The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

Mrs. Kate O'Neill and Miss Sarah Nc.
| Grain gave party to a number of their
friends at the home of Mrs. O'Neill on Elliot
street Monday evening. A very pleasant even
Ing was spent with games and sociability.
Miss Minnie Dearborn gives husking party
! to number Of her young friends at Randalps
farm this evening.
Mrs. II. H. Thompson and Miss G. M. Slate
gave delightful five O'Clock tea to q number
| of their lady friends at Mrs. Thompson home
Saturday afternoon.
Cards have been received here this week
abeth White to Walter Charles Baker at Cleve.
land, o., Oct. 9th.
Miss Caroline f Bliss of Bliss Farm,
has taken position In DIR. Gardner's school
! on Fifth Avenue, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Dunham have returned
from their months visit In Maine, and will
be "at home" after Nov. /.
Miss Mary Perry gave a party to number
OF her friends Friday evening In honor of her
cousin, Miss Margie Fitch. There was singing
by Misses Mary Sullivan and Perry. games
were played, refreshments served and q
pleasant evening spent
News was received yesterday of the mar.
riage at Little Falls, N. j., of Miss Louise
CtuIJu duu 4sUUCIL Es w llsOu VI NGW lOEhs
Mr.. Wilson Is promising young man of ex.
emplary habits. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Wilson of this place. He Is well known by
many BrattlebOro people as his boyhood was
spent at his home here and all wish him q
happy and prosperous future. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson will make their home In Brooklyn,
Ny.
The engagement of Miss Katherine Hoyt
of Willamsvllle and Fred l.. Tyler Of Charlie
mont, Mass, Is announced.
The marriage Of Miss Matte Reed and
Fred Swift takes place Wednesday Oct 21st
The marriage of Miss Harriet q. Dearborn
and Chas. A. Smith Is announced for Nov.
enber3
Henry Cudworth. formerly of this place.
now of Hartford, COnn.,is to wed Miss Irene
johnson of that city the latter part of this
month.
A clam bake is to be enjoyed this evening
by the members of the New England Trout
& Salmon Club and few friends at the
Marlboro pond.
There Is nothing more delightful these Oc-
tober days than a tally.bo ride among Ver-
mont hills and no jolier party has enjoyed
them than that which stopped at the Brooks
House over Sunday, consisting of Mrs. A. S.
BigeIow, Charles Davis. Jr.. DR.. Harold Will
Jams Of Boston and Mrs. Thomas Learing of
Philadelphia.
The party cbaporened by Mrs. O.. A.
Marshall and Miss Hall have returned after
few days at the lake.
Mr. ana Mrs Chas E Sturgess were happily
surprised at their High street home last Fri
day evening by about 70 of their friends, In
Guiding fellow workmen and members of the
Odd Fellows. d. of r. and w. r. q. who
called to remind them of their 25th annlver.
sary. Refreshments of cake, coffee and 1ruit
were served. A very nice dinner set,a silver
ladle and numerous small gifts were left as
tokens Of appreciation and regard.
There has been quite an exodus of sum-
merers from the Brooks House this week.
Mrs. A. Bovine returned Saturday to her
Flushing, II. l.. home after an II weeks stay.
Misses Charlotte Dickinson, I. M. Treat and
Susan Wyman, who have been there for three
months have returned to R0xbury, Mass.
Geo. Powers and family left yesterday for
Brooklyn.
OF Cashier and Mrs. Geo. G. Averill. And
90 80 or 40 of their most intimate friends as
semRied at the house OF 81. u. Thompson
thatsevening and proceeded Ia : body, beaded
= quiet one, though be had ten foot tin horn
of Cox's manufacture on his shoulder. They
found Mr.. and Mrs. Averir just sitting down
to quiet game Of whist with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson who had been sent ahead as scou-
ing party. And 1t was jolly party II there
ever was one. 1t took possession OF the
kitchen and served repast of Ice cream
and cake, Everybody was bearer OF
tin In some form. and In all fashions
and designs, from hobby horse to marriage
In tin frame. A shot bag full of
''tin" was emptied on the center table, lot
Of unique souvenir spoons, with great vari-
ETY. Of other offerings. humorous, useful and
pretty. and all testlfying to the cordial respect
which the couple have woD here, made the
evening interesting In its display. The
presentation speech was a general one and
took the form of calls for''three days grace"
discounts" ""drafts. ''overdrafts," &C. Mrs.
Averil importuned him to make speech in
reply. but In vain; he was too overcome. 1t
was o'clock before the assemblage dispers-
I'd. 1t was one of the prettest and happiest
If the years social events.
~
BRILLIANTs Col. Richards Bradley and
amily are to spend the winter here also f. Il.
Dickinson's family--Col. l.. X. Fuller has
,een In New York part of the week.-Mr.
md Mrs. II. Sanders and children of BalIi.
more, ND, visited at Col; L. X. FulIer's this
week.-Mrs.. X. Van Aucken Of Alexandria,
Va..is guest at Mrs. CIR. .Crosby's. W.
;. Carpenter Is spending month at her old
lome In Skowhegan, Me-, while her husband
8 on business trip through the middle and
western states.-Wil b. Cabot started yes
erday Tor three weeks hunt OF deer and
moose at the headwaters OF the Connecticut.
Col. and Mrs. Fuller were guests at the
Jermont Academy In Saxtons River lsst
veek.-Frank Draper left Monday for New
lork.-Col. j. j. Estey has been at Saxtons
liver this week.-Mrs.. DR.. Holton and Mrs.
J. F. II. Jenne are In Boston this week.
reginald Gray and sister left today for Bos-
on after weeks stay at the Brooks House.
Mrs. ID. e. Broun and Misses Lillian and
n hal QiuhfOp hav n RronE n |
or a fortnlghts' visit.-AIbert Gorceon of
|oston. private secretary for Gov. Rice, was
ere over Junday, being entertained by Chas.
Adds of Washington. d. G.,
aughter of the late Judge o. A. Adds, is at
be Brooks House.-Mrs. George Shea and
er two daughters Mary and Alice are to sail
rom New York to spend the winter In Eu-
ope with Judge Shea and0kon. Miss Alice has G
cen In New York several days this week. :