Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.


in the audience room between and 5 !
O'Clock followed by supper at which !
about l6O participated then came the roll
call to which 113 responded. Then came the
business meeting and after the reports OF
officers these were elected officers for the
ensuing year: Clerk, ID. G. woodward;
treasurer, Il. w. Tewksbury; warden, Ed
gar 7. Salisbury; standing committee, o.
j. Marcott, w. A. Jones, T.. w. Tewksbury
and N. w. McCollom; receiver OF offerings,
e. a. Thomas; auditor, y. T. Lombard;
deaconess, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Bates; superin-
tendent of Sunday-schoo, u. T. Lombard;
assistant superintendent of Sunday-school,
Il. A. Thomas. Two minute responses
were then called for and were as follows
Our church and sunday-school," 10. r.
Lombard Our church and choir" a. H.
Beedle and Prof. N. j. Whitehill; Our
old men and matrons." Deacon w. f.
Howard "Our young men and ma!dens,"
Il. w. Tewksbury; our Marthas and
their husbands" II. II. Howard; "rhe
Centre and circumference how 10 bring
together" was responded to onothe part
OF the Centre" by Il. A. Thomas, A. ].
Huse. and Mrs. II. j. Adams, but those to
respond to the circumference" we're not
present. THE homo church and its alb
sent members" was responded to by A. J.
Fowler: Greetings from our college rep
resentatives," Walter Woo dward and Miss
Mary Tewksbury; "Our present and our
future" T. j. Adams: ourselves as
others see u.s." N. w. McCollom. This
was followed by an address by Prof. c.
ID. Adams of Dartmouth college upon
+ ourselves as others see u.s. which was
a very witty and eloquent address. Prof.
Adams was the invited guest of the even
ing.
The candidacy OF Col. i. J. Kimbail of
I this place for delegateship to the next
republican convention at st. Louis Is
meeting with much favor. The State press
treats II well. various papers having in
dorsed the colonel in leading editorials
There was n joint public installation of
the officers of the various q. a. II. organi-
cations Saturday evening Capt. J. f..
Eldredge. State mastering officer. installed
the officers elect of the u. s. Grant Post.
Mrs. Clark, n past president of the Free
man Corps of Brookheld corps. installed
the officers of the corps. Past Capt. +.
w. Sault performed 4 like service for Col.
j. u. Mead camp, sons of Veterans. After
these exercises refreshments We're served
by the ladies.-Mrs. George ii. Walker has
been taken to the Mary Fletcher Hospital
at Burlington for treatment. DIR. V. G.
Goodrich accompanied her.-Mrs. 7. j.
Adams has gone to Boston to visit her
sisters and other relatives and friends
Prof. George Il. Mann, principal of the
Quechee High school has returned and
resumed his duties Monday.--Mr. Holmes
and family, who have been staying for
some time at j. W. Burts, have returned
TO New York.-Miss Eta Chamberlain,
who has been visiting her father. Increase
Chamberlain, has returned to Framing
ham, Mass TO resume her duties as n
teacher in the public schools there.
Randolph lodge of odd Fellows contin-
ucs to grow and everything Is kept q
booming. An cncampmcnt Is to be In
stltuted ..ere by them Oh january 81.
Several of the members have already
taken the e1campment degrees Mt Mont
| PETER The new lodge viii have several
charter members to start of with. Tues
= day evening these officers were installed
by Past Grand DR.. A. c. Pailey, assisted
by Past Grand J. Il. Eldrc1ge: n. G., a. j.
Huge; V. G., o. r. Greene; secretary
William II. Kenney; treasurer, N. NJ
Draper; chaplain, A. NJ. Hayes; cond
tor. w. j.. Barnes; assistant conductor
= +. +. Sault; warden, Frank Copeland; in
} side guardian, G. l.. Hutchinson; outside
0 guardian. A. S. burroughs; r. S. n. c..
Dana II. Morse; l.. s. n. c., II. b. Bell
;. II. s. V. g., j. +. Lamson: l.. s. V. c..
$ Fred Dunn r. s. S., Pearl Beam l.. s. S.
= l.. c. Erskine: trustees, j. y. Cleveland
: n. NJ. Draper and Dana II. Morse; repre-
l scntatives to grand lodge. Dr. A. G. Bale!
r and j. b. Eldredge. The two last named
O with several other officers of the lodge
o slst in the installation OF the officers II
( that lodge.-Town Clerk J. .. EldI edg,
: and his father. Capt. j. u. Eldre1ge. pen
sion attorney, have moved their office t'
: Dr. r. G. Mortons new bl0ck.-J. ID. Deni
!, son has moved his Office to Edson's new
}, block.--The first of a series Of dancin;
e schools will be held Friday evening Il
= l5dson's hall with Prof. George II. FL
more as teacher--A small camping hous
belonging to John Dubois located in tn
pasture of Hon. William II Dubois noa
= his residence, was set OH IRE 10y some mis-
o oreant Tuesday night and burned to tn
!, ground. 1t was discovered to he ON fir
u about half past one O'Clock Tracks of tn
;. incendiary We're traced to the Weston fla
. TO the road. The loss was not much
G vERsHIRE.
. A daughter was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs
William u. Bragg January 81. Clinton
:. Carlton. Chester Grant and Alonzo Cro5
:, are working Mt the steam saw m II in Sout
% Corinth-John Harding, who Is employee
}. In the freight Office at White River juno
y ton, was AT home last week.-Miss Graci
= Cross Is quite III with bilious fevcr.-Th
- annual meeting of the stockholders OF tn
-" Vershire Creamery company was mel
Monday evening. January g.
RANDOLPH CENTRE.
l. The Normal school began its winter teri
c Tuesday of this week. Under the new al
y rangement no student will be received eA
|. cept such as can join classes already eA
n isting--The body of Mrs. Cornelius Re
q logg was brought here for burial last FIR
q day She was for many year
" a resident in this vicinity.--A circular cor
II ference will be held at the Congregations
Il church, Tuesday. Jan. 18th. with n sermo
= In the morning by Rev. c. III. Morse {
v Brookfleld and papers In the afternoon o
/. the general topic of the revised version {
G the Bible, covering as sub-topics the con
>. mittee who did the work. the laws whic
r. governed them. the results achieved an
. the proper attitude of the Christian churc
4 toward it.-At the annual election of o.
q ficers for the Methodist Episcopal Sur
II day-school. j. b. Adams was elected super
y. ntendent for the tenth time. The asst,
d tants are Leet Blodgett and Miss Abb
+ Damon; secretary. Miss Abhie Damon
10 treasurer, s. c. Varse librarian, Nils
a Lucinda Il, Varse--The annual reunio
70 of the Congregational church last Wee
IT nesday was very much enjoyed by tn
" goodly number present. Several interes
p ing letters were read from non-reside!
A. members. The prudential committee an
10 treasurer reported bills for the year pal
!. and a balance of nearly $40 in the trea
10 ury. Other departments presented a yer
,r favorable showing. DIR. Nuttng read a
n interesting paper concerning the variol
ID doctors who have been connected with Il
m church during its more than one hun
al dred years of existence and Prof r.. G.
s. nant told of the teachers who had held Il
r. relationship while connected with Il
90 Orange county grammar school and i
I'd success the State Normal.
:, TUNBRIDGE.
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