Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-05
NEWS I'm TOWNS ABOUT
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Mrs. Laura Hoyt, wife OF Frank j. Hoyt,
died Monday morning, aged %.
A.P. Skinner OF South Royliton was a
visitor at E. r. SINNERS Sunday.
Miss Vim L. Farnham, who has been
teaching in Chelsea, is now at home.
w.B. Porter OF Lebanon, n. H., was a
recent visitor at Miss Edna Porter's.
The next meeting of " hitney post will
be held Saturday, April IA, at p. m.
Miss Mamie Earle OF Chelsea was a re-
cent guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Cushman'
Rev. Leslie Elliot Of Waterbury preach
ed at the Cong'l church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mahale, who has been in Lebanon,
y. a., several weeks, returned here last
week.
Sc. CGley returned from New York
city last week after an absence OF several
weeks.
Charles Ordway, ho has spent several
months in New Hampshire, returned here
Monday.
Archie Sargent, who has been working
for Mrs Eliza Perkins, has returned to
bis home.
Fred Slack has taken the contract for
putting the lumber sawn at Kings mill
into piles.
Mrs. Ellen II. King spent last week in
Randolph with Mrs. Nancy K. Hunting
ton, her mother.
Miss Edith Skinner OF South Royalton !
was a guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sargent last week.
Mrs. Albert Allyn OF Chicopee, Mass,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tucker |
the first Of the week.
Miss Edith Goss, Miss Maud Welch and |
Mrs. c. s. Ciliey, who have been quite
sick, are convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Burke Of South
RoyaltOn spent Sunday here as guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Webster.
Miss Bertha Sleeper, who has been in
STAFFORD a few months, was called here by
the seriOuE illness Of sister last week.
Mrs Mabel Hayward Of Concord, n. H.,
was called here last week by the serious
illness Of Mrs. Edna Brown, her sister. A.
Mrs. Flora Cushman OF Lowell, Mass,
end W. o. Belknap OF South Royalton
were visitors at Mrs. A. b. Drew's Sunday.
NJ. 5. Adams OF South Roy alton was in
town last week looking over the lumber
in the millyRrds with a view OF purchas- ,
ing.
The young people who have been attend
ing the South Royalton High school spent
last week at home, that being vacation
week. I
Mrs. Hattie Austin and Jason Gay OF
Cavendish were called here Monday by Q
the death OF Miss Elgie l.. Sleeper, their :
niece.
Miss Gail Corwin OF Chelsea was a guest /
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tucker last week. 1
Harold Corwin OF the same place is now a
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker. G
James NJ. Jones is circulating a petition h
asking the postoffice department to give Il
tits town the benefit of free delivery OF b
IL iu har 81 IL,
signers. Il
A. n. King & Sons mill is grinding o
large quantity OF feed for Chelsea firm. o
The mill is now one OF the best equipped y
mills in Orange county and is doing a r
large business. v
A. ]. Knights ofNewbury, who has been y
here few weeks putting new log machin'
erv into A. n. King q Sons mill, COM .,
pleted his labors and returned to New l.
bury Tuesday, Il
Miss Mabel Fsrnham was married to q
Charles Monkey OF Lowell, Mass, March Il
18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Monkey will have d
their home In Andover, Mass, where they al
will run a hotel. b
Mrs. Gracia f. Sargent went to Royal Ii
ton Sunday to pass a few Gays with Mrs. d
X. A. Pierce, her daughter. Mrs. s. E. b
Slack, who has been with Mrs. Pierce a IL
short time, returned here Sunday. N
Selectman A. b. Bicknell would like to
have every voter in town, as far as posi- ~
bic, come out TO the special town meeting o
as there are some false statements in cir W
culation that he wishes to have corrected. q
Miss Elgie l.. Sleeper, daughter OF Mr.. "a
and Mrs. Il. c. Sleeper, d led at her home b
asst Friday evening, aged p. She was a &c
highly esteemed young lady and had st
arge circle OF friends, who will mourn it
her death. Funeral services were held for te
her at the Congregational church Monday oil
1t O'Clock. at
James G. Durkee, who was recently in A
iured when stepping from a train at or In
near North hartland, is said to be better p'
In some ways but the injuries to his bead b.
are thought to be more serious. Geo. W. \
Durkee, his father was called to North NJ
Hsrtland last week to join the mother, OF
who is caring for her son. pi
Z. 5. Eastman OF Springfield, and A. r. "
Crediiord OF Chicopee, Mass, 9. NJ. East. ~
nan OF Concord, +. Daley OF Claremont. W
\. Il. Williams of Keene, n. H., A. j. "
Hatch OF Randolph, ID. c. stearns of ~
Roydlton, F; F. Zuill of Springfield, w. q. ~
Archer OF Burlington, w. f. Shaw of u
Bethelwere guests OF o. II. Weed, Jr., last a a,
week. "a
Norman Cushman and Milo II. Cush.
nan OF Haverhill, Mass, and Mrs. Mary n
Gordon, Vienna, Me, who were called NJ
lere recently by the serious illness OF as
mos Cushman, their father, returned to al
heir respective homes last week. Mrs. re-
Cusnman, their mother, accom-. &c
panied her sons to Haverhill where she
will pass several weeks, after which she
will go to Vienna TO reside with her "a
laughter. hi
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. 81
The bridge question will not down. So -
much anger has been aroused on either ="
ide that there is a promise OF a bitter
light that will work great injury to the
own let the bridge question be decided
which way ii may. A petition was recently Is
circulated asking that a town meeting be
allied for the purpose OF acting upon the q
ollo wing articles:
list. To see what action the town will a,
axe In regard to repairing the old bridge W
" building new one or a covered bridge
lesr Ed. ROwell's leading to the burial -
round and to take any other action ~
bought best in regard to said bridge, ~
vas signed by 50 voters. In answer to this,
warnings have been posted calling a III
pecial town meeting by petition OF 90 w
oters. A copy follows: W
The legal voters in the town OF Tun- III