The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-24
NUMBER 26.
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

The members of the Monday club
will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Geo. G. Averill.
The ladies' afternoon whist club
meets next week Tuesday with Mrs.
DR.. Bowen.
Mrs. Charles W. Durham gives an At
home" Saturday afternoon from 3. 10
5 in honor of her friend, Mrs. James
ID. Horne of Lowell, Mass.
Miss Reta Eckels entertained mum
Der of her friends with Il tea at her
home Wednesday evening in honor of
} OF her 18th birthday.
The afternoon whist club met Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. F.. X. Dur
gin, the prizes being taken by Mrs.
o. J. Pratt and Mrs. Dir. Bowen.
Quite number from here will attend
the dance at Vernon house this even
ing. Landlord G. B. Reed has pur-
chased a new piano for the house.
= The Ladies' Aid society are pre-
pairing to give grand reception 10 the
members of the S. of V. and G. A. r.,
Jan. 30. An interesting program has
been prepared for the occasion.
The Brattlei orc Athletic club gave
another very successful and thoroughly
enjoyable dance in Red Mems hall
Tuesday evening. Over 80 couples trip
ped the light fantastic and report an ey
cellint time.
Miss Christina Goodall gave dane
ing party at Grange hall Saturday even
! ing in honor Fof Charles H. Lipe of
Palatine Bridge, n. Y. Fifteen cou-
pie attended. 1t proved to be very
pretty affair.
The Loving Kindness circle of Kings
Daughters met Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. F. E. Perry at her home on
Washington street After the devo-
tional meeting a social hour was spent
and refreshments were served.
| The young peoples society OF the
| Swedish Lutheran church held supper
and social Saturday evening, A pleasing
| program was given and neat sum real
| lied which is to be devoted te.the start
ing of Swedish library.
A pleasant surprise was gwen Arthur
Chamberlain at his home Pin No. 6,
last Friday evening by about 80 of his
friends. The evening was spent with
cards and games and was throughly en-
ioyed. Ice cream, cake and candy We're
served.
IhC bbiS dho i$hbiNS va AApiAci
held a regular meeting at Redme IS
hall Wednesday evening, followed ily
literary entertainment. Games also
were INDUCED in and refreshments
were served. A large attendance of
the Knights and Ladies with their
families were present
1t was merry gathering of over 70
couples which atteuded the dance given
by Prof E. Wales in the Grange hall
Saturday evening. These dances are
very popular and are thoroughly enjoyed
by all, as all the latest dances are dane
ed, fine music is furnished, and as all
know Prof. Wales prompting is perfect.
The Junior Murray club met at the
Universalist church parlors Monday
evening and short program was given
consisting of song by Miss Zetta
Weld; recitation, Miss Mabel Gilbert:
piano solo, Miss Josie Tyler: piano
solo, Grace Harmon; and reading by
Bertha Hopkinson. a most enjoyable
evening was spent by those present.
The Epworth League and members
of the Methodist society held their X
first social of the season at the home
of Rev. \. J. Hough on High street (
Wednesday evening. A program con
slstipg of music and readings was reB
dered and refreshments of sandwiches,
cake and coffee served. The day being
the 23d anniversary of the wedding of Il
Mr.. and Mrs Hough. they were surprised Il
by receiving from the congregation
and League a present of sum of II
money and other tokens of regard.
The members Of the Study class of
Alliance held a meeting at the Brooks
house Tuesday evening, the paper for
the occasion being presented by Mrs.
DIR. Lawton. its subject. Insane Asy Ks
lums and Modern Methods of caring for
the insane The paper was a very in t
teresting one. made still more so by + /
the information kindly given by DR.
Lawton. after the reading, in answer 4
to the many questions suggested to the
ladies by the paper. Mrs. Draper read
some very amusing receipts for the cure
of lunatics, copied frcm an ancient
book. The next subject to be consid
cred by the study class is, THE Care Il
of Criminals in this state. - M
January Jaunts. I'LL
Miss Nora Cavanaugh left Tuesday
for visit in Boston. Merchant H.
New York. Miss Nettie Angler re-
turned Monday from her visit at her
homo in Springfield, Mass. Rev G.
]. Sutherland of Northfield spent sev
eral days in town last week, guest i
IF Rev. Allan D. Brown. Mrs. A. NJ.
Bosworth left Tuesday for Keene, N.
H., for visit and then will return
to her home in Salem, Mass. Mrs s.
J. Jones has returned from her stay in
Bethel where she has been several
weeks. Lester French and bride from
r. l., were here over
Sunday, the guests of his father. F.
". Harlow and wife left Wednesday for
/ stay at Mrs. Harlow's home in East
Bethel. Mrs. j. G.. Mattoon is in New
York for a fortnight. Mrs. Maggie
losher has gone to Palmer and Wor
.ester, Mass. for few days visit.
Thomas Winn is spending few days
n Boston this week, returning tomor
0w.-Misses Carrie Huntley and Lenns
Thomas return Monday from their tril
% Boston. Miss Leila Williamson ief 4
oday for a few days in New York,
Hiss Jessie Wilford returned yestertla,
rom two or three weeks vacation in
sutlaud. Burlington and St Albans.
drs. f. 4. Starkey and daughter re
urned Saturday from their stay il
lew York with her parents. Jas
coleman gees next week to Quebec t.
ttepd the ice carnival Miss Bell