Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-04
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John Stone has purchased the Crane
farm.
Miss Anna Clark is at home from he
teaching in Connecticut.
Wallace Allis OF Norwich, Conn, mad,
his mother short visit last week.
Miss Lula Sargent expects to work as 6
table girl In Now York city this summer.
Miss Butella Conland is at home for til,
summer vacation from her teaching il
Barre.
Frank Lamson's folks welcomed new.
conner into their home last Monday-s
little girl.
Alanson Follansbee purchased a horse
recently and now he and his wife enjoy
the luxury Of taking drives whenever they
wish.
Mrs. Cram and her son, Percy Coleman
retqrned to their home in Brooktield las
week. Mr.. Coleman expects to remain
about two weeks. ss
The many friends OF Charles Crockel
are pleased to see his face among us Al
Brookfield once more. He expects to bt
here during the summer.
Miss Hattie Mason went Monday t.
Providence, r. l., to see her brother
George who has work there. She will re
main two or three weeks.
Mrs. Frank Morse OF Randolph, with
her children, is visiting at Mrs. Clarence
Fullam's for few days. Mr.. Morse Is
the man who drove the stage awhile last
winter.
After lingering illness OF many weeks
Martyr Lazelle died last Monday after
noon, July 1st. The funeral was held
Wednesday at p. M, Rev. c. HI. Morse
officiating
Clarence Fullam has gone to work as
brakeman on the railroad between the
Fabyan House in New Hampshire and
Boston. He received dispatch last week
Wednesday to come and begin work at
once.
Communion service will be observed
next Sabbath both at the First and Second
churches. The preparatory service will
be held to- morrow Friday afternoon at
80 at the Second church, and at p. m.
at the First church.
School closed in Dist. No. 2 last Friday.
The pupils having no MARKS were Mary
Stevens, Mamie Nichols, Bertha Nichols
and Melvin Nichols. There were only
two tardy marks during the term.
BESSIE f., DURKEE, Teacher.
The following persons from here attend :
ed the wedding OF George Sprague and
Winnie Parmenter at Waterbury last
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. c. HI. Bigelow,
Mr. and Mrs. William Clark, Minnie
Clark, Anna Clark, Mrs. Trial Clark,
Edie ann Jennie Peck, Mrs. Cassius PECK.
School in Dist. No. closed Friday,
June, DIST. Number Of pupils, H. Those
having no marks during the term were
Ella Benham, Daisy Bryant, Henry Will
Der, Frank, Eugene and Ethel Dewey,
George and Noah Frink.
HARRIET MASON, Teacher.
Brookfield has had every year some
young people to graduate from institu
tions OF learning about us, and this year
is no exception. Miss Mamie Goodrich
took her diploma from Goddard Semi
nary, Barre, last week, and the week be-
fore. Miss Lula Sargent from the State
Normal school at Randolph Center.
School No. Z closed Friday, June 2Stb.
Those having no marks were Blanche
and Jessie Durkee, Alice Greene, Ruth
Morse, Martha Peake, Fannie Ford, Cary
Fnllam, Clarence Tracy, Charles Morse,
BERTHE Fullam, Harry Peake and George
Ford. Whole number of scholars, %.
MINNIE l.. CLARK, Teacher
The musical festival under the direction
OF q. B. Fiske, at the Center last Thurs.
day, was carried out with success. In
spite OF unfavorable weather, fair num-
Der Of singers came together for the re-
hearsal during the day, and in the even
ing better audience than might have
been expected, considering the rain, as
sembled to hear the concert. The Misses
Styles from Quechee were present and
gave their services in singing The pro-
ceeds amounted to over nine dollars,
singing books desired.
An unusually pretty home wedding
took place Tuesday afternoon, July Cd, at
the home Of the brides parents at Water
bury, in the marriage OF j. Winnifred
Parmenter and George K. Sprague OF
BrookfieId About fifty OF the relatives
and immediate friends were present, OF
which number there were about twenty
five from Brooktield. The rooms were
tastefully trimmed with green, the parlor
being especially attractive with a profu
sion of ferns and daisies. Ropes OF ever
green and daisies were festooned from the
ceiling, from the center of which hung
the wedding bell. At two O'Clock, the
bridal party entered to the strains OF Men.
delssohn's wedding march played by
Miss Anna NJ. Clark. First came Mrs.
Marcia Peck Griswold, followed by
MISSES hdtrlHd Btiiut anu Lpuist TaTlllen-
.er, and then Misses Jennie and Edith
Peck. These having taken their places
1t one side Of the room just, behind two
pillars OF ferns, the bride, accompanied
BY Miss Minnie l.. Clark, as bridesmaid,
sntered, and passing between the pillars
md under the wedding bell, was followed
by the groom and Mr.. John M. Evans OF
who acted as best man. The
ring ceremony was impressively per-
formed by Rev. A. j. Coville. After hearty
and best wishes, ice cream
and wedding cake were passed. Many
beautiful and valuable presents denote
The high esteem in which the young cou-
Die are held Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
started Immediately on short carriage
irive and will make their home at the
sprague homestead in Brooktield.
East Broolxfield.
Scbnnt M 10 On fha Euct Hill plorod