The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-21
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$ thcro is some truth in Mark Twain
4 description of New England weather.
The election of officers OF the Baptist
| Sunday school took place last Sunday.
a Mr.. Gassctt, who has been the supcr-
Q intendent since the schools organlza-
= ton II years ago, did not care To he
$ elected again, so in his place Ii. O.
, Dodge was elected rs superintendent
! The other new officers are as follows
+. 4. Burditt, assistant superintcnd-
, ent: Mrs NJ. g. ingalls,, Secretary :
Miss Gertrude WOODBURY.. assistant
secretary; Mrs. II. a. Burditt, treas
, urcr M. b. Swit1er, assistant treasurer ::
Fred Hannum, librarian; and f. A.
! Fifield. assitant librarian. The score
tary reported that the membership for
the past year was LOG The general at
tendance 2743 and an average attend
ance of 50. 70, an increase of seven
over the year before During the past
10 wears of the schools history it has
by its faithful labor placed itself
among the leading schools of the coun.
ty and furnishes many points that are
fit examples to emulate.
Prof Won Toska, pianist, and Gil
bert Raymond, Shakespearian lecturer,
advertised to give an entertainment
in the hotel parlors Tuesday night
but ms nothing further than the adycr.
tisemont has been heard of il. the con
clusion ia that it was sparely attended.
From the Valley Echo. u Westticld,
Mass. paper the following item is
taken ;>"Georgc W. Hannum has been
elected AS assistant secretary of the
! Y. NJ. G.. A. and has already entered
upon his duties. = 4 Mr. Han
mum will have especial charge of the
Junior department. He is a Young
man of excellent charactor Z; 4 is
heartily in love with the work, having
been valuable and energetic worker
| ON several of the committees for some
fine" Those who know George are
aware that the above statements are
true.
The legal voters of putnev are no.
tilted to meet at town hall Tuesday.
March Sd. at 10 O'CLOCK 10 act on the
following articles lst, to elect mod (
orator and all other officers REQUIRED |
by law for the wear ensuing: "a, tosce /!
what sum. if any. the town will vote
the G.. 4. K. post to defray the ex-
ppnses of Memorial dav; 3d. To hear
the report of committee on town library
and see what action the town will take
in the matter: +, to see if the town
will authorize the selectmen 10 borrow
of the trustees the public money for
the support of schools: !, To see if
town viii vote to raise money bv a tax
upon the grand list. of 1891; to pay all
demands against and ali cypepses of
said town for the year ensuing and if
so. what per cent. on the grand list.
and how it shall be collected; 6. to see 4
if the tov will give the use of town /,
hall for all entertainments given for
the benefit of tLe Diano fund thr TOWN
to become the sole owner of said piano
when if shall became fully Maid for ON
condition that il shall not be sold :.
Ia see if the town will vote 10 intrust {
thc road commissioner 10 us, the state {
money on tine main tborouphfarc from
putrcv village to the dcnot and ferry
and 10 sec how much money if any. in I
addition ia said state money the town {
will vote Tor the Improvement of said
s 10 SEQ IL the town
will vote to ra,sc a sum of money not {
IN evnoad ono fnr the nurrn,se of {
hose Tor tire nrotertion |
Nice Ida Nv Woodhurn and Erapl, i
81 Earr were married in Westminster {
Wodrnsdav by NJ Tbomn.on and tbev n
N Fri SnrlnptlpI1 NlnIEnr
md Cboste- b
~ tar,,a, III, n,as,uoradc b,lI {
NJ tbn town ha,, Eri5av ercning Fob
Sci, j, i'0 a., 80 y vi No tho ovant ~ tbn
49, Eror,. ogort has bnep uadn
~ n,ai,o th;s !, dnnid.d spccass An p
,r,hontr, nf sa,,,,, n,a,, Mi furrisb c
,,ua;r a,d =, II o,rIocl, Ana snnnor C
Iii ho Sarved in the lower Nasnnir Il
,an costumrr from Snringfinld a
will have y fine assortment of costumes u
md masks for rent at reasonable =
prices. so there will be no excuse for ~
not afpearinr in costume. Remember p
hat thr first five figures are reserved "
or those who are in costume and let
very one .ro their best 10 make il "
ruiz a masquerade ball. The grand @,
march viii beoin AT 3 O'Clock. Every II
,nIy come and BRING your faces with al
.ou
The birthday partv at the Congrcga- Il
innal church "Wednesday evening WIS OF
Great success. $50 which represents u
600 wears the combined aretof ueOple n
present, was taken in. The plau was
nat th"sr VINO phriook OF supper al
mould put IN Dag Whlch was 1ufh p,
shed, as many pennies rs lheE were n
ears nld or as many AS theS chose 10 a,
epresent their age One lady chose II
0 be w years olu. After snort mus &
cal program In the audience room lhe +
upper was gladly served In the G
estry below. AND among the cake Il,
'as lthe Church birthday CAKE win II
he figures lo4l, Wheh the church d
las built, Iand the present date. Inc ri
tendance was quite large put the ay
torn Kept away many probaply. r.,
nv, ,.., .. ,..u a.. l. III