The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

the Battle of Bennington before the
Daughters of the Revolution, Dec. II.
The Wheel club has appointed com
mittees to carry through the minstrel
entertainment that is to be given some
time in February.
A social dance will be held in the
Armory, Nov. 27, under the auspices
Of the Estey Guard. Dancing tickets
so cents, gallery Is cents.
The Friendship circle held very
pleasant meeting Wednesday afternoon
in Odd Fellows hall. After the usual
Sewing bee supper was served at
6 o'clock.
Miss Flora Cattanach entertained
a number. of her little friends at her
Highland street home: Monday after
noon and evening, and they aided in
spending happy birthday.
Cards were received here this week
announcing the marriage of Francis
Dexter Phillips and Miss Josephine j.
Baker which took place Tuesday, Nov.
IL, at Holyoke. Mass Miss Baker is a
cousin of p. NJ. Baker of this place.
and was a former resident here.
The second of the series of the Red
Mems dances was held at their hall
Tuesday evening and the attendance
was the largest ever had. The canvass
which has heretofore been on the floor
has been taken up this week and be-
fore the next dance a fine hard wood
floor will be laid.
Merchant and Mrs E. II. VanDoorn
celebrated the Goth anniversary of their
marriage in quiet but enjoyable way
Tesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
+. Hall at their Chaplin street home
whittier they had been invited to
spend the evening, it also being Mr..
Halls birthday anniversary. After
supper the party repaired to the Bap
tist parsonage and celebrated with
Rev. and Mrs. Temple, it also being
the PASTORS birthday.
A very pretty entertainment was
the Universalist church parlors Mon
day evening. The program consisted
of piano solo, by Grace Harmon /;
recitation, by Mabel Gilbert; piano
solo, by Grace Harmon recitation, by
Helen Rhode; piano solo, by Mae
Speare dialogue of past Thanks
givings by the different nations, in
costume, which was very pretty. The
evenings entertainment closed with a
penny game. This was one of the
largest assemblies they have had.
The November meeting of the Fort
nightly club was held Tuesday evening
at S. B. Emerson's on Oak street.
Papers upon the Development of
American Character, National and In
dividual'i were given by Rev. G.. O.
Day, Miss Fits and Miss Fletcher.
The company were asked to guess the
originals of A pictures of the members
OF the club in childhood's days. These
funny little old photographs and dag
uerreotypes caused much amusement,
and the prize, "a chromo,' for best
success went to F. U. Simpson. The
next meeting will be held early in Jan
uary, the December meeting being
passed over on account of the crowd of
engagements.
The New Book club was entertained
at G. A. Boyden's Tuesday evening
and had one of the pleasantest meet
ings of its history with delicious
supper served as he knows how to
serve it. There were nearly 30 present
and after the supper at G.: 30 the elect
ion of officers resulted in the re-elect-
ion of DR.. Jas. Conland, president,
Mrs. b. d. Harris, vice pres, Mrs.
E. H. VanDoorn secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. c. F. Thompson. Mrs. II.
ID. Holton and Mrs. George c. Aver
i'll. Book committee. Mrs. f. W, Put
nam and Mrs. j. G. Estey were elected
to membership. The auction sale of
books elected much morriment and it
was agreed that Dea. G. +. Thompson
made about an immitable auctioneer.