Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-29
CONCORD.

Mrs. Walter Douglas.
Stanton Bonett was in Barre the
first of the week the guest Of his
brother, Andrew Bonett.
W.T.. Reed and wife went Wednos-
day to Lowell, Mass, to spend ten
days with relatives.
Mrs. Mary K.Colby of Montpelier,
department Inspector, was the guest
of Mrs. Helen P. Bonett while in
town.
Mrs. Ellen Scales is at home after
an absence of several weeks.
Concordia Lodge |. 0. O. F., and
Red Clover Lodge No. 27, d. Of r.,
entertained members of both orders
with their families and invited
friends at an cold home night, "
Wednesday evening, Sept. 20. About
$50 were present. After prayer by
the Rev. P. j. MacQunis Of the First
Universalist church, the Rev.
C. T. Mcintyre of Woodsville de-
livered an address. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. j. Daniels of St. Johnsbury sang
"The Song that My Grandmother
Sang" and "The Close of Perfect
Day." Music was furnished for a
dancing party at the close. A ban
quet was served.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Spaulding gathered at the Spaulding
home Tuesday evening, the 18th, and
gave them a reception. About $50
were present. Refreshments Of cake,
sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee
were served and C. A. Caswell on
behalf of the guests presented them
many gifts, conspicuous among them
being $55 in money, a handsome
clock, lamp, two chairs, silverWare,
linen and miscellaneous articles. The
evening closed with dancing.
Clyde Buckminster and mother,
Mrs. Mary Haum from Beverly,
Mass, have been calling on old
friends in town.
The opening Of the junior high
school took place Sept. Is with an
enrolment of 16 boys and q girls.
Pupils of the seventh grade are ad.
mitted as freshmen and graduates
of the junior high school are ftteC
to enter the junior class of a regular
academy, seminary or high school
The courses ofstudy include English
history, mathematics, community
civics, physical geography, domestic
science and agriculture. All courses
are made very practical and adapted
to actual conditions in rural anC
economic life.
The annual sale of the Uniyersalis
church is to be held in the vestry
Wednesday afternoon and evening
October 4, commencing at three
o'clock.
Rev. P. J. .MacQunis of the Uni
versalist church will speak next Sun
day morning on peter and the
Growing of the Cock"
Mrs. Ellen Scales has rented he
tenement to Joe Rivers Of Soutl
Lunenburg.
Mildred and Mary King from
Fitzdale, Mary King from Soutl
Lunenburg, Francena King from
East Concord, Rachel Richardson
from GuildhaIl, Evelyn Streeter anc
Lyle Spaulding from Royalston Cor
ner, and Dorothy Aldrich are out o
town pupils attending junior higl
school.
Mrs. George Boutwell, is stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Nor
ton.
The annual Grange fair is to b.
held in the town hall and |. O. O. +
hall Friday, October 6. At 10 am.
sports will be given in front of tn
hall and at noon a chicken pie dime
will be served in the I.O.O.F. dining
room. There will be the usual ex
hibits and speciality will be mad
of the children's contest from tw
pm, until four. Miss Bessie M
Thayer of Burlington, home econom
les expert from the extension serv
ice, will give canning demonstra
ton. Supper will be served an
music furnished for dancing in ever
inu