Fish attended the regular con-
vocation OF knight Templars at Windsor
Monday evening.
Mrs. Geo. Greeley and daughter, Ruth,
of Rochester and Mrs. Lee Cady and
daughter OF Bethel visited Mrs. j. ii.
Woodward Thursday.
The Ladies' Social circle will hold one
OF its usual suppers, with the addition OF
clam chowder, in the CongI vestry
Wednesday evening, May 20.
Mrs. Chss. Wall and Mrs. Henry Hub
bard were called TO Newport, N. H., last
Saturday to attend the funeral OF DR.. II.
l.. Putnam, husband of Mrs. Flora Wall
Putnam.
Rev. Geo. Story Field, state secretary OF
Sunday schools, was in town over Sunday.
A union Sunday school service was held
in tue M. e. church Sunday evening, con-
Quoted by the superintendent.
Mrs. Edward Sargent was taken sud-
denly i'll with pneumonia in Rutland last
week, where she was visiting friends. Her
husband was notified and left for there
Immediately. At the present time OF
writing she is more comfortable.
At the regular meeting OF the w. r. Q.
Saturday evening, it was arranged to pre-
pare dinner for the veterans, w. X. O.,
Sons of Veterans and Sharon Cornet band
to be served at the Relief corps ball at II
O'Clock Memorial day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Skinner and daugh-
ter, Edith, and Miss Alma French visited
Leon Skinner at Camp Olympia Sunday.
They found him we'll and in fine SPIRITS
also the others who went from this town
RI ioin Co OF Northfield.
The family and friends of Leon Skinner,
who enlisted as recruit in the LIST regi- |
ment, will be pleased to learn OF his pro- |
motion. He was transferred by the coll |
onel of the regiment to 20. K of Benning-
ton and promoted to sergeant.