Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-15
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.


Ralph Soper was at home over Sunday.
BENZ. F. Waldo returned to Concord
Tuesday.
Ed. Parkhurst was in Albany, N. Y,
last week.
Miss Helen Burbank was at home from
Barre ever Sunday.
Mrs. Katie Chamberlin Cove returned to
Brooklyn, n. Y, last week.
Mrs Daniel Durkee and SON returned
from Lebanon, n. H., Monday.
Lester Ashley was home from Dart
mouth for short stay last week.
Miss Minnie Metcalf is visiting friends
"A in Leominster, Mass, and vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Burbank Sherburne of Rut-
land visited friends in town last week.
Mr.. Charlton OF Gloucester, Mass, was
guest of Rev. w. NJ. Newton last week
Rev. W. NJ. Newton is in Philadelphia
attending a missionary convention this
week.
Charles sanderson and wife of Littleton,
u y. H., visited his mother and family last
week.
Miss Abbie Boyd Of somerville, Mass,
Is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Bright
and family.
Samuel Waldo went to Boston Tuesday
and expects to remain to work IN a tele-
graph office.
Isabelle Martin, who is teaching the
primary school in Middlesex, was home
over Sunday.
The White River Valley Sunday School
association will meet here next Thursday
at the NJ. T.. church.
Forrest Manchester Of Randolph visited
his brother, Henry, and sister, Mrs. o. 5.
Curtis, here last week.
Mr.. Knapp, son of Rev. J. f. Knapp, a
former pastor, visited his aunt, Mrs. How
ard, and family last week.
Miss Gertrude Brownell has gone to
Chelsea to work as trimmer in the milli-
merry store OF Mrs. r. +. Peters.
The South Royalton Literary and Social
club viii meet with Mrs. George Bingham
Wednesday, Oct. p, at 80 p. m.
Thekpostponed quarterly conference OF
the NJ +. church will be held in the ves-
try on Tuesday at p. m, Oct. 10th.
Fred Keynes and Charles Danforth
picked some large, ripe straw berrles from
the plants Of second growth recently.
Howard ]. Chidley of Hanover, n. H.,
will preach in the CongI church next
Sunday, Oct is, at the usual morning SER
vice.
Mrs. f. j. Fish and Mrs. A. II. Lamb
accompanied their husbands to Claremont
10 attend field day exercises OF the Knights
lempiar last week.
Mrs. John +. Shepard returned to her
home Monday, accompanied by her sister,
Miss Alma Foster, who is to remain with
her during the winter.
Mrs Thomas Wynn, VINO is IN the hos
pital at Hanover, Is reported as doing as
well as could be expected. and her recov-
cry is thought to be assured.
Mrs. L..Dexter, a resident Of this village,
is to rent or sell her place here and move
her family to Providence. r. /. Her eldest
daughter is there attending school.
Rev. Charles Dutton OF New Haven was
in town Tuesday calling on his father-in-
law. S. c. Dow. and family. He was on
his way to Manchester, y. H., to attend
meeting OF the American Board Of Foreign
Missions.
The Ward Douglass Co. has completed
its contract on the bridge foundation and
will commence the relaying of an abut-
ment OF the railroad bridge between here
and Royalton as soon as the equipment
can be moved and set up.
&. NJ. Wiley of Roxbury is to move this
week to his farm here recently purchased
OF James Doyle. Mr.. Doyle has resided on
the farm many years and has been sue
cessful farmer, raising good crops and
sufficient to keep il well stocked. His age
and other conditions obliged him to give
up farming.
Charles G. Whitney, whose death occur
red last Thursday at his home IN Iun-
bridge, was well known here, having done
most of his business in this town and
largely in South Royalton. He was sever
al years agent for the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company. He was man
much respected by all his acquaintance.
Mrs. E. q. Southwortn OF West Leban
on, who, with her husband, had passed
the summer here with her son, Charles {.
southworth, died Friday, Oct. I'd, with
Brght's disease at the age of 20 years.
Her remains were taken TO Lebanon where
the funeral services were held, Rev. Mr..
Warner, pastor of the Cong1 church Off
ciating.
The program for the Sunday School as
ISOLATION exercises today at the Nj. r.
church follows:-At 1918 a. m, Devotion !
al service by Rev. W. II. White; welcome
by g. w. Ward; response. Rev. j. Hal
Long of Bethel; Temperance work, Mrs.
Hiram Owen, Bethel; Home Department
work, Rev. l.. n. Moody, Randolph Cen |
ter; 80 .. m, praise service, reports Of
committees;' address by Mrs. Joel r.
Whitney. Royalton; Cheer in the Sunday 1
school, Rev. Fraser Metzger. Randolph; /
solo, Mrs. P. 5. Belknap; address by Rev. |
J.. NJ. Fuller, Burlington, field secretary |
OF the Vermont association.
The sturtevant Sisters, assisted by Mr.. |
Irving Potter, are to give an entertain |
ment in the Congl church here Thursday
evening, Oct. p, under the auspices of the
senior class OF the High school. From the
press reports. they come highly recon-
mended. The Misses Sturtevant received /
their musical education in New York city
and are graduates of Goddard seminary,
Barre. Mr.. Potter is a graduate OF God
dard and now student of Emerson College
Of Oratory. By unsolicited commentator
we feel assured that the entertainment
viii be of high order and the students
are fortunate in being able to secure such
excellent talent.