The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-28
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The long expected thaw came Sun
day settling the Snow quite u bit bu
enough remains to make travelling t.
dious and now thesthaw seems to hay
| taken the prevailing cold.
Colds are extremely fashionable.
/ Miss +. NJ. Estabrooks will clos
her school At Grouts Mill on Frida.
/ Mar. 6 and on that evening, will Civ
Il school exhibition or entertainment
consisting af recitation, reading, tab
! lcau etc.
Auditors meet at the town clerk
office Saturday Feb, % town meeting on
| Mar , at NJ. +. Perrys.
/ Mrs Sarah Jones who was un th'
sick list Is improving,
Putney.
Austin Smith and wife were sur
prised by about 10 of their friends
from East Putney and Putney las
Friday evening at the residence Of W.
G.. Harvey whore they we're then stay
ing The evening began by the usua
Christian Endeavor meeting of East
Putney, which takes place Friday
evenings in Mr.. Harvey's parIor.
After games which succeeded the
meeting the party assembled in the
dining room where refreshments Of
cake and coffee were served, and while
there assembled, witnessed the presen
tation of a bed quilt and clock by
Rev. M Mitchell to Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith from the Endeayor society Of
Putney. At reasonable hour the
company withdrew and oil voted that
the evening was pleasant one. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith are soon to begin
housekeeping in the Shelley house and
Mr.. Smith will work for Will Pierce.
John Tibbetts, who was sent TO Rut-
land for theft committed in Corser's
store, has served his sentence and is
now in Putney.
In respons, TO invitations sent by
the committee in charge of the birth
day party entertainment which was
given. a week ago Wednesday, in the
Congregational church, il has been
reported, that s3l above all expenses
have been received.
The Baptist and Congregational
Christian Endcavor societies we're both
represented at the county convention
held IN Westminster yesterday.
Miss Wynno Wadsworth has given
ny the central school as the number of
students to attend was not large enough
to make it profitable to her. The
work Of the school has been very salts
factory and we are loa,h to loose her
as its teacher. The school, we under.
stand, will continue but it is not vet
known generally at least. who the next
teacher will be.
Mrs. Il. e. Bond and Mrs. W. II.
Bond OF Brattleboro visited ". \.
Gilbert and wife Wednesday. C. IL.
AdaIian from Morash. Turkey, regis
tered ut the hotel this week. Mrs. f.
J.. Pierce returns to-day from Salem
where she has been to visit Mrs
Perry, her step mother. M b, Switcr
has been moving from the Bennett
house into the Congregational parson
age this week. Mr.. Bennett has sold
the house Mr.. Switzer vacates to |
Will Wilber. james Whitney's little
girl Lucy is i'll with pneumonia. 80
Mrs. Marietta is i'll with the grip. 49,
+. a. Steele from Lawrence, Mass, is |
\. NJ. Corser's new sewing machine |
agent DR.. Munger is now agent for
he Columbia bicycle. Mrs Chandler
Clark is Ill with the grip, has been
lick about four weeks Mrs. II. b. !
Powell went to North Adams, Mon
lay to visit with relatives there. She
eturns Saturday. George Howard is
low under the doctors care. Frank
Dickinson of Williamsville visited
With his brother Will last Tuesday.
Jamaica.
About 20 neighbors and friends
.athered at Philetus Kellogg's last
week Saturday. and sawed, split.
nd put in the shed his wood pile,
ayor which he greatly appreciated and
or which they all have his SINCERE
hanks. After their work vas done
here was an oyster supper serv d.
.lr. Rand furnishing the oysters. All
his was a surprise to Mr.. Kellogg,
Who has been unable 10 work since
asst fall.
The drama. Enlisted for the War;"
presented by the Sons of Veterans
tuesday evening, was Il success finan-
tally and otherwise. Twenty couple
anticipated in the social dance which
ollowed.
At a special meeting of Mount Leba-
ION lodge f. 4. \. NJ, last Friday
vening the I'd degree was conferred.
Harry Amsden is canvassing this
own and Townshend for the book.
Our Journey Around the World"
t is presumed by the title to he a
'ork of great interest. ID
Mrs. Lucy r. Kellogg very pleasantly
the members of the W. G.
:. u, at the close of their monthly
ieeting Feb. 10Th, by giving )
clock tea. /
Those on the sick list are Mrs. Ly-
ian FELTON,. Mrs. &. S. Clark. Mrs. I
avid Eddy and Mr.. Cowolry, about 4
J, who is very low from stroke of q
analysis. a
Mr.. Stone aud family of Brattleboro
ave been passing the week with
lends here. - Miss Aurora Frost is at 4
.r home here suffering with a quinsy d
re throat. George Wells of Brattle- 7
no is visiting friends here. Miss