Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-02
The Lorne Eiwyn Co.

Vermont's favorite popular-priced at
traction will be at the Chandler Music
hall, Randolph, for one solid week, open
ing its engagement Monday, July g,
with an exciting comedy drama, entitled,
"Why Women Hate"
This year the company is not only as
good, but bigger, better and buster than
ever, offering many unheard-of special
attractive features in plays and in vaude-
Vile.
Plays for the balance of the engage
ment include ssrhe Lady of the Ranch"
"a Royal Prisoner" "who Shall Judge
Her?v "Diyorcons,v and "The Chris
tian.n
This year the Lorne Elwyn company is
offering six big vaudeville acts, including
Edmunds and Codaire, acrobatic come
dams, Will II. Malone, eccentric come
dian, the great Gaspar, king of the whiri-
ing wheels; all the latest illustrated
songs; Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Mounts, sing
ing artists, and the American magician,
Davis, better known as the man who
mystifies, or the man who has startled
the whole universe through his unex-
celled aptitude in getting out of trunks,
packing cases, straig jackets, hand
cuffs, etc.
Don't fail to see the opening play.
Death Of Mrs. Fsbien Dupuis.
Mrs. Martha Jane (wilIiams), wife OF
Fabien Dupuis, entered into rest at /
o'clock Monday morning after two years
of great suffering from pulmonary tuber-
culosis that in its weakening effects con-
fined her to the bed during the last nine
weeks OF her life.
Mrs. Dupuis, who was in her 57th
year, was born in WilliamstowD, Aug. s,
1851, the daughter of Francis and Mar
garet (Hamilton) Williams. Much of her
life was passed in Royalton, where she
married Mr.. Dupuis 3s years ago the first
of January, and there, after q year and a
half in Brookfield, they continued to re-
side until they came in 1891 to this viii
lage, which had since been their home.
Five daughters were born to them, one
of whom died at an early age. Those
surviving, with the father, are Mrs. John
Morrill, of Tunbridge, Mrs. Will o. Nor
rili of South Randolph, Mrs Lyman ID.
Xix and Miss Lucinda Dupuis OF RAN
dolph.
Mrs. Dupuis was a faithful wife an de-
voted mother, and, while looking well to
the Ways OF her household, broadened her
outlook by an active interest and partici-
patton in the work of Bethany church,
the Relief corps and the Eastern Star.
Her CO operation in any attempt WAS cor
dial and 1t can be truly said of her that
she always did what she could. She was
valued member of the Relief corps, in
which she had held the Office of guard
several years, and at the last district meet
ing greetings were sent her by Company
q, the South Royalton corps and her own
u. 5. Grant CORP.
Her death occurred at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Rix, on Central street,
and the funeral was held there at 3 80
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Fraser
Metzger of Bethany church officiating.
Quantities of beautiful flowers bore wit
ness 70 the kind regard Of many friends
and among the tributes were lovely bon
quets of carnations from Bethany guild
and the Relief corps and the forai en-
blem of the Star in its colors of green,
yellow, red, blue and white.
Burial was IN Southview cemetery and
the bearers were Norman Nichols, 8. 5.
whitcomb, Alfred Eaton and q. l.. Mar
tin.
There were present at the service from
out VI town Mrs. L. +. Martin OF Royal
ton, Mrs Disntba Sanders, Mr. and Mrs.
Webb and Mrs. Fannie vinton OF East
Granville Y9 --5ffo 2Gl
The Federated Churches.
The Methodist and Baptist societies
met separately last Thursday evening to
hear the report Of their respective COM
mittees on the proposed federation of the
two churches and to consider the articles
dram up by the committee-Dr. A. c.
Bailey, o. B., Copeland, ID. ID. Howe and
A. ". Hayes-named by the joint COM
mittee of the two bodies.
The Methodist society was heartily in
favor of the federation and accepted the
articles, suggesting only slight trans
position OF phrases in the preamble. DIR.
A. c. Bailey, o. B. Copeland and A. n.
Hayes were chosen to represent the socie-
ty on the executive committee of the
federation.
The Baptist church approved OF the ar
ticles presented aud voted unanimously
to enter into the federation. II named
H. b. Bell, Mrs. Flora Flint and e. n.
Rising as its members of the executive
committee. cr sf
Tuesday evening the members OF the
two churches met and elected Rev. Jo-
seph Hamilton of the Methodist church
cept and adopt the plan Of federation,
and the executive committee was formed
of the men named at the Thursday even
ing meetings.
ID. ID. Howe was elected moderator for
the balance OF the year; H. b Bell, secres
tary; Alfred Webster, auditor; Leon G.
Drew, II. B. Bell, ushers; DIR. A. c.
Bailey, Ernest Hatch, II. b. Bell and J.
L. Hutchinson, music committee.
At meeting tonight, more detailed
plans and : definite arrangements Of
church work and worship win be made.
Sunday, the Methodist church will OBJ
serve Children's day, and the Baptist
church has been invited to join in the
service.
After the business session Tuesday
night, an informal reception was given to
the retiring Baptist pastor, Rev. w. s.
Bradshaw, his wife and two daughters,
who left yesterday for Getaway, q suburb
of Ironton, Ohio, where they are to
spend q month at Mrs. Bradshaw's old
home before determining upon their fu-
ture location. The reception was very
pleasant AFFAIR, in the course of which re-