The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-20
BROOKFIELD

George +. Mason is not so well at this
writing.
Josiah Smith is confined 10 the house,
suffering with severe cold,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. O.. Ralph visited their
son, Neil Ralph, and wife in Barre Thurs
day.
Frank Patterson and his daughter,
Mrs. II. Holden, were in Randolph sun
day to visit Mrs Patterson at the S"n''
forum.
Harvey Patriquin has bought 4, L.
Rlimney's farm on the Bear Hill road,
known as the Curtis Upham farm.
A, r. Rumney and Fred Eldredge were
in Williamstown Friday evening to at
tend an odd Fellows meeting.
Fred Pope is having the measles. lie
is sick at his boarding place in Spring
field,
II. w. HYDE is sick with the grip and
confined to the house.
Mrs. Isabelle Amidon, who has been at
the Randolph sanatorium several weeks
for treatment, came to her home Thurs
day.
Mrs. !. n. Abbott spent several days
last week with relatives in Randolph
Mrs. Edith Hcrrick has been spending
several weeks with Mrs. NJ. +. Chase
At the annual meeting of Brookheld
grange Friday evening, the following OIL
fcers were elected for the year ensuing;
Master. Henry II. Fullam; overseer, Ger
aid Fullam; lecturer, Elsie Washington;
steward. CLYDE Brown; assistant stew
ard, Elton Ellis; chaplain Rev. William
TAYLOR; treasurer, Bert j. Williams; sec
rotary, Mrs. Sophia +. Follansbee gate
keeper, Wesley Rumney; Ceres, Mrs
Nellie h. Fullam; Pomona, Mrs. Abble J'
Yaw; Flora, Mrs. Louise Rumney; lady
assistant steward, Miss Gertrude Chase;
pianist Mrs. Harriet Church. The IN
stallation of officers will occur the even
ing of Jan. 5.
The ladies are to hold a leap year
ball in Woodmen's hall Friday evening
Dec. 20. Ladies viii pay the bills OF %
cents each.
Ira Carpenter goes this week to spend
some time with his daughters in Worces-
ter. Mass, and Brooklyn, N. \.
1t is desired that all the ladies who IN
any way take part in our socials IN pro
viding for them as in the entertain
ments. shall consider themselves mem
bers of the ladies' aid society
John Heath and Arthur Mitchell OF
Berlin were in town Monday on business
and called on friends at the Center.
The ladies' aid society of the Second
church held their annual meeting with
Mrs. TAYLOR Thursday afternoon and
elected the following officers for the year
ensuing: President, Mrs. William ray
Tor; vice president, Mrs. II. w. Hyde;
secretary, Mrs L. W. Chase; treasurer,
Mrs. Sophia f. Follansbee; conductors
Mrs. L. L. Stone, Mrs. b. J. Williams,
Mrs. G. T.. Williams, Mrs. &. !. Dugah,
Mrs. Fred Eldredge; committee to plan
work. Mrs. A. r. Rumney, Mrs. +. L.
Ditty, Mrs. Helen Wilcox.
At both the morning and the afternoon
services on Sunday the theme OF the ser
mon and the music will be in keeping
with Christmas.
The following officers were chosen Tor
six months at the annual meeting OF the
Christian Endeavor society last Sunday
evening; President Gerald Fullam; vice
president. Royal Abbott; secretary, Lu'
Their Catlin; treasurer Van Huggard;
orpanist. Miss Isabelle Griffith.
The last rehearsal for the Christmas
exercises will be held in the FIRST church
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. for
those members of the Sunday school oil
the Second church who are taking part
and would like to stay until the evening
exercises. a team will be at the church
at As p. m. to take them down and
light lunch will be provided.
The Sunday schools of the First ana
Second churches will unite for the Christ
mas exercises. which will be held in the
First church. The exercises will consist
of recitations. songs, dialogues and sa-
cred drama. entitled, "The Nativity" A
feature that alone will be worth coming
to see will be the scenic background
showing the city of Bethlehem. Tins
BACKGROUND is ax27 feet and shows the
hills and plains surrounding Bethlehem
inst AS they were when the angel ap'
peared to the shepherds. Two panels
one of the left and one on the right, sho"
the shepherds and the wise men.
All those who have no way of gong
down to the Christmas exercises at the
First church Saturday evening and would
like to go, will please meet at the store
at 7:45, when a team will take them
down and bring them back at the close OF
the exercises.