Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-06
South Royalton Notes.
". J. sARoENT. Local Editor.

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Frank Belknap OF Chicago was a guest
h OF ). y. Belknap Saturday.
Regular meeting Of Bixby post, G. 4. R..
p next saturday evening at 1880.
Rev. w. NJ. Newton win preach in the
the NJ. T.. church next Sunday.
The White River Pomona grange will
meet at East Bethel next Saturday.
I Miss Gladys F. Titus Of Ouechee is n
guest of the family of c. B. Cowen.
Or. Elmer Moore of Providence. r. l..
visited acquaintance here last week.
Special convocation Of Rising Sun chan
ter, o.E.s, next Wednesday, Aug. Y.
Mrs. Helen Wade OF Quincy. Mass. Is
visiting her sister, Miss Charlotte Tarbell.
J sautelle's circus is billed TO show here
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson Of someryllIe is to
pass part OF his vacation here this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lee of Middletown,
Conn, are visiting Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Rev. W. II. White left here today for
Northheld, Mass, where he is to remain
over Sunday.
j. @. Ashley has been in Chester the past
Two weeks at work for barber, who was
on vacation.
Mrs. Emily Hayward Lamb returns
nome TINS week after several weeks abb /
sence on a visit
w. p. Bowman OF Waltham, Mass. ar
rived al the Brlghtwood Monday for his
summer outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leonard OF Brat
tleboro visited Henry Whitcomb and fam
lily over Sunday.
s. S. Ballard OF Montpelier. general
agent for the National Life Insurance Co. I
was in town Friday.
The w. X. c. are planning for a dance
Wednesday evening, Aug. rs. Further
notice will be given.
Mrs. Weeks Bennett Of Boston Is visit /
ing friends In town. She was formerly a
resident of this village.
James McLaw OF Yonkers, n. Y, and ]. |
W. Celley OF Garwood, n. j., are visiting I
at Mr.. and Mrs. Celley's.
The w. r. G. members are requested to
attend the next regular meeting Saturday q
evening, Aug. s. Business.
Mrs. Ernest Moody and her guest, Miss :
Katherine Brisbin Of LaCole, p. O., visited
friends in Montpelier last week. ~
The ladies Of the Christian Endeavor I,
society viii serve dinner and supper at the :
cong yestFy wednesday, Aug. y. =
The NJ. z. Sunday school win hold its =
annual picnic in the o. 5. Curtis grove q
south OF the village Tuesday, Aug. i1th. 81
The Brightwood hotel that has been c.
closed 10 the public the past nine months ~
opened this week for summer boarders. al
+. c. Bodies of White River Junction, i
of the New England Telephone q
Co., was guest OF NJ. II. Hazen last week. y
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Blanchard Of somer-
vile, Mass, are visiting his brother and .
sister, {: +. Blanchard and Mrs. w. Il. ~
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Mrs. A. w. Emmitt, Miss Elsie Emmitt y
and Mrs. Martha Thorp Of Chicago were in ~
own Friday to visit relative, Hazard ~
Bosworth. lh
Mrs. X. V. Loveioy, Mrs. Ada Hartwell, Of
\. Harry OF Boston and Francis Bowman Nj
u Waltham are summer guests at the Gl
G,
Rev. Arthur Titcomb Of saxonville, be
lass, will preach in the Cong1 church Be
leXt Sunday. He comes as a candidate for TO
he pastorate. lth
Henry Doubleday, his daughter, Mrs. leo
Dr.. Forrest Leavitt, and her son and Ia
laughter Of Somerville, Mass, visited TN
riends here last week. as
c. b. Rogers Of New York, special agent ~
)r rural delivery rail routes, was in town -, -
tuesday, and completed arrangements for rlie
lree routes out from the So. Royalton ~
ostoffice. "a
Miss Gertrude d. GoodaIe. who had
cen spending two weeks al Christmas
owe, Me-, returned recently to pass the A
,mainder OF her vacation with her par wit
ITS, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Goodale. I
John Dana, who is spending a few the
eeks here, has kindly consented TO give | =
photograph entertainment at DR.. Fish's -,
us evening, Aug. 6, for the benefit OF the ne
Tentieth Century club, for Masonic
mple. que
F. Coburn Jones Of Barre was in town v
er Sunday to visit relatives. Mr.. Jones ell
a nephew OF the late ID. {. Jones. He is stol
arge contractor in the work of the con- l.
-uction OF railway beds, highways and ME,
e foundation for large bridges. Tue
Passing over the bridge across the river NJ
II be closed some time this week to en- rece
lie laying the foundation for the new wa
'el bridge. The river will be crossed at N
E old fording little below the bridge ND.
Itch is feasible by means of shallow ID Y
ter and good river bed. NJ
are being completed for witt
observance Of the celebration OF Old Allc
me day Thursday, Aug. 20. Invitations Ly
being sent out TO the old residents and OF d
Is and daughters Of the town, giving Mrs
otos OF the village, picnic grounds al Nj
Ike John and the school building, which aunt
! one desiring can have by request. gran
loyal Sanborn, a well-known and high
respected citizen of Tunbridge, died
Aug. 9th, at his home at John
lnett's. He had been i'll for several a.
nths with an incurable disease, but was oail'
G to be about until three months ago, MI
en- he commenced to fail rapidly. His Tues
sgrity, moral worth and kindly dispo- CHI
on had endeared him TO a wide circle of Flor,
IN personal friends. IL is said of him tiyes
he had not an enemy in the world. Nti
was q soldier Of the war OF '61 TO '65, -.
ing in Co. +, I'd Vt. Vols, and particle 20 ~
I'd in every battle of the army of the
omac, a record very few obtained. He mr.
a member Of Naterson post GAR, y. n
and was greatly beloved BY 20 WIS
comrades. His funeral will be held reiatl
lay at So. Tunbridge, his early home. Mr.
-ank Bugbee of Hastings. Fla, who fIore
been visiting friends here the past ten MI.
J, gives quite an interesting account of MIS-
farming in Florida. A few years ago bessi
urchased a small tract of land of 20 Luxe
S in Hastings at 80 an acre-land that trip I
been considered OF little value for til. tertal
being swampy. He at once commenc-
system of drainage which was practi-
nd easy and as fast as he got the earth Mis-
)ndition he planted irish potatoes for in Ru
mort bern market. the harvesting time