Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-26
South ROyaIton Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.


NJ. II. Hazen was in Boston last week.
Rufus Cloud of Barre was in town over
Sunday.
Harold Fish is at home from Dartmouth
this week.
Miss STA Ward is home from her school
for a short vacation.
Ralph Soper was at home from Dart
mouth college over Sunday.
Neil Nye OF Lowell, Mass, is visiting
friends here on a weeks vacation.
Draper Phelps of Dartmouth college was
a guest OF Joel Phelps over Sunday.
The L. S. club will meet with Mrs. c. p.
Folsom Thursday afternoon, March 9TH.
Mrs. George Hackett has been consider
ably worse the past week and is seriously
i'll.
The White River Valley Pomona grange
will hold a meeting at Bethel next Satur-
day.
Mrs. A. G. Inman has been i'll the past
two weeks and is IN a very enfeebled CON
dition.
George Allen returned here Monday af-
ter two weeks illness at home from vacei-
nation.
The regular meeting of Camp "a, Sons of
Veterans, will be held next Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Fred Ladue OF Lynn has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. j. H. Waldo, the past
two weeks.
Harry Sargent is home from Exeter, n.
H., owing to strike troubles in the Gale
shoe factory.
Mrs. Josiah Smith has been failing the
past week. Her condition indicates a con
tinual decline.
A. T.. Skinner was in Tunbridge Tuesday
to celebrate the birthday Of his father, who
is 81 years of age.
W. f. Cushman, wife and daughter,
Carrie, Of Northfield are visiting Mrs.
Melt Smith this week.
Arthur Eaton returned from Boston Sat
urday with a fine pair of work horses pnr-
chased there for farm work.
Miss c. W. Hackett left Monday to 60
to North Troy and will be absent there
and at 81. Johnsbury and until
April.
after spending two weeks with his parents
at East ThetfJrd, left Monday for Tacoma
Wash, where he has employment.
d. G.. Stoughton has purchased OF g 2.
Abbott the land and buildings thereon
known as the Cowdery lot south OF the
village except one building lot and a strlp
Of land previously sold on.
0Christ Knocking at the Door IS the
PASTORS subject in the NJ. y. church on
Sunday morning, which will be followed
IN tie sacrament OF the Lord supper.
Evening praise service at Z O'Clock ana
short address.
The saloon OF the way freight north
burned up on the track ia the yard mere
Tuesday while unloading freight. The
men were busy at the depot u when dis
covered the tire was so far advanced the
car could not be saved,
DR.. r. J.. Fish returned from Boston
Monday, having been IN continual attend
apce upon his grandchIld, daughter of J.
/ Euclid Fish, since Feb. Y. lie left her
somewhat better, but not out OF danger.
Mrs. Fish remains there with her son.
The eommittee have decided to supple
mept the course of entertainments with a
lecture by the pastor, entitled John Bun
and Uncle SAM a humorous n instruc-
tive lecture. showing the national traits
and peculiarities. Date and particulars
later.
George Coy, a resident OF the village,
came into possession of nineteen hundred
dollars last saturday, wllled MIN pY M
brother, Simon Coy, late paper
turer at Bellows Falls. Mr.. Coy Is a yeter-
an Of the war Of 81 and has been ~ III
health the past few years.
Rev. Wflfred Mann and family left Mon
day TO 90 to his new field Of labor at lndi-
an Orchard, Mass, where he has accepted
a call to take charge of a CongI church
parish. He had a large audience last san
dsy TO listen to his farewell address, when
was intensely interesting and Impressive
throughout.
Mrs. Ruth Swami smith, WIDOW OF
Josiah smith. died last Tuesday at the
homo ~ Mrs. Nett Smith, her daughter
in-law. at the age Of 90 years. Mrs. smith
had been in IN health the past three years,
suffering with a cancer that ended her bic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Smith were among
the first resident families Of the village OF
south Royalton and have lived here mgch
Of the time since. she ietl no fanny y
husband having died several years ago
ana an only child, Edward +. Smith, hav-
ing died in 1893.