Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-04
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT. Local Editor.

Miss Mabel Brooks is at home for few
days.
Fred Sargent has recovered from his re-
Il cent sickness.
Charles Clapp of Lowell, Mass, is in
town this week.
Harry Leach of Lynn, Mass, passed last
sunday in town.
Fred Newcomb is visiting his sister,
Mrs. George Nye.
Walter Hubbard is home from Berlin
n. H., for few days.
Forrest Southworth has moved back 10
his farm ON Dairy hill.
Regular meeting OF the Sons OF Veterans
next Saturday evening.
CALVIN Dyke is in Canaan, n. H., for
few days visit to friends.
Mrs. +. c. Ladue is still very III at her
sisters, Mrs. j. n. Waldo.
w. +. Graham OF Bethel was in town
Saturday selling souvenirs.
Walter spsulding has been quite IN with
tonsilitis the past few days.
Miss Myra Sargent is recovering after
several months OF III health.
L. F. Terry Is completing repairs on his
house left over from last fall.
Guy Merrill Of Barre is In the village for
short visit TO home and friends.
Leon Skinner returned home from Bos-
ton Monday for an indefinite stay.
Miss Winnie Briggs OF someryille,
Mass, is visiting Mrs. j. b. Durkee.
Miss Florence spsulding is reported
considerably better and gaining daily.
Mrs. Katie Chamberlin Cove OF Brook
Ign, y. Y, is guest OF Miss Alice Lamb.
Dr. and Mrs. L. j. Fish attended the fu-
neral OF DIR. Co.'S OF Chelsea last Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Fish has been confined to her
room the past few days with an attack OF
grip.
Mrs. II. c. Sargent has been confined to
the house with rheumatism the past two
weeks.
Frank IAdue came home from the West
Monday night, owing to the serious III |
ness OF his wife.
Mrs. o. n. stoughton was called to Ar
lington, Mass, to care for her sister, Mrs. 4
Hoyt, who is seriously III,
Miss Myra Morse, telephone operator, |
was called TO Mortified last week by the /
illness Of her sister, Mrs. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Clark OF South
STAFFORD were guests at the South Royal
ton House Monday. As reported, they
were on wedding trip.
DIR. j. Euclid Fish and wife came up
from Boston Thursday morning last to at
tend the funeral OF DIR. s. y. Goss of Chel-
sea, father OF Mrs. Fish.
Selden Brooks is having his entire farm
buildings repainted, which includes very
large barn that was built last year. J. ".
Woodland is doing the painting.
Joel y. Phelps recently returned from
the hospital at Hanover after IL weeks
treatment and an operation for hernia,
followed by serious illness. lie has re-
covered sufficiently to ride to the village.
The Eckardt Family Concert company
which is To appear at the Congl church
Thursday evening, May IL, under the au-
spices OF the Sons of Veterans, presents one
OF the most unique entertainments ever
offered to the public.
Charles Black, father Of c. +. Black, and
John Fish, father OF DIR. Fish, each had a
violent attack OF illness last week, but
each is somewhat better. They are both ,
quite aged people. Mr.. Black has been I
III with an incurabe brain trouble for the
past few years and is now very weak ply ,
sically and mentally.
At the annual business meeting OF the
Literary and Social club, the officers for
the ensuing year were elected a. follows;-
Pres, Mrs. @. NJ. Blake; vice pres, Mrs. I
&. w. seymour; ex. CON-, Mrs. Sherman {
Goodwin, Mrs. Ruth Lyman, Mrs. X. X.
Fielders; Sec, Mrs Albert Benedict treas, | I
Mrs. G.. l.. Bingham. a
Mrs. Della tPreston) Carpenter, daugh-
ter OF Burton and Susannah Preston, died a
at her home in Escondido, Cal, April 10.
She was the oldest of a large family OF !
children and is survived by two brothers, !
Nathan Preston Of Quechee, VI, and Geo. !
Preston OF ChRrlestown, y. H., and one q
sisser, Mrs. &. B. Dodge, OF this place !
Mrs. Carpenter was born IN Tunbridge, \
Vt, Jan. ~, 1885.
The citizens OF this vicinity are very u
much indie bted TO the choirs Of the Bethel =
and South Royslton Congl churches for Il
the excellent Easter concert given in the G
Congl church last Sunday evening under 5
the direction Of X. Il. Lilley, Mrs. ID. l.. a
Burnett, organist. The first part was Sc v
iections by classical authors; the second r
part a cantRta. "The Risen King" rem h
dered by voices rarely excelled in country i
choirs. and was highly appreciated, es- $
pecially by lovers OF music. b
Miss Jennie Miller Of South Royalton
died at her home Monday with malignant
She was the daughter OF Carlos
and Calista (Follettl Miller, and was ~
years of age. She was a graduate OF the
Randolph Normal school. she had taught a
school many years and had engaged to n
teach in Royalton this summer. Since the Il
death OF her father and brother several
years ago, she has made her home with her
eyed and feeble mother, being the only z
child living She has during the time had
the charge Of farm, which she has car B
ried on quite successfully, beside teaching
81 least two terms year. il