The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-02-02

. short visit to her aunt's.-Henry Austin VIII
! has been for some time at Burlington has r,
A tur' ed and is reported to be mnch improve
q In h ath.-A nice ten party was enjoyed
1 r Batcbelders last Wednesday. -The deaf
' of the eigh months old son of Frank Bloc
at Springfield brought deep sadness TO th
! family Of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs Arthu
> Blood.-Chas Fl Houshton' A Fl ingalls,, Cha
a Cutler and Others attended the Masonic meet
ing at Bellows Falls last week-Geo Wiz
slow has sold the Bemis farm TO Boston pal
. ties who move on this We ek.-HOrace Fetch
or Walker, who died at Honolulu January st
was a grandson Of the late Horace Fetche
ID D and q nephew of Miss Harriet Fletcher
Mr. Walker was q graduate Of Yale In clas
Of 80 taking the second place In bis class o
100 men. He was brilliant scholar ana hi
outlook for life was full of the brightes
promise.
i Notwithstanding Elder Beemal
came Tuesday evening to attend the last quar-
terly conference Of the year q. the Methodis
church.-lrwin and Carrie Metcalf entertain
ed a party of fifteen young people Of this plac
at their home 10 marlboro Branch" Satur
day evening. The time was pleasantly spenl
10 games and dancing. Supper was served
Socisble at schoolhouee hall Friday evening
Feb 9-Mrs De Witt Fisher. who has beer
quite III for some time, 10 now IN Brattlebort
with her niece, Mrs. J. c. Howe, hoping tf
receive benefit from rest snd change.
PC U bold their next meeting Sunday morn
ing. Lucian Stedman having 1t In CHARGE
Tho dance for Jan 81. was indefinitely post.
poned owing to the bad travelling Lena Hal
is III with measles, and Jennie White Ia suf
fering from pneumonia as q result Of them
Mrs j A Young, who Is spending the winter
| In Warrensburg, Mo-, writes that It has been
very cold there. 10 degrees below zero. and q
few Inches of snow.-A teachers M citing un-
der the direction OF N O Howe, Supt OF
schools, will he held at schooIhouse hall. Sat.
invited to attend this meeting, but 1t 10 desir.
Ell that all who are. or ought to be interested
In schools. will be present.
Westminster West Maple Grove Grange
No 1856, r Of II, held very pleasant meeting
meeting will be held at Fl Clark's at 10
O'Clock Tuesday, Feb sth. In the forenoon
toere will be . social and boxing over farm
| stock. Dinner at II O'Clock on the basket
plan. The afternoon will be devoted to liter
ary exercises. Let every member lay aside
care and take day Of recreation.
Wet Wardsboro.- eS 4 Johpson 70.
ports hard.0me butterfly among her house.
plants. Parson has gone to Winhall to
werk and Philip Clough to Sherman L
Adams has sold bis house and barn to George
Porter.-Nev grippe patients have been Mrs
E ,ger. Mrs H Wsite and HAL Robinson
All are improving as we'll o. those VINO have
been Sick longer Is far % heard from.
Gullford William II Hill OF Saratoga, N
7, Is visiting at Tyler Johnson's.-Miss Clara
Estabrook has returned 10 Norfolk. Nebraeks.
-Chas A Franklin gave . very pleasant
euchre party last Tuesday evening. Prizes:
First. G A Franklin; 81, Henry Carpenter !;
81. Harry Thayer.-Ths hall given by the
East Side Euchre CLUB last Friday evening at
the b Dad Brook house WAS q genuine suc.
c"ss. 4S,couples being present. Brooks and
Leitsinger orchestra furnished music.
Gut ford Centre-The ladies will have
their annual sugar festival Thuy sdav evening,
February She West Brattleboro Dramat-
ic club will pretent the drama, "Imogene,'
Thursday evening, followed by dance and
sugar supper by the ladies. The Young Peo-
ple's Dramatic club will hold ''dress as yon
please" masquerade ball At the town hall,
Friday evening. February 90. Music, Phil,
harmonic Orchestra. A Fl Hines, prompter.
An oyster supper will also be served All
persons joining the dance will please mask
Chas Franklin neld q very pleasant progrek.
Five euchre party at his home on Tuesday
evening. The prizes were as follows: ROYAL,
Chas franklin; progressive. Henry Carpen-
ter; BOBBY, Harry Chaver--Miss Mabelle
Goodenough of West Brattleboro. closed a
very successful term OF school In district No
2, the 26tb ult.-The next eucnre party will
be held At Henry Carpenters next Wednes-
day evening, February 7.
Halifax.-Thomss Miner died At bis home
Jan 26 with pneumonia; funeral was held at
the Universslist church the Goth. attended By
Rev Mr. Abbott of Wilmington assisted by
Rev II Foster. Mr. Miner was The oldest MEM
Der OF Clark Post, g A r. Of this town.
The Post ofhciated at the grave.
Characterization grange held their au-
nusI installation and oyster supper FRIDAY
evening. January 10. There was large A.
tendance, and It wss one of the most enjoya.
BILE gatherings In the history of the orgsn,zi-
ton. Music was furnished ny an orchestra
composed of members of the grange Tho
Board Of Agriculture held two days meet |
ing here last week. The sessions were well |
attended. The gentlemen composing the |
Board seem TO be Intelligent and progressive |
farmers. but they confined Themselves wholly |
to familiar topics. and their arguments were |
for the most part ''threshing over old straw
With regard to chee.e making, Grafton's
leadinR1 Industry, they protested total igne-
rance and seemed to think 1t beneath their
notice. Prof Jones' lecture on diseases Of
Plsnts" was one of the best features OF the
Lynn Walker celebrated
bis eleventh birthday Saturday, with a party
Of bis boy friends. That they enjoyed them
selves to the full capacity of boys Of that age
L is needless 10 stste.-A party Of young peo-
pie gave John w Davis . surprise call one
evening last week.-A play is being prepared
By the young people. 1t will probably be
yiven about February IA sociable by the
gentlemen Of the Congregational church 10
another society scheme on foot.
Jacksonvllle.-Oo the evening of Jan IS,
thou 20 relatives and friend visited Mr. and
L was their 6fth anniversary and the 35th
birthday Of Me- Kingsley and leaving ss tokens
u esteem . fne -et of chairs and other val
liable g'fts for the happy couple, music, dane
ing, games and q bountiful supper were en-
Dyed by the company The knights aud
Ladies' OF Honor were hignlv entertained at
he home of Mr. and Mrs J Faulkner Thurs-
Law evening, Jan IL. at X ID Browns Jan &c.
Edgar X Brown has been appointed deputy
Internal revenue collector IN Mobtpelier.-I
rhe funeral services Of Mrs Ann Foster
Briggs were held NJ her residences Thursday.
Ian 18th. Rev Mr. Abbott OF Wilmington Of
She was the wife OF the late Ches-
er Briggs Sse died with dropsy of the heart
,ged - year. She was lady much respected
Ind esteemed In this community. She was
be daughter of Col Obed Foster. and had
been married three times. Her iutermenf wss
II Sadawgs-Msrcus W Brown of North
Adsms and Mrs ii ,nDas sheldon OF Re.d.-
Doro have been making short s,ay 1T Mrs
Newell Pike's.-E : Allen furnished the v II
,resmery 1850 spaces OF cream during jan
isry. being toe product OF eight cows.-w
Brown hiss recently buit an ice house op-
,osite Freeman Hsgsr's house.-School closed