The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27
WEST BRATTLEBORO LOCALS.
The Academy tets S6OOO-The olt
People Home $1,000.

People Home $1,000.
The academy at West Brattleboro,
an important educational institution
which has of late suffered from "A
shortage Of funds, has been given
10000 by Mrs. Lucinia Bartlett and
Miss Maria l.. Stedman, daughters of
Mrs. Elvira Stedman. aged 3d. who
died last week Thursday night. Mrs.
Stedman was the widow of DR.. j. II.
Stcdman, veteran physician of the
| town, who died last year She WAS an
aunt of Loring Robertson, the million
aire leather merchant, who died in
New York six years ago, and was one
of the five persons who inherited his
estate. After receiving the inhcri-
lance she divided her ample +7rtune
among her six children, five of whom
Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Fisher and Miss
Maria Stedman of this town. d. b.
Stedman of Springfield, Mass, and W.
=. Stedmau Of Bristol, CT. survive
her.
Mrs. Stedman also gives 81, 900 to-
the proposed Brattlcboro Old Peoples
Home.
In Mrs. Stedman West Brattleboro
loses one OF her most esteemed res.
IL
member of the Congregational church
and a liberal giver to charity. She
had been in failing health since Sep
fracture of the hip. She came from
Windham, \. T., March 10, 1910.
Brattleboro Academy Notes
\ new teacher Miss Mabel \ Short, |
has been added to the force of the AGA
deny. Miss Short graduated from
Smith College with honors in the class
of 81. and she then continued her stud
les as n post graduate in science at Har-
ward. Last year Miss Short taught with
success at Chicago an is fast
becoming popular with her classes.
David Plummer has begun a big
numbering job in Halifax with force
Of 10 men and a portable steam mill.
\ roll call and reunion of the mem
bers of the Baptist church will be held
next Friday evening
The wedding bells rang merrily
Tuesday evening when Merton Micot
took unto himself bride. Upon the
'eturn from the wedding trip they will
occupy a tenement in S. I. Daven
PORTS house. Congratulations.
The sociablc at Academy hall We'd
lesday evening was attended by all
he young people of the village. Games
we're INDUCED in and all spent very
njoyable evening.
Mrs. Stanford Morse entertained the |
Vest Brattleboro Euchrc club last {
thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs, H. c. Liscom observed
heir 25th anniversary at their home on
pruce street last Friday, some - of
heir friends and relatives gathering in
he evening to help celebrate the event
nd leaving with Mr.. and Mrs Liscom
ONE very handsome presents. \ paint
lg of the old homestead by Mrs. l.. n.
.iscomwas one of the gifts highlyappre- /.
lated. Refreshments were served dur
y the evening. The out OF town
uests were W. f. Clark and wife of
Mrs. \. n. Swain of
elbows Falls. Mrs. p. +. Smith of
'inchcster. l.. f. Liscom, wife and
aughters and S. +. Liscom and daugh-
rs of Hinsdale.
The Christmas exercises at the Bap-
st and Congregational churches Mon
~ evening were largely attended.
Miss Mabel Short, the ASST tant .,
acher at the Academy. is boarding &c
18th Mr.. Richardon. DR.. Robes's,
ho is spending her vacation here, is
,arding at Alfred Sargent S. james
Babbitt and wife were with her
rents for Christmas. Miss Laura
rai'ey from Putney spent Sunday
it'll Miss Margaret Hill. Miss Lii
IN Spelln4an from Mortified. Mass.
He'd upon friends here Thursday. 7
ID. Stockwell and wife spent
lristmas at ID. NJ. Stockwell's.
i'll S. Fisher is home from Williston
minary for two weeks. Harry Dunk tol
; came up from Mt. Hermon Tuesday
spend his vacation. Mrs. Lewis
out, who has been i'll for two weeks, n
improving. Among those on the
* list this week are Mrs. H. f. l
ebbins, Mrs. j. ]. Ward and Mrs
l.. Squiers. Mrs. Ellen Cole has =
,uned from her visit ia Boston. =
rs Eta L. Stebbins of Vernon. who r
$ been visiting Mrs. Bert Miller.
urned to her home Saturday. Miss
ura Dunklee came from New York
'nday evening and will spend the 4
cation with her mother. Miss Ida
X is visiting at her uncle's. Geo.
amberlain s. VIM. +. Winchester Il
] wife of Holyoke, Mass. have been
,nding the week at ID. NJ. Stock
IFS. Misses Lillian and Ollie Mil
who are attending the normal
lool at Randolph, are at their
hers for the Christmas vacation
IS Lillian Knapp accompanied by a
md from Mortified seminary arEat
III. knapp's to spend the HOLIDAYS.