Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-26
South Royalton Notes.
N. j. SARGENT. Local Editor.

; c. W. Marston returned from Boston
last Saturday.
Will Belknap returned home from New
York Saturday.
Maple sugar sells readily at IOc. per
pound and II per gallon.
Henry Manchester has recovered suf-
hciently to be at his store.
Miss Josie Wynn goes to Randolph to
work for Bell Bros. this week.
Miss Katie Wynn goes to Springfield
this week TO remain for awhile.
Miss Isabelle Martin began her school
In the Freeman district Monday.
F. H. kellogg has closed his work in the
shoe factory and gone to Boston.
Henry Dyke has had his pension in
creased from IS to 80 per month
Mrs. Lucy Hammond OF Barnard came
Monday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Black
Mrs. Caroline Chase went to st. Johns
bury Monday to remain through the sum-
mer.
Guy Merrill OF Lebanon, n. H., came
home Saturday to visit his parents over
Sunday.
John MIDGET has recovered sufficiently
to be on the street. His wife is recover
ing slowly.
Chas. Reeds little daughter, Gladys,
two years old, died last Thursday of
| pneumonia.
Lucian Parkhurst has returned to Mid
dleboro, Mass, where he is engaged in a
shoe factory.
Rufus Cloud returned home from
Michigan last week and is to remain here
! this summer.
Mrs. Ellen Heaton and daughter, Mrs.
Nimms, OF Keene, n. H., were guests at
RivervieW last Friday.
Mrs. J. w. Waldo lately received box
of orange blossoms from her niece, Mrs.
Ruby Clifford, OF Nero, Fla.
Bixby post has changed the time Of
its meetings back to the Saturday
on or before the full moon.
Mrs. Ann White is having the care of
Miss Addie Bean nights and Mrs. Re-
becca Osgood through the day.
Ira Splulding has recommended work
on the new residence being erected for the
Misses Pierce in the village here.
Mrs. c. n. smith Of Washington, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. r. j.
Fish, few days returned home Friday.
The notice OF the illness OF Chettie San
born's little child in last weeks news
was an error. Ii was Mr. Reeds child |
instead.
"Queen Esther opera which was sue.
cessfully presented in the winter will be /
repeated the evening OF the Both OF May /
with the same characters as before.
Elmer Hewitt OF Worcester, Mass, re-
turned home Saturday and Mrs. M. l..
Kendall Of Springfield, Mass, returned
home Monday. They have been at their
brothers, j. II. HeWitt's, aud were called
here by the death OF their father, Harvey
Hewitt.
Rising Sun lodge, No. Z, f. and A. NJ,
held their annual meeting last Wednes-
DAY, electing and appointing the follow
ing officers; W. NJ, l.. p. Tenney; 5. w.,
Geo. W. JOY; J. W, T.. j. Fish; Treas, A.
Geo. II. Harvey; }. D., {. $. Pierce; Chap,
Seymore Culver, S. s., o. G.. Bugbee; j. s.,
II. L. Foss; Mar, MI. Sargent; Tyler, A.
II. Lamb.
Mrs. Mary Lavinia Hendee, wife OF Rev.
j. ID. BeemsD, pastor OF the NJ. r. church
here, died at her home at the parsonage
last Saturday evening Of heart failure.
Her death was very sudden and entirely
unexpected. She had been in feeble
health since she came to town one year d
ago and Of late had been suffering from
influenza but was not considered in dan
ger. She had been up and out OF her room
during the day and apparently was re-
covering. About two hours before her
death she showed symptoms OF sink
Ing. Her physician was called in but
failed to revive her and she sank
away very rapidly. IL was a great shock
10 her husband, who is suffering with the
grip, and the community, who supposed
her in no danger. Her funeral was held
AZ the NJ. r. church Tuesday, Rev. Mr.
Cooper officiating. The remains were
taken to Port henry, n. v, for burial, q
Moriah, n. v, an adjoining town, being
nei native town. There was a large at I
tendance at the funeral She leaves a {
husband and one son, Leroy Mason,
principal OF schools sat Brookline, Mass. g
" the relatives present at the funeral /
we're Rev. l.. l.. Beeman, wife and son Of
West Brookield, Mass, and Arthur, son
u Rev. L. l.. Beeman OF st. Alhans.