Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-12-13
Randolph a, s.s,s.eranae.

Randolph al ate.oranae,
The a2nd annual meeting OF the Ver-
mont state Grange, which opened in
Burlington Tuesday, called large delega-
tion from Randolph, whose subordinate
grange exemplitied the third aud fourth
degrees Tuesday night in manner that
elected very favorable comments ior.the
work OF the team,
The local officers in the team were John
l.. Hutchinson, master; A, A, Prlest,
oyerseer; George {, Flint, lecturer; ID, ID,
Howe, chaplain; Daniel Bass, steward;
Mrs. Z. +. Manchester, lady assistant
steward; Esther George, Flora; Roxy
Battles, Pomona; Myrtle Button, Ceres.
The Harvest marSke IN connection with
the degree work was led by \, q, Buck
aud Miss Winniired Mann with the fol-
lowing named in line B, A, Allen,
William Connolly, Carl Bass, Fred Hay
molly, Edmund Nixon, William and
Charles Goodhart, Mary Morse, Alice
Buck, Edith Howard, ley and Carrie
Manchester, Hazel Fairbanks, Lucinda
Howard, Agnes sauit aud Mrs. n. {.
Buck.
In the choir were Ida Battles, Mabel
Sanlt, Lettie Bailey, Glenn Bailey,
Frederick Dumas, Mrs. r. l.. Sault,
A. NJ. Vaughan and Elwin Martin.
Between the degrees a musical enter
tainment was given, consisting of SOC
by DIR. W. N. Kelly, a solo by Miss Lettie
Bailey aud selections by quartet COM
posed Of Messrs. Vaughan, Bailey, Martin
ami Hutchioson.- Orchestral music was
furnished by Glenn Bailey, cornet;
Frederick Dumas, trombone; George
Chattield OF Barre, violinist, and Richard
Grant. pianist,
Miss Mary Morse. as Flora Of the State
Grange, assisted in working the sixth de-
gree last evening and afterwards, with
Miss Jennie Bell OF Walden, served punch
at the social interval.
Others attending thee convention were
State Steward ID. ii. Morse, Mrs. Morse;
state Secretary A. A. Priest, Mrs. Priest;
ID. ID. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. q. e. Flint,
Miss Lima Bait es, Mrs. b. l.. Nickerson
and Glenn Webster.
The report of the state secretary, A. A.
Priest, showed gain OF ten subordinate
oranges IN the past year which have a
charter membership Of 572. There Is now
a total number of 126 subordinate oranges
with a membership OF 10,s00 and 10
Pomona oranges with totsl membership
OF $500. There has been total increase
in membership during the past year OF
1000.
The new subordinate oranges were in
stituted in West Hartford. Pittsfield,
Readsboro, Sheldon, East Berkshire,
Georgia, Richford, North Danvile, Barnet
and Pownal. There are five oranges in the
state having membership of more than 200
-Brattleboro has i0i, West Randolph 26S,
Brdgewster 263, Washington, 20l and
Williamstown POI.
j. L. Hutchinson was appointed chair
man Of the standing committee on unfin-
ished business, and q, G. Flint was one OF
the ten deputies reporting from the vari-
Gus districts. A. A. Priest was made
member OF the committee on credentials.
Death Of Miss A. S, Philbrick.
Miss Abbie Stacy Philbrick sank peace
fully to her last rest Saturday evening, the
Sth INST, in the 56th year OF her age
| Repeated attacks OF that insdious dis
ease known as grip had undermined her
| constitution until in April last, after being
prostrated again by the recurring Illness,
she rallied only to endure months OF pain
ful invalidism due to the development of
fatal Brights disease.
| On Thanksgiving day, renewal of
strength was vouchsafed her to join .he
| family circle to which her life was SO
closely linked and to enjoy zee more the
| dear pleasures of the home festival. But
with the close OF the happy day came a re-
| turn of suffering and from that time, with
brief, intermittent hours release from
pain, she failed steadily until last Thurs
| day, when she reached the final stage of
pneumonia, and her feeble hold upon the
| things OF earth was quickly loosened.
The deceased was born in Mount Yer
| non, Me-, Dec ID, 1910, the daughter of
Benjamin Simpson and Abigail Chamber
| lain) Philbri1k. For the last IS years her
| home had been in Randolph with the
family of her sister, Mrs. Whitcomb Il.
Lamson, with whom her place had been
that of trusted counselor and treasured
companion of the household.
| She was person OF great good judg
ment and executive ability which, COM
| blned with discriminating taste and a
| wonderful tact in dealing with others,
| made her an invaluable assistant in the
| store OF her brother-in-law for several
| yeas. A weakening of her forceful
energy in 1902 made a change of scene
| seem desirable, and in the fall of that
| year she went to Kansas, where lived
| brother who has since died. She re-
mained there and in other parts of the
West until May, 1904, when she returned
to Vermont and soon after began the fitful
decline OF health and strength.
| She is survived by brother, Charles
Allen Philbrick of Friendship, n. Y, and
| by two sisters, Mrs. W. f. Lamson and
| Mrs Julia Walsh Of Randolph.
The funeral service was at the Lamson
residence on Prospect avenue at 2:30
O'Clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Fraser
Metzger, pastor OF Bethany church, offici-
| aJing. lnterment was in Southview GEM
! etery, the bearers being j. II. Lamson, w.
+. Martin, q. p. Lamson and j. f. Tewks-
| bury.