Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-14
EAST BRAINTREE.

am prepared to do dressnaking at my
home. MRS. CLARA GRAIN.
have a good line of horse blankets
which ! shall sell at a small advance from
cost. Call and see me before buying else
where. G. i. SMITH.
Steve Hutchinson's son, Ralph, is very i'll.
NJ. r. Flint was in town the first OF the
week.
r. J. Flint and wife returned home from
Waterbury Monday.
Geo. Pember of Randolph was in town
on business Monday.
A. X. McIntire has done quite extensive
repairing on, his barn recently.
Louis Smith of Chelsea visited his
brother, G. l.. Smith, over Sunday.
The Mite society will meet with Mrs.
Fred Grain next Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Emily LazelIe Of Randolph is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Fred Grain.
About 30 invited guests attended a social
dance al J. w. Blanehard's Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. Eusebia Simonds returned to Ram
dolph Saturday to care for Mrs. Lucy
Fisher.
Gilman Peavey and son of Tunbridge
visited his cousin, Wallace Peavey, two
days last week.
Through the invitation OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Peavey, the Richardson family
gathered at their home Nov. 6. to celebrate
the 64th birthday Of Mrs. Peayey's mother,
Mrs. Eusebia Richardson Simonds. The
family consists Of three brothers and three
sisters, s. A. Richardson OF Northfield,
Mrs +. p. and l.. d. Cram, 5. A. +.
Richardson Of Roxbury, o. j. Richardson
Of Gaysyille and Melissa Eusebia Of this
place. Their father was born in i79S and
their mother in 1900. The children are all
living. The three brothers went through
the war OF the rebellion. Mrs. +. p.
Cram carried a cake sweetened with ma
Pile sugar which was made before the war.
The Oldest OF this group is 7b,the young
est 81, and the aggregate ages 400. Weight
OF this group 1881 pounds. average weight
IT. pounds. Richardson read an orig
inal poem on the occasion. A regular
Thanksgiving dinner was served and last
but not least, Mr.. Booth OF Randolph
photographed the group and they went
to their homes rejoicing.
From another source3
Services are discontinued at the Brain
tree Hill church for the winter months.
Rev. Mr. Coffin is making special prepa-
rations for Thanksgiving night prayer
meeting.
CtTNlitH next a. tht
East Braintree church at II a. m. Rev. j.
W. Goftin's subject will be "No Devil.
Come and bring your friends. The choir
is adopting the Choir Herald and is prac-
tising some beautiful anthems for the
Sunday services.
The basement OF the East Braintree
church Is nearing completion and promises
TO be one OF the largest and best finished
halls il not the best hall for miles around:
The woodwork of the interior is all hard
pine and beautifully grained. The room
IS wainscotted all around and double
doors separate the main audience room
from tho kitchen and ante-room. An in
side staircase conducts from the audi
torium 10 the basement. The wooden
pillars which stood at the entrance OF the
church have been removed and the entire
front closed in. with double doors for en-
trance to the church and a transom VIM
dow overhead to light what will in future
be the vestibule. The church viii be con-
siderably warmer than 1t has been hither-
to, and there can be no excuse in the
future for staying away from "meetin
because OF the draughts and cold. The in
terror OF the auditorium has been neatly
papered and the woodwork painted.
few alterations to this room, such as
placing the choir platform in the north
corner, furnishing the windows with draw
blinds and carpeting the floor, will leave
but little to be desired. IL is hoped that
the exterior of the building will in due
time receive a coat or two of paint and the
East Braintree church will be as present.
able an edifce as any church-going, God
worshiping community can desire. All
this costs money. Let us be helpers to-
gether.