Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-15
EAST RRAlNTREE.

/ lOf q week.
Mrs. J. II. Edison OF Bethel is spending
the week at Waldo Butterfield's.
Jennie Perham and Lucius Buttertielo
are visiting in Warren this week.
Geo. Flagg and wife visited the Gaylords'
| in Brookfield the first of the week.
Mrs. Many Z. Flagg visited several days
last week at Daniel Flint's on the Hill.
Road Commissioner Clough and men
are building new bridge nesr the dam.
| Marion Flint was in town during the
rummage sale, stopping with Mrs.sumner.
Mrs. Aurina Wicker of East Pepperell,
Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elwin
Martin.
Mrs. c. n. Haight and son of Litchfield,
y. H., are spending few days at f. f.
Martins.
Mrs. Ezra Loomis and two children OF
St. Albans are visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
II. Perham.
Mrs. Eusebia simonds is spending Old
Home Week in Roxbury, visiting relatives
and friends.
Elwin Martin, who was off duty last
week on account of sickness, was able to
resume work in +. /. Clafiin's store Mon
day morning.
J. G. Emerson of Bristol visited at j. e.
McIntires several days last week and
/ Saturday Mr.. Emerson and Alr. Mclntire
went TO Marshfield for several days.
Mrs. Alice Thayer and daughter Of Dov-
| er, n. H., are visiting at Geo. Thayer 5.
I She Is widow Of the late Allen Thayer, who
| lived where Fred Thresher DOW owns.
Friends Of John Peavey and wife Of
West Everett, Mass, are glad to welcome
/ them once more. They are spending a
few days at his nephew's, Rupert Mann's.
Miss Nellie Clark OF Randolph Center
| visited al j. w. Blanchard 5 last week and
attended the rummage sale, as did also
/ Misses Mertie and Bertha Rowell, stopping
at c. l.. Smiths
Everyone interested in the completion of
the basement Of the church is invited to
be present at business meeting to be held
in the church next Friday at p. m. sharp,
as Immediately after this meeting the
Ladies Sewing and Mite society meets
with Rev and Mrs. j. w. Coffin at their
home. Ladies requested to bring thimbles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Hutchinson of
Gilmanton, Wis, arrived in town last
Thursday for nearly three months visit
among relatives and friends. Mr.. Hutch
inson has not been here for 36 years. lie
has three brothers and three sisters living
within few miles of each other. Mrs.
Hutchinson has one brother livingshere,
the other one, VIM. Fuller, having passed
away since her arrival here. They are stay
ing at present at Stearns Hutchinson's.
The rummage sale in the East Braintree
church basement was new depart fe
here. which may in part account for the
exceptional success attending it. The sale
was continued two days and was well at
tended on both occasions. Thursday
evening the large room was packed TO
overhowing. Thanks to the generosity Of
many Of the Randolph firms and other
friends of that town, as also TO our own
enterprising merchant and the unsparing
efforts Of all the friends Of this neighbor-
hood, there was large assortment OF ar
tces, many Of them quite new, giving the
sale more the appearance OF fancy
bazaar than OF rummage sale. The taDle
for fancy articles and bric-a- brac was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Burton Flint aud Miss
Nina Loomis, table for hats, millinery, dry
goods, etc. by Mrs. Coffin, Mrs. smith
and Mrs. Elsie Clough, lunch and ice
cream table was attended by Mrs. Blanche
Fisher, Mrs. Rupert Mann and Miss Luna
Peavey, table for literature by Mrs. and
Master Hugh Clafiin, flower stall by the
Misses Mabel Smith and Bessie Whit
comb, the candy and fruit booth by the
Misses Woodwards and Chas. Bass (Pethl.
The Randolph band was in attendance
Thursday evening and gave several excel
lent selections On the last evening OF the
sale George Flagg took the stand and did
, brisk business in auctioneering on the
remains of the sale. The total proceeds
after paying all expenses yielded ninety
nine dollars for the new basement fund.
The fireworks at the end OF the sale were
the gift Of F. !. Clafiin.