Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-01
BrookfieId.

Remember the experimental lecture on
the Ray at Randolph Friday evening,
Feb. 2.
A CARD:-Charles Beard and family ex-
tend hearty thanks to their neig ghbors
and friends who have so kindly assisted
them during bis severe Illness, and who
have so generously cut and hauled his
wood.
Measles have made their appearance in
the Kibbee neighborhood.
VIM. Q Clark is visiting his daughter,
Minnie, at Saranac lake, N. Y, this week.
/ Mr.. and Mira. Henry Edison visited their
daughter, Mrs. Stone, in Greensboro last
week.
Mrs Parmenter has again been called to
minister to Mrs. Sprague, her daughter,
she being i'll again.
q. +. Beard is improving in health and
his daug hter, Mrs. Geo. Mason, has re-
turned TO Portland, Me.
Walter Howard has closed his house and
intends leaving town as soon as he can
make necessary arrangements.
The special meetings at the Second
church were not fully attended on ac-
count OF the unfagorable weather last
week.
More than thirty Good Templars from
Brooktield attended the Victory union at
North Randolph last Saturday and report
a very interesting time.
soeisble under the auspices OF the Y.
p. y. q. f. will be held with Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. NJ. McDerment Friday evening, Feb. 9.
A cordial invitation is extended TO all.
Rev. Mr.. Abercrom bic will preach next
Sunday from words found in Mark 10:l7,
"Good Master what shall do 10 inherit
eternal life 2n This sermon will be espe-
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catch the good thoughts as they are pre-
sented.
In the Sunday school OF the Second
church last Sunday Dea. Graves read items
from the Congregationalists Of the terrible
famine and sufferings in India at present
and proposed mat $40 oe taken from the
s. s. treasury and sent to those in need
This led to expressions from Others and
Il was finally suggested that the donation
should not be confined to the Sunday
school alone, but that next Sunday there
should be an opportunity for any who
wish 10 contribute to this cause.
Pearl Paine Edison, son OF A. w. Edison,
formerly OF this town, at present mem
Der OF the sophomore class at Dartmouth
college, has been selected as one OF the
four men to represent the college in the
relay race against Brown University at
poston February 81. In the final trial
meats ne maze the fastest time anu uoluH
he track record Mr.. Edson has also
been selected as alternate speaker in the
team to debate against Williams college
I be first OF June, The competitive trial
debates for membership in the team
closed last Tuesday evening before com
mittee OF the faculty.
A travelling iakir has visited Brook
field twice and II be comes again it will be
"three times and out" with rush The
FIRST time he called himself Edwards and
gave sleight of hand performance. he
Drought an alleged wife with him and Is
said TO have beaten bis board bill al East
Roxbury. That was last summer. This
winter be came, calling himself Prof. q. |
4. Blake, also with his "wiie." When
they left, a shawl that they borrowed at |
East Randolph went with them. Blake
beat several newspapers out OF some ad-
vertising and appears TO have been poor
stickn anyway. There is another 9. 4. /
Blake here-Charles-wh ho is all right and |
" no doesn't relish being contounded with
any frauds.