Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-30
South ROyaltOn Notes.
M. J. SARGENT, Local Editor

M. j. SARGENT. Local Editor
Lester Ashley was at home from Wilder
over Sunday.
DR.. d. L. Burnett OF Underhin was in
town last week.
DR.. E. ]. Fish was called to Hanover in
consultation by DIR. Giie Sunday.
The Woman's club will meet with Mrs.
J. H. Hewitt Saturday next at 2 p. m.
Mrs. W. v. soper is visiting her
daughter, Bertha, at Greenwich, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Culver of Sheldon
Junction visited relatives in town last
week.
Hoyt knight of Concord. n. H., a
former resident, visited friends here last
week.
Mrs. W. E. Cole OF PittsneId. n. H.,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Edward A.
Smith, last week. ufa.s.l
Capt. 3. F. Bowman was in town last
Thursday. having returned from the g.
A. r. national encampmeut held at Salt
lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Jewett of Gran
Vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jewett of
Randolph were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. ].
g. Ashley last week.
Mrs. Manchester, widow Of the late DR..
Forrest Manchester of Lebanon. N. H..
sister-in-law of Mrs. Curtis, attended the
funeral of Mr.. Curtis.
There will be no service in the Metho-
dist church in South Tunbridge on the
first two Sundays OF October on account
OF evangelistie services at South Royal
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Durkee visited
Mrs. J. B. Durkee here last week on their
way home to Lakewood, N. j., having
passed the summer at the White noun
tains.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Carpenter, Jr., of
Escandido, Cal, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Ellen Preston, and relatives in Tun-
bridge. Mr.. Carpenter had not been in
Vermont for 2s years.
j. H. Hewitt has the outside OF his
grain grinding aud elevator mill finished.
It makes quite prominent building. 1t
has five floors and basement and covers
ground space so by "a, So feet in height.
At 8 O'Clock on Tuesday evening, Sept.
21, at the Congregational parsonage in
Norwich. VT, occurred the marriage of
Mr.. Andrew w. Brigham and Mrs.
Hattie c. Graves, both OF Norwich, VT.
Rev. William c. n. Moe, the pastor of
the church, offieiated. They will make
their future home in Norwich. The best
wishes OF many friends are extended to
them.
The Norwich cadets, 1s5 strong,
camped on the grounds adjoining Wood
stock street near the hotel Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night. They
are fine looking body OF young men as
they appeared on dress parade on the viii
lage park Sunday evening. They parade
in four companies and a band, command
ed BY Capt. 1. A. |. Chapman, and Capt.
c. n. Bartlett. Their march from White
River Junction, where they had been to
appear at the state fair, was severe test
Of endurance, not having practice Of long
marches. They have IS horses for trans
portation of baggage and officers use.
Oliver s. Curtis died at his home in this
village last Thursday at the age of 70
years. after an illness of two weeks. He
had not been considered dangerously ill
up to nearly his death, when a fatal turn
came on from an attack OF uremic poison
ing. He was one of the towns best
farmers and an estimable citizen. He
was son of Oliver and Laura Hatch Cur
tbs, born in Royalton near his late home
in South Royalton, also the home OF his
father and grandfather, which is now
standing and habitabls. he and his
father were prominent in establishing the
village of South Royalton- His father
died in 1870, aged So years. His mother
died in 1898 at the age Of 30 years. Mr..
Curtis was a member of the Cong1 church
society OF South Royalton. Funeral was
held at his late home, Rev. Sherman Good
win officiating, and burial in the family
lot at the village cemetery. He leaves
wife and sister, Mrs. Laura Curtis
Moore OF New York city, who have the
sympathy of the townspeople.