Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-17

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Charles n. Woodard i visiting Boston
for short vaeition-
Regular meeting Of Bixby Relief corps
next week Thursday at pam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayetts Green visited
Mrs. Nettie n. Waldo Monday.
ed.Hayues attended the State grange
meeting ct Burlington last week.
Ray whitcomb has recovered from a
recent illness sufficiently to be about.
Christmas exercises win be observed in
the NJ. e. and Cong'l churches Christmas
eve.
Regular meeting Of White River grange
Dec. IS at 7:3o p. m. for election At ON
GERS.
Capt. B. Frank Bowman will pass the
winter at Berlin, N. D., where be is en-
gagged In . railroad Office.
White River grange viii bold Its annu-
al meeting for election Of officers Friday
evening, Dec. IS. Every member must
be present
A divorce was granted to Fred Bates OF
Royalton in the Windsor county court
last Fridry. A. @. Whitman was>counsel
for Mr. Bates.
Regular and annual meeting Of OryiIle
Bixby post, q. A. R., Thursday after
noon. Dec. "a. Members are urgently re-
quested to attend.
L d. Litchfield returned 10 bis work
here last Saturday, having been at his
home in Randolph by reason of the sick
ness and death OF his father.
The House Of Representatives passed
the bill introduced by Mr.. Goodrich,
member from Royalton, Saturday. TO in
corporate the village Of South Royalton-
William Emerson has closed his en-
gagement as foreman OF the Royalton
railroad section and Charles Newell has
been made section foreman IS his success
sor.
Mrs. Harry Bingham Of this village
was taken to the hospital at Hanover last
week Wednesday for treatment for APP
pendicitis. She was doing we'll at last re-
port.
At the annual business meeting Of the
Epworth league Friday evening, Dec. IL,
the following officers were elected -
Pres. Harry Bingham; LIST vice pres,
Elarey Isham; I'd vice pres, Miss Grace
Pinion; Sd vice pres, Miss Laura Cowen;
4th vice pres, Miss Mary Oaks; Sec,
Miss Edith Howard; Treas, Miss Mary
Oaks. The meetings win be held every
Friday evening, Is usual.
Alonzo c. Porter OF South Royalton
died last Friday from an attack OF apo
plexy Dec. 2, living eleven days sitter the
attack, remaining unconscious until the
end. He had lived in town many years.
He left q son and two daughters. The
past few years he had made his home
with Frank Doubleday Of South Royal
ton, where he died and where the funeral
was held Monday under the rites OF Ma
sonic burial performed BY Rising Sun
lodge, F. and A. NJ, of which he was q
member. He was buried at East Ran
dolph. Rev. Sherman Goodwin was the
officiating clergyman. DR.. Z. J. Fish
read the Masonic service.
The Woman's club was entertained by
Mrs. J. II. Hewitt Saturday afternoon,
Dec. II. There was 9 large attendance d
members, and guests were also present.
The program consisted OF roll call, e
which responses were given. with items
OF current events; later English history,
Miss Metcalf; sketches Of various authors
Of the period from 1900 to 1880, Mrs.
Lucy Freeman; life of Percy Bysshe Shell
ley, Mrs. Gertrude Smith. Fine instru-
mental music vas rendered BY Misses
Lizzie and Nellie Adams. Miss Metcali
has been chosen q member of the reci
procity COMMITTEES of the Vermont Stat.
Federation Of Woman's clubs. At ths
next meeting, with Mrs. Mary Talbert
Dec. 20, the study for the coming year il
to be decided.