Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. ]. sARoEsT. Local Editor.

Neil Nye is home from Waterbury on a
vacation.
Mrs. o. n. stoughton is gaining, but
not vet able to be out.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
81 arthur stoughton last week.
M and Mrs. w. NJ. Sargent visited
Il sriends in Burlington over Sunday.
John Dutton and E. A. Smith OF Que
nee visited friends here over Sunday.
Kari Day of Lowell, Mass, graduate of
/, he High school, '0i, is visiting friends in
town.
The citizens have nearly repaired the
damaged water pipes caused By last win
ter's freeze.
Miss Lucy Hale returned home from
Barre last week, accompanied by her sis
s Ter, Mrs. Griswold.
/. H. Waldo's family are away on Wis
ting trip for two weeks and be is in
Marshield during the time.
Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Newton returned
from Connecticut Monday and will take
& up their residence here again.
Henry French Of owatonna, Mimi, ar
rived here Saturday and is to remain an
81 Indefinite time with A. p. Skinner.
Borodel Woodland, who has just gradu-
ated from the Holderness school, Plym-
outh, n. H., returned home Tuesday.
Justin Gallup, the eldest son Of the late
William Gallup, arrived here Tuesday.
81 Tine three brothers, Justin, Wallace and
81 Frederick, are now here.
Rev. w. II. Davenport OF Barre, superln-
teadent of the State Anti-Saloon League,
gave an address at a union service at the
N. Z. church last Sunday evening.
Horace Woodland and wife of Campello,
Mass, and Stillman Hinckley and wife of
81 Chicopee, Mass, are guests OF {. IL.
Woodland at the South Royalton House.
Rev. Watson Weed, the Universalist
minister, and one OF our best farmers,
dropped dead yesterday morning OF apo
plexy at his home. be was about So years
81 Of age. He left a wife and one daughter.
The South Royalton baseball club met
& It's first defeat in the game played with the
club at White River Junction last Satur-
day, the game standing to in favor OF
the Junction team.
George Rowell OF Stratford. n. H., visit
ed friends in the village last week. HIS
4 wife is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartshorn, deceased, who were early resi-
dents Of this village.
Mrs. Julia Pierce OF Rochester, who was
elected president OF the Womanis Suffrage
s. association OF Vermont last week, Is SIS
ter Of j. q. Ashley OF this village. she Is
now on her way to Portland, Ore, as q
delegate to a convention.
Mrs. X. b. Galusha and Mrs. j. H. Hew-
lit, memb ers OF Rising Sun Chapter, o. h.
s., attended the annual convocation OF the
Grand Chapter held at Brattleboro last
week. Mrs. Hewitt was elected TO an Of
flee in the Grand Chapter.
High School Commencement
The class day exercises OF the gradual
ing class OF the High school, held last Fri.
day afternoon at the NJ. L. church, WERE
largely attended, the scheduled program
being given. The church was tastily dec
GRATED with evergreen and class colors
Oyerhanging the platform was arranged
the class motto, onward ana CpWarui
and in front potted and cut flowers anc
palms.
The exercises opened with music, march
by Milders orchestra of Montpelier anc
the entrance upon the platform BY TN
class, preceded by SIX young misses OF tht
primary school, Jennie Mcdonald actins
asmarshal. There were seated the sehoo
directors, principal and teachers. TheI
followed invocation by Rev. L. T.. Wells
overture, orchestra; salutatory and essay
ssThe Battle OF Life" Miss Della Preston
essay, "Various Achievements OF tn
American People," Miss Luna !. Dutton
essay, aFormation of Habits" Miss Jen
ME L. McDonald; music; GRAFTON, "a
Self Made Man. Guy Whitney; class his
tory. Miss Goldie Nj. Tenney; Grafton
tsModern Inventions, II. Chase Rand
music; ESSAY, ARTISTS and Sculptors o
Vermont" Miss Jessie A.. Ellis; music
essay. "singlepess Of Purpose, Mss Mar Jar
j. Moore; class prophecy, Edward w. SID
ley; ESSAY and valedictory, "The Preserya
tion OF our Forests" Miss Grace G. Bar
rows; music.
The diplomas were presented BY tn
principal, being passed TO him py IN
beautiful little Miss Pearl Bohonon, am
in the presentation he gave a snort, IN
structive and fitting address. The exer
cises closed with benedction by Re
Sherman Goodwin.
The class exercises were very entertain
ing and will compare well with the grad
uating exercises OF past years.
Following the graduating exercises, IN
alumni OF the High school held their an
nual banquet at the South Royalto
House. twenty-five attending. Ohcer
present were the president OF the Alumni
association, Harold Fish, OF Dartmouth
vice pres, Miss Bertha Soper; sec, Clifto
Flanders. DIR. z. j. Fish acted as toast
master. Guests attending were A. !
Eaton, school director; J. V. sturtevsnl
principal; Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Hewitt
Walter Goss and Miss Morey OF Chelsei
Rev. Sherman Goodwin, Miss Amy kih
by and Mrs. Eliza Fish. Mr.. Woodart
the host, furnished an elaborate menu
GnOlce eQlDies.
Toastmaster Fish gave the followin
toasts, responded to by short addresses
a pleasing msnner:-"The Class OF ro2.
Well begun Is half done" Miss Dell
Preston: "Recreation," Miss Amy kin
by; "Courtesy." Rev. Sherman GOODWIN
"The Twentieth Century," Harold flsn
Higher Education" Clifton Flanders
The response to "Recreation" by MIS-
Kibby was especially interesting. she IS
former teacher in the High school hers
very modest and unassuming, and her re
marks were replete with wit and sarcasm
and given with a nonchalance that sur
prised all. II seemed to confuse her nol
little bit, to introduce the keenest play
wit. She was roundly applauded at 10
close.
For the first time the grammar schoS
seniors held exercises in connection VII
commencement, and very creditaoly 81
they carry out their program OF reclts
lions and declarations, intersperseo VII
vocal music by quartet OF the Glass;
NORTH RANDOLPH.