The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-10
CHESHIRE COUNTY. S.u.


( one hundred and iffy five tickets for dancing
were sold at the Ercmen's ball Friday evening,
and this together with the amount received
! from the sale OF gallery tickets, will make the
total receipts more than 500. The decorations
Of the hall were by Buchholz OF Springfield who
also coAumcd many OF the tnasqperaders.
! Leit-iuCeT's fun orchestra OF Is pieces gave 4
concert before the dance and supper WAS served
I at Hotel hebuesai. An amusing feature Of the
occasion WIS football game between IN"
masked eleyeus. representing the Einsta!cs and
their bitter opponents un the valley.
! Mrs Ads Pickett Thompson, Gs, wife 4 :
4 Thompson, died suddenly December , from
apap.eNy al the residence Of her son in Orange,
Mass. ana the body was taken 70 iIinsdale Tor
burial IN Pine Grove cemetery. Mr. and Mrs
Thompson bad been residents OF Hiutdale p
wears and owned and occupied the J0eerh
I Priest Place on JTcampoi hill Mis- Thompson. /,
health had long been delicate and the Illness al
NrihomFNan last aUtumn mane IL necessary iGf
them 10 spend tle winter with their only spr
GcorEei IN Dran-e Beside 3 husband and son
Mrs Thompson itgycs twu sisters amt a brother
She bad long beer q member Of the Con-reEa.
uoual church ant vas active IN church and
sunday sehoo! work The husband
Is At present very Il! az Orange and fears
are entertained that he may not recover
The body Of Charlotte, 3, wife Of s,ebbins
Elmorc. who died recently II A;hol, where the
tam.iy had lived 81 late years, was taken 70
Hnsdale for burial Friday.
Tie records 81 the town clerk show 81 births
u marriages and SO deaths for the year lse5.
The year has been singularly free from sickness
IN the valley. majority OF the deaths record
Cd are those OF people advanced in life.
Rev \ = Flair Is 10 deliver course OF II
Sunday evening lectures at the Universaliss
Church on the subject of "a history OF the non
Chri-t-au religious" The Introductory lecture
Viii be given next Sunday
4 roll call was held at the CONGREGATIONAL
church Friday evening and de=pi;e The unfayor
able weather, = large number responded 10
their names and many sent letters 10 be read.
resolution was passed, thanking Mrs Emily
II n a. hhraTg
foyIuerly belonged 20 her late husband, who
was AZ one time pastor Of the church.
Week OF PRAYER is being observed s, the
Congregational crunch
: Teachers meeting has been organized
ct the Congregational church. The nrst meet
ing was held Wednesday evening ~ : \ E.
tens.
The bell on tie Universalist church = haily
cracked and e1nno; be runS again until re
paired.
Sel-ol y Richardson has sold his s.oy& and
farming tools ~ auction.
The officers Il RiversiJe oo,0ny Oh pilgrIm
Fathers Will be installed ~ HvptuIy supreme
Governor |. Holt-n eli hecnc, Friday even
I'M January l7tA,
The ladies Of IRE Congre sa;.onal church he.d
their annual meeting Wednesday OF last wcrk
and elected the following officers, Mrs Lizzie
NJ Bailey, president, Mrs Hattie Aldrich, vice
president, Mis- EUma Wellman, secre,arF
Mis- Cora Wel!uan, treasurer.
Mrs Maria i'ra.t celebrated her seventy trs;
birthday saturday Afternoon. Fourteen Of the .
oldes: ladies Of :tr town were present, ard TIE
was speUt in . social way. supper
was served ~ O'Clock, after WIKI all gathered
in the parlor, WHARF, 4 short entertainment; was
given. The age Of the oidc>: lady present WAS
seventy seven, aud the combined ages OF the ten
oldest was siN hundred and seventy four yeIT-.
Clifford Hail met with serious accident sat
uriay lie Ms &. work on a house for q II B
RICH! when the staging gave way. lie caush: ,
his left ara! on = support OF the S;a-iC- and
throw his shoulder OUt OF joint.