Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-13

EAST RRAINTREE.

heber EarnsWOrtn, VINO mas Deen very
sick, is convalescing.
Zeno Page and family visited his sister,
Mrs Mary Page, last Tuesday.
Tenie Fisher is visiting her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Fordham.
Miss Luna Peavey is assisting in the
home of Earl Powers for few days.
Mrs. Cummings of Roxbury visited her
daughter, Mrs. Byron Wakefield, recently.
Reuben Norman has returned from Tun-
bridge, where he has been drawing lum-
Der.
Darold Whitney OF East Randolph visit
ed at Wallace Peayey's the first OF the
week.
Lynn Clough and Earl Blanchard, who
have been sick, are again seen on the
street.
Quite delegation from this part Of the
town attended town meeting on the hill
Tuesday.
Henry Woehler and sisters, Jennie and
Emma, Of Randolph visited Mrs. Melina
Jerd the first of the week.
George Flagg started for Nebraska Sat
urday for the purpose of purchasing
another carload of horses.
An extra meeting of the grange viii be
held next Friday evening at 1880. All Of
ficers are requested to be present.
Louie and Edith Smith visited at c. L.
Smiths Sunday. Miss Ruth and Master
Roy returned with them for few days
visit.
The Ladies' Sewing and Mite society
viii meet with Mrs. Melina Jerd next Fri
day afternoon. Ladies requested to bring
thimbles but no food.
Snowsville grange will instruct quite
large class in the first and second degrees
next Saturday evening. The young peo-
pie furnish the program.
Miss Jennie Blanchard, who has been
visiting at Mr.. Clark's in Randolph Cen
ter, returned home last week and Miss
Jessie has gone there for visit.
A few grangers who live in the village
spent very pleasant evening at George
Flagg's last Wednesday. Refresh
ments were served consisting OF sugar on
snow, doughnuts, oranges and apples.
The c. Z. prayer meeting viii be Thurs
day evening at 7 80 p. m; topic, "a Noble
Purpose;" leader, Miss Mabel smith.
A business meeting and social will follow.
All are requested to bring candy. Every
one invited.
Mrs. Eusebia Simonds has returned from
Post Mills where she has been caring for
! DR.. l.. b. Aliens wife and baby girl. She
had the privilege OF enjoying very pleas
ant visit with Rev. Ernest Sturteyant and
WIFE He will be remembered as a former
pastor here.
Last Saturday evening number of the
members of Snowsville grange who reside
/ in this village met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Wakefield to surprise and re-
mind them Of their thirty y-tirst wedding
anniversary. Apples, oranges and nuts
were served. A very pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all.
tFrom another source),
Rev. H. A. Durfee. d. D., was the guest
Of Sir. and Mrs. Salmon Williams.
Service next Sunday morning in the
West Brookfeld church at II. Subject,
''Light.n Service in the evening at East
Braintree. Subject, ANSWERS TO ques-
tions.
The circular conference meets on Tues
day. Mar 18th, in the West Brookiield
church. Devotional service will open
the proceedings at 10:45; sermon at IL by
Rev. r. II. Abercrombie; dinner at noon;
afternoon session.
The concert and social held in the
1 church here on Feb. 26th was well attend
ed and much enjoyed. The quartette,
/ Messrs. Grain, Martin, Hutchinson and
/ Powers, gave excellent selections and were
much appreciated. Miss Josephine Hodg-
es also added to the enjoyment OF the
program by her talented recitals given in
/ her usual inimitable style. She was as
sisted musically by Miss Jennie Hodges.
| Mrs. T. j. Adams sang very sweetly,
"When the mists have rolled away" and
other selections; and Mrs. Adams and
/ Mrs Coffin sang duet. After the con-
cert in the auditorium the company en-
loved refreshments and games in the
| basement. Proceeds were devoted to the
1 basement fund.
The field secretary of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League, Rev. II. A. Durtee, ID. d.,
/ of Burlington gave an address IN the
! Congregational church last Sunday morn
| ing. He spoke of the temperance reform
movement from its rise in 1S0S. when the
| first Temperance society was organized IN
Morean, Saratoga Co., y. Y, TO the year
| 1893, when the Anti-Saloon League was
| formed by the federation of all the temper
ance organizations together with the
churches and moral agencies OF the day.
| The League is now organized IN - states
/ and has become an acknowledged force in
| the nation. In the evening he spoke in
/ the West Brookfield church. The weather
was stormy and dark but notwithstand-
| ing, upwards OF 50 persons were present.
/ Mr.. Durfee gave some interesting recitals
of his personal experiences IN the work as
/ to the wilful misrepresentation on the
part Of the opponents of prohibition re-
garding the operation of the law in YER
mont. In almost every instance when
hunted down il was found that there was
/ scarcely particle of truth in the state
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