Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-15
South Royalton Notes.
MI. sARaENr. Local Editor.

Miss Jennie Pierce OF South woodstocl
! is visiting in town.
Miss Winifred Richmond OF Randolph
visited here Saturday.
Edgar Reynolds is i'll and was confined
to the house last week.
j. G. Ashley visited in Boston and
North Adams last week.
Rev. and Mrs. W. NJ. Newton have 8
daughter, born Jan. 7th.
VIII Bingham of Lowell, Mass, visited
his family here last week.
A. c. Porter returned to town last week
after three years absence.
Miss Pierce OF Lowell. Mass, lis visiting
her aunt, Mrs. George Brown.
Mrs. Jennie E. Hewitt was confined to
the house by illness last week.
The fourth quarterly conference an
nounced for Friday is postponed.
o. II. Goodale and wife are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. &. w. Hayward at Randolph to-
day.
Miss Bessie Jones, daughter of Coburn
Jones, OF Barre was a guest of Miss Helen
Burbank last week.
Snow fell to the depth OF one foot Sun
day night. A regular blizzard in the
night drifted the roads badly.
A. II. Lamb was appointed adjutant Of
Bixby post at installation Saturday even
ing, George Hackett declining to succeed
| himself.
W. +. Mann, pastor OF the Cong1
church, exchanged with Rev. w. H..
White, pastor of the NJ. r. church, last
Sunday.
'sThe Gift of Power" will be the pastors
subject in the NJ. r. church ON Sunday
morning. Rev. w. NJ. Newton, presiding
elder, Will give the address on Sunday
evening.
Action will be taken at the next regular
meeting of Bixby post and corps to change
the hour of meeting from o'clock to 2
O'Clock p. m, to continue until the regular
meeting in May.
Mrs. o. n. Stoughton received news
from her son, Clifton, in New Mexico Sat
urday, stating that he had not been as
well Of late and that he expected to get a
furlough or discharge from service in Feb
ruary.
Walter Goss of Montpelier visited in
town over Sunday, a guest of DR.. Fish.
He kindly assisted the Cong'l choir in the
services Sunday, rendering a solo and tax
ing the tenor in the quartets, TO the de-
light OF the audience.
The officers Of the G. A. h. post were in
stalled Saturday evening, Excepting the
surgeon and chaplain, who were absent)
post The officers OF the Relief corps were
Installed by Mrs. Lydia Hatch, excepting
the j. v. president, Miss Minnie Snow,
musician, and Mrs. Nina St0ughton. pat
riotic instructor, absent.
The funeral of ID. G. Jones, held at the
Cong'l church Friday, was largely attend
ed. The service was conducted by Rev.
w. +. Mann, pastor of the church, assisted
by Rev w. II. White of the NJ. +. church.
The Masonic rites were given by Rising
sun Lodge, of which the deceased was
member, DIR. T.. j. Fish conducting the
service. The pail bearers were Wilson
Lowell Of Springfield, Henry Peck of
White River Junction, Frank Wheeler OF
West Hartford and b. c. Rogers OF Bethel,
and NJ. w. Bruce of Norwich, Paul Tink
ham of Rochester, Mr.. McAwley of Wild
er and Mr.. Bond OF Chester as honorary
bearers, all deputy sheriffs of Windsor
county. Hon. ID. G. Denison, c. p. Tar
bell and A. G. Whitman Of Royalton and
}. ID. Denison of Randolph of the legal
fraternity attended. A letter from Hon.
j. w. Rowell, chief judge of the supreme
court, expressing sorrow and regret at his
ina bility to attend the funeral, was re-
ceived by Mrs. Jones