Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-07
South RoyaIton Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.

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Arthur Cowdry has returned to Glens
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Perry have returned
from Barton.
Miss Clara Buckley of Norwich was in
town Tuesday.
Foster Sawyer has moved to the Free
man Ross house.
Felix Decoste is i'll this week and con-
fined to the house.
VIM. p. Stoughton returned from his
visit to Barre last week.
Benjamin Ashley of South Pomfret Wis
tied ]. G. Ashley Thursday.
Mrs. Israel Clifford is failing slowly.
She is not able to move nor speak.
Rev. Z. r. Grant of Sharon will preach
at Broad Brook Sunday, March 10, at 1880
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Barrows visited his
brother, o. N. Barrows, at Bethel last
week.
Miss Lizzie Pratt, teacher of the Inter
mediate department, is i'll with grip and
under the physicians care.
@. s. Pierce Of Manchester, n. H., for
mer resident, was here Saturday. His
family moved to Manchester three weeks
ago.
Spring water is growing very inconven-
iently less every day and many are with
out it. The water for the creamery has TO
be drawn by team some distance.
j. w. Waldo was taken quite i'll Sunday
with severe chills. He was delirious Sun
day evening and under the physician IS
care. He was somewhat better Monday.
Il. A. Thatcher of Randolph spent Thurs
day OF last week in town visiting friends.
He is contemplating change OF residence
this spring and may conclude to move
here.
Mrs. Alpheus Colby died last Tuesday at
her home in West Hartford. She was a
member of Orville Bixby Relief Corps OF
Royalton. Her remains were taken to
Tunbridge for burial.
ID. p. LEISURE returned home last week
after three weeks absence. He attended
his brothers funeral at Keene, n. H., and
then made visit to his father and daugh-
ter at Winchester, n. II.
Mrs. John Morrill, and daughter, Olive,
and Mrs Lyman Xix OF East Bethel, Miss
Harriet Gour OF Lyndon, Mrs. Eva Marble
and Charles Pierce were recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Morrill,.
Charles T. Tarbell has rented his farm,
together with farming tools, stock and
track horses TO Fred Grey. He reserves
his residence, carriage horse and carriage
and other resident privileges.
Everett Smith had a very valuable horse
seriously injured last Wednesday by acct
dent. While driving on the road neaI
East Bethel the horse slipped and broke
the small bone of the leg. The horse was
one Of a matched pair.
There has come hitch in the transfer OF
the hotel property. Mr.. Downing was tc
have taken possession last Saturday, but
did not appear. The deed has been exc
cuted and passed, and forfeit money de-
posted to bind the contract.
Rev. James Ramage, former pastor OF
| the Congn church here, has closed his
pastoral duties at South Brewer, Me-, anc
moved to West Berlin, VT, with his
brother law, Mr.. Mathewson. He says
he will not take another church for tho
present on account OF poor health and
much-needed rest.
The funeral of Warren F. Bennett wal
held at his late home, IL Margaret street
Springfield, Mass, Reys. w. j. Heath ano
Charles +. Spaulding officiating. There
was a large display of floral remembrances
| The members OF Wilcox Grand Army post
| OF which he was a member, attended II
large numbers. The bearers were City
Marshal George NJ. Stebbins, NJ. II. Bel
KNAPP, Eben Luther and Adm Banks. Th'
body was brought to Royalton Tor burial
Mr. Bennett was a son of Job and JAM
| (Greene) Bennett. He served in the ciyl
war and soon after his discharge in 1856
went to Springfield, Mass, and has sine
made that place his home. He was tn
oldest OF seven children, of whom onl,
| two are living-C. w. Bennett of Palmer
Mass, and Mrs. n. w. Sewall Of Royalton
He was nearly n years old. For the pas
year he has had heart trouble, OF which
be died suddenly in Springfield Feb. 18th