The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-17
BRATTLEBoRo, VERMONT, FRIDAY II.
BRATTLEBORO sOCIETR.

The Friendship Circle will NEE
Tuesday afternoon in /. O. o. F.
rooms.
The Butterfly club met at the home
of Mrs. Will Keyes last Wednesday af
ternoon and reported most enjoyable
time.
The Brattlcboro Athletic club vii
give social dance Tuesday next al
the Red Mems hall. Al are cordial,
invited.
The Molasses club met with Mrs. W.
5. Stearns at her Williston etreet home
Wednesday afternoon. Supper wat
served and a social time spent.
Miss Amy Jones entertained Il mum
Der OF her young lady friends at her Oak
street homeSaturday afternoon at whist,
there being four tables. The prizes
we're taken by Miss Florence Thorn
first and Miss Edith Greene BOBBY.
Mrs. F. II. Morse opened her new
millinery rooms Monday in Richardson
block on Elliot street and is now ready
to receive her customers. The roomf
have been handsomely painted and
papered and present neat appearance.
1t was a happy party of about sc
John Nesbitt's Friday evening. Music
was furnished by johnson i Miller
and Mr.. Vivier called off very accep-
tably. \ fine supper was served at
mid night
The dance given by Prof. E. Wales
Saturday evening in the grange hall
was great success both socially and
! financially, being attended by party
which crowded the hall to its utmost
capacity. \ fine time is reported by
all.
The semi annual business meeting
of the Baptist Christian Endeavor
society was held Tuesday evening after
the gospel meeting and the following
officers chosen for the. coming year
President, c. B. Crowell; vice presi-
dent, Miss Ethel Bruce secretary.
Miss Nettie Phillips treasurer, Miss
Florence Thurber. The various com
mittees were also chosen and the re.
ports for the past six months read
The first rehearsal for Dame Plum
kett's Singing Skule' was held in the
Congregational chapel Wednesday
evening, with Gov. Holbrook singing
the hatone. the first time he has done
SO for 10 years. The chorus is a large
one reminding Of the palmy days of
the Brattleboro choral union which was
second to none in the Connecticut
valley. The work taken up Wednesday
night was 'old fugie" music, the
style sung by our ancestors 100 or $50
years ago, in which the parts are
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to have the concert within the next
Battalion, and the girls, and every ono
who can sing are earnestly invited to
come to the chapel next Monday even
rehearsal will be held. Tho selectmen
have been asked TO give a night in the
opera house. but failing in that the
"Skule' will go to the Armory Or
some church. The chorus will be in
charge Of L. ". Hawley with Gov.
Holbrook to assist. The idea or plan
of the entertainment is that Dame
Plunkett is teaching the school, to
which pupils enter one by one, and
there are lot of visitors who, true TO
nature, can tell her all about how to
run the school, and the result is both
recitative and musical, and intensely
in both lines, as they are
called up singly in duets. tries, guar
tets and chorus. The "Skule" has |
been given with great success in a !
number of places, Springfield aud |
among them.
Freneh-Farrar.
From the Fitchburg Mall ot Tuesday,
The West Fitchburg home Of Mr.
Francis F. Farrar was u scene Of un
wonted fcstivity this afternoon at three
o'clock. when his younger daugh !
ter Miss Addie Maria Farrar be-
came the wife of Lester Gray French
Of Providence. K. /.
The home was handsomely decorated |
With evergreen and cut flowers, and
the ceremony. which was with the
ing, was performed beneath an arch
II laurel and Easter lilies by Rey.G r
Hewitt Of the Calvanistic Congrega-
.ional church in the presence Of
.bout 100 guests, including friends
rom Boston. Providence, Worcester.
Cambridge, Concord, Springfield and
3rattleboro, Vt.
The bridal march from Lohengrin,
vas played upon the piano by the
,ride's sister Mrs. W. Craig. The
room and his best man, Frank. II.
3urton of Providence. r. /. led the
,rldal procession.
They were followed in order by the
naid OF honor, Miss Winona Parker
f Cambridge: the bridesmaids. three
title girls, Louise and Bessie Sawyer
+ West Fitchburg and Mary Rice Of
his city, and the bride. who was es- /.
orted by her father. The nshcrs
'ero Fred c. Stedman of Springfield
nd W. H Craig of West Fitchburg.
The bride was gowned in white :
ilk, the maid of honor in bluc silk
nd the little bridesmaids in white.
he two ladies carried white roses.
Immediately following the ceremony :
as an informal reception, at which :
ne bride and groom received the best Y
'ishes and congratulations Of all pres :
nt Refreshments were served by Ca :
srcr Mrs. a. A. Rugg. :
Mr.. and Mrs. French left Fitchburg
uring the afternoon aud after we'd
ing trip of several days win make :
leir home in Providence, r. l. II
Mr.. French is graduate of tn he
Institute of Technology !
/ the class of 81, and 10 now the su- Y
of the steam engine de =
of the Builders Foundry '
,mpany Il large and prosperous con ;,
,rn at Providence K. |. '
He is the only son of o. l. French :,
le editor and proprietor Of the Brattle- y
1ro Phoenix, one Of the leading news =
ipers of Vermont The bride gradu !
ed from the Boston art school in IS :,
ard has large circle of frirals in :.
lis city. =