Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-28
NORTHFIELD.

field, died at his home in Concord
Nov q.
The Relief Corps hold their fair Dec
II, with chicken-pie supper and othe
attractions.
Quite IA number of the townspeopl,
took dinner at Simpson 5 Inn Thanks
giving day.
j. Campbell Morgan is giving his
house new coat of paint. j. L. Cum
mings is doing the work.
Miss Martha Wright has closed hel
house and will spend the winter at the
Farms with l.. +. Fisher.
Mrs. Matte Gillett is quite i'll with
scrofula. A. w. Proctor has been ill
the past week, but is improving.
The next regular meeting of ii. ii.
johnson Relief Corps No. IA, will
meet Friday, Dec, 8, at p. m instead
of the evening.
A dance was held at Warren Field s
Nov. 20, about 20 couples being pres
ent, refreshments being served. All re-
port fine time. 1t is expected another
will soon follow.
The third of the free lecture course
will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, by Prof.
+. A. DOLLAR of Tufts college. He
will speak on big and little things of
nature a collection is taken at each
entertainment, nearly SOB being taken
at the last one.
The practice of hitching horses to
the fences of private parties near the
town hall during evening entertain
ments of late is becoming a great nui-
sance in destroying property. If those
tempted to do it would make the mat
ter "A personal one they would cease to
do it and also avoid trouble in the flu
ture.
The entertainment given by the
Field family Tuesday evening at the
Unitarian vestry was well attended and
netted the Young Peoples Guild a nice
little sum. The entertainment con-
sisted of songs and instrumental music,
interspersed with Chinese dance pan
tomime, dialogue and recital, all of
which was very amusing and entertain
ing: the audience showing their APP
probation by frequent applause.
Mrs. Louise Gibbs, former resident
of the Farms, passed away Nov. %.
She married a good many years ago
and lived in Clinton, after her husband
died she came home and cared for her
parents until they died, then she went
to Greenfield where she stayed until
she had sickness which left her feeble
the rest of her life, living with rel
atives until her death. She died at
Mr.. Baldwin's. She leaves one sister
in Montague and three nephews, one
in Montague, one in Northtield and one
in the West. Her funeral was held Sun
day the burial was at the Farms.
At the business meeting which fol
lowed the 10 cent supper Thursday ey
ening the Unity club chose the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres /
ident, DR.. n. p. Wood vice president, /
Mrs. G.. H. Webster; secretary, Mrs. /
b. f. Field: treasurer, Miss NJ. T, /
Dutton; committee, Joseph Field, jr., /
Miss Goddard, Mrs Wood, n. d. Alex
lnder, Fannie Green. After the bust
ness meeting the following program
was carried out: Piano duet, Mrs.
Piper, Miss Goddard; reading, Miss
Pomeroy: recitation, Classon AleXan
Ter; solo, Miss Goddard; recitation
md song, Anna Morgan: duet, Mrs. c.
1. Webster and Bessie Alexander.
The chrysanthemum show was not up
o other years, it being poor year for
10Th flowers and vegetables. Not many
s plants were brought in. viii
on Rawson took first prize 50: Sher-
nan Davis I'd, 81; Josephine Warwick
id, 81. The merchants had display
# the following: c. n. kidder,
household goods; G. f. Williams,
land-canned goods; c. {. Stearns,
queen quality shoes W. ID. Morgan, ;
Rochester ware; c. H. Webster, brush
5, soap and perfumes: Mr.. Weber,
orseshoes; W. H. Holton, cut glass,
old and silver ware, The entertain :
nent consisted of songs and recitations |
y the children. A display of school
FORK superior to previous years was t
hown.
Mr.. Whtcomb who has been on the
lex list has returned to his work again, I
Morris Chamberlain of Newport, n. t
l., has been visiting his sister, Mrs. $
Iolland Ethel Field is doing table
'ork for Mr.. Taylor at Simpson s Inn. :
Prof. Lloyd of New York, spent {
at Mrs. Harris. o. ID. :
dams and family, c., \. Parker and !
,mily spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
arker's sister, Mrs. George Payne of
- Mr.. Fisher and family \
Dent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Fishers 4
rother, Mr.. Sawyer of Feeding Hills. |
[rs. Kenney is keeping house for Mr. n
arling of Millers Falls. - Admiral ;
each spent Thanksgiving in Hubbard T
on. Mrs. Addison johnson spent D
with her son, Mr.. Bige- "
Yours is moving into the !.
osgrove place. Arthur Proctor is i'll ?
it'll appendicitis. Mrs. Henry Mason ',
visiting in Troy, n. H.-Charles \. .
insley and family have left for their +
1me in Georgia where Mr.. Linsley is a
.oprietor of a large hotel. Miss Mary "
race left Wednesday for New Bruins a
lex, n. j., to accept a position as n n
lrse in physicians office. Miss !
nnie Grace of Boston has spent few
AVS at her home here recently. Mrs
A. Webster has been in town visit
= relatives and old acquaintance, y
aving this week for Winchester, n. :
Miss Mabel Spaulding of Monta-
lie visited in town this week.
WHITINGHAM. ID