The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-22
NUMBER 43.
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.



The Ruthians will meet with Miss
Minnie Brasor next Thursday evening.
The Wantastiquet club have given
up their quarters in the Richardson
block.
The Wheel club rooms will soon be
closed for a week or more for renova-
tion and repairs.
The Parish Aid of the Episcopal
church met with Mrs. William II. Col
Inns Tuesday afternoon.
The Swedish Lutheran society gave a
very enjoyable sociable in their par
lors Tuesday evening. Coffee. cake
and ice cream were served.
The Congregational ladies' will hold
their annual fair and strawberry fes
tival in their chapel and parlors June
25th. There will be the usual attrac-
tion and an entertainment in the eve.
ming.
| The Vermont Wheel club has been
presented with large, beautiful
and valuable marine painting by John
j. Ray of Boston, a member OF the
club. 1t is a scene "Of Portland
Maine
Deacon and Mrs. 4. a. Stearns GET
ebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary in quiet way Wednesday after
noon by being lat home'' to their
| friends who called and extended con
gratulations to the worthy couple.
Miss Esther NJ. knight was com
when a goodly number of her friends
18th birthday. Ice cream, cake and
10 rio nd
given up to games and iollity.
The meeting of the Woman's club
last Friday proved of unusual interest
and at the close of the meeting the
announcement wds made that Mrs. II.
d. Holton and Mrs. L. d. Temple would
entertain the club at the Baptist par
sonage at the closing meeting of the
season which will De held June 10.
The Junior and Senior Christian
Endeavor societies Of the Congrega-
tonal church held a union meeting
in the chapel last Sunday evening,
which was largely attended. The
meeting was conducted by Miss Lucie
Bracket, one of the Junior superintend-
ents. and the children assisted by
hymns and recited in unisol.
The Epworth League celebra n
their anniversary Monday night. I e
meeting was in charge of Miss NJ.
Belle Smith and papers we're read by
the vice presidents. A musical pro
gramme consisted OF two beautiful So
los byMrs. l.. NJ. Lawton, accompanied
by Miss Belle Tenney, AMI duet by
MissMinnie Rawson and Harry Smith.
The V. VIC. held the last of the se-
ries Of ladies' night socials in their
rooms Friday evening. The club has
regularly held one week and they have
proved an enjoyable feature. About So
couples were present and card playing
and dancing made up the programme.
Bouquets of flowers had been tastily
arranged about the rooms and light
refreshments were furnished through
out the evening.
The local ". c. L. U. is making
quite extensive arrangements for the
coming county convention to be held
in the NJ Z. church the 4th and 5th of
June. 1t is expected there will be the
customary attendance of representative
women and visitors from the various
towns in thecounty and the programme
promises to be one of unuual interest.
The chairman of the entertainment
and soliciting committee requests a
full report from all the members of
Ter committees before Wednesday,
the 9th inst. The table commiteewill
hold a meeting atGrange banquet hall
Tuesday, the 2Gth inst.a pm. All are
expected to be present.
There was large and happy attend
ance upon the Murray clubs birthday
party at the Uniyersalist church par
lors last Tuesday evening. \ tempt
ing and bountiful supper was served
to some 100 after which an enjoyable
was rendered 1t being his
birthday anniversary, Rev. H. d. Max
well was made master of ceremop les.
Regrets and salutations in rhyme were
read from absent ones. Mrs. ". E.
Hubbard sang two selections, with ae-
by Mrs. Nellie L. Bra
ger. Master George y. Childs gave
selections through his unique phono-
graph, Frank II, Brasor sang accept
ably and club talent produced the
nirthful play. First Aid TO the In
lure =" the Philharmonic orchestra
the entire programme.
The parts of the farce were taken by
Misses Amy Hines, Nan Houghton,
lucy Simonds. Stella Stickney, D. T.
fasker and G.. I. Stickncy.