The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

A large party from here GO to Putne.
, tonight to attend the masquerade ball
Mrs. V. o. Jones entcrtains part,
, of friends at her Green street home to
night
large and pleasant gathering at
tended the Odd Fellows social dance
in their hall last evening.
Mrs. }. l.. Martin pleasantly enter.
fained the Ladies Whist club at her
Linden street home Tuesday afternoon.
A party of four couples took a sleigh
enjoyed one of Landlord Pratt's fine
suppers.
The Ruthiana met with Mrs. l.. d..
Temple at the Baptist parsonage We'd
nesday evening. Author, James
Boyle O'Riley.
Eighteen young folks on Il straw ride
from Hinsdale had an oy ster. cake and
fruit supper at Jacobs lunch rooms
Saturday evening.
| Mrs. Geo. II. Baker entertained Il
party of friends at her home Tuesday
evening. Music and cards made up the
evenings enjoyment.
A meeting of the Brattleboro
Woman's 1ndian association will be
held at Mrs. j. NJ Iyler's, on Thurs
day. March 5, at three O'Clock. Busi
ness, to sew for Easter box.
The ladies of the Universalist church
meet in the church parlors next Tues
day afternoon. The regular business
meeting will be held at O'Clock and
supper will be served at the usual
hour.
The regular weekly meetings Of the
". c. T. u. will be continued at ,. 30
O'Clock till further notice. Will the
ladies be in attendance next Tuesday
| afternoon, March 3, as business of i'm
| portance is to be attended to?
Miss Florence Retting entertained
| the Sunday school class of Mrs. L. +.
AT her home on Retting Place WPdnes
| freshments were tho program for the
evening.
| Some 80 members of the Epworth
League of this place enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Putney Wednesday where they
were entertained By the league of that
place. \ nice supper was served fol.
lowed by an entertainment and social
! time.
The ladies of Protective grange will
entertain the gentlemen with sleigh
ride to Vernon next Wednesday night.
a hot turkey supper will be served by
Landlord Reed followed by social
dance. The party will leave grange
hall at $50 and all ladies' are invited
accompanied bv gentlemen of the
grange.
J. l.. Jones was given a genuine sur
prise by party of about 20 of his
friends Monday evening at his Elliot
street residence. Bountiful refresh
ments, besides large supply OF useful
articles, we've brought by the invading
party. A sum OF money was also
donated. Gard playing and sociability
made thoroughly enjoyable evening.
4. j. B. Cudworth was taken CON-
pletely by surprise Monday evening
when company of his neighbors and
friends came in to remind him that it
was his cath birthday. The evening
was an enjoyable one and six handed
euchre was played. after which refresh
ments were served by the invading
party, who also presented Mr.. Cud
worth with souvenirs of the happy
OCCASION
The sleighride and dance, last Mon
day night, under the auspices of the
Rainy Day Club. was largely attended,
and was 4 grand success in every respect
The night was model one for such an
occasion, with a brilliant moon, and
not too cold, and everybody enjoyed it
to the utmost Landlord Read and lady
of the Vernon House. did themselves
proud with one of their very best hot
turkey suppers, which was the praise
of everyone. And the music, by Messrs. /
4. Knapp Morse and Hines Of tie Phil |
harmonic orchestra, was of the very |
best, and not to be excclled The club !
have a series of assemblies during the |
season, and they are very popular. |
Their next asse mbly takes place on |
Thursday evening at Red Mems hall. |
The social gathering held by the Fort !
nightly club in the Congregational |
chapel and parlors was social in
the true sense of the word. \ pleas |
ing little program had been arranged, /
which consisted of song by Mrs.
Fremont Hamilton recitation How
Birdie Studied Delsarte," by Mrs. f.
ID. Whitney; an original parody taken
from Brattleboro's directory, by Miss
Helen Fletcher. which was very bright
and occasioned much amusement; and
a piano solo by Miss Annie Wyman.
This was followed by a two-act comedy
entitled cousin Frank" in which
the parts were taken by Misses Helen
and Edith Emerson. Pauline Fisk,
Mary Fits and Mrs. F. U. Simpson.
This was an impromptu affair but was
nicely done and well received by the
audience. Refreshments of cocoa and
waters follo.,ed with social hour.
High school Notes.