Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-06
south RoyaIton Notes.
M. ]. SARGENT. Local Editor.

u George Gum is in town, having passed
Il the winter in Massachusetts,.
Clifton A. Orcutt OF North Arlington,
Fl Mass is visiting at Selden Brooks.
Leon Latham, an attorney at Milton.
visited his parents here over Sunday.
Maria Billings Is home from Boston for
n az extended vacation Of three months.
Mrs. Dudley OF Montpelier visited Mrs
Z. F. smith and friends here last week.
Miss Eula Howard of West Hartford
spent Saturday with Miss Mabel Brooks.
samuel Waldo OF New York city is Wis
"A dting his mother, Mrs. j. w. Waldo, and
family.
u Rolfe Chamberlin OF Plymouth, n. H., a
4 former resident, is visiting friends in the
village.
n day from Middlesex, where she has been
teaching.
Mrs. Edward Sargent and son OF North
4 Adams, Mass, are expected to visit here
4 this week.
Misses Susie and Winnie Briggs re-
n turned to their home in someryille, Mass,
n last Thursday.
DR.. H. ID. Holton OF the State Board OF
Health OF Brattleboro was here on official
4 business yesterday.
Catholic services were held in Hewitt's
hall last Sunday, conducted by Rev. FIR.
a Penders OF Randolph.
John E. Stetson Of Wilmington, VT, has
4 been engaged to have charge OF the graded
81 school the coming year.
Winslow p. Goodwin and wife OF
Winsted, Conn.,, are visiting his brother,
81 Rev. Sherman Goodwin.
]. o. Belknap and wife left yesterday
a on a visit to her brother, DIR. Simeson
a Belknap, at Niles, Mich.
Union services were held at the NJ. f.
church Sunday evening, conducted by
Rev. K. II. Bisbee OF Boston.
Edith Perkins is visiting her father at
East Hampton, Mass. He will return
home with her for short visit.
Regular communication OF Rising Sun
Lodge, No. Z, F. q A. NJ, next week
Wednesday, July Y, at $50 p. m.
A large number OF young people attend
ed the celebration at Randolph. Some
went also to Tunbridge and Sharon.
Mrs. Clarence Burke is at Old Orchard,
Me-, for a few weeks stay. Mr.. Burke
will board with S. Z. Drew during the
A time.
Mrs. Henry Clark and son, Leon, OF
Philadelphia are visiting friends and their
old home. They are guests OF Mrs. J. b.
4 Durkee here.
George Pierson and wife and son and
vile oil BATE NlTHs - ~ 1OuAnkuANf
A mother OF Mrs. George PiersJn, and sister,
Mrs. Henry 0sgood, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hewitt and son, Err
I nest. attended the graduation exercises at
Goddard seminary at Barre last week.
Their son, Wintred, was one OF the grad
yates.
A man evidently insane arrived here
saturday evening, travelling ON foot.
Nothing could be learned from him, where
he nr Cninn a. From
his appearance, he is about 40 to 40 years
OF age. He Is rather tall and slender and
fairly well dressed. He must be an es-
caoed lunatic from some home or hospital.
He passed along toward Sharon at night
fall
Facts In Graded School History,
The school district meeting held last
week Tuesday was the 18th annual meet
ing OF the South Royalton Graded school
district and the first year since the
district was chartered and graded schools
instituted that the district has been
reported out of debt.
In 1892 school districts No. /, 2, and
is were consolidated by mutual consent
and incorporated as the South Royalton
Graded school district. In 1893 new
school building was erected and furnished
at cost of 5000. A tax OF 9Oc. on the
dollar OF the grand list was assessed. and.
with the exception of the years 1888 and
%, when soc. was assessed, the tax rate
has been zoe. and the amount raised by the
rates named is a total OF 81, APO. Add to
this the amount received OF public
money, s3272, buttons, s26T; for old
schoolhouse, 1900; gives total received
taxes. This has been raised and paid out
for school purposes, an average per year
OF s3li7 to fall term, 1901.
The number OF pupils attending school,
taken ON an average OF the attendance OF
fall terms, 1S9I-99 and 1904, is l4l; cost oil
scholar per year, s2A.
district has little history of interest. II
dates back to the first organized district
in town, No. /, OF Royalton, as recorded.
There are no known records prior to
1881. From that time to the present the
records are consecutive, although quite
incomplete up to 1916.
The law or regulation OF schools up to
1916 required school meeting for each
term of school, three citizens to petition
for a school meeting, the clerk to warn
all the inhabitants Of the district 10
meet, and inserting only three articles
first, moderator; second, to see II tne
district will have three or four months
schooling; and to do any other business
necessary; no clerk, treasurer or collector
recorded.
AT a meeting in 1916, it was voted to
build a new schoolhouse, 2Ox3O feet, con-
tract to lowest bidder, and 1t was
awarded to Cyrus Stafford at cost OF slSs,
and the old building was sold to him Tor
Gil. The district had then some OF the
most prominent men in town for ON
cers-Cyrus Stafford, lyman Benson,
Oliver Curtis, VIM. II. Stafford, Elisha
Flint. Elias Stevens, George Lee, Joseph
Parkhurst and Cyrus Hartshorn.
In 1850, No. district was divided ana
new district formed in South Royalton
village known as No. is OF Royalton, ana
in 1892, as stated, No. l ceased TO exist;
Consequently the South Royalton Graded
school district had its inception in dis
trict No. /, and a very creditable institu-
ton OF learning has evolved from very
small beginning of nearly, II not quite,
100 years ago.
EAST RANDOLPH.