The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-30
Local
GOSSIP FROM OTHER TOWNS ABOUT
THE COUNTY.


TOWnshend
The different schools in town wi
commence next Monday, with teacher
AS follows: West Townshend, Mar
Underwood; Lowe district, Haiti
Winslow Carr district, Daisy Gushing
Coyey district, Ella Willis; villag
schools, Mrs. Kenyon and Emm
Whitman of West Townshend.
The fall term of Leland & Gray sem
mary began on Tuesday with fair at
tendance of pupils, Prof. l.. d.
Symonds of Aver, Mass, has been en-
gagged as principal for the year, al
Prof. Parker, who was engaged by the
board in June, failed to materialize'
Prof. Symonds is a graduate OF Will
Jams college, and comes highly recon-
mended as an able teacher and pros
perous term is expected. The profits
of the celebration on July 4th was Sll5,
and with the money 40 settees have
been bought for the academy hall.
lamps procured and substantial wooden
steps have been placed in position:
Among the new pupils in attendance
at the Seminary from the village and
vicinity. we noticed George and Alice
Houghton. Rubie Stebbins, Annie
Cooke. Addie Twitchell, Florence
Derry. Bertha and William Gage.
The picnic on Morris Wares grounds
last Saturday was largely attended,
and all things passed off successfully.
After dinner, speaking and music was
the order of the day with the following
program: Songs by Mrs. Dale, Mabel
and Ralph Martin, Grace Bailey, and
recitations by Bessie Hardy. Alma
Gale, Annie Cooke, Bessie Whitney,
Adella Scott, Mabel Stoddard and Ar
thur Folett. The young people, es-
pecially, return grateful thanks to Mr..
GRAY, who so kindly prepared the pic
mic for them.
The members of Company &. l.. L.
L., attended the convention at Jamai-
ca last Friday, % in all going in two
large teams. Misses Beulah Potter,
Mary Sexton and Annie Cooke spoke
in the Demorest silver medal contest,
and the medal was awarded to Annie
Cooke.
Mrs. Haynes Of Wilmington, who
came TO visit her sister, Mrs. Judge
Bachelor last Wednesday, was taken
suddenly i'll on Thursday and died that
night before mid night. Her son came
with her from Wilmington, and return
ed on Friday with the body She was
in her eighty third year.
Mr. Sparks depot team colided with
Miss Eta Hobart's bicycle on Tuesday
evening, and the wrecking OF the wheel
was the result, but not beyond repair
it is thought. Fortunately no one was
injured.
Among those who attended the Bap-
fist Association at East Dover tins
week are Rev. and Mrs. Meacham, &.
II. Houghton' and wife, A. B. Green
wood and wife, Mrs. W. II. Miles,
Mrs. A. A. Blood and Mrs. Kenyon.
Mr.. Stebbins' family with city board
ers. Misses Haight and Locke, and
Masters Harry and Clarence Haight,
and invited friends picnicked on Hes
cock hill, just over the Jamaica line,
last Tuesday. Those who wish to get
one of the most delightful and far
reaching views in this vicinity would
do we'll to visit that eminence.
George Winslow went with the en-
cursion to Boston on Monday also M.
NJ. Martin, Mrs. Brooks and George
A. Brooks, Robert Martin and wife
and Nelson Winslow. Misses Bertha
and Blanche Brigham left for the west
On Monday. Nathan Hastings and
wife are visiting in Putney this week.
Mrs. Fanny Gage and Mary and
Anna are visiting in Montague, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson from New
fame spent Sunday in town. Many
friends are glad to see Miss Cora Lowe
IN her return visit to her home after
spending nearly four years in Chicago,
where she has fine business position.
Mrs. Henry Twitchell is quite sick.
Mrs F. d. Reed is spending the
week at here home in Winhall: also
Hiss Mary Sexton. May Willard spent
few days at Jamaica last week. ,
mong recent arrivals are Lillian Viii
ion from Springfield, Mass. = and
ernest Wilson from East Wallingford
Carrie and Addie Shattuck from Brat
leboro, Mrs Otis Taft from Buffalo,
Y. Y. at c. A. Taft's: Mrs. Kate
BUTTON from GAINESVILLE, Florida. at
Yrs. Cathan's: Grace Church from
Bellows Falls at VIM. Ingalls,; j. y.
Greenwood and wife from Chester at
\. b. Greenwoods' Mr.. and Mrs
Booker from Worcester, Mass, at H. !
4. Twicthell's; Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood
rom South Hampton, Mass, at \. ii.
ingalls, George Scudder from Jack |
onville at DR.. Scudder's. Mrs. DR..
carpenter and Miss Maud Carpenter {
eturn to their home in Holyoke, c
lass. this week. The fine soprano
dice of Miss Carpenter has been very /
elpfuI in the Baptist choir during I
er stay here. I
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