The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-30
Grafton.

Grafton.
The auction of j. g. Cumming
property was we'll attende d and every
thing sold well. About two weeks
ago woman appeared in town aho
said she was the wife of j. =. Gum
mings. married to him a few days az
ter he disappeared from here. Reports
say she is going to run the store as
they only sold enough to pay the bills.
Prof c. II. Cambridge has accepted
the position of principal OF Peachahl
academy.
The Grafton delegation to Vermont
Academy will probably number bul
two this term, Will Townshend and
Carl Rice.
Grafton Grange will hold a corn
roast at Bro. A. j. Davis this Friday
evening
The schools in town will begin Mon
day, Sept. 2nd. The teachers are
village Miss Alice Follett, Mrs. Agnes
colt: Howeville, Miss Nellie Kings
bury: Houghtonville. Miss Agnes
Fairbank Pettengil, Miss Annie
Blodgett: Walker, Mrs. Cara Walker.
The Eastman school began Aug. 49,
Miss Jennie Chapman teacher.
A sociable was held at the chapel
Tuesday evening with the usual pleas
ant time for all who attended.
/ Dr. Staples horse ran away We'd
nesday with an empty carriage, run
ming from Henry Clark s to the farm
owned by A. G. Rice. The thills.
single. tree and cross bar were broken.
There will be meeting of the stock
holders of the Grafton Cheese Co. Sat
urday evening Aug. 31st.
The Ladies of the Congregational
church held a social at the chapel
Tuesday evening.
4 slight frost occurred here Wednes-
day night nipping some of the tender
vines.
John b. Duncan has returned to
Boston; also Mrs. Clapp and family.
John H. Blodgett has gone to Willis
ton, where he is to teach this fall.
Misses Lura and Florence Colburn
have returned from visit TO friends
in New Hampshire. Marshal ".
Wright has his remodeled barn. 1t
has been enlarged and altered until it
is practically a new structure and all
done in the most through manner for
which Mr. Wright is noted. 1t is a
fine Improvement to what was already
one of the most desirable country
homes in this vicinity. Mrs. Marian
Farnsworth has returned to Westmore-
land, y. II. Mrs. F. O. Mortified
from Brookline has been visiting her
parents, Mr. W. S. Eaton and wife,
this week Mr. Jerome Adams and
wife have been spending this week in
Londonderry. Mrs Carrie Bancroft
Neil has been visiting at Mrs. Halls
returning to Saxtons River Wednes-
day, accompanied by Miss Fannie
Hall. Herbert Gray from Bellows
Falls has been visiting at sydney Hol
mes the first part of the week. Miss
Hattie Dean goes to Andover this
week where she will begin teaching
Monday. Mrs. Herbert Dean from |!
Winchita, Kansas, visited at Mrs. W.
A. Dean s, Tuesday and Wednesday. -
Miss Ida Stowell from Windham is
visiting her sister Mrs. Samuel Walk |
err Quincy Salter has bought of !
c. II. Sanders the George Pierce farm |
in the north part of the town and
moved on to it.-Mrs. Olive Smith is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Silas Bald
win. Maud Edwards is visiting her
parents in Alstead, n. H. Miss May
Tasker is visiting her aunt in Ac-
worth, \. II. Mr. A. NJ. Convey are
visiting in Haverhill, Mass The
Misses Gertie Burgess and Julia Brad
Icy of Norwood. Mass. visited at F.
Cobbs the first part of the week -
Mrs Martha Barnard and daughter of
Burlington, Iowa, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. Eliza Ober and other
friends in town. W. G.. Townsend
vent to market last week and brought
lone five nice horses with him. Will
chapman has moved into the house
With his father in law, Fred Watrous.
lrs. Luther kingsbury and Nellie Wis
ted IN BrooSline the first of the week.
edith Gould is working at George
Halls. Charles Jennison of Dover.
listed at Albert Jeft's last week. =
:. }. Aldrich of Windham. is at his
rother's, A. NJ. Aldrich. Mrs. Rose
1inley is quite sick at her fathers.
,ichard Witherell. Mrs. Clam and
hildren returned to Boston last week
Martin Tarbel has sold his
lace to Charlie Watrous. -Chapin
Toward returned to Merriden Tuesday.
Mr.. Bailey is improving at the pre-
mt writing. Mrs Myron TAYLOR is {
n the sick list -Ellerv Howard from
lie West is visiting his mother. Mrs. !
mn Howard. Misses Stella and Mary /,
retn are visiting at Henry Burlin-
anne. john Duncan has returned to
oston-- Miss Lucia Adams from Bel
VS. Falls has been visiting at Nor
an Adams. Miss Rebecca Duncan
rived at the hotel Wednesday. Miss
nnie Eddy from Bellows Falls has
zen staying at her grandmother's the
list week. Charles Cambridge left
onday for Peacham where he will :
sumo charge of the Catalonia Co.
rammar school. Miss Nellie White o
,Andover is visiting Miss Abbie
almer. Everett Palmer has gone TO
Iinois where he will join his wife.
40 has been visiting there for few
'eks. Mrs. Staples departed We'd
sday for Plainfield, N H.. on Wis
TO her parents. Sidney Hemenwav -
q wife from Walpole, n. H., were
W. 5. Hemenway's last week. u
ISIS Nellie and Charlie Collins from u
lester were at W. S. Hemenwav's In
nday. Mr.. Marshall Richardson Ty
q wife from Saxtons River were at tu
II. Stowell's Sunday. Annie on
ilker visited Miss Bessie Thomson Ter
Saxtons River the first of the week. no
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