Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-24
South Royalton Notes.
NJ. ). SARGENT, Local Editor

M J. SAR0ENT, Local Editor
Mrs. Dana bearing has been seriously
i'll the past week with gastric fever.
large number Of the homes in town
are out of water owing to the continued
drouth.
Miss Jennie Godfrey Of Randolph was
the guest Of Mrs. w. NJ. Sargent last
Saturday.
John Durkee and family of Lakewood,
N. j., are guests of Mr.. Durkee's aunt,
Mrs. J. B. Dqrkee.
Mrs. Forrest Manchester of Lebanon
and Mrs. Albert Manchester of Randolph
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Helen Burnside, who has been
with Mrs. Gordon Northrop this summer,
has returned to her home in Allston,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Bamfortb of Water
bury visited the parents of Mrs. BAN.
forth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Shepard, last
Tuesday.
Fred Smith OF South Tunbridge is NOV
ing his family to South Royalton and is
to occupy the Phiness Pierce house across
the river.
John Fish is recovering from q serious
injury of the head received in fall. He
is so years old and the past year has been
quite feeble.
Mrs. Benjamin Flint and her sister.
Mrs. Fisher, are visiting friends in town
Mrs. Fishers last visit before this was
twenty-five years ago.
William Cummings, who has passed
his summer vacation with J. r. Shepard
and family. returned to his home in
Providence last Saturday.
ID. T. Stanley and Mrs. c. r. Stanley
OF Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson ID.
Allen of Lacrosse. Wis, were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hope last Monday.
Robert, SON OF DIR. Fred Belknap Of
Niles, Mich, arrived here Sunday at J.
o. Belknap's. an uncle OF his father.
He is to enter Dartmouth college this
term.
Mrs. Onkin. son and daughter, who
have been visiting friends here, returned
to their home at Chaplin, ILL.,. this week,
having visited relatives here the past
three weeks.
Edwin Hadiey's Moving Picture show
will give an entertainment in the Cong'l
church Thursday evening, Sept. "a, un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Social
circle; an entirely new program.
William Wellington, one of the en-
ployees at the furniture factory, went to
his home at Milford, Mass, Monday,
having received an injury of the arm
which disables him for work for awhile
Fred Bowditch OF Boston visited Mrs.
Edgar Watkins last week. Mr.. Bow
ditch passed his boyhood years in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Watkins.
He is passenger conductor on the ~. Y,
n. ii. a ii. X. X.
Miss Mary Waldo Curtis visited Mrs.
Settie Waldo and Mrs. Bert Sargent
three days last week. Miss Curtis is de-
voted to home mission work. having been
one OF the matrons of Jackson college.
Jackson, Miss, and OF the Mather school,
Beaufort, 5. c.. for several years and at
Silver Bay, n. ", this summer. She re-
turns TO her work at Beaufort this week.
Edward Carter of Troy, y. ". was
in town last week on visit to the home
and scenes OF his grest-grandfather, Gen.
Elias Stevens. and family. Gen. Stevens
was among the first settlers OF Royalton.
He came from Connecticut at the age OF
10 years and in 1850, the year of the
burning OF Rovalton, he and his wife
were OF the 300 inha bitants then residing
in town. He has q record of military
service at Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga.
He died in Royalton in 1s4s, and with
his family was buried in the village
cemetery at south Royalton.
6aker-6risht NUpt;sIs.
Brightwood. the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. |
Joseph Warren Bright, was the scene last
Monday morning OF quiet and very
pretty wedding Of more than usual
interest, when Frank NJ. Baker. until 4
recently pastor CT Grace Methodist
church and now of the theological school
OF Boston university, and Miss Josephine
Bright, one OF our best known and
most highly esteemed young women,
were united in marriage by Rev. sber-
man Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, who were the
recipients OF many pretty and vaiua BILE
gifts, left on the morning train for Bos-
ION, carrying with them the best wishes
Of the community for their happiness.
No cards were issued.