Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-27


Nate Kinnies home celebrated the ar
4 rival OF little girl the other oay'
II Rev. q. Fl. Morse is to lecture at WI
lliamstown to- mig hit Thursday upon tb'
| Armenians
The annual meeting OF the First Con
gregational society will be held at INT
/ Center church next Monday evening.
John Buzzel, who recently purchased
the Bennett place and moved into II, mas
rented the same to Louis Steele ana MI
himself gone to Northiield.
Mrs. Z. Fl. Morse and two children
started last Tuesday for st. Johnspury
and Albany, where they will visit reie
tives Of the family. They expect TO pt
gone about week.
School No. 8 at the Center, taught by
Miss Hattie Mason, closed last Friday
The pupils who had no marks Tor the
term were Margie Panton, Lillian Car
penter, Eva Sargent and Hattie Churchill
School No. Q closed Friday. The pupils
having no marks Tor Inc winter term were
Fred, Ma ME, Bertha and Meivin Nlchois.
| The last three had no marks during tne
year. BESSIE +. DURKEE, Teacher.
The Misses Brokaw and Rastall, who
have been holding evangeiistic meetings
at Brsintree, will conduct meetings at the
Center church next week. They will
speak at the regular services at both
churches Sunday.
A large number Of young people at.
tended tie q. X. sociable at the home OF
Miss Minnie Clark last Thursday evening.
An interesting program OF entertainment
was carried out, consisting OF songs, reel
tations and games and very pleasant
evening was spent.
Prot. Conant, organ tuner, from John
son was in town last week and repaired a
numhe Of INSTRUMENTS. The two Organs
OF the Second church were thoroughly
cleaned and tuned by him with great inn
provement to their tone, as was noticed
by the congregations last Sabbath.
Mr.. Cassius Peck's people received a
telegram last Monday from Parkersburg,
w. Va, stating that Marshall Peck was
very sick at that place and delirious. Mr..
Peck started at once on the night train.
All the friends in Brookfield viii be sorry
to hear this news, and the family has the
sympathy OF the entire community.
The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blake gave them a surprise party on the
occasion OF their twenty nth wedding
anniversary FEB. 18th. On accounC OF the
exceedingly stormy weather, the attend
ance was much smaller than it would
otherwise have been. However, about
thirty people were present and thorough
ly enjoyable time is reported. There
were valuable presents from friends in
and out OF town.
Harrison Abbott, who was taken sick
about two weeks since, died Tuesday
morning. The funeral was set for Thurs
Gay at II O'Clock. Mr.. Abbott was So years
OF age at the time OF his death. He was
born in Brookfeld and had always lived
here. He was man we'll known for his
strict honesty ana for his peace-loving
nature. evil be missed as a citizen
and as a member OF the Grange ana Ma
sonic lodge, OF both OF which he was a
davoIed and useful member.
The following are the arrangements for
the regular and special services OF the
First and Second churches for this and
next week: Preparatory service tomorrow
friday at | 80 at the Second chur III and
at O'Clock at the First. Misses Brokaw
and Rastall will be present and speak at
all the services on Sunday. The COM
munioo services will be postponed one
week. The Christian Endeavor meeting
will be Monday evening. Special evan |
gelistic meetings will begin at the Center
Tuesday evening.