Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31
South RoyaIton Notes.
M. J. SARGENT, Local Editor.

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Leon Latham returned to West Hartford
Friday.
Friday.
Mrs. Ira spaulding is with her husband
in Waterbury.
Henry Watts of Warner, N. H., was in
town Thursday.
Regular meeting OF Bixby post and
corps will be held Saturday.
C. p. Abbott and James Bingham are in
Boston this week on business.
Fred Allen of the Burlington agricul-
tural college is visiting his father for
few days.
Mr.. Moody OF Waterbury visited his
SON, b. H. Moody, here last week, return
ing Monday.
Capt. Paul Densmore, of Norwich Uni
versity, was the guest OF Leon skinner
over Sunday.
Mrs. Edwin Pierce Of Rochester went to
New York, after visiting her brother, J.G.
Ashley, last week.
Daniel Stoughton is in Charlestown, N.
/ H., this week, where he has a contract to
plaster large house.
Ezekiel Drew of Barre was in town last
Monday on visit to his brother and on
business in Tunbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Buck gave their 25th
annual sugar party Friday evening to
large number OF friends.
| e. s. Parkhurst has purchased the barn
and land in the rear of it, that is connect
ed with the Hackett place.
Mrs. w. II. Laird of White River juno
tion and Miss Myrtle Seaver visited Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Flint last week.
Curtis Benson was quite seriously in
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breaking some of his ribs on his left side,
causing much pain.
J. A. Schontag has fully recovered and
is employed in wholesale grocery house
in New York. His househould goods were
shipped to him last week.
Edith Skinner returns home from New
York Monday. She will stop at Man.
chester, N. H., and visit her aunt, Mrs.
Fred Slack, for a few days.
News was received by J. o. Belknap last
week of the death of John Bridgeman OF
Boston, who had been travelling sales
man in Vermont for 80 years.
Mrs. Ella Keith of Worcester, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Buck. She
accompanied Miss Alice Buck, who is Wis.,
iting her home for few days.
By the school census recently taken by
the clerk OF the district, there are 1859 per-
sons OF school age In the Graded school
district, an increase OF 13 over last year.
j. o. Belknap is repairing his store
which was damaged by fire Sunday. The
insurance agents were on hand promptly
to settle damages to the store and goods.
Henry Fay reports that his physician
informs him that he has cancer in the
upper part of the mouth and advises him
to go to the hospital, which he intends to
do at once.
Chas. Hutchins' little son is no better
and is in a serious condition. He has
diseased hip bone, which has caused large
abscess, which has to be puDctured often.
He has been at the hospital but got no re-
lief. He has not been able to walk Tor
some time.
Rev f. w. Sharp is to deliver. the Me-
mortal address before the q. A. X. post
this year. The service will be held at the
M. e. church. The Sunday service will be
held at the Cong'l church at Royalton
May 20. The sermon will be by Rev. FL.
M. Goddard.
For the regular monthly meeting OF
White River grange to be beld in Slack's
hall April 2, the following program has
been arranged: Essay, "Flowers; the Best
Kinds ana Best Way to Grow Them in
the Garden" Mrs. j. f. Shepard; discus
sion; singing, grange choir; select read
ing, Mrs. Chas. Tenney; question for dis
for the farmers of this section to raise;n
recitation, Sam Waldo; music, violin and
bass viol, w. p. Hubbard and Albert Ben
edict.
An alarm OF fire was given about noon
last Sunday, which caused considerable |
anxiety when it was found to be in the
center of the large block OF stores and To-
Gated in j. o. Belknap's dry goods store. |
Fortunately there we're many persons on |
the street, just returning home from
church, who responded promptly as did the
the fire department, and in few minutes |
the fire under control and in half an hour |
it was extinguished. When the fire was |
first discovered by Mr.. Belknap the flames |
were issuing from the door OF the store |
room. Some ladies' garments were set afire |
and considerable infiamable material
which was in the storeroom. The cause |
of the fire was thought to be a lighted
lamp which had been used In the room
and left for few minutes, igniting some
articles hanging near the lamp.
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