Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-18
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. ]. sARoENr. Local Editor.

W. H. Messer of Barre was in town
| Monday.
r. II. Mather is at home this week for a
/ short rest.
o. N. Stoughton returned from Boston
Wednesday.
Arthur Lewis of Bethel visited friends
here Tuesday.
Ed. Smith is slowly gaining, bat con-
/ lined to the house.
Charles Woodland is still confined to his
room with rheumatism.
! Meeting OF the Ladies' club at the Gen.
ter village next Saturday.
! viii Waterman was at home from
I Burlington over Sunday.
c. w. Hinkley has purchased farm in
the west part of the town.
J. B. Durkee and wife are visiting
friends in Montpelier this week.
Mrs. James Pike is gaining and nearly
recovered from her recent illness.
II. ID. Bryant OF Morrisville was the
guest OF Ira Spaulding last Friday.
Meeting OF the W. c. T. U. at Mrs. Mel.
lie Hubbard's tomorrow afternoon.
John Waterman OF Hartford, Conn.,,
was at home on short visit last week.
Guy Wilson and friends from Bethel
took dinner at Brightwood last Sunday.
Z. W. Sanderson has moved his job
printing office to his home at Kendrlck
Woodward's.
Mrs. Mary Waterman is working in the
shoe factory and will not return to McIn-
does at present.
Rev. j. ID. Beeman reports a large at
tendance at prayer meeting and much in
terest manifested.
Frank Merrill left Tuesday for a four
weeks trip on the road west and south,
with shoe samples.
There seems 10 be an unusual amount
OF sickness with acute and muscular
rheumatism here OF late.
j. II. Waldo, former station agent at
Bethel, has gone to Lynn, Mass, where
he is engaged in business.
John Diamond OF Exeter attended the
funeral OF little Robbie Southgate last
Saturday and is now With his sister, Mrs.
5outbgate.
George Allen remains about the same
as last week. Heis confined to the bed and
almost helpless with acute rheumatism
and erysipelas.
Mrs. @. A. Bartlett had light attack OF
apopleXy last Monday morning. Her
daughters, Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Bles-
sington OF Quechee we're called here to
care for her.
Mrs 8. Ellen Preston of the Center
village has sold her residence to Mr.. Heath
Of Randolph, " ho takes possession April l. |
Mrs. Preston intends to purchase and
locate permanent home soon.
Mrs. DIR. Fish went TO Taunton yester-
day TO visit her son, DR.. Euclid, who is |
one OF the physicians at the Taunton |
state insane asylum. She will visit friends /
in Boston and Lowell before returning /
home.
Daniel Durkee OF Los Angeles, lCsl., |
writes his father that be has sold his en- I
tire ranch property, real and personal for /
a fiat sum OF one hundred thousand dol |
lars and has given possession. The prop |
erty was purchased by an irrigation CON-
pauy
The officers OF Bixby post were installed |
last Saturday by Past Commander NJ. j. |
Sargent, the Relief Corps by Past Pres /
ident Mrs. Eliza Fish and the Sons OF
Veterans by Past Captain Edward Sargent. l
Refreshments were served by the Relief /
Corps after installation.
The station agent was notified OF the fire.
at Bethel Friday Night about II O'Clock.
The freight train was due and came up at
he same time and the engineer was order
ed TO detach the engine and proceed as
quickly as possible TO Bethel and draw
away some freight cars from near the IRE,
giving the Bethel people attending the
meeting here the opportunity
TO return much earlier than they other
" Use could.
The officers OF the Sons OF Veterans for
he ensuing year are Fred Smith, Capt.
Waterman, ist Lieut.; John Dat
ton, 2nd Lieut.: camp council, Frank Ten
ney, 5. II. Richard, f. Tenney; chaplain,
Edward Sargent; LIST Sergt., F. J. Shepard;
End NJ, Geo. l.. Smith; Sergt. OF the guard,
+. Spaulding; color Sergt., Samuel Waldo;
corp OF the guard, John Flanders; camp
guard, Warren Bean; picket guard, Harry
musician, NJ. ]. Sargent. h
The annual Masonic meeting OF the LIST
Masonic district held here Friday was
largely attended by Masons from the sew
srai lodges OF the district represented.
W. NJ. W. Scott Nay, grand master OF the
Masons OF Vermont, NJ. w. Past Grand
Master Kittridge Haskins, n. w. Grand
Lecturer o. w. Daley, X. w Grand Senior
w arden Chas. X. Montague, Worthy
Grand Tyler II. ID. Bryant, X. w. ID. d. g.
NJ. w. W. Jones, X. w. p. ID. ID. g NJ.
George Leland aud other prominent Ma
,ons were among the number Rising
sun lodge was opened at 3 O'Clock Tor !
work on the r.. A. degree, Woodstock |
odge OF Woodstock working the degree
with G. 5. Pierce candidate from Rising ,
sun lodge. Lectures on the LIST degree
we're given by Vermont lodge, closing the /
,fternoon session. A banquet was an- {
bounced in readiness at O'Clock. The {
,vening session opened at 1880. Rising
sun lodge worked the 3rd degree, which /
vas followed by the lectures and criti- I
ism by Grand Lecturer Daley and talk I
w Grand Master Nay, Past G.. NJ. Hask- |
ms, q. s. W. Montague, G.. t. II. ID. Bry- {
mt, Rev. j. ID. Beeman and others, clos /
ne a very successful and beneficial meet
ng, as attested by ali present. II