The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-09-18
BRATTLEBoRo SOCIETY.
Things Doing, Done, ana to be DOne-A
Season of Cordial GOOd Feeling.

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Season of Cordial GOOd Feeling.
Hon. and Mrs. b. ID. Harris entertained I
number Of their friends at their home We'd
nesday evening. After supper was served
cards made the evening a very pleasant one
The young people will give their annua
dance the first evening OF the fair, Sept. Both
The Episcopal Jadles Will hold their fail
and festival Thursday evening, Sept. "a, In
the town hall.
| st. Michaels Catholic choir attend the we'd
ding of one of It's members, j. D. Fent0n, al
Bellows Falls Tuesday morning.
| A party OF young people, chaperOned by
Mrs. +. L. Phalen, assembled the mountain
Wednesday evening where supper was served
Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Minor had very happy
thought In the party to which they invited q
number of their friends to-day. Assembling
at 4 p. M. they go to the Llscom farm in West
BrattlebOro where a peach and cream supper
will be served, to be followed by little!hop.
A corn roast on Wantastiquet Is still among
the things contemplated.
President Gates was the guest of Cashier
Marshall Tuesday, and also made a call on
Mrs. j. N. Balestier, who 10 relative of bis.
The young ladies' who gave the dance in the
Nv Wedding March" will repeat It at the Epis.
copal fair.
A complimentary hop rendered by the house
and the guests Is to be given to the employees
of the Brooks House this evening.
There was long string of visitors to Wan
tastiquet's summit yesterday.
The Dramatic club ia understood to be pre-
pairing another play.
There has been no more delightful event Of
the kind In Brattleboro's social annals than
the afternoon tea given by Mrs. N. l. Hawley
and Mrs. G. L. Durham Friday afternoon.
rioh pnuefpQl rendered nv
Misses Mary Howe and Mary Shea: Mrs.
Alline Osgood. Dexter and Messrs. Lucen
Howe and Claude Fisher.
Services In St. Michaeps Episcopal church
90 Sunday, Sept. Goth: a. M, holy com.
muniOn; 1890 a. M, morning prayer and SER
mon;7 p. M, evening prayer; Sunday school,
and Bible class, Las a. m. The rector will
officIate in Christ church, Gullford, In the
afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock.
Two social events this week were the we'd
dings at West TowDshend of Miss Lou Bar
Der, teacher In Miss Sawver's school, to
Arthur M. Gushing of Springfield, Mass. and
her brother, Frank F. Barber Of the firm of
Barber Bros. to Miss Lucy M. Wood. Our
West Townsbend Items contain full ac-
count OF the weddings.
Miss Mary Howe and brother Luclen, left
for New York Monday.
A very pretty double wedding took place at
the home of Mrs. Mary Barnard In Whining
ton Tuesday, when her two daughters. Miss
Hattie L., a former teacher In our high school,
and Miss Florence B., were married, the
former to j. A. Werner of Chicago, ILL.,, and
the latter to Or. F. H. Burnett Of Hinsdale,
N. II. The happy but solemn ceremony was
performed by Rev. A. G. Field of East Ar
lsngton, former pastor OF the brides. Our
Wilmington items contain full account of
thewedding.
A charming entertainment was given last
evening by artist and Mrs. r. G.. Hardie, In
homer of their guest, Mrs. Gov. Groome of
Maryland. Mrs. E. R. Pratt sang an aria
from the last scene IN the "Prophet" which
was simply magnificent, showing In their full.
ness the powers of this talented woman. In
both the dramatic and musical view. The
piece brought out her voice In its best regis
ter and the rendering was one that took hold
deeply of her auditors, and made them to
feel the elements of greatness In her. Mrs.
U. A. Marshall also sang very sacceptably,
making the little program most agreeable
one.
Prof. Frankenstein thus writes of the Sat-
urday entertainment at the Brooks House:
Mrs|W Hubbard soprano Miss Emma Gregg,
soprano; Miss Alice Veet, alto; and Miss Gecr::
giana Cook. the latter an uncoMmonly deep and
heavy contrato, with Nils stewart for accom-
applause, ard these young ladies contempiate
keeping up their organization with view OF
future concert enterprises. Miss Nina Miller
MIA we'd several solos on the cornet with beauty
and spirit. and she gives promise OF ach eviI e
the inspirlCng instrument we
played. Mrs Ned Cleveland performed several
pieces ON the banjo. the most popular Of which
was air 10 the tune of the "Oid Folks at
Home" with variations. Mrs Williamson. eJr,
of the New Jersey State Charity As
read a short and Interesting paper on
'Hamlet." Leitsinger's orchestra played sew
eral enjoyable selections. Altogether the enter.
was very creditsble to the performers
and to Mr. Adams, who has paid very parti cular
attention to the affairs of the Brooks House this
season. After the entertainment q hop was en-.
;ered into with much zest by the younger ladies
md gentlemen of the audience-[The Turf,
II Id and Farm.
Rev. E. 8. Morse entertai ned the members |
# the Epworth league with very pleasant
.orn roast last evening. Music was heartily |
enjoyed, especially the quartet by the ladies',
md the whistle solo of Mr.. Bartlett.