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

Tho mail department has snppliet
{ the postofice with large number o
time cards containing the hours o
opening and closing the mails, which
will be distributed to patrons. New
letter boxes are to be put up and al
the boxes will receive new coat o.
paint.
Dennis Kane. aged 30, died at thu
home of his daughter. Mrs. Hill, on
Elliot street Monday. The funeral
was held Wednesday nj the Catholic
church. He was uncle of Patrick
Fleming of this place and camo here
when the railroad was being built
The L. O. y. club met with Mrs.
Harvey Ifoughton at her Canal street
home Friday evening and spent most
enio[qB6e evening.
| The supper and entertainment given
by the W. X. c., Saturday evening was
grand success. large number sat
down TO delicious supper and a most
interesting program was presented CON
sisting of: Recitations by Misses Ruth
Brown, Fredda Smith, Helen keyes;
reading. Col. II. +. Taylor piano solos,
Misses May Spear and Laura Leitsing
er: song, Grace klnson. One of Miss
Ella Newman's High street classes gave
the flag salute and Mrs. Louise Put
nam and Com. c. L. ellison gave few
remarks The ladies cleared about ga.
Oscar Smith entertained company
of his relatives at his home on High
street Friday evening i'll honor of his
62nd birthday Among the relatives from
out of town present were Clayton and
Bertha Walcott of Greenfield, Mass.
and Walter and Nellie Prouty of Mari |
boro After q bountifui supper cards
were played throughout the evening. |
Mr. Smith received q number of choice !
presents as tokens of the occasion.
Dr. and Mrs. Z. s. Bowen give a |
card party next Thursday evening,
Mrs XeIotes Dickinson entertained |
II of her old lady friends at n luncheon
Yesterday.
St. Michaels Court of the Catholic
Order Of Fnrrestcrs, a fratcrnal, insur
ancc and semi-secret order. was insti-
tuted al grange hall Tuesday evening
by John Eagan of Montpelier state
chief ranger The order started off
with - charter members aud several
more added since. The officers elected
are; p, VI. Baker. Chief Ranger T.
4. Austin. vice chief ranger; +. j.
Fenton. past chief ranger; David ).
Carey, Rec. secretary: J. r. Sullivan.
Fin. secretary: y. T. Ryan, treasurer
VI. j. Moran, John Flood and 4. r.
Pigeon, trustees. The appointment
IT medical examiner was postponed
o the next meeting and the. trustees
md Chief Ranger were made Il COM ,
nittee to see about securing rooms. I
The quarterly dues were fixed at 81. 80.
This order, which does not come under
he church ban against secret societies
low has a membership of 36, GOO in the
ountry and % courts already in Vcr.
mont.
The marriage of Miss Maud Carmen
er, daughter of f. J. Carpenter of "A
his place, to Malcolm Carpenter of n
Ieyden took place at the home of the ,
rides parents on High street Monday
fternoon. The ceremony was per.
1rmed by Rev. f. B. Leavitt assisted =,
Y Rev. MIR. Holden of Amherst, Mass. q
lr. and Mrs. Carpenter left on the :,
fternoon train for Mount Auburn -
here they will make their home. i
\ large company of their neighbors -
nd friends surprised Mr.. and Mrs. q,
rank \. Powers of Central street u
st evening on the occasion of their I.
It'll wedding anniversary. 4 hand - -
me rocking chair and attractive sill q
T spoon-holdor were presented by f.
Childs in behalf of their young r
lends in the Universalist society and !
e family of Z. II. Thomas. Spark =,
lg sociability, refreshments and i
lslc by Miss Lenna Thomas and n
RS. \ +. Roberts rounded out VI
easant evening. The promoters of ex
is hapDy surprisp vera Me- l. L no
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