Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-26
South Royalton Notes.
~. j. sARaENT. Loeal Edltor.

NJ. j. SARGENT, Local Editor.
CP. Hubbard is gradually failing and
Is very feeble.
William p. Stoughton is away this week
visiting his daughter.
C.P. Tarbell was in Milton a part Of
last week on business.
Miss Ellen Pierce received a painful in
Jury by fall last week.
George Coy returned here last week aft
or an extended visit away.
C.H. woodard is in Boston and vicinity
this week visiting friends.
Mrs. Erva NJ. Sargent is at home from
Worcester, Mass, this week.
Mrs. Thomas Wynn is recovering, but
is not able 70 leave the hospital yet.
Lawyer j. c. Enright Of Windsor was
here Tuesday on professional Business.
The fall term Of schools closed Friday.
The winter term commences Monday, Nov.
3Jth.
Mrs. Ruth Lyman and Mrs. George
Brown passed few days In Chelsea re-
Gently.
The new steel bridge crossing the river
here is completed sufficiently for crossing
with loaded teams.
Henry Iangdon and family have moved
here from Chelses and located in George
Hackett's tenement.
Mrs. John Trip, formerly Of this town,
now 90 Boston, arrived last week and is a
guest Of Mrs. George Brown.
There viii be regular meetings OF Bixby
Post, q. a. r., and Relief Corps next Sat
urday evening al Z 80 o'clock
Charles T. Southgate, late agent at the
C. " RS. station at Royalton, took charge
OF the station here as the agent last Thurs
day.
George Moshier, who has been engineer
OF the hosting engine for Douglass Co
the past fall, is 10 have charge OF the en-
CINE at the electric light plant here.
Miss j. NJ. Stevens, who has been the
telephone operator in the New England
central office here the past year, has clos
ed her engagement and went to Boston
Monday.
The ladies' Literary and Social club will
meet with Mrs. X. Fielders Wednesday
afternoon, Dec. 2. Subject OF discussion
viii be THE Life and Works OF Shake
speare, conducted by Mrs. Charles Sey-
m0ur.
The pupils in the primary room who
have not been absent for the term ending
Nov. 20 are Abbie Hutle, Nellie Sleeper,
Henry Dutton, George Goodrich, Joe San
born, Clifford Belknap and Albert Blan-
chard. Those who have been absent one
day or less are Laurence Folsom, Marion
Lyman, stephen Whitman and Lola Dut-
ton.
The ideal Entertainers Co. OF Saginaw,
Mich, are to give an entertainment al
WoOdard's hall Wednesday, Dec ?, under
the auspices OF the Rising sun Chapter, o.
+, $. This company comes well recon-
mended as having a clean moral enter
tsinment by highly cultured artists, Civ
ing a diversified entertainment, mostly
musical
The Senior class OF the High school gave
an exhibition last Friday evening to very |
good audience. The class this year Is
composed OF younger students than the
classes which have graduated from the |
school in the past. Their declarations |
were fairly rendered, some Of them very |
good. There seemed to be a deficiency OF
training in rendering, which will be over
come at the final test for graduation.
Miss Frances c. Pierce OF this village |
died Tuesday, after an illness OF several |
weeks, at the age OF 70 years. Miss Pierce |
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. PhiDeas /
Pierce, deceased, who were prominent cit /
izens of So. Royalton many years and for
several years owned the so-called Pierce |
Stand, the only tavern in this part OF the 1
town. and was a sister OF the late Phineas /
d. Pierce, prominent citizen and BUSH
ness man OF South Royalton. She left |
sister, Miss Ellen Pierce, who is the last OF |
the family of Phineas Pierce.
c. B. Governs youngest child, Master |
Olney, bright, pretty little lad OF seven |
years, died last week Wednesday Of diph-
iberia. He had been i'll only one week.
lie was buried Friday at Quechee, no fu-
neral being held. MIR. Cowen resides out /
OF the village a mile or more and his place /
is now quarantined. The board OF health .
Is Of the opinion that none but the family |
have been exposed, as ten days have \
elapsed since the child was confined to the |
house. Mr.. Cowen and family have the
sympathy Of the townspeople in their sad
bereavement.
Dr. Fred WEIGH, formerly in practice at
Iunbridge and well known here, who,
with his family, moved TO Colorado two
years ago for relief and benefit of his 4
health, suffering with lung trouble that
had made much progress, died last week
tuesday after two years battle with the
disease. He had practised his profession
most Of he time and up to within few
days of his death. While in Tunbridge i
be had good practice and had won many
warm friends there and at South Royalton,
where he had many acquaintance. He
was Of pleasing address and gentleness,
warm in sympathy with the suffering,
whom he made every effort to relieve. He
was a worthy member of Rising Sun
lodge, F. 4 A. NJ, of Royalton. His body /
was brought to his early home at Barn
stead, \. H., for burial accompanied by his
wife and two small children.