Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-28
South Royalton Notes.
own meeting next Tuesday.

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Fred Gray has returned from Boston.
C. l.. Bugbee of Barre was In town
Monday.
c. E. Farnham OF Providence, R. l., is
In town this week.
d. j. Slack and wife are visiting friends
in Fitchburg, Mass
Fred Northrup OF Windsor visited his
brother over Sunday
Fred Newcomb is with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. Nye, this week.
Ralph Soper was home from Dartmouth
college over Sunday.
Chss. Graves is very Ill again at his
home in East Barnard.
Miss Alice Clark OF Burlington is visit
ing Mrs. John Shirlock.
Those afflicted with grip are recovering
and no new cases reported.
Mrs. e. Marble has closed her engage
ment with Mrs. M. Talbert.
Rev. r. w. Sharpe and son OF Rochester
visited friends here Friday.
| Mrs. Bert Moody has returned home
| from her visit to Waterbury.
Geo. Kennedy has moved from Royalton
to Mrs. X. Osgood's tenement.
MIR. and Mrs. Nelson Downing have re-
turned to their home at Barre.
Chester Doubleday, prominent citizen
OF Royalton, died last Tuesday.
Geo. Ellis has been appointed admins
| traitor OF Nahum Stoughton's estate.
Arthur Cowdry OF Glens Falls, n. Y, is
visiting his mother and sister here.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sargent is visiting friends
in Montpelier and Barre this week.
Mrs. Hattie Cutler is visiting her father
and soaf har Mr. and Ed (traau
Mrs. Chas. Wall and Mrs. Henry Hub
bard are visiting friends In Randolph.
Regular meeting OF Bixby post and
corps this week Saturday evening, March
End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilson of franklin,
N. H., we're guests OF j. K. Flint over Sun
day.
Reuben Rand has returned from Man.
chester and is to work for DIR. Fish this
season.
Fred Brownell and wife OF North Pom
fret visited Mrs. Browneli, his mother,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brockway OF West
Hartford visited mr. and Mrs. Z Doyle
last week.
James Newton Of Randolph was in
town last week to attend the funeral Of
p. T.. Buck.
Edgar Reynolds Is not able to be out
vet and is quite feeble. He has been con-
fined to the house five weeks
It's reported that Henry Walcott OF
Tunbridge Is to move TO this village this
spring, having sold his farm there.
Miss Mary Hope Dow, principal of the
grammar school in Paxton, Mass, is
spending her vacation with Mrs. Ellen
Preston.
II. b. Galusha, grand lecturer OF the
State grange, returned home last Friday
from a lecture tour in the western part OF
the state.
Nelson Downing OF Barre has purchased
the South Royalton hotel property and Is
TO enlarge the house and refurnish II
throughout.
]. w. Waldo has finished drawing logs
to the mill yard for the winter, having
placed years stock and larger quanti-
ty than usual.
Mrs. w. A. Farnham remains very sick
and suffers very much pain unless reliev-
ed by medicine. She has been in this
condition several weeks.
Special meeting OF the Eastern Star,
chapter ~, next Wednesday evening,
March 9Th. Five candidates are waiting
to receive the degrees.
Miss Ada Burroughs OF Randolph is
with Mrs. John Mudgett assisting in the
care OF Mrs. Clifford, who is very low and
it is thought she cannot long survive.
The Wesleyan College male quartet are
to give concert under the auspices of
the South Royaltou High school at the
Congn church Thursday evening, Marcn
9TH.
Mrs. Abigail Clifford, mother OF Mrs.
John Mudgett, was stricken with apo
plexy last Friday at her home bt her
daughters In this village. The shock was
quite severe, producing complete paralysis.
Daniel Clafiin OF Boston, whose death
occurred last week and the remains taken
to Rochester for burial, was quite well
known TO many who lived In the village
Mrs. Lyman Ellsworth, living here and a
niece, Mrs. John Woodward, now residing
here.
The selectmen OF the town in their an
uuaI roport give the Indebtedness OF the
town account sl3iS. 9S; road account, s465-
rs; the town school account, not includ.
ing the incorporated district, s345.54; total
s2149.77 and they recommend tax OF 5oe;
on the dollar on a grand list OF s76lS.lS
for the current expenses OF the town and
a town school tax OF 65c. on the dollar and
the 25c. road tax, total OF sl.40.
In the old No. school district In Royal
ton. small district now part OF the
south Royalton graded district, there are
II residents over 20 years OF age. Geo. and
Chas. West, James Doyle, Mrs. Z. b.
rowan. G. p. Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
HAYNES, Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Latham, Mrs.
Marcia Bingham and Miss Ruth Haven,
descendant OF the Haven family, who re-
sided here at the burning OF Royalton.
In the district adjoining that, called the
Burbank or Dewey Hill district, there lie
buried In a small cemetery called the
Dewey burying ground, four families OF
Deweys representing four generations and
the head of each family was named
Ebenezer. Two OF them died at the age OF
so and two at the age OF 81. Two OF them
were deacons OF the church. The heads
Of the last generation died some % years
ago. The first family was among the
early settlers OF the town.
stops the Cough and Works offthe Cold.
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, no Paw. 25c.