Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29

John Heath is laying the foundation fol
an addition to his barn at his new home
formerly the G.. Bigelow place.
The Brookfield Dramatic club gave
Barker's drama, "Better than Gold, ..
Wednesday evening i'm the G. A. X. hall
Times here seem to be lively this week
Monday, wedding; Tuesday, a social
wednesday, drama; Thursday, turkeys.
Frank Lamson and Albert Sargent have
been drawn to serve as petit jurors at the
Orange county court, which opens Dec. 4.
Mr.. Herbert Mason is rejoicing at this
Thanksgiving time in the arrival OF
seven pound boy at his home, born last
Monday.
At the First church last Sabbath. an
interesting Home Missionary concert by
the Sabbath school took the place of the
regular preaching service.
William Graves has bought Albert
Beams place and is to take possession
next spring. The blacksmith shop has
been purchased by Walter Howard.
The Christian Endeavor society and the
Second church have together purchased
three dozen new singing books Gospel
Hymns, Nos. 3 and 6, COMMUNICATION
viii be used in the social meetings here
after
The special gospel services, which have
been held nightly for two weeks at the
FIRST church, closed with praise service
last sunday evening. The praise service
was union and took the place OF the usual
preaching service on Thanksgiving Day.
School in No. closed Friday. Nov. %
Those pupils having no marks were John
and Faye Beard, Lillian Carpenter, Hattie
Churchill, Eva Sargent Wallace Spooner.
Royal and Sarah Waldo. The four hav
ing the highest marks were Lillian Car.
penter, Clara Waldo, Hattie Churchill and
Bessie Panton. Number OF scholars, 49,
EDITH II. PECK, Teacher.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Second church gave a social and pleasing
Tuesday evening at the |
vestry. The entertainment was some !
thlng unique, being entitled "Aunt ,Jeru |
sha BOWS Family Album and consisted |
OF an arrangement for displaying real hu
man faces, with various attire, in frame.
Miss Dime Conland, personating Aunt 4
Jerusha, explained the pictures as they
We're displayed. There we've many excel /
lent hits.
The High school in Dist. No. : closed
Nov. %, after a term of 10 weeks. Those
having no marks were Myrtle Brown,
Mabel Wheatley, Mary Williams and Cary
Fullam. Lila Buck and Helen Williams
nad only one tardy mark and Lizzie Lam
son and Arthur Bigelow were absent on
y one half day each. Whole number Of
pupils, 81. OF the two prizes offered To
he geography class OF 10, Alice Greene
ook the first and Myrtle Brown, second
u the three prizes offered to those whose
scholarship was the highest, Mabel Wheat.
ey took the first, with r total average for
he term of 93.7; Nellie Fullam, second
Iverage, 9l.7; the three whose standing
vas next to these were Louis Bigelow and
Vice Greene, the per cent of each being
Y ~, Lila Buck, 90.5, and Lizzie Lamson,
o..
The social event of the season is the wed.
.lng which occurred Monday evening
,oV. 70, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
iarcus Peck, on the occasion of the mar
lage OF their daughter, Marcia, to Mer.
on l.: Griswold. A full account is given
lsewhere in this paper. A unique feat.
re was the reading of two original poems
iter the ceremony and introductions
me was read by Miss Edie Peck, and
vas touching expression of good wishes
rom MIR. and Mrs. Hatch OF Boston. rela-
ives OF the family. The other was en-
tiled I'VE Six" and was read by Miss
llnnle Clarke, herself being the author
SIS OF the piece. 1t was of the nature of
emlnlscences OF the happy times spent by :
TX girls, growing up together, OF whom
he bride was the first to be married. Mr..
no Mrs. Griswold will be gone a week on
neir wedding tour.