Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-08
South RoyaIton Notes.


NJ. J. SARGENT. Local Editor.
George Davis on Broad Brook is seri-
ously i'll.
Harry Cor is quite illagain with chron-
ic ailments.
Elmer Doyle is in Woodstock this week
as grand juror.
Miss Gertrude Brownell returned to
Chelsea Friday.
Frank Tenney is sick with a quinsy
sore at his mothers.
/ w. P. Bowman is somewhat better but
confined to the house.
Miss Della Whitney visited friends in
this village last week.
miss Eva Marble left for her home in
Roxbury, Mass, last Friday.
Minnie Metcalf has been quite sick the
past week with quinsy sore. a Is e
Wilbur Thurston has taken the contract
to build j. w. Waldo's house.
j. d. Denison and John Buzzell of RAN
dolph were in town Tuesday.
Walter Hubbard il erecting a store
house for phosphate in the railroad yard.
Mrs. Ella Teuney and Mrs. Abba Brown
'of Exeter, N. h., came Monday for short
visit.
Carl Farnham is moving into the Ashley
tenement, formerly occupied by Arthur
Pierce.
Miss Georgia White Of Bellows Falls
visited her aunt, Mrs. Aurora Rogers,her
last week.
New style local railroad tickets came
into use Dec. LIST and the old ones were
ordered in.
Walter spaulding returned from Chelsea
Saturday, where be has been at work for
some time.
e. S. Parkburst has moved the ticket
Office at the trotting course onto his lot In
the village.
Mr.. Pierce of Hennfker, N. H., menu
Der OF the White River Shoe Co., came
here tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Abbott and daug hter, Lucy,
OF Williamstown are with Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. s. Adams.
Mrs. Ii. Nj Goddard returned from Lud.
low Friday, where she went to spenG
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Chas. Burbank and daughter OF
Providence, II. l., are guests Of Mr. aud
Mrs. VIM. Smith.
Mrs. james Cloud is very low and
there has been no perceptible change DUR
ing the past week.
Mrs. Arthur Fowler OF Exeter, n. H.,
came Monday to visit her parents, Mr.ano
Mrs. j. r. shepard.
c. p. Tarbell and D. c. Jones are at
tending county court al Woodstock ana
A. G. Whitman at Chelsea.
Mrs. Aurola Rogers went to Woodstock
Tuesday to spend the month OF December
with her sister, Mrs. Merrill.
Mrs. Frank Andrew OF Somerville, Mass,
returned to her home Monday. Her moth
err, Mrs. Moulton, accompanied her.
There was pleasant whist party OF six
tables at George Hackett's Saturday
evening, Miss Florence Spaulding win
Mug the prize. ,a
Mr.. Allen, who recently purchased the
Bartlett farm here, is moving his house
hold, goods and stock from Holyoke,
Mass. He brings fine herd OF Jersey
AZ the annual meeting OF the Sons OF
Veterans Saturday evening the following
officers were elected Captain, Fred ).
Smith; 1st lieutenant, W. X. Waterman;
I'd lieutenant, John Dutton; camp coun
ell, e. n. Sargent, W. M. Dewey, Geo. 1.
N. Stoughton; alternates, W. X. Water
man and s. II. Richards.
George Washington Leonard, whose
death occurred last week, was born on
Broad Brook in Royalton and spent MS
life there with the exception OF thirteen
years In South Royalton and one year IN /
Tun bridge. He left wife, one son, al
resident OF Brattieboro. young daughter
at home and a sister, Nrs.Luke Parish, OF
Randolph Center. roluefa riQ
Following are the officers elected for
1909 by White River grange; Master, j. f.
Shepard overseer, j. w. Waldo; lecturer,
Mrs. ]. r. Shepard; steward, Fred =.
HAYNES: assistant steward, Albert l.. BEN
edict: chaplain, Mrs. }. ". Waldo; treas
urer. w. p. Hubbard; secretary, Samuel
A. Waldo; gatekeeper, Q. 4. Clark; 20.
mona, Mrs. Blanche Riddall; Flora, Mrs.
Emma ID, he; Ceres, Mrs. Maria u gs-
ton; lady assistant steward, MIS-. Celia
Hubbard.
Following are the officers elected and
installed py the White River Valley Po-
mona grange here Saturday for the next
two wears: Master, j. w Waldo; overseer,
II. p. Riford; lecturer, Mrs. III. p. Riford;
steward. K. d. Sweet; assistant steward,
Fred e. Haynes; chaplain, MRS. u. hoo-
ipson; treasurer, Chas. Hart; secretary,
Miss Lena Bugbee; Pomona, Mrs. =: w.
Waldo; Flors, Mrs. e: d. Sweet Ceres, Mrs.
Chas. Hart; lady assistant steward, MIS-
Blanche Riddall.
Charles and George West, very promi-
nent and prosperous farmers OF this town,
met with a heavy loss of property by nre
Thursdav evening. Their large barn ana
several annexed buildings, with contents.
rs tons of hay, eDsilage, straw ana otner
fodder, 1000 bushels OF corn, large
aunrtitv OF oats and other small grains,
1nine COWS. IA bogs and six calves and
farming tools, including reaper, were
burned. The dwelling house was
saved with but little damage. The loss IS
estimated at from 1000 to 80 800, which
was partially covered by insurance.