Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-17
South RoyaltOn Notes.
MI. SARGENT, Local Editor.

M d. OAhGENIs IDIhl LuAtpIs
Miss Ala Day is spending the month in
Hartford.
Joseph Decoste of Windsor visited here
last week.
Miss Jessie Benson spent Sunday in
Nashua, N. III.
Burt Preston returned to Hinsdale, N.
H., last Saturday.
Miss Mary Washburn OF Bethel is visit
ing at Selden Brooks.
Mrs. L. A. Fay OF Sharon is visiting her
niece, Mrs. ID. w. Blake.
Miss Agnes Kenney is a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. II. Richardson.
The L. and $. club will meet with Mrs.
Fred Shepard Wednesday, March ..
Hoyt Knight is to move TO White River
Junction, where he has purchased farm.
H. L. Cook OF Fairfax, who has been vis-
iting at ID. W. Blake's, returned home last
Tuesday.
W Il. Taylor, who recently purchased
the Norman Sewall farm, took possession
last week.
Miss Roberta Rand OF Montpelier is
spending her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Alonzo Rand.
Mrs. Albert Sargent is recovering from
the pneumonia rapidly; she is able TO sit
up part Of the day.
Frank Moulton and Mrs. Lucy g. Peter
son were married March g by Rev. Watson
Weed Of South Royalton.
The annual meeting OF the Outing and
Old Home Week club will be held at John
Woodward's this evening, March II, &c
7:45 o'clock.
John Hurtle has sold his place to A. G.
Whitman and has purchased the Charles
Brown farm in exchange. He is to move
there at once.
Daniel G.. Stoughton and his son, Frank,
Of Charlestown, n. H., attended the funer-
al Of the formers brother, W. p. Slough
ton, Saturday.
Dr. f. j. Fish and wife went to Boston
Tuesday to attend the birthday party OF
their grandchild. the daughter OF DR.. and
Mrs. ]. Euclid Fish.
Owing to the sickness OF several Of the
members Of the church. the ladies' Aid
has decided TO postpone the Easter sale,
which was to have been held March 80.
Deacon John b. Durkee, a prominent
citizen and resident of South Royalton
since 1851, died yesterday morning at 1880
from cerebral hemorrhage at the age OF 70
years.
George renney has purchased the Will
lams, better known as the WILDER Thurs
ton, farm on the Sharon road of j. LaDue
Of Enosburg Falls and will take possess
sion soon.
The death OF William Stoughton re-
moves the sixth OF family Of nine chill
dren. The survivors are ID. G.. Stoughton,
Henry Stoughton OF Oswego, n. Y, and
Mrs. p. n. Cobb Of Cornwall. VT.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Slack OF Lynch
burg, Va, former residents of this village,
have daughter born last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slack left here three years ago, he
having been offered a position in shoe
factory.
Charles Black, ST., received an injury by
fall last Thursday that may prove serious
on account OF the shock, although no
bones were broken or other serious injury
sustained, but at his advanced age it has
greatly affected his physical and mental
powers.
The pupils in the Primary room who
have had no absent marks for the term
ending March IL are Nellie Sleeper, Lau-
renee Folsom, Leon Adams, Clifford Bel
KNAPP and George Goodrich. Clifford Bel
KNAPP and George Goodrich have had no
absent marks for the year.
The relatives who attended the funeral
OF VIM. p. Stoughton from out of town
were Daniel q. Stoughton and son OF
Charlestown, n. H., Mr.. Currier of Leba-
non, \. H., Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Lowell.
Mass, Spencer Stcughton of Cohassett,
Mass, Mrs. Homer Stoughton and Mrs.
3. IL. Tenney of Barre, Mrs. George Hall
of Brookfeld and Mrs. Leslie Rumrill of
Randolph.
William p. Stoughton Of this village,
aged 81 years, died Thursday last at the
home OF his son. Mr.. Stoughton had
been resident of this town 40 years. He
was mason by trade and followed the
business until he had passed the age of Ia
Dor. His wife died 10 years ago. Since
that time he has made his home with his
children and for the past few years with
his son, Daniel G.. Stoughton. He left
three sons, Spencer Of Cohasset, Mass.
William, who is in the south, and Daniel
y. OF this village; three daughters, Mrs,
Lucia Currier OF Lebanon, n. H.; Mrs.
Mary Miller of Lowell, Mass, and Mrs.
Ada Willard of New York city. His fu
neral was held Saturday at his late home,
with burial in the family lot of the village
cemetery.
The first OF series of open meetings of
Mark j. Sargent Camp, Sons of Veterans,
was held in their hall last Saturday even
ing with large attendance of the Sons
and q. A. X. veterans. These meetings
We're instituted for several timely consid-
cred reasons: first, to awaken an interest
IN eligible Sons who have never Joined a
camp, and those who have and have fallen
out through lack of interest and neglect;
second, to establish a closer fraternal re-
iatlonship with the G.. A. II. veterans in
the work of organization, and third, to
give opportunity for social gatherings of
Ihe Sons and members of the g. A. r
The history of the camp was given by Ed
ward Sargent, a brief history of the order
by w. Nj. Sargent, the OBJECTS and prln-
elples OF the order by Fred Shepard, read
ing by Arthur Dings and a history Of the
rational Memorial university at Mason
SS.lty, Iowa, established by the Sons of
veterans. Remarks were made BY B.
frank Bowman, assistant adjutant- gener-
Al OF the department of Vermont q n
J.. Z. Shepard and NJ. j. Sargent Of Bixby
Fost, closing with refreshments and
smoke talk.