Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-27
South RoyaltOn Notes.
NJ. J. SARGENT. Local Editor.

Hartford.
Henry Osgood was in Boston on bust.
ness last week.
Mrs. Fannie Whitney is better and inn
proving slowly.
Allen Blake has moved here and is work.
ing In the shoe factory.
Catholic church services are to be held
In Hewitt's hall hereafter.
Fred Sargent has gone to Newport, N.
b., TO work in meat market.
Chss. Patten OF STAFFORD visited friends
IN town Friday and Saturday.
| l. j. Hartman and family go to Barn
stable, n. IL, this week to live.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Z. K. Black visited friends
/ in Barnard the first OF the week.
Mrs. Chas. Wheeler and Miss Jennie re-
turned to Lowell, Mass, Saturday.
Daniel Stoughton OF Charlestown, n.
H., is visiting his brother, William.
Mrs. Jsmes Pike has been quite i'll with
intammatoTy rheumatism the past week.
George Doubleday has taken the town
farm in Sharon to carry on the coming
year.
George Mooney went TO Cheru busco, N.
Y, Tuesday to visit his home for few
days.
Chas. Daggett has engaged in the meat
business, making his first trip on the cart
Monday.
Don Cowdery of Saratoga, N. Y, came
Wednesday TO visit his home here for
few days.
Chas. Woodland is repairing the hotel
office, putting on steel sheathing and re-
painting.
Rev. E. W. Sharp goes to Rochester for
the coming year and Rev. J. {. Beemsn
comes here.
Mrs. Marcia Drew Dutton and dsugh-
ter returned to their home in Wilton, n.
H., Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Badger Of Ludlow
are in town to attend the wedding Of Mrs.
Badgers sister.
Edgar Watkins has advertised his farm
ing tools, sheep, cattle and household
goods at auction.
Mrs. Clara Whipple has closed her en-
gagemeIt with Mrs. Talbert and Mrs. VIII
Abbott takes her place.
Edison e. Hazen OF Oakland, CAL, and
Levi Hazen OF West Hartford were guests
Of Joel Phelps last week.
The logs OF the Fall Mountain Paper
company are passing here. The water IL
high and they pass rapidly.
The Senior class OF the High school is to
uOlu poverty party III lut ecuOoi buAiu
ing hall tomorrow evening.
Mrs. j. f.. Badger went to Newport
Thursday TO attend the state Methodist
conference with her husband.
Chas. Black and Perley Belknap bsve
placed telephones in their houses, con-
Meeting with their places Of business.
Fred Smith, principal Of the schools in
Windsor, Conn, was in town yesterday.
He is a son OF the late Maj. r. Smith OF
Chelsea.
The Sons OF Veterans are to give mas
querade ball at the South Royalton House
Friday evening. Music by Gilson's or
chestra.
Charles Barnard OF Lawrenceville, MY,
was In town the first OF the week TO attend
the wedding OF his niece, Miss Belle
Shepard.
The ladies OF the Universalist society
will hold button sewing social at w. p.
Hubbard's Thursday evening, May 4. All
are invited. .r
Miss Lulu Adams OF this place and Mr..
Frank Bryant OF Brookfield were married
at Barre Monday and returned here on the
evening train. ...
Wesley Porter, Mrs. A. c. Porter's little
son, received a severe wound on the leg,
cutting of the heel cord last week while
splitting wood.
Don Blake visited his sisters here Mon [
day. 1t is seldom we see Don outside OF
his engine, which be has so long run over /
the c. V. r. r. tracks.
John Shepard has sawed at his mill this /
spring $50 drag plank which gave large /
number OF farmers that almost indispen- /
sable farm implement, a stone drag.
The members Of the NJ. E. church are to /
give Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Sharp recep- /
ton at their church parlors Saturday /
evening. Mr.. Sharp will preach to his /
congregation next Sunday.
E.E. Banforth and Miss Laura Belle /
Shepard, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs, j. NJ. /
Shepard, were united in marriage last /
Tuesday by Rev. A. j. Hough at the home |
OF the bride. They are to make their res
idence in Waterbury.
The death of Mai. Richard Smith at his /
home in Chelsea Saturday removes citi-
zen we'll known in this town, where he .
has a brother, VIM. c. Smith. At the first .
call for soldiers in 1861, Major, then Capt. /
Smith, was in command OF company OF .
infantry in Tunbridge. He Immediately /
to reorganize and recruit the
company to the maximum limit OF 100 and
offered the services of his command to the
governor OF the state. When ready he
found il late to get an assignment in the
ist regiment but very soon received notice
that his company would be accepted In
the I'd regiment for term of three years.
A part OF bis company was young men
from Royalton, among whom were his
ist lieutenant. Orville Bixby, promoted to
captain: LIST sergeant, Harrison Dewey,
promoted to LIST lieutenant, sergeants,
Chas. A. Morey and George 5. Adams,
Morey afterwards being promoted TO cap
tain and Adams to lst lieutenant; Ser
geant Alonzo Spaulding. James Walcott,
Corporals VIM. Foster and Henry OsgoOd
and p pIivates. None Of the above named
officers are now living. Other officers OF
the company now living are Capt. Henry
Lieut. Geo. 5. Adams, Lieut..
Dennis Durham, Quartermsster Sergeant
Nelson Fassett, Sergeants Geo. ROwell,
Edison Emery and George W. Davis.