Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-01
NORTHFIELD.

Conference opens August /, anC
promises to be one of the best. sum
mer guests are rapidly coming to town.
People begin to feel as if the state
road would be completed this summer
as the steam roller i running l6 hours
a day.
Old Home week began with services
in the Unitarian church Sunday. Mr..
Piper spoke Interestingly on the ad
vantages of looking backward. The
music was very fine,
July 81 the Sons of Veterans cele-
brated the sixth anniversary of their
organization by giving a reception to
one of their number, Wesley Irish.
Captain George Cummings made the
presentation speech for the order, in
giving Mr.. and Mrs Irish handsome
clock, and Mrs. Irish a beautiful bou-
quet from Charlie Nation. All report
very enjoyable time
The lawn party given by Miss Fanny
Green and Miss Ruth Field on Mr.
Green's lawn July % was quite sue
cessful. The lawn was lighted with
japanese lanterns and at intervals were
prettily trimmed booths where lemon
AIDE. ice cream and other wares called
the crowd who Literally patronized
them all. The Guild cleared $50 Mu-
sic from the madolin, guitar and
pianola was heard and much enjoyed
News was recently received Of the
death, July ,, in Hilo Hawaii, of
Charles Edward Richardson. a brother
of Mrs. Clarinda c. Smith of East
Mortified. Mr.. Richardson went TO
California in 1s49 and to the Sand
wich Islands, where he has since lived.
in 1850. He married in Hawaii and
leaves a wife and two daughters. He
was successful man in business and
made a visit home in 1876. His boy
hood home was in Keene, n II.
Rev DIR. Arthur L. Thompson of Jer-
sey City preached before the summer
Bible school in the Trinitarian Con
gregational church Sunday morning
He spoke of the spirit of self-interest
pervading our time and said that it is
farthest from that referred to by st.
Paul in the text. when he determined
to know only Christ and him cruel !
fed. " DR.. Thompson with his family
Is spending his vacation at Kenjocketv I
lodge on Strawbridge hill. back of the /.
auditorium. He was the first to build /
a cottage in the locality. which is fast
becoming filled up with summer resi- .
dences.
Harold Stratton formerly of North /
field is visiting in town. Lawrence
Clapp of lthica, n. y. is spending his
summer vacation at East Northfield. -
Sallie Minot went to Schenectady. n.
Y, Monday where she will enter a
training hospital for nurses. - Joe
who spent his vacation here.
has returned to his work in Chicopee
I allS. bessie Harvey who works in
Brattleboro spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Wood. Maud Holton
who has been staying with her sister
n Orange is spending a few DAYS with {
Ter father, Arthur Holton. Marshall
lead, wife and son of Attleboro, Mass, +,
re visiting his mother. Mrs. Hone
Head.-Frank Wright has closed his
house and gone to Boston for the pres !
Cora Gates of Winchester. !
\. H., is visiting in Mortified. Mrs.
annie Cummings is visiting her
Larkin Fisher, at the Farms. /
Old Home day was a large day but |
Iulte disappointment in the way of q
Weather. The morning train which was |
0 bring some of the speakers, broke !
own causing a delay of about two or
wo and one half'hours. The bandplaved
utside while the people were entering 9
he church. Mrs. Piper played while /
lrge number sang. Arthur Phillips rem
erlng solo, prayer was offered by
lev. George Piper and DR.. \. p. Wood
resident, gave the address of welcome
inch was most appropriate to the &C.
aston. Rev. George +. Pentecost gave !
ne address of the day While waiting \
or the train Mrs. Arthur Phillips re.
tied poem written by Mrs Lois d
hastings of Orange. which was much A