Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-01
South RoyaltOn Notes.
NJ. J. sARoESr, Local Editor.

Joseph Metcalf visited in town.iast
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powell have a
daughter born Friday.
Regular meeting of the Sons OF Veterans
next Saturday evening.
/ Henry Manchester was confined to his
bed by illness last week.
Miss Gertrude Goodale was home from
someryllle, Mass, last week.
DIR. johnson OF Norwich was guest
of DIR. +. J. Fish over Sunday.
w. o. Belknap is making rapid re-
covery from the typhoid fever.
E. e. Bamforth and wife of Waterbury
visited here part Of last week.
viii Perkins came up from White River
Junction Friday for short visit.
Mrs. Lucy Wilson has sold her place at
/ OnionviIle to G. F. Blanchard OF Roxbury.
Ora Goodale and family spent Christmas
with Or. and Mrs. Hayward at Tunbridge.
Christmas exercises were well attended
at both churches here Wednesday evening.
James n. Cloud has rented his home
place to Mrs. A. l.. Rand for three years.
Mrs. Van Neil of Quechee is visiting
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
b. Cloud.
There have been no new cases OF diph-
iberia reported at East Barnard in the
past ten days.
w. f. johnson of Woodstock and ex-
Governor Pingree of Hartford we're in
town Tuesday.
Albert Cushman OF Lowell, Mass, has
been with his sister Mrs. Ed. Smith, dur
ing her sickness.
Will Wynn and wife of st. Adams
visited his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Wynn, last week.
Prof. Kibbee and wife OF Mortified are
passing the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
5. Dodge, parents Of Mrs Kibbee.
James Cloud went to Lee, Mass,
Wednesday 10 commence a three-years'
contract in charge of large farm.
Y. b. Mason, recently a night operator
at the railroad station here, has been APP
pointed station agent at Ellenburg, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Cove Of Plymouth,
n. H., are in town for few days visit to
Mr.. and Mrs John kibby, parents OF Mrs.
Cove.
Ezekiel skinner of Plainfeld visited his
brother, Edmond Skinner, at Tunbridge
and his nephew,A. p. Skinner of this viii
lage, last week.
The morning preaching service IN the
Congl church next Sunday will be fol-
lowed by communion and reception OF
members into the church.
Mrs Dexter had a box OF Christmas
presents left on her doorstep Christmas
eve and regrets that Santa Claus did not
hitch up his reindeers and visit her per-
sonally.
Miss Lizzie Adams presided at the
Cong'i church organ Sunday in the abb
sence of Mrs. Burnett. Miss Adams was
the regular organist for several years un-
til her health failed.
In the M. +. church on Sunday morning.
the pastor will preach a special New
Years sermon which will be followed by
the sacramental service. In the evening
praise service and short address, subject,
"The Value Of a Soul"
Those who attended the services at the
Cong1 church last Sunday, the audience
being unusually large, mad an opportunity
to hear a very intellectual and comprehend
sive discourse on the subject of the" OWN
ity of Christ" 1t engaged close attention
throughout.
Miss Daisy White gave a Christmas
party to her friends on Friday, Dec. 26th.
There were l6 present and a very enjoy
able evening was spent in songs, games
and general mirth. Warren Tenny car
ried off the honors in guessing hidden
to unravel the cobweb.
The annual Sunday school board meet
ing of the M. T.. church was held on
Monday evening and the following officers
for the year were elected -Superinten
dent, g. w. Ward assistants, l.. q.
Barrows, Mrs. Geo. Tenney; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. Dexter. Several
changes were made among the teachers
and a new system of grading scholars
was organized.
Little Miss Muriel Mann has among
her Christmas gifts lacquered cup from
her grandpa Owston of Yokohama, Japan.
This cup was presented to Mr.. Owston
by the imperial household of Japan for
''meritorious service" which service con
sisted in a gift to the Science college.
The cup bears the crest of the emperor.
The little miss also had from her grand
father a series of twenty-one pictures
representing ancient and modern styles
of japanese dress.