Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-27

sociable last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Lyman Rogers is spending wee
or two with her sister, Mrs. Henry Hyde
Laid g. Blodgett sold $3.50 worth O
goods the day before Christmas. The
advertised in the HERALD.
Christmas exercises were held at tn
Second church Monday evening and a
the First church Tuesday evening. A
both places the good singing was marked
feature, and the Rotations deserve specia
commentator.
Mr.. Clayton Fiske led successful sing
ing concert at East Brookfield last Satur
day afternoon and evening. Arrange
ments were made for Mr.. Fiske to teach {
singing school there Saturday evenings
during the winter.
The home OF Josiah Smith was the
scene OF quiet wedding Christmas after
noon, when his daughter Emma WAS mar.
ried to Mr.. FrankIlLuce OF Chelsea, the
Rev. {. Ii. Morse performing the cere-
mony. The young couple will make their
home in Chelsea forthe present.
The newly organized w. c. T. U. OF the
Second church voted at their first meeting
last Friday at Mrs. Callagan's to invite
the ladies of the Centera and of East Brook
field to join them. Thus the union is to
be made representative. The regular meet
ings are to be held hereafter the third
Friday OF each month.
Marshall Carpenter met with a severe
accident the other night by which he
sprained his knee so that he cannot step.
A horse became cast in the stall in the
barn, and in venturing in beside it to I'M
hitch il, Mr.. Carpenter was injured by the
struggles of the animal to get up. He is
somewhat better this week.
J. W. Parmenter, late of Brookfeld,
pays tribute to our town, when he seeks
Tor assistants in his new store in Water.
bury from among our young men here.
Wallace Greene has already gone to
take the position OF clerk, and Frank Dib-
bell expects to go the first OF January to
help in the meat department.
A lecture on "Incidents and Battles of
the Civil War" illustrated by stereopticon
views, was given last Tuesday at the hall.
By some oversight, the name of the lee
turer did not appear on the bills an
nouncing the lecture, and your corre-
spondent has not been able to ascertain
what it was. Those who attended spoke
highly OF the lecture.
The social and literary entertainment in
honor OF Forefather's Day, given in the
Second church parlors last Thursday even
ing, under the auspices OF the Christian
Endeavor society, assisted by the Ladies'
Reading club, was in every way a success.
The attendance was good, and the anti
quarian relics, the old time costumes and
supper and the historical readings were Of
an instructive as well as of an entertain
ing character.
The ladies OF the Second church have
arranged for unique sociable for this
Thursday evening at the church par
Tors. The literary part is to consist OF a
rendering OF Tennyson's "Enoch Arden
IN~u go gaf hi -
admission fee is to be charged, but all
friends who are interested in wiping out
the parsonage debt have been invited to
bring freewill offering for that purpose
in envelopes, which have already been
At the annual meeting OF the grange
held Dec. 2lst, the following officers were
elected Cassius Peck, master, l.. c.
Green, overseer; Mrs. Luna Peck, lecturer;
c. 5. Williams, steward: G. II. Peck, as
sistant steward; Miss Grace Ditty, lady
steward; George g. Smith,
chaplain Mrs. S. Il. Follansbee, secretary;
Marcus Peck, treasurer; Mrs. Abbie Hyde,
Pomona; Miss Lillian Buck, Flora; Mrs
May &. kibbee, Ceres; Edward Stone,
The installation will take
place January 4th and will be followed by
IN oyster supper.
A peculiar malady, which for want OF a
better name has been called grip" is
in town. Mrs. Fred Ladd and
Miss Jennie Peck were victims last week,
.he latter being Obliged to leave her teach
ing in Chelsea until after the holidays.
Rev. Z. II. Morse, afflicted with the same
nalady, was unable to preach last Sab
bath. In the absence OF the pastor, the
service at the Second church in the morn
ng was conducted by Dea. Marcus Peck,
who read sermon. The other deacons
assisted in other parts. At the First
,hurch in the afternoon, Mrs. Curtis
kibbee read a sermon.