Granville Then & Now – January 26, 2023

Gleanings of happenings in January 1923

By Erik Pekar

There were lots of happenings in the vicinity of Granville in January of 1923, as reported by their correspondents in the personal mention columns in the Jan. 26, 1923 issue of the Granville Sentinel; such columns would today be called “Neighbors” columns. Among the leading items are people visiting and seeing each other, organizations meeting, an epidemic situation of people ill with the “grip,” and students from New York rural schoolhouse districts going to the high schools to take Regents examinations. A sampling of items from area localities is reprinted below.

Poultney: Miss Madeline Butler of Raceville has a position in Barrett’s store – The pupils of the seventh grade enjoyed a sleigh ride to Fair Haven Friday evening. – Harold Douglass of Granville, has been assisting in the express office in the absence of Mr. Kinney.

North Rupert: Miss Emily Paddock of Dorset spent Sunday night at Charles Phillips – Mrs. Sylvester Harrington was a guest of Mrs. Angie Gallup one day last week. – Miss Sarah Plankey, who has been visiting relatives at Manchester, returned home Monday.

East Rupert: Edward Danforth of Wallingford spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Danforth. – Mrs. C. H. Danforth entertained her Sunday school class and their mothers at her home Friday afternoon. Games were played and refreshments of ice cream, cake and popcorn were served.

South Granville: There will be an entertainment given at the South Granville Congregational Church January 30. The committee in charge is Mrs. W. W. Ackley and Miss Emily Parker. A supper at the church parlors will follow and everyone who can do so is urged to come and support a worthy cause and enjoy a delightful evening of amusement. The admission is twenty cents for adults, ten cents for children.

Hartford: Anolia chapter, O.E.S., will hold a stated meeting this (Thursday) evening in Masonic hall. – Hartford W.C.T.U. will hold its regular meeting Thursday afternoon of next week with Mrs. Jennie Gibson. Topic, Anti-narcotics; leader, Mrs. L.J. Dean. – The Misses Hazel Griffin, Mabel Fowler, Gertrude and Edna Whittemore of Adamsville, Are rooming at Mrs. Washburn’s during their stay for regents examinations at the Hartford school this week.

Hampton: Ray Warren was confined to the house a few days the past week with a cold. – Miss Marjorie Casey of Rutland, spent the weekend at Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Warren’s. – Helen Stoksky and Lillian Gates were here this week taking regents examinations in the grammar room.

Low Hampton: Mrs. George Babcock spent Tuesday at Walter Howard’s. – Mrs. Frank Eaton was called to Salem recently by the illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Byron Eaton. – S. D. Barber lost a valuable cow a few days ago. About two months ago he lost a young horse and his friends sympathize with him in his misfortune.

Fort Ann: Mrs. Charles Parker is suffering from an attack of grip. – The Baptist prayer meeting was omitted Wednesday owning to the illness of the pastor, Rev. C. A. Johnson, and others who usually attend. – Mrs. Sadie Holman, who was taken seriously ill during Christmas week, is beginning to sit up a little. Mrs. Mabel Clark of Whitehall is still caring for her. Mrs. Holman’s son, Rollin Thomas, was here from Albany to see her last week.

North Hebron: Among those taking the regents examinations in Granville this week are Florence Hill, Lila Mills and Cecil Hicks. – Julius Woodard returned from Albany Tuesday evening after passing a few days with his daughter Ruth at the Albany hospital. – A party of over fifty people passed a very pleasant time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Temple White Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. White are about to move to Granville, where he has a position in the Farmers’ bank. Their friends regret their departure from this place.

South Hartford: Edward Gibson passed Tuesday in Hudson Falls. – The milk from this vicinity is now going to the Glens Falls Dairy company, while the roads are so bad. – The eighth grade of our school is engaged in taking regents examinations at the Hartford high school this week.

West Hartford: Children from our districts are trying regents examinations in Hartford this week. – Fred Taylor of Greenwich, was a week-end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Taylor. – Ruth Huggins has resumed her school work in Pawlet after a week’s vacation with her parents.

West Hebron: Regents examinations were held this week at the high school. – Several relatives from this place attended the funeral of Mrs. Phoebe Campbell last Saturday at Shushan. – Miss Emma Hay, assistant teacher at the school, has resigned her position and her place has been filled by Miss Kathryn Fay.

Truthville: Grip is quite prevalent and the doctors report it as taking different forms. – The friends of John J. Wing will be pleased to know that he is improving in mind and body at his home in Yonkers, New York – The ice harvest was crippled by the recent thaw, which moved the ice over the dam. Now another crop is looked for as it is nearly six inches thick. V.W. Race has cleaned the snow from a portion of the dam.

West Pawlet: Men have been busy harvesting ice for Hood’s creamery and Fayen’s creamery. – Mrs. Albert Roberts of Granville, recently visited her niece, Mrs. Barden Nelson. – Mrs. Kenneth Glines and daughter Virginia of Albany, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Rogers. – Jennie Mullen of Rupert, who attends the West Pawlet high school, was taken to the Cambridge hospital Friday to be operated on for appendicitis.

North Granville: The Misses Irene and Mary O’Donnell called on Mrs. Jennie Stoddard at Mrs. Howard Carpenter’s Sunday afternoon. – The W.C.T.U. held a meeting with Mrs. Colburn Wednesday afternoon of last week.

Hillsdale: Frank Sheehan visited friends in Cossayuna Tuesday. – Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bush have moved to the Myron Bennett farm. – Miss Henrietta Smith of Albany, passed the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brodie Smith.

Raceville: Mrs. J.E. Jones is confined to the house with grip. – N.H. Jones of Poultney, called at C.W. Race’s Tuesday. – Mrs. Henry Park and little daughter of Middletown are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Lobdell’s.

State Road: Evelyn Roberts spent Saturday in Granville. – Guests at Roy Parker’s recently were Mr. and Mrs. Lavery and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thomson and daughter. – Florence Sweet substituted for Elizabeth Griffith at the Quaker street school Monday on account of the illness of the latter. – Anthony McDonough took a load of young people to North Granville Tuesday evening to attend the large grange affair. There were twenty-five in the load.

Middle Granville: Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thomas and daughter of Hoosick Falls, spent Friday last with his mother. – The many friends of Miss Florence Malampy, who is at the Albany City hospital, will be glad to learn that she is making a good recovery and it is expected that she will soon be able to return home.

Slateville: Several from here attended the party at Mr. and Mrs. Temple White’s Friday evening. Mrs. William Moore of Cavendish, Vt., was a recent visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs. Henry Clayton.

East Poultney: Mrs. William Landry, who has been ill, is better. – William Lake of Middletown, was a week-end guest of Phillips Wescott. – Fred Carlton attended the Farm Bureau meeting and Sugar Makers banquet in Rutland recently.

Slyboro: C.T. Hicks is in Ballston this week. – C.T. Hicks made a business trip to Salem Saturday. – Miss Mary Norton spent Saturday with Mabel Merithew. – Arthur Hicks is confined to the house with the prevailing epidemic.

Porter: Farmers have begun their ice harvest. – Most of our grip victims are now convalescent. – The Misses Dorothy Allen, Jennie Morehouse and Marion Doubleday of district No. 14 have been trying regents examinations at Salem this week.

Next week, other news Items of the Jan. 26, 1923 issue will be recalled, including items in the local and personal mention columns for the Village of Granville.