Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
South RoyaIton Notes.
N. J. sARoENT, Local Editor

m. D. cAh9ENT. Local Editor
The South Royalton graded school
commences next Tuesday, Sept. Z.
Miss Bertha Morse has recovered
sufficiently to take outdoor exercise.
Miss Alma French was taken quite i'll
last week, but is reported somewh hat
better.
Mrs. Eva Graves of East Barnard was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Black
recently.
Miss Edythe Perkins went to East
hampton, Mass, last week, where she
enters school.
Q. P. Abbott has his new -four and
Iced store building completed and sign
out for business.
W. V. Soper visited his native town,
Dorset, VI, last week, going via Hoosac
Tunnel and Bennington.
William Wynne of st. Adams, loco
motive engineer, visited his father and
family here last Sunday.
George Leonard went to Brattleboro
Tuesday, where he has employment as
overseer IN canning factory.
DR.. Euclid Fish returned home to
Canton, Mass, Monday, having passed
vacation here and at Chelsea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Corwin and child
are recovering from injuries received
recently in their runaway. accident.
James Oakman visited his sister, Mrs.
Edward Sargent, and family here last
Monday. He is residing now at Lebanon,
N. n.
Judge NJ. s. Styles and daughter Of
Charlestown, w. Va, are visiting his
sister, Mrs. Enmogene Goodale, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. I. 5outhgate re,
turned to their home at Barre last
Thursday, accompanied by their son,
Ray, and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Bodamer
and daughter, Bessie, OF Buffalo, n. Y,
visited at the home Of Mrs. Emily J.
Lamb last week.
Mrs. Alice French Farman, who was
called here by the death Of her brother,
Henry French, returned to her home at
New York city Tuesday.
Miss STA Ward returns to her school at
Natick Mass; Miss Isabel Martin, Miss
Josie Sargent and Miss Maud Abbott go
to Barre to teach the coming year.
DR.. and Mrs. William BeedIe of Phil
adelphia are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j.
@. Ashley. Mr.. Beedle was in the
employ OF Mr.. Ashley, barber, in 1887.
The steam power being installed at
the electric light plant is well under
way toward completion. It will be
used only at times of low water, but
will assure lights when needed, which
have not been supplied before.
Lester Ashley returned home last week
from his visit in California. On bis re-
turn be visited the Seattle exposition.
He was accompanied by Glenn Doubleday
Of Montpelier, who made a visit to his
parents, who reside in California.
A very lively place was this village last
Saturday evening, there being an I'M
usual number of citizens from outside
who attended the open air concert by the
Cadet band in the park. The streets
were filled with teams and automobiles.
OF last years. teachers in the South
Royalton graded school, Earl e. Wilson,
principal and supervisor, Miss Lillian Nj.
Bowker, assistant in high, Mrs. Emma
Rowell Abbott, grammar, Miss Jessie F..
Benson, I'd primary, Marion T. Wynn,
1st assistant primary, are retained. Miss
Edna Metcalf, I'd assistant in high, and
Miss Viola NJ. Fenton are new teachers.
News was received by Mrs. o. n.
Stoughton last Monday Of the sudden
death OF her brother-in-law, Charles R.
Hoyt, OF Newton, Mass, of peritonitis,
after two days illness. Mr.. Hoyt was
born In Tunbridge and often visited bis
native town where some OF his relatives
reside. His wife and two sons survive.
His eldest son is in business at STAFFORD.
At the time of his death he was superin-
tendent of the Empire Laundry Machine
Co. at Newton, Mass.
hapgcod & Kent have the machinery
installed in the building recently erected
for the manufacture of ladies' shoes of
medium and best quality. The plant
consists OF q 2 - STORY building with gas
oline engine power and 80 working ma
chimes. They are turning out eight diff
ferent styles of fine looking work and are
having a demand for all their product.
Mr.. Hapgood, the manager, is practical
experienced. shoemaker, having been en-
gagged in the work since boyhood, and he
knows the business of making shoes from
sole to shoe-string. With expenses light,
they will undoubtedly succeed and pros
per, which will add materially to the bus
/ mess OF the town.