Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-23
South RoyaIton Notes.
NJ. SARGENT, Local Editor.
Joel Phelps has sold his farm.


Joel Phelps has sold his farm.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Bingham last Monday.
f. r. Bamforth and wife OF Waterbury
visited here over Sunday.
Lucian Parkhurst of Albany, n. Y, is
visiting acquaintance here.
Mrs. Robert Fee went to Boston
/ Wednesday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Manchester visited
in Boston and Fitchburg last week.
DR.. Bowman OF Minneapolis, Mimi, is
visiting his early home in Royalton.
Chicken pie dinner and supper at Congl
church vestry Wednesday, Oct. 18th.
c. II. Robinson Of Burlington has pur-
chased the j. II. Kent farm on Dairy hill.
o. II. Goodale attended the Sth vt. Reg.
soldiers reunion at Montpelier this week.
Miss Carrie Spaulding of the Montpelier
seminary is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Brown.
Miss c. w. Hackett has gone TO st
Johnsbury for a five weeks stay with
friends.
Chas. Danforth went to West Hartford
Monday to take charge of gang OF wood
choppers.
Miss Sue Lamb has recovered from her
recent injury, broken wrist, so as to be
out on the street.
Mr.. Iceland, Of the firm of Iceland & Co.,
real estate agents in Boston, was guest OF
X. b. Galusha Monday and Tuesday.
Herbert Sanderson and wife went to
Boston and vicinity Tuesday 70 pass few
weeks with relatives of Mrs. Sanderson.
Ernest Moody returned with a bride last
week. He is soon to take his brother, b.
II. Moody's, place in the furniture BUSH
ness here.
Mrs. Elisha Osgood goes to Albany, n.
Y, to spend the winter with her son,
Henry 0sgood. She will accompany Luz
clan Parkhurst on his return there.
Miss Arlie Whitney, daughter Of H. G.
Whitney, was taken TO the hospital Mon
day for treatment Of an abscess in the
head. She was teaching in the western
part Of the town.
The news Of the death OF Mrs. Amanda
Newcomb OF Montpelier is a great shock
TO her many acquaintance here, who have
met her at the Relief corps gatherings IN
her official capacity
John Dana OF Portland, Ne, arrived
here Monday to arrange some business for
his sister, Mrs. William Smith, who IS to
accompany him to Portland, where she is
TO make her future home.
f. II. Milligan Of Boston, eastern agent
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee a st. Paul X.
r., Charles NJ. Hayes, president, and T.. II.
Fitzhugh, general manager OF the Z. v. X.
r., were guests Of W. Ii. Luckett Friday.
In the NJ. E. church, the pastors subject
for Sunday morning will be 1.-The Chris
tian Workers Achievements and Honors;"
in the evening at p. M, "Spiritualism vs.
Christianity or IAN Afternoon in spir-
itualist Temple"
The Peoples Popular Lecture and
Entertainment course in the Trinity
NJ. f. church will open next Wednes-
day evening at p. m, with an enter
tainment by Rev. L. n. Moody, B. E., of
Randolph, who is a graduate of the
Delsarte College Of Oratory, Toronto, and
has taught elocution in the Green Noun
tain seminary, Waterbury. Mr.. Moody
has met with great favor in his public
appearance as testimonials show.
Our people will be favored with lecture
course this winter. The course will give
five entertainments and, as announced, the
arrangement of subjects Will give variety
that will be enjoyable and beneficial TO
those attending. Much credit is due the
enterprising promoters. Following are
the attractions .-OcA %, Rev. LIN. Moody,
b. f., reader; Nov. IS, A. Lincoln Kirk,
impersonator; Dec. 3, Rev. X. Il. Bisbee,
ID. D., philosopher; Dec. II, Rev. A. II. |
Baker, d. d., traveller; Jan. IA, Montpel- |
Ter Seminary Glee club; Feb. IL, Carol
Quartette of Dartmouth college.
News was received by J. b. Durkee the
18th inst. of the death of Charles Durkee |
of Alden, n. V, October 14th, at the age |
of 81 years. Mr.. Durkee was born in Ran
dolph and was a son of Ziba and Hannah |
{ Bayliss) Durkee, at one time residents OF
Royalton. From the Depew Herald, |
Depew, n. Y, we clip the following ;-"Mr. |
Charles Durkee was prominent in BUSH |
ness and politics and was delegate to the |
national convention that nominated Abra- |
ham Lincoln in 1860 He had been county |
clerk and treasurer and later held offices |
in his city and in many ways mingled IN |
public and private life. In 1851, he married |
Helen Bass OF Randolph, Mass, who, with |
a son and three daughters, survives him."