Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-25

A regular meeting Of Bixby Post, @. A,
r., viii be held this afternoon at ?
| O'Clock.
The south Royalton woman's club will
meet with Mrs, Robert Fielders, saturday,
Oct. y, at q. m,
/ DR.. and Mrs ID. 4. DeaFing are away
ON two weeks vacation aud visit TO the
/ parents OF Mrs. bearing,
Gilbert Davis, attorney Of Windsor,
was in town last Thursday and Friday in
the interest OF a will contest,
Charles Downer OF Sharon and ), 5,
Ballard OF Montpelier were guests Of the
South Royalton House Sunday.
4 John Dana OF Portland, Me-, is a guest
| Of the South Royalton House Tor a few
weeks and is in Chelsea this week.
Frank Sherlock was called TO Amherst,
Mass, Saturday to attend the funeral OF
George Powell, his brother-in-law.
Mrs. Lura landon, teller OF the Wellesley
National bank, Wellesley, Mass, was a
guest OF Mrs, james A. Whitney last week,
Miss Jessie Iavaux of Philadelphia, a
summer boarder, has returned from a
visit to Boston, and will leave for home
Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. O car Morse OF Derry,
/ y, H., visited his parents last week. They
accompanied the body of Mr.. Peeor here
for burial.
There win be a regular communication
OF Rising sun lodge, +. and A NJ,
Wednesday evening, Oct. 81; work on the
third degree.
! The death OF Dr.. Daniel Freeman OF
Bethel is reported. lie was a brother of
| Fred Freeman and formerly a prominent
dentist of Chicago.
| Mrs. Charles Sargent, who has been
very low for the past few weeks, is no
better and in very weakened condition,
requiring nurse constantly.
Three deer were shot in Royalton Mon
| day, one by Horace Whitney, one by his
son and one by Mr.. I.aharree OF Bellows
Falls, guest OF Mrs. Watkins.
| DIR, l.. ii. Stearns, veterinary surgeon OF
| New York city, has located in the village.
| He is a graduate OF the veterinary depart
ment OF the Cornell university, New York.
Wilbur Saulter is making repairs ON
| the house and outbuilding that he pur-
chased IN South Royalton year ago. He
intends to move from Tunbridge the first
of November.
Thomas Sanders of Haverhill, Mass,
was in the village the first of the week
and purchased a ear of stock for his
market. Mr.. Sanders was formerly
resident OF East Randolph.
LII. Waldo has purchased the Kenney
residence in Royalton of X. b. Galusha,
and in part payment Mr.. Galusha has
taken a double tenement house at South
Royalton owned by Mr.. Waldo.
| .. NJ. Rogers and S. Wells of Salt Lake
| city spent Sunday with the latter's uncle,
j. H. Wells, who has been here the past
year. Mr.. Rogers goes to South Africa
and 5. Wells to Germany, as missionaries.
i
from Concord, n. H., Sunday for his
annual deer hunt, as a guest of JUNE
Wentworth of Tunbridge. They were
out Monday and were successful in secur-
/ ing fine buck.
The cornet band, being organized by
the musicians of the village under the
| direction of George Dewey, is holding its
first practice meetings. There seems to
be prospect Of good band as we have
several good players.
Mrs. Angie (Farmer), wife of A. M.
| Trask, died at her home in South Royal
ton Saturday, after a short illness with
gastritis. She was 80 years of age and left
husband, daughter and two sons. The
funeral was held Tuesday with interment
in the Slack cemetery.
/ Julius f. Wells, DESTROYS of meeting the
people he became acquainted with while
spending year in Vermont, announces
/ his departure to Salt Lake city soon and
| will give a reception to his friends at
| Memorial cottage, Joseph Smith monu-
ment grounds, Tuesday afternoon, Oct.
80
Miss Mabel Danforth, who was reported
seriously i'll last week, was operated upon
for appendicitis the 18th. The operation
was successful and she is doing well, and
expected to make speedy recovery.
Much apprehension was felt as to the
result. as she is very frail and had been
in feeble health the past year. Dr. Gtle
of Hanover operated, assisted by Drs. Fish
and Hayward.
The fair held by the ladies of Rising
Sun chapter, 0. E. s., last Thursday and
Friday evenings was a decided success
socially and financially. The fair was
held in Woodlands hall, which was beau
tifully decorated with evergreens, flags,
draperies and ferns. The several booths
containing fancy articles for sale were
artistcally arranged and decorated, es-
pecially SO was the one set up by Mrs. +.
j. Fish, which remained through the
evening of the concert and dance. Friday
the concert was given by Whittier
orchestra of Montpelier which furnished
; music for the dance. Comment on the
concert is unnecessary; all expected a
!; fine one and had it. The attendance was
large both evenings. Sixty couples took
: dance tickets, and many others remained
as spectators of the ball, which closed at
l a. M Continuous lunch was served
, through the evening. Much credit is due
the ladies' in charge for painstaking efforts
IN giving to the public SO worthy al
entertainment.
A notable instance of animal instinct
. was shown few days since by horse
owned by j. II. Hewitt of this village
, Old Billy, so called, was 35 years old SOME
time this year, and had been owned BY
Mr.. Hewitt several years, being usec
lately for light trucking in drawing
freight from the depot and delivery o
goods about the village. One morning
last week, Old Billy appeared not so wei
as usual, and was turned out in the yare
, at the stable. Soon he was seen on thu
street. He went first to one OF the store
houses where he had delivered so mucl
: grain, and from there to another store
house where he stopped few moments
J. then to the railroad yard where he hat
often been to draw grain from the cars
e and then he went to the store, where h
was accustomed to stop for goods, to tax
;, on his delivery rounds. Here he remained
= until Mr. Hewitt b y came from schoo
and took him to he stable, but his worl
n was done. At 5 o'clock Of that day h
peacefully died, and gained the rest he s
d richly deserved.