The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-07
w ESTON.
A Grange Organized,

and E. M. Pinney, a deputy, were
i'll town for the purpose of organic.
ing lodge of Patrons of Hus-
bandry. Their efforts were sue
cessful and fine Grange was start
ed with Mr.. Pratt, Master, and c.
E. Bolster, Overseer. Mrs. Anna
| Woodcock was elected Lecturer.
About thirty people have signi-
fed their intention of becoming
members when the organization is
perfected, which is to occur on
| Thursday evening of this week. A
large addition will doubtless be
made to the roster at that time.
The efforts to organize were ably
seconded by Mr.. Gibson and others
from Londonderry and other towns.
Mr.. Hoyt spoke at length on the
great good that the order has ac-
conplished, and the great benefit,
educationally and socially, that one
may expect to receive from an ac-
tive membership III the society.
The first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month were chosen
by the society.
All of the grades of the village
school closed on Friday after very
successful terms.
The high school closes this week.
The young people of this school are
now doing very fine work. The
Sophomore is at present the most
advanced class. They have recent
ly completed the first book in geom-
etry and very thorough course in
double-entry bookkeeping. They
have nearly completed advanced al
zebra and rhetoric. The members
of this class are Alicia Laselle,
Clara French, Richard Bolster,
Gale Peck. The members of the
Freshman class are Ada Peck, Luz
celia Taylor, Carl Sprague, Alvin
Parkhurst, and Joseph Eastman.
They are following close after the
Sophomores. The ninth grade, so
called, is large class we'll started
in algebra and other high school
studies
Pupils i'll the grammar school
who have been present every Cay
during the winter term are Ruth
French and Bernice White. Pupils
absent less than three days are Mar
sena Roberts, Raymond Graves,
Don Emerson, Willie Pratt, Cliff
ford Pratt and Ella Walker; Ruth
French had no absent mark during
the past three terms Pupil, perfect
in spelling during the winter term,
Florence French, Ray Coburn,
Forrest Richardson and Herbert
Foster. 90 per cent. average at
tendance.
Grace E. Sergeant, Teacher.
Mrs. Anna Buss has returned
from E. Clarendon where she has
spent the winter.
The dramatic club will give an
entertainment at the town hall on
Friday evening.
Word has been rect ived from
Leominster, Mass that Mrs Alice
Buss Chichester, formerly of Wes-
ton, diei on Friday last.
James Parkhurst and family are
now occupying the residence near
the post Office.
Charles Mansur has returned
from New Bedford.
Mrs Ed White went to Rutland
Wednesday to attend the wedding
of her sister,
Miss Fannie Parkhurst was pre-
santed with beautiful silkoline
quilt and Counterpart by members
of her Sunday School class of the
Congregational Church.
The J.adi Aid met with Miss
Stanl-y W dnesday aftern IN.
The Christian Endeavor Society
met Tuesday evening at the Con-
gregational cl urch.
The Sunday School scholars had
a little picnic at Ohed Moore's
Wednesday.
Among the express packages ar
wing recently was a suspicious
looking box marked glass. The
/ box was watched and next seen on
sleigh goi' 6 up Piper's hill and
stopping at house of shady repu-
tatlon about mile out. Later tie
village officers made a raid on said
house and captured two gallon
jug which was being handled quite
lively by persons from the village.
The officers conhscated the jug and
contents. On Thursday the pur-
chaser of the goods was arrested
and found guilty in the justice
court and was bound over to high
er court
The Rebekah's masquerade So
cial which was postponed on &C
count of the fire, will come off We'd
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