Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-08
South Royalton Notes.
MI. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Ezekiel Drew is recovering from his
recent illness.
Miss Gertrude Goodale returned TO
Somerville, Mass, Saturday.
James Griffin came home from Farming
ton, n. H., Saturday for short stay.
Miss Florence Ryder of Brookline,
Mass, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Luckett.
Mrs. George Vose OF Rutland visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Slack,
last week.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
NJ. Z. church will be held on Friday even
Miss Gertrude Brownell is i'll with
bronchial pneumonia and under the
physicians care.
Mrs. w. II. LucIzett received news
Monday of the death OF her grandfather,
Lewis Gale, at Barre.
The White River Valley Pomona grange
will hold meeting at East Bethel Satur-
day, January 10, at 10 a. m.
In the NJ. +. church Sunday morning,
the pastors subject will be 1.-THE Spiritual
Harvest Field" evening, sThe Parable OF
the Rich Fool"
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, miss Willard s
suecessor) national president of the W.
| G. Il. u, has been engaged to speak here
on the Vermont issue Tuesday evening,
January 10, 1908, at the Congl church.
The ladies OF the local union have charge.
Regular meeting of the Bixby Post and
w. r. c., and special for the camp oil
Sons OF Veterans next Saturday evening.
JOINT installation of the officers oil the
post, corps and camp will follow the regu-
| lar business, at the w. X. I. nail. Lunch
served after the services.
The Ladies' Social circle OF the Congl
4 kold ffa animal naaetinp and cleo
/ ton OF officers last week. Mrs. Z. I. Tar
bell was elected president; Mrs. Fred Free
man, LIST vice president; Miss Cloud, End
vice president; Mrs. w. +. Mann, Miss
| Alma Foster, Miss Della Cloud, executive
committee.
Hira Bixby OF Chelsea, photographer
who visits this place one day OF each
week, on Tuesday was stricken down
with an apoplectic shock at about
4 o'clock. He came down in the morning
to attend to his usual work here, and
was just preparing to go home. He lies
at the hotel in a critical condition.
The Glee club OF Montpelier Seminary
are coming with their unique entertain
ment OF splendid Vermont talent. Thu
is the fifth OF the course in the Trinity
4 Nj. n. church on Wednesday, Jan. ia, al
S o'clock We should all hear them. tol
these are our own boys and girls. ii. N
Cross and Pansy Severance soloists.
News Of the death of Miss Gertrude
Wilson Of Barnstead. n. H., was received
here last week. Miss Wilson was resi-.
dent OF this village few years since ano
she had many acquaintances and warm
friends here, who are saddened by hel
untimely death. While resident here
she was a member OF the family OF Isaac
Hartman. Her death was sudden, a.
only few days prior she was IN usua
health.
AT the annual meeting of Fire districl
No. 1, South Royalton, held Monday
evening, these officers we're elected for thu
ensuing year:-J. o. Belknap, chairman
H. b. Foster clerk and treasurer; Nj. j
sargent, w. V. Soper and Albert Sargent
fire district wardens; II. $. Knight, chic
engineer; w. ". Soper, list, and Kline
Doyle, End assistant engineers; Johi
Mudgett, collector.
The officers OF the South RoyaltoI
Congn church elected at the annua
meeting held last Friday are:-J. b. Dur
kee. M. S. Adams and Fred Freeman
committee; NJ. S. Adams, clerk; A. g
Whitman, treasurer; NJ. j. Sargent
auditor; Mrs. b. II. Tenney, Sunda.
! school superintendent; Miss Minnie Met
calf, assistant superintendent; Miss Mel
lie Adams, chorister; Mrs. Grace Burnett
Il
debtedness OF the church OF only VA
The check list of the voters qualified
TO cast their ballots at the special tow
meeting, February Bird, has been posted
at the town clerks office or at the post
office at South Royalton. The board o.
civil authority have designated the 22n'
day OF January to hear and determine
challenges TO the qualifications OF per
sons whose names are upon the list, an'
4 ar Name
can be left at the town clerks office
Royalton, or with M. j. Sargent or Chas
= Il. Black, South Royalton.
There is a rumor that Rev. W. f. Nam
is soon 70 close his pastorate with tn
Cong1 church here. Should this prov
true, il will be greatly regretted by tn
attendants OF the church. He has givel
universal satisfaction as preacher, AM
: 4 he has largely increased the attendance
His sermons have been well received, a
thoughtful and interesting to market
degree; logical, intellectual and concise
sometimes rather caustic in admonishln
the unfaithful, yet IL was with cando
and earnestness. 1t is hoped the rumo
is without authority.
At the regular convocation Of Risin
sun Chapter, No. u, o. +. s., held jar
g. the following officers, elective and ap
pointive, were Installed by w. 7. +.
5 Fish:-W. NJ, Mrs. Jennie 5. Hewitt
J. w. p, Edgar J. Fish; associate matror
Nettie Sargent; conductress, Mrs. Min
e stoughton; treasurer, Mrs. Lulu Bryant
: secretary, Mrs. Carrie Hazen; Ada, Mr.
: Jennie Wall; Ruth, Mrs. Dora Ashley
Esther, Miss Nellie Adams; Martha, Mr.
Nettie Waldo; Electa, Mrs. Gertrud
Lewis; chaplain, NJ. 5. Adams; organis
: Miss Lizzie Adams; warder, c. &. South
! worth: sentinel, A. II. Lamb; marsha
$ L. II. Richardson.