Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-02
South Royalson Notes.
NJ. J. SARGENT, Local Editor

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J. H. Hewitt was taken seriously i'll
last Saturday.
Ned Sibiey was at home from-Montpel-
Ter over Sunday.
Henry Dutton has recovered sufficient
ly to ride to the village.
The South Royalton Graded school
commenced last Monday.
Arthur Maynard visited his home in
Boston during the holidays.
W. o. Belknap has been confined to
the house the past week by illness.
Watch meeting services were held at
the M. E. church Tuesday evening.
c. T. Southgate of Barre visited his
mother and family here over Sunday
Reuben Rand has been engaged at DIR.
Fish's during the absence of Arthur May
nard.
Landlord Harrington is making speedy
recovery from the operation for arpendi-
>citis.
Miss Florence Tarbell passed the holt
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
P. Tarbell.
Rael Adams came home last week from
West Derry, N. H., tic pass Christmas and
New Years.
The annual fire district meeting will be
held at the Office of ii. K. Foster Mon
day, Jan. 6, at O'Clock.
Mrs. Clark Lathrop of Duluth, MIMI,
sends greetings to her acquaintance of
years ago, now residing here.
The annual meeting of the Cong'l
church will be held Friday, Jan. 3, at
p. m. in the vestry of the church.
Oscar Morse and family returned to
Derry, N. H., Monday. His father &C
companied them to remain permanently.
Christmas exercises were largely attend
ed at both churches, the children TAX
ing the leading parts and furnishing
very pretty and interesting entertainment
to all.
The commander of Bixby post has APP
pointed the following members and asso-
ciate members of the post and Sons OF
Veterans as committee on arrangements
for Memorial day:-B. F. Bowman,
speaker; NJ. j. Sargent, music; Seymour
Culver, VIM. Skinner, M. j. Sargent, A.
G. Whitman, F. j. Shepard, w. NJ. Sar-
gent, @. L. Smith, +. E. Spaulding. Dis
trict committees will be appointed later.
News was received here Monday of the
death of Mrs. Eleanor Kibhee Pierce, wi
dow of Phineas Pierce, for many years a
prominent resident of South Royalton.
Since the death of her husband, she has
resided with her daughte Mrs. George
Tracy of Gildersleeve, Conn.,, and Joseph
Tracy of New York, and was residing
with the eldest daughter, Mrs. George
Tracy, at her death. The remains were
brought here Wednesday for burial in the
family lot in the village cemetery.
Orville Bixby post, G. A. R., held its
annual meeting last Thursday, electing
the following officers:-Com., ID. l..
Leisure; S. V. Com, Don w. Blake; J. V.
Com, B. F. Bowman; surgeon, Fred
Fay; quartermaster, Charles j. Sleeper;
o. D., o. y. Stoughton; o. g., G. III.
Hackett; chaplain, Henry Dutton; dele
mates, Don w. Blake, Henry Walker.
The officers of the post, corps and camp
will be installed Thursday, Jan. 9, at p.
m.
The remains of Mrs. Anna Doubleday
Clark, widow of the late Henry Clark, of
Pa, were brought here last
Friday for burial in the village cemetery.
She died at her home in Philadelphia aft
er a short illness of pneumonia. Her re-
mains were accompanied by her son, Leon
Clark, a prominent furniture manufacture
err in Philadelphia. Mrs. Clark had for
several years passed part of the summer
months in this village and her native
place. West Hartford. She left son
with whom she has made her home since
the death of her husband.