Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-06

/ John Herrlck, VINO mas DSeh ~ NSN
! Hampshire some time, reached home last
week.
The singing school, taught by Prot.
Gibson. rs fourishing finely, there being
NOW about fifty pupils. The tickets for
the remainder OF the term have been re-
dueed to S1.50, giving those VINO com
mence now two lessons free. The middle
of January, Prof. Gibson, with his private
pupils and the school, are TO give musl-
cal entertainment, and at the close OF the
term a cantata.
Thanksgiving Day, the Rochester Club
of West Randolph, to the numbe OF elgh'
tv-seven, feasted in the q. A. X. hall on
such dainties as roast turkey, roast pork,
chicken pie salads and pies and cakes ga
Z lore. Appetites were in excellent condl .
ton, and the supply of good things old
not so greatly exceed the demand, but the
tension on some of the waistcoat buttons,
before the dinner was over, became little
alarming. The afternoon was spent by
the club in spinning Rochester yarns and
in recalling pleasant memories oil the ma
tive town. In the evening, literary and
musical program was pleasingly rendered,
opening with an anthem, The Earth is
the Lords" by the Rochester Club choir,
followed by recitation, entitled "Ihanks'
giving,u by Miss Luella Eaton. How
Tom Sawyer Got the Fence Whitewash-
edn was a reading by Earl Whitcomb, ana
"Cbeerfulnessn was the theme OF reclLa-
ton by ID. B. Fassett. Hudson Bailey de-
delighted the audience with violin solo,
Miss Ella Bailey read the story OF 'Our
First Thanksgiving" and Miss Lettle
Bailey very cutely recited The Lesson
1.-THE Puritans' Thanksgiving" reading
by Miss Bertha MaDney, preceded the
duet by George and Gertrude Chatheld,
and a Thanksgiving Sermon" was deiiv-
ed by Miss Carrie Eaton. Miss Emma
Bailey gave an amusing example OF EN-
Pertaining Big Sisters Beau" and Harry
Clark recited 1.-The Sleigh Ride after
which came a vocal solo by Miss Nellie
Wyman, followed by three reeitations,
"The The Thanksgiving Turkey" by Clit-
ford Eaton, "Nelle's Victory by Beulah
Hubbard and "Bambooziing Grandma"
by Glenn Bailey. An instrumental duet
was rendered by Glenn and Grace Bailey,
and a song by George Chattield. Mrs.
Charles Wyman then read an original
poem dedicated to the Rochester Club,and
Galen Fish gave humorous impersona-
ton that was heartily encored. The even
ing's pleasant order OF exercises closed
with the anthem, "Praise Waiteth for
Thee and the members of the Rochester
Club, after having once more RECALLED
themselves with the fragments that re-
NAMED, in order probably that nothing
should be wasted, departed to their sever
al homes, well-pleased with the second
annual reunion.
A union Thanksgiving service was held
in the Baptist church at quarter past sew
en- O'Clock la the evening. OF the fifteen
hundred or more souls within the village
limits, there were not found that returned
TO give glory for all the mercies and bene-
fits OF the past year save perhaps hun
dred; vet the fact that the church was not
crowded with eager worshippers may not
been have due to a feeling OF ingratitude
but To a feeling of indigestion. The choir
rendered several anthems in a highly
creditable manner, and the congregation
Joined heartily in the singing OF the
hymns. The text OF the sermon by the pas
tor Rev Seward Robson, was taken from the
sixty-fifth Psalm--"Thou crownest the
year with Thy goodness, and Thy paths
drop fatness.n II people could look back
over the year and realize what God has
done for them they must OF necessity, the
preacher thought, be grateful. Christians
are the children Of God; and, like chill
dren, often ask for what in wisdom must
be denied them Temporal gifts are not
the most beneficial, but they are more
easily seen and estimated than spiritual
gifts. Sorrow, suffering and bereavement
seem to us grievous burdens hard to be
borne, forgetting that whom He loveth, He
chasteneth. The spiritual mind perceives
spiritual things, separating the gold from
the tinsel, and by spiritual eyes love, great
and enduring love, can be discerned in all
the workings of the year. Good is often
TO be found in seeming evil, and evil in
seeming good. Trouble and adversely like
the surgeons knife, painfully cut away
the diseased portions that the Christian
character may come to the fullness OF its
development. Let us rejoice that our lot
has been cast in Christian country and
that our nation, though far from perfect,
is as good as it is, The Old World has
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schools and churches planted in every viii
lage and sedulously guarded, the New
World has been able to assimilate the for
eign element into American bone and sim
ew. Moral and industrial reforms have
been fought out on this soil to the lasting
gain OF all the nations OF the earth, and
the wage question, older than the Mosaic
law,no confronting the American people,
demands a settlement. Sooner or later
this problem will be solved the railroads
and telegraph will be in the hands OF the
I government, and every one will be given
an opportunity 10 earn an honest living.
Then can we more truly say that "God Is
our Father and all we are brethren" The
service was appropriately closed by the
singing OF america"
The large number of people who lour-
/ neyed hither to observe the great Ameri-
can feast with their kiDsfolk and acquaint-
ances included Rev. and Mrs. f. Roberts
of South Royalton, at the home of his
/ brother, Rev. w. n. Roberts; Harry Ford
and Robert Mitchell OF Dartmouth college;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lane of Montpelier, at
Justin Moulton's; Mrs. Martin Hanlon
Of Northtield and baby, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Kendrick; t. A. Wiley and
| grandson. Charlie Webb, of Mortified,
who spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
lah Edison; Mr.. and Mrs. George Laird of
Royalton, entertained by Mrs. Laird's
mother, Mrs. |. NJ. Jones; Mr.. and Mrs
John Mudgetu, Mr.. and Mrs. Pride, of
Brookfield, Miss Gertrude Houston from
Lebanon, N H., composing the party at
A. J. Fosters; Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Lazelle
of White River Junction, Martin Lazelle,
wife and daughter of Brookfeld who were
at j. NJ. Atwood's; w. w. Seymour of the
firm of Seymour & Jackson, shoe manu-
facturers in Lynn, Mass, and his wife,
who were with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. {. Seymour; Miss Zeba Ryder of Barre,
passing the holiday at the home OF her sis
ter, Mrs. Iona Chase; Mrs. W. ii. Morris
of Mortified, at B. F. Sargent's; Fred G.
Osgood and Albee' Chamberlin OF Boston,
at Hobart Peck's; Mr.. and Mrs. John An