Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02
HINSDALE,

Mr.. and Mrs. william E. Watson
welcomed little daughter to theil
home Tuesday.
The Brightwood paper mills are
building quite an extension to theil
finishing room.
The Universalist church held sup
per and graphophone entertainment
Wednesday evening.
f. W. Robertson and family are ex-
pected home this week from their ex-
tended tour in the West.
The Junior Epworth league held a
supper followed by short entertain
ment Wednesday evening
The taxes this year are 50. 80 on each
hundred, which is the highest they
have ever been in the history of the
town.
Presiding Elder Curl held quarter
ly conference with the official members
of the Methodist church Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Metcalf were
called to Westminster Monday to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Metcalf's
brother, Herbert.
The Pilgrim Fathers are planning to
give supper and social in the near
future. A pleasing and laughable farce
is being prepared for the occasion.
The young ladies of the Congrega-
tional church are to give a supper fol-
lowed by an entertainment entitled,
THE Country School, the first
Wednesday in May.
Rev. E. j. Deane was re appointed
to take charge of the Calvary Metho-
dist church at the annual conference
held last week. This will be the fourth
year of Mr.. Deane's service here.
According to the Florida Times I'm
ion, William O. Amidon of this town.
who is at Atlantic Beach, Florida, has
made quite reputation for catching
sharks. He recently drew in mon
strous shark and upon opening it eight
little sharks, all alive. were found.
Mr.. Amidon feels that this will be one
of the largest single hauls of the sea
son.
IN. S. Leach, W. G. Booth and,.Will |
Watson came from Easthampton to |
spend Sunday with their families.
Easthampton is very much pleased to
think that these men are going to
make their home in that city, and that
again the wheels are moving at the
Brown wagon works. We, at the same
time, are sorry to lose them, and that
the industry leaves this town.
The war drama, given under the aus
pieces of the Grand Army and Woman's
Relief Corps Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of last week, had apprecia-
i've audiences both nights, but the
audiences were not as large as the play
deserved, due no doubt, to the report
I'd closing of the Halle & Frost mill
Charlie Collins as Fritz Stein" cap
ured the audience, and the tableaux,
including Il young ladies of the town.
we're exceedingly good. The play could
lot fail to bring back wildly the
Genes of the war to any old soldiers
Who were present
A surprise party was held on Tues
lay of last week at G. II. Langille's ,
lome on Highland avenue, in honor of :
1rs. Langille's mother, Mrs. Warren :
spencer, it being the occasion of her
18th birthday. The relatives and !
riends were assembled at the house I
hen Mrs. Spencer arrived and it was 1
complete surprise to her. There
,ere about % relatives present and |
our generations were represented. {
he making of sandwiches for the /
arty by Carl Smith, a great grandchild t
f Mrs. Spencer, was an interesting
eature. In the evening the Methodist :
lass meeting was held, of which Mrs. 6
pencer had long been a member, but |
ad not been allie to attend on account {
f advancing years. Mr.. and Mrs Ben h
obbins came from Richmond to at "
end. {
George E. Robertson returned home
Ionday from Washington, d. c.,
here he has been employed for sew
raj years in the census bureau. Mrs. h
[aria Spooner, Mrs, G. S. Howe and lie
lrs. George Wright attended the Wo- p
lan's Relief Corps convention held in n
oncord last week. Edwin Bailey r,
loved his family the first of the week c
} Littleton, N. H., where he is en- m
Logged in the Pike Mfg. Co,-Herbert Il