Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-11
The public schools in District No

E The public schools in District Nc
a ? Will begin Monday.
The examination OF officers cleo
: of the Vermont. National Guard whicl
3 was to have been held Dec. is, ha,
: been postponed until later In the month
The women of the Congregations
; society held a home missionary meet.
. ing In the Congregational chapel Wed.
nesday afternoon led by Mrs. c. II
Thompson. The subject was Texas.
Mrs. John d. Miller who died in
Burlington yesterday was born in
Brattleboro April 10, 1859. She had
lived in Wallingford the greater part
OF her life and the funeral will be held
there tomorrow afternoon.
"A committee consisting of Miss
Grace Whitaker, Miss Alice Waterman
and Miss Katherine Ware. was APP
pointed at the Congregational Sunday
school Sunday TO make arrangements
for the Christmas festival
The first meeting of Alliance study
class was held Monday evening at the
home of Rev. E. Q. 5. Osgood with a
very interesting program. Mr.. Os-
good gave an excellent paper upon
Ethical Instruction in the Public
Schools"
Rev. H. R. Miles will begin Sunday
series of four sermons on What the
Church asks the man Of today to be-
lieve.' First, about man in his re-
lation TO God; second about Christ
and God; third. about the Spirit; and
fourth. about the kingdom of God on
earth.
-Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps
held its annual meeting at G. A. r. hall
last evening and elected the following
officers: President, Helen F. Miller;
senior vice president, Emma Eason;
Junior vice president Abbie f. VIM
treasurer. Emily Allen; chaplain. Phila
Lamson; conductor, Eva Clark; guard,
Mary Robinson; delegates to conven-
tion. Lila Hadley, Eva Clark and May
Young; alternates. Martha Bissen. (
Mary Robinson. Emily Odell These Of /
hcers will be installed at meeting in 1
January.
About 125 members Of the Murray 7
club and their friends were present at (
the banquet held in the Universaltst
parlors last evening. The repast was
during its discussion orchestral music
was rendered. After the banquet short
speeches were made by District Attor-
ney J. L. Martin, Col. II. z. Taylor, F.
D. T. Stowe and y. f. Tasker. There \
was a musical program which included
solos by F II. Brasor and +. c. Adams,
and selections by a male quartet. The
was exceedingly enjoyable.
An amusing story is told Of a Yer
mont representative in congress, who
asst week attended. with his wife, a re-
.eption and theatar party in Washing
on. Returning home at a late hour.
hey discovered that the latch key had
been left in the pocket Of the congress
'ioual suit. As luck would have It,
he maid had. during the proprietor's
absence gone out for the night so
Alter repeated attempts TO arouse the {
yirl and no little exposure to the cold. ,
he representative and his wife were
compelled to spend the night at the
Riggs house, a fact which was humor >
.usly commented upon by fellow con
-ressmen next day. The Vermont rep
eseHtative Is not altogether in love :
With housekeeping after this expe
fence
-. L. Lowell II, who died at the I
lone Of his son in Newport y. H,
donday night was for nearly half a
entury the photographer of Amherst,
lass, and previous to that time was
or four years the owner Of a studio in
his town. Mr.. Lowell came to Brat
,eboro in 1852 and bought out the
tudio In Cutler block which was es-
ablished by Mr.. Wells. Four years
ster he sold out to the late c. l. Howe,
ather OF ]. c, Howe, the present
roprietor OF the Howe studio After
.aving Brattleboro Mr.. Lowell went d.
actly TO Amherst. In 1852 he went
-ith Prof D. p Todd Of Amherst col
,ge 10 take charge of the photograph f
X Of the transit of Venus at Lick
observatory at Mt. Hamilton. Cal :.
hese views of which there were 145. [,
re considered the finest ever made Of
transit. one Of them receiving special .
iention in the diploma awarded An =
erst college for its exhibit at the
orld's fair When Prof Todd was
for his trips to Japan and
frica he invited Mr.. Lowell to accom- l
any him, but he was obliged 10 de-
inc on account Of Ill health.