Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
LOCAL..
NEARBY NEW HAMPSHIRE,
HINsDALE.

The Halle & Frost mill is almost en-
tirely closed now, and Main street
seems very quiet.
There were no services at st. 10
seph's church Sunday, owing to the i'll
ness of Rev. d. G. Ling.
The members of the Woman's Relief
ceased members Tuesday at A O'Clock.
Mrs. Cora VanStickle of Boston anc
Walter Burnham of Boston ATTENDED
the Walker Kimball wedding this week.
Horton Walker, whose former home
was in this place, was married Tuesday
at Brattleboro to Miss Lena Henkel OF
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Stlatton have is
sued cards for the wedding of theil
daughter, Eva Nellie, to Clarence Dana
Fay on the evening of Wednesday,
June %.
The class of 1902 presented the High
school with bas- relief of Flight OF
Night by Hunt. The class of 80 have
also presented the school with bust
of Milton.
Children's Sunday was observed al
the Congregational church Sunday IL
the morning, by the baptism of SIX
children talk to the children by Rev.
Mr.. White on Pottery and exercises by
the children. At the Methodist church
children's concert was held in the
evening.
At the meeting of the ladies inter
ested in giving minstrel show al
Miss Barrows' Thursday night com
g oh
consisting of Mrs. H. C. Holland, Mrs.
W. o. Stebbins, Mrs. Caroline B.
Howe, Miss Minnie Owen and Mrs F.
E. Field.
Harry C. Holland has bought out the
interest of f. j. Richards in the firm
of Holland & Richards, and the new
firm will be known as Holland IL Son.
Extensive repairs are to be made on
the store Mr. Richards has many
friends in town who hope this does not
mean that he is to leave us.
The grammar school commencement
exercises held Friday evening were well
attended and.everyone was well pleased
with them The pupils all did great
credit to themselves and to their teach
er, both in the essays and in their man
ner of delivering them. There were 10
to graduate and all will probably at
tend the high school in fall.
The Junior speaking exercises of the
High school were held Monday even
ing. There were eleven speakers and
all did exceptionally we'll, showing that
they understood their pieces fully and
it would be hard to praise one more
than another all did so we'll. The pro
gram was as follows: The Little
Stowaway," Winnie E. Tilden: THE
Opportunities of the Scholar John
T. O'Connor; THE Painter of Sc
Vile L. Hazel Roberts; The Pilot s
Story" Edith NJ. Hall: "The Black
Horse and His Rider Ina G.. Doc
little; 1.-THE Old Family Bible" Lula
A. Moore The Traitors Death Bed, -
Adelia NJ Kelley: Commencement, p"
Susie F. Conway ;"Claudius and Gym
thia,' Forest II. Bolton; six Love
Letters,'' Sara |. Stearns Scene at
the Natural Bridge" by Olive f. San
derson. Music by Leitsinger's or
chestra.
A very pretty wedding took place at
the home of Edward Stebbins on the
Brattleboro road Wednesday evening
at o'clock, when his daughter, Miss
Ellen Cleaves Walker, was married to
William tockbridge Kimball of Bos-
ton. Rev. William F. White performed
the ceremony, the Episcopal ring ser
vice being used. Owing to the death
of Mr.. Kimball's father recently, the
wedding was quiet one, attended
only by the immediate family and
friends. The decorations of butter
1a1,ra1 and CT IN
though simple Miss Mabel Kimball
was bridesmaid and Thomas Moore
Cornell of Boston, best man. The
bride wore gown of white muslin and
carried a shower bouquet of brides
roses. The bridesmaid was gowned in
a black and white crepe de chine. The
groom's present to the bride was a
handsome pear shaped brooch of pearls.
The gifts were beautiful and numer-
Gus, including checks, cut glass and
silverware Mr. and Mrs. Kimball
will visit Washington on their wedding
tour, and on their return will make
their home in Boston, Mass. Mrs.
Kimball is one of Hinsdale's most pop
ular young ladies, and the well wishes
of many friends here 60 with her to
her new home.
Miss Harriet B. Knapp has been Sc
riously i'll, but is now thought to be
on the road to recovery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin d. Whitaker of Turner's Falls,
Mass, were in town Saturday. Miss
Mildred Russell of the Greenfield high
school attended the grammar school
commencement exercises Friday even
ing.-John j. Archibald of Claremont,
n. H., spent Sunday at his home in
this place. james Roark has gone to
work at Pittsfield, Mass. Mr.. Glenn
ent and wife of North Orange, Mass,
spent Sunday at G. S. Goddard =
Harry Jeffords of Efttleton, N. H., is
home for the commencement exercises.
Mrs. Della Boyden of Springfield,
Mass, has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie Wilder, for several
days. Miss Flora NORM is to work at
Old Orchard during the summer. Miss
Edna Gibson of Bellows Falls, VT, was
the guest of Miss Violette Robertson
several days this week. Mrs. W. n.
Carter of Princeton, Ind, and the
Misses Fannie and Clara Field of Bran
don, Vt, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Field during commence
ment week. -Winfred Robertson of the
Boston school of Technology is at home