The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-09-15
NUN BER 7.
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

Vermont now has eight tribes of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men.
| The Grady family on Reed Hill had house,
warming Saturday evening.
Miss Kate Selleck entertained few lady
friends at cards Tuesday evening.
The Dickens club have changed their read .
Ing day from Wednesday to Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the Fort Dummer
Il. A. z. No. II, was held last evening,
A very pleasant tea party was given at
| Commander Browns Monday evening.
The regular meeting Of Beauseant Com
ing, the 20'h
Protective Grange will work the third and
fourth degrees in full form the 10Th. An
nouncements at that time for the October
meetings may be expected.
| Fred Harris celebrated bis fifth birthday Sat-
ur1ay afternoon by entertaining party Of
bis little friends at his High street home and
the afternoon was jolly one.
Mrs. John Hurley entertained few of her
friends at ber Elliot street home Tuesday af-
| ternoon and evening and the hours were most
pleasantly spent.
Miss Ruth HawIey entertained number of
her friends with seven handed euchre at the
home Of her father. N. l. Hawley last even
Ing, The evening was most enjoyably spent.
The next regular meeting of the Fort
Dummer Colony of Pilgrim Fathers will be
bers are cordially requested to attend, as the
governor, ,lieutenant-governor and secretary
expect to be present.
Miss Ollie Warner entertained q few friends
last week Monday evening at her home on
Spring st. The evening was spent In playing
cards, etc.. and refreshments were served
during the evening and an enjoyable time
was had by al present.
Rallying day was obseayed at the Baptist
church Sunday by the Sunday school. The
home departmentwas invited and appropriate
exercises for the day, consisting OF soeaklng
and singing, made the gathering pleasant
There were present 342 members.
The guests at the Brooks House with few
Invited friends had very enjoyable party at
were three tables at whist with first and
booby prize for each table and awarded thus:
1st table, Mrs, Geo. Powers lst. and
VIM. Menz!es, boeby: 2nd table. Mr.. Mat
thews 1st. Mr.. Powers, BOBBY; 3rd table,
Miss Louise Manley, 1st, Miss Richardson,
BOBBY.
Mr. and Mrs. A. l. Currier entertained the
Rainy Day club at their home CT Frost street
Thursday evening, the occasion being Master
X. W. Brown, very promising lad of nine
weeks, 1t being the first birth in the club.
The event was suitably recognized, the club
presenting the new member bank book con-.
taining nice sum of money. The father of
the lad responded, thanking the members in
behalf OF bis son. The evening was pleasantly
passed In games, after which one of Mrs.
Curriers' finest suppers OF cake, fruit and
coffee was served, each member receiving as
souvenir small cake with the letters Z. D.
over tiny china doll under an acorn um-
brella (the R. D baby.) A unanimous vote
Of thanks was presented to Mr.. and Mrs.
Currfer for the unique entertainment; the
usual sho wer seemed to make all complete.
snd 1t was voted the most enjoyable meeting
the club ever held.
Nothing prettier or happier could be I'M
agined than the musicale and living picture
at the Brooks House Saturday
evening. The dining room where It was given
was crowded. There was 3 stage with Dress
Ing room. drop lights and all the appurten-
ances. The evening opened with a flute solo
by q. Q. Messer. fairy dance. Stly named,
By little Georda Layton, and recitation by
Miss Ruth Noyes, ill making happy prelude
TO the succession of pictures. brought out In
orange decorated frames. There was Glove
Letter" by Miss Lillian layton and Laura
a"Milkmaid" by Florence Pow
srs; "ln Love-" Mr.. Bower and Miss Lay
ton; "Little Lord Fauntleroy and the EARL
ames Menzes and Russell Richard on: San
Offer of Marriage" Liston Ketchum and Miss
Ethel Brown; "a Prior Engagement" Miss
Lila Williamson and George A. Powers,
: 'PeacemaKer." Misses Richardson and VIII
hanson and Harry Webster; Man." Miss
E'hel Brown; Glove, or Countay.' Miss
Brown and Mr.. Bower; "John Alden and
PRISCILLA K. A. Tyler and Miss Williamson,
and the final hit Flower of the Family,'
which proved to be ''PiIlsburys Bestr barrel
with Miss Georda Layton finally peeping
roguishly out. The evening. which hsd been
,ne of rea; artistic delight. closed fitl7 with
solos by Mrs. C. H. Layton and E Fl. Miller
md banjo duett by Miss Cook aud Mr.. Ty-
or