Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-26

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BrookfieId.
Call end examine couches, spring beds
ami reclining chairs at Pleasant street,
formerly Barnes studio. Also mattresses
made to order. p. X. BEAN.
Next Wednesday Is Library meeting
day"
Thanksgiving preaching service was
held in he Second church this year.
Miss Minnie Clark, who has been at
the home OF the late A. A. Smith at Ran
dolpn, returned Monday.
Up. Wilcox lost a horse last week. On
going out to the barn in the morning he
found the horse dead in the stall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Laid and Mrs. Cas-.
sius Peck attended the lecture of Hon.
chauncey Depew at Montpelier Monday
evening.
Trial Clark and John Green have been
drawn for petit Jurors for the next term
of Orange County count and will go TO
Chelsea next week.
The sociable at the parsonage, given
under the auspices OF the ladies OF the
First church last Friday evening, was well
attended and was pleasant social oeca-
on.
Schools No. 10, IL and u will open for
he winter term Dec. 7th. The time for
lut opening Ol bnC bluCI bNnoOlo III Wv
must be learned by inquiry in the neigh
borhood.
Eleven village school children, under
the charge of Mrs Fannie Peck, visited
tine legislature at Montpelier last Thurs
day. There were rs Brooktield people
there in all.
Hayden Gaylord Gid good business in
the poultry line last week, sending to
market about 500 turkeys. BY the way,
il has been suggested that Turkey served
up To the European nations would be a
most desirable Thanksgiving arrange
ment.
There will be sociable OF the Ladies'
Aid society, given under the supervision
OF Mrs. Netue Cram, at the church par
Iors Wednesday evening, Dec. ID. Mr.. G.
II. Goodrich is expected TO assist in the
program by singing.
School No. closed Wednesday, Nov.
18th. Pupils having no marks during
the term were Forrest, Ellie and Carlton
Kibbee. Geneva Battles, Cecil aud Lottie
Farrar were absent one Gay each. There
was but one tardy mark during the term.
NELLIE NJ. FULLAM, Teacher.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather
last Saturday evening, the Womam's Re
lief Corps sociable was we'll attended.
The ladies' were assisted by the Good
Templsrs and by Mr.. Clayton Fisk and
daughter in the program. "The Old
Maids" are reported to have been very
pleasant Following the program there
was an apron sale and box supper, the
net proceeds of which amounted To - 10.
The ladies of the Home Missionary
L hion of the Second church, who have
been preparing articles for a Christmas
missionary box, met at the parsonage
Tuesday to complete their work and pack
the box. Two quilts, articles Of clothing
and other useful things, composed the
contents The box is 10 go To Blowing
Rock, south Carolina, TO Skyland lnsti-
tute, 4 school, under the American Mis-
sionary Association, for tue mountain
whites.
The pastor on Sunday asked for
Thanksgiving offering for the Armenian
orphans. Notwithstanding people bad
not come prepared to give, there was
liberal response. The pastor will be glad
to receive sums for the cause from indi.
viduals any time this week and next sun
day II is estimated that there are 10000
Armenian orphan children as a result OF
the massacres. These are utterly desti-
tute, with no one to care for them, and
unless speedy help is gwen, many of them
must perish this winter, and others Will
drift into Mobammedan families. IL
funds shall be furnished, the mission
aries and agents of the Red Cross will be
able 10 provide shelter, clothing and food
for these children during the winter, and
to bring them under Christian influences.
Ten dollars will provide home, clothing
aud food for one orphan for five months,
or until the winter is over. One dollar
viii house, clothe and feed one orphan
two weeks.