Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-06
GUILFORD CENTRE.

There will be services at the church
Sunday at 80 p. m.
Children's day will be observed a
grange hall Saturday, June Ii.
Please remember the strawberry fes
tival at the ladies rooms tonight.
Delegates to the Windham and Ben
nington county association have been
elected as follows: From the church,
Mrs. S. M. Bullock and Mrs. l.. f..
Jaqueth; Sunday school, Miss Martha
Ingraham and Fred Jacobs. To be
held June 10 and II at Brattleboro.
To show the respect and friendship
in which they held him, the young
friends of Elmer Goodnow gave him a
party Saturday evening in honor of his
2lst birthday The evening was pleas
antly passed in games and sociability.
Bert Whittemore, in behalf of the
friends present, presented him with a
gold watch chain and charm, for which
Elmer fittinely thanked them. Re
freshments of cake, ice-cream and
coffee were served.
A. G. Weeks with his daughter,
Mrs. Anthony, her children and ser
wants arrived at their Guilford Springs
farm Monday. Charles A. Ward re-
turned to his home in Beverly, Mass,
Monday. His wife and little son will
remain here this summer. Mrs. EN-
ma Alexander is assisting at the Gull
ford Springs farm; also Edna Ward. -
1t is reported that Mrs. John Morse
has sold her farm. Mrs. Clarity of
Brattleboro is working for Mrs. Ran
som Akley.
The program for the next grange
meeting will be: Music by the grange
choir: defamation by James Thayer;
recitation by Miss Adams paper by
Earl Jaquith and Will Baker; ques-
ton, what part of the grange exercises
serve most to develop the mental fac
ulties of the members song by the
choir. The young people of the grange
have in preparation an acting charade
which is expected to be presented at
this meeting, which will be held in
grange hall Wednesday evening
In Wednesday, May %, after an i'll
ness of only one week Olive +. Fowler,
wife of Frank E. Ward passed peace
fully away. Mrs. Ward was born Feb
ruary 9, 1910, in Halifax, being the
of five children Of Daniel and
LOIS ID. OWltr. w neu young culIu,
her family removed to Jacksonville
where her early life was spent and
where she was married March 4, 1861.
For several years previous to her mar
riage she was a popular teacher in the
public schools of Stamford, Halifax,
Clarksburg and Nottingham also for
one term in Guilford. Soon after com
ing to Guilford she gathered around |
her a large circle of friends but her
particular delight was in her home and |
family This characteristic followed |
her through life and became more
marked as the years advanced. She /
was a member of Broad Brook grange /
almost from its organization and until |
within one or two years, had taken an /
active part i'll all of its undertakings. !
In early life she became member of |
the Methodist Episcopal church and ,
was Away, consistent follower of its
teachings The heartfelt sympathy of
the whole community goes out to the
bereaved husband in his sad affection.
Beside her husband she leaves one sis
ter, Lanai j. Fowler of jacksonville,
and three children Henry S. of Spring
field, Mrs. Marion S. Wheeler of Hall
lax and Charles \. of Beverly, Mass,
also one adopted son, Frederick A., of
The funeral was held
Friday at the church at Guilford