Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-01
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. J. SARGENT. Local Editor.

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Friday. 40 :" 'o"
Neil Nye is under the doctors care since
Mrs; Martha sibley returned home last
Saturday.
Ralph soper was home from Dartmouth
There are but few new cases Of measles
Mrs. W. A. Farnhsm is still under the
doctors care.
Reuben Rand returned from his vaca-
ton Monday.
Mrs. Bert Sargent visited friends in
Bethel last week.
The condition OF Ed. Smith ia about the
same az last week.
Albert Allen OF Chicopee, Mass. is in
town for a few days.
Mrs. J. r. Badger returned to her home
In Ludlow Saturday.
Fred Grey went TO Worcester. Mass.
last week with horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright returned home To
Lowell, Mass, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chettie Sanborn have a
daughter, born Monday
Homer Vail and NJ. II. Miller of Pom.
fret we're in town Friday,
Mrs. Lulu Carpenter returned home
from Manchester Saturday.
Edgar Reynolds had a horse severely in
iured by falling last Friday.
Hon. Cassius Peck called on several ae-
qusintances here last Friday.
The Relief corps have hired Hewftt's
hall 10 hold their meetings in for the next
two years.
Lannie Buck went to Worcester, Mass,
Tuesday. He intends to go on the road
again this year.
IL is reported that Mrs. Ellen Preston
has purchased a residence in this village
OF {. p. Abbott.
A. p. Skinner and sister, Mrs. Ruth sar-
gent,yisited their father Sunday, it being
his slst birthday.
Mrs. Ann White has returned from
Barre after several weeks absence with
her daughter, Mrs. Cow.
The w. c. T. Z. will hold a "mothers'
meeting in the NJ. f. church yestry FRI
day, March ID, at ? O'Clock,
j. N. Kent reports his wife, who is in
New York, as not improving as rapidly as
vas hoped for the past two weeks.
Mrs Marcia Drew Dutton came here
last week TO get her daughter, Ruth, who |
has been with her grandparents this win
ter.
The Junior class OF the high school /
give the comedy, aunt Susan Jones,n in /
he school hall tomorrow friday even
ng.
Chas. Smith OF Tunbridge has the SYM
lathy OF his many friends here in bis /
great bereavement in the death OF his /
wife.
ia. Libbey OF Craftsbury was in town |
name OF Redeout for obtaining money |
inder false pretences.
j. n. Kent goes to New York soon to
emain Till summer. He will leave his
arm in charge OF some one. He is com
)elled to give up farming for a while beI
auso OF the illness OF his wife, who is I'M
Ter treatment there.
D. c. Jones and two other deputy sher-
NJ were instructed by Sheriff Spafford to
10 TO Ludlow Friday and search hotel
or LIQUOR. They arrived about 10 p. IN.
\ large amount was found secreted about
he house, which they seized and, with
be propri. tor and clerk, took to Wood
took.
The report OF the town auditors for the
.ear 1893 exhibits the financial standing
4 the town OF Royalton summarized as
oilaws: Town Indebtedness net, Feb. Is,
/ 1863 65; highway. f459.6S; town school,
900 81; total, q 723.S7; decrease over 1898,
I .Ii6Ss. This is due partly to less rate
4 taxes and extraordinary expense of
amages, extra outside poor and extra
Highway work and the per cent county /
AK, Current expenses OF the town,
s .2i7. II; expense OF town schools, g, 1877
Q; highway expense q 1873.