Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-28
Tunbridge.

Lumber and wood are being moved out
of the woods very fast and if the nexi
thaw does not come very soon the farmers
and lumbermen will be ready for a spell
of weather.
"Aunt" Laura Tucker is very low. Mrs
Cooney is sick.
George osman, formerly of this town, is
reported as having married lately.
Lester Whitney and family are reported
1 to be very sick with the grip. Miss Dell
Ordway, who has been working for him
is also very sick with the grip.
Kate Kenison is very low but her recov-
cry is hoped for.
Miss Lizzie Hayward returns TO Boston
this week.
The G. A. X. encampment at Montpelier
| next week is to oe attended by several
from this town.
The directors Of the Worlds Fair soci-
ETY. met Saturday and elected the old list
of superintendent. The next fair is to
be held the first week in October
MA. Abby +. Doyle is sick with the
grip and her sister, Mrs. 5. A. Cushman,
is taking care OF her.
The program for the centennial of the
Cong'l church 10 be observed Friday OF
next week. has been prepared. In the
morning at 10 o'clock there is TO be short
devotional service after which the address
of welcome and the response is to be Civ
en-, then reading of the scriptures, prayer
singing OF centennial hymn, reading of
centennial poem, communion, benedic-
ton, adjournment to the hall where din
ner will be provided. At 2 p. m. will COM
mence exercises of the afternoon; after de
votional exercises Rev. James Ramage will
give a historical discourse after which will
be given addresses by former pastors. In
the evening at $50 O'Clock communion
tions from absent members will be read
and addresses will be made by visiting
pastors. Rev. Mr.. Ramage is gathering a
large amount OF interesting matter for the
historical discourse. Several prominent
Vermont ministers are expected to be at
the meeting and to&ake part in the exer-
cises. IN 1889 there appears to have been
q Rev Mr.. Jones preaching here. In the
preceding year some inhabitants OF the
town had a meeting OF the citizens called
for The purpose of seeing il any measures
would be adopted looking to the "Hiring
of Preaching and Pitching a spot for a
Meeting House" but the voters decided
to edo nothing at present In 1871 IL
was voted that Rev. David Howe Willis
ton, Dartmouth graduate, be asked to
come and preach with a view Of being
given a settlement" and Jan. 8, 1892, he
was given can.m One month later. Feb
D Ant IItHuN tEItHiA 1Aib NuhiAn Md6 VI
ganized, Rev. Aaron Hutchinson ofiiciat-
ing. Rev. Mr.. Williston was given the
Ministers Right" or the lots of land that
under the charter were to be given to the
first settled minister. A house 60x45, two
stories high, with two porehes II IT, square,
was built near the center OF the town, the
Meeting House committee furnishing,
as per instructions OF the town, two bar
rels of rum for the raising. This commit
tee was also instructed to furnish rum to
those who cleared the ground upon which
the house was to be built. In 1885 the
house first occupying the site OF the pres
ent one was built by subscriptions but it
was burned as soon as completed, by
fire that could not be accounted for. The
society soon rebuilt the house and the
new building is the one occupied to-day.
Among those prominent in the early ef-
forts to have preaching provided was Maj.
Reuben Hatch, the father OF 10. ID. Hatch,
who has been so well-known in later
years. Every person in town is invited to
attend the meeting, as are all other inter
ested persons.