The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-19

Chtldrens Day Observance In the Churcl
The annual observance Of Childrens
day in the Congregation church last
Sunday was perhaps the prettiest ever
held and despite the lowering clouds
the services during the day were we'll
attended The decorations consisted
wholly OF wild flowers, gathered by the
children OF the Sunday school and con
sisted OF maiden hair ferns, daisies
and buttercups which were arranged
with great taste about the pulpit. The
children occupied the front seats at
the morning service aud were ad
dressed by the pastor from the text,
"He that doeth the will Of God abid
eth forever" Three children were bap-
tised in the morning. In the after
noon at 3 O'CLOCK the annual concert
was given by the younger members of
the school and proved most excellent.
The programme consisted as follows /:
Professional, hymn, greeting. Fanny
Frost song, by male luartette ;an exer-
else, Spring Flowers, Ella Adams,
Rose Putnam, Ruth Angler, Minnie
Haigh, Ruth Childs, Miriam Childs,
Bertha Beyotte, Maud Leitsinger
and Minnie Leitsiner: song by Ella
Adams, Helen Reyes, Bertha Beyotte,
Florence Hildreth: 1.-THE Two Rain
Drops" Marshall Noyes: THE Calen
Oar, Hattie Barrows, Alfred Jordan,
Paul Emerson, Crosby Adams and Al
ice Whitney; recitation, Flora Cat,
tansch: dialogue; Harry Bingham and
Lila Angler, beautiful little song
Forget-me- not, I" Flossie Howe; rec
itation, Edwina Whitney "A Basket
OF Pansies.'' Miss Lucie Brackets
class, remarks by Rev c o Day and a
Good Night" by Merrill Whitney
The flowers were afterwards taken
be distributed among members OF the
parish not able to be present
June Jottings.
fir Fred Coxam returned Monday night
u ON his visit to his home in Philadel-
rhia, Pa. Mrs Walter Sturgess re-
urned Tuesday from her visit at her
me in Hartwellville. Mrs Michael
Manning and daughter Catherine re-
turned Saturday from few days Wis
it in Boston with relatives. Mrs JJ
Austin and Sun Edwin left Satur dy
for two weeks visit in Holyoke.A j
Currier and wife left yesterday for
few days stay in Amesbury. Mass. =
Mrs X Pierce of Plymouth, n II, for
merly of this place and who has been
the guest at Charles Aldrich's left
Wednesday for a visit in Williamsville.
H p Hunter was in Holyoke few
days this week Thomas Manning re-
turned Saturday from few days in
Boston. Mr. and Mrs . L Miner have
just returned from 10 days trip to
Boston and Nantucket. F Carruthers
is in Burlington this week. james
Coleman and family are spending some
time in Canada. Miss Mcdonald. the
lady harpist of Spri gfield, is spending
several days at Fl II Thompson's. -
Miss Lucie Foss leaves next week for
to spend her vacation. =
D Mitchell returned yes terday from
his trip to Maine Thomas Judge |
spent sevearl days iuHolyoke this week.
with his children. Mrs NJ J Dickin
son left last week for a visit in New I
fork. Miss Minnie Devine left Mon
lay for a visit in Providence, r =
Col and Mrs \ I Dunton returned
Tuesday from their mouths stay with
heir daughter, Mrs Orrington Ross in
Chicago. Misses Lizzie Michigan and
ohanna Sullivan leave tomorrow for
visit in Springfield, Holyoke and
Chicopee. Ellen Sullivan returns to-
morrow from Holyoke, where she has
been visiting for the past 10 days.
Mrs Nelson Gaeue and daughter En-
ma left Friday to visit her daughter
Mrs Bert Cummings in Leominster,
Mass. Yrs Michael Manning returned
from Lowell-Kate Conroy Is
N a two weeks vacation at her old
ZONE in Ashuelot, n II.