Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-26
EAST BRAINTREE.

5. Williams and Carl Bowman are on the
sick list.
r. J. Flint and wife were at Mr.. Tatro's
in Randolph Christmas day.
Noah Clark and Nellie were at John
Blanehard's one day last week.
! A few Of the young people enjoyed a
skating party Monday evening.
Mrs. Eusebia Simonds is helping care
/ for Mac Place at G. +. Powers.
Ora Copeland and family spent Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. Dudley.
! Elwin Martin and family spent Christ
mas at Mr.. Wardner's in Randolph.
Mrs. +. f. Boyoe and two daughters Wis
I ited at Ed. Parker's the first Of the week.
Mrs. Bertha Blanchard came from South
| Royalton Monday. Her grandmother,
4 Mrs. Amidon, is sick in bed.
! Ruth and Roy Smith went last Tuesday,
in company with their grandmother and
1 uncle, to visit their aunt, Mrs. Lucy Howe,
OF Jericho through the holidays.
! Last Thursday evening about 30 Of the
/ neighbors Of Mrs. Salmon Williams went
there to remind her that il was her birth
day. All seemed to enjoy the occasion.
Service next Sunday morning in the East
Braintree church at II a. M; subject.
"Who is this ~; in the evening az West
BrooSfield church at 1880; subject, "Reli-
gious Boldness."
On Tuesday evening, New Years eve, at
East Braintree an oyster supper and vocal
and instrumental entertainment viii be
held in the basement Of the church. La
dies viii please bring cake This enter
tainment will be followed by a watchnight
service from II TO II o'clock, conducted by
Rev. j. w. Coffin. The occasion is to
help the basement fund, so come and bring
your friends.
AT the grange meeting Saturday evening
two candidates were initiated in the 3rd
and 9TH degrees flour were reinstated; then
followed the annual election Of officers
which resulted as follows:-C. L. Smith
was reelected master; overseer, human
Smead; lecturer. Mrs. B. Wakefield; chap
lain, NJ. r. Flint: secretary, Mrs. Q. l..
Smith, who declined to serve and X. II.
Howard was reelected; treasurer. Salmon
Williams; steward. Horace Wakefield; Po-
mona, Mrs. c. l.. Smith Ceres, Luna Pea
vey; Flora, Mabel Smith gate-keeper, b.
Wakefield assistant steward, Lynn Clough;
lady assistant steward, Lotta Flint. These
officers viii be installed at the first meet
ing in January. The banquet will be serv-
ed by the gentlemen.
Christmas tree exercises were held this
year in the West Brookfield church. Two
beautiful trees stood on either side OF the
church, well-laden with presents for old
and young. A service of song, entitled
"The Star OF Bethlehem" was the main
feature of the evenings exercises. This
was interspersed with appropriate recita-
tions by the S. s. scholars who, under
the painstaking training of Mrs. Elsie
Clough, Mrs. Chas. Sumner and Mrs. Jen-
ME Smith, did their parts well, both in
recitation and song. The choir assisted.
Superintendent OF the S. S., Dea. Barton
Flint, conducted the program. Mr.. O. p.
Dudley had care of the trees and, as
sisted by staff OF willing hands, at the
close OF the exercises the trees were soon
despoiled of their useful and artistic fur
nishings, and many hearts we're gladdened
and many hands heavier at the close Of
this another years Christmas tree exercises.