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Orange County
RANDOLPH

RANDOLPH
Beulah Chapter, No. Is, Order of East
crn Star, held its installation ceremonies
April %. with a good attendance. The
installing officer was Mrs. Goldie Davis,
D.. -. G.. NJ, of district No. 4. The in
stalling marshal was Mrs. Fannie l.. Vim
ton. past matron of the chapter, and the
installing chaplain was Mrs. Alice Huse.
who for a year has served the chapte
in that office. The officers installed were.
Worthy matron, Mrs. Edith Howard
Stevens; worthy patron. DR.. II. w.
Holden; associate matron. Miss +. Har-
riette Hayward; secretary, Mrs. May
Scott; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Emerson:
conductress, Mrs. Nettie Rix; chaplain,
Mrs. Nettie w. Chedel: marshal. Mrs.
Grace Russlow; Ada, Mrs. Lucinda Jerd
Ruth, Mrs. Alice Buck Clarke: Esther,
Mrs. Edna Fairbanks; Martha, Miss
Doris Lattimer; Electa. Mrs. Nellie
Holden; warder, Mrs. Ellen Lattimer;
organist, Miss Valentine Packard. Follow
ing the ceremonies. DR.. II. w. Holden
presented the installing officer a bouquet
and gave warm words of appreciation
for her services The company was then
invited to the anterooms, where refresh
ments were served. Among those who
were here from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs. +. J. Davis of Mortified, who were
entertained over night by Abbie F. Clarke,
and went to their home on Thursday
morning.
Randolph Lodge Of Odd Fellows cele-
brated the Tooth anniversary of the found
ing of Odd Fellowship Friday night. as
sisted by the Bethel and Royalton lodges.
The attendance was more than 200 people.
The evening opened with a banquet. pre-
pared by Mrs. G. T.. Root and assistants.
The members of the local Rebekah Lodge
assisted and worked faithfully through
the day Friday and till a late hour in
the evening. The Mattresses were from
the Bethany girls. Gilson's orchestra of
Bethel furnished music. There was a pro-
gram of much merit. The Rev. W, C..
Christie of South Royalton made the
prayer and at the opening of the program
The Hon. Charles Plumley Of Mortified
was announced as The pro-
gram was as follows: Address of well
come, o.. j. Marcott. =. c.; response. in
the absence of the Rev. w. &. Harvey
of Bethel. to whom this duty was as
signed, by w. II. Briggs of the Bethel
lodge; response for Royalton, by the Rev.
w. G. Christie: piano solo, by f.. II.
Kittredge of Bethel; O. w. Edwards.
ilitSltE, DetHS absent, lne pace on
the program assigned to him being taken
by Alexander Duncan, deputy grand
master, Of Barre; solo, Miss NJ. Blanche
Sparhawk: remarks, o.. L.. Martin. grand
guardian: piano duet. Mrs. Cummings and
Miss Pinney. The speaker of the evening
was then introduced, the Rev. George o.
Price of Rutland. Miss Lucille DeReynolds
followed with a solo and then Mrs.
Ethelynd Hood of South Royalton, who
was formerly Miss Fthelynd Gould Of
this place, gave a reading. A piano solo
by T.. H.. Kittredge closed the program
proper and after a few closing remarks
by the astmas the evening closed.
Grand Officers present were: Alexander
Duncan, deputy grand master. and Mrs.
Duncan; Frank w. Jackson, grand secre-
tary, twho gave a review of the work
OF the order and the growth and progress).
with Mrs. Jackson; q. l.. Martin, grand
guardian, who also spoke. and others,
The grand officers were entertained dur
ing their stay in town by Mr.. and Mrs.
\. &. Buck.-Mr. and Mrs. Cobb of Island
Pond, who had been here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Dales, since Monday, re-
turned to their home on Saturday.-Mr.
and Mrs. q. w. Pride and son were in
South Royalton Saturday to visit Mr.. and
$780, w. ''
Smithers went to L~yndonville Saturday
to supply the pulpit of the Methodist
Church.
Harold T.. Davis, l6-year-old son OF
Samuel Davis, who lives in Braintree,
was arrested April -, charged with
petit larceny. He confessed to the theft
of five hens from the premises of Asa
SNOW, two from c. +. Moulton's and
also confessed taking a quantity of
bran sacks, the property of Wesley
AIMEE, and the latter led to his de-
lection. Mrs. AIMEE marked the sacks
tthe property of Amee) on the inside
with colored thread and later they
came up at the Morse mill, through the
agency OF Davis. Justice II. i. Briggs
sentenced the boy to not less than
four nor more than six months in the
House of Correction and placed him
on probation for one year. on condi-
ton that he pay for the articles stolen,
County Telephone company has rented
rooms In the Temple block over the
w. W. Brown shop. and at this place
the company intends to establish "A CEN
tral Office as soon as the arrangement
with the Randolph Telephone Exchange
expires. A switchboard has been Or
dered and Mrs. H.. A. christopher OF
west B~rookfeld. who has long had
charge of the business. will be the OPP
orator.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
fainiiton gave them a pleasant surprise
saturday night in honor of their 5oth we'd