Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05
HINsDALE.

Miss Melissa Howard entertained &
number of her friends very pleasantly
at her home on River street Monday
evening.
The members of the class of 1906 OF
the High school held picnic near the
river tavern Tuesday afternoon. The
affair was in honor Of Miss Susie Car
lyle, member of the class, who is soon
to leave town.
The sophomore class of the High
school was entertained at the home OF
Miss Nellie Mullen on River street Fri
day evening. The evening was pleas
antly passed with games. Refresh
ments were served and the party broke
up at late hour.
Robert w. Field gave an organ re-
cital at the Congregational church sat
urday evening assisted by Mrs: EDWIN
L. Robinson of st. Louis, formerly
Miss Gertrude 4. Leach of this town.
Mr.. Field graduated from the High
school last year and is already making
his mark as an organist. HIS selectlonS
were rendered in a gifted manner and
he held the attention of the audience
from start to finish. Mrs. Robertson
sang in her usual pleasing way.
The Ashuelot baseball team played
two games with the local nine at Riv-
erside park Saturday. The score of the
morning game was 10 to ID in favor OF
Hinsdale. In the afternoon there was
a slight "scrap' over decision OF the
umpire and it looked for time as
though the game would not be finished
but an agreement was soon reached ana
the playing continued, the Hinsdaies
again winning by a score OF 7 to =. The
feature of both games was the catch
ing of Butler and Hanley.
Friday afternoon the school children
held their memorial exercises when
heretofore have been given in the sev-
eral school houses, at the town. hall.
The exercises were opened by singing
and Scripture reading by the High
school, followed by recitations by the
following lower school pupils: Gladys
Stearns, Mrs. Metcalf's school: Moilie
Hall, Miss Burroughs school; Lillian
La Pierre, Miss Whites school; Eve
line Stewart, Miss Stearns' school
Grace Taylor, Miss Higgins school
Florence Butler, Miss Clara Stearns'
school, and Mary Gull, Miss Hancock
school. The pupils of the first and sec,
ond grammar schools gave wand ana
military drills which were interesting
and we'll done. The last number on the
program was a cantata OF the mowers
given by pupils of the nine grades I'M
der the direction of Miss Goddard, IN
structor Of music in the public schools.
One hundred and fifteen children rep I
resenting the different flowers were
grouped upon the stage and the bar
mony of their voices showed the care |
full training they had undergone. Miss
Rest Metcalf, dressed to represent a !
magnolia, was queen of Flowerland.
Saturday afternoon at l o'clock the
members of the Grand Army, the Span
ish war veterans and Woman's Keller
corps, escorted by the Sons OF Veterans
and accompanied by the school Ghll,
dren marched to the town hall headed
by the Hinsdale brass band. The ex-
ercises at the hall opened with patriot
ic music by the band, followed by an |
invocation by Rev. II. Gertrude Roscoe.
The male quartette, Messrs Courier,
Langworthyy, Snow and Fisher then
rendered a selection after which Mrs.
Lizzie A. Brockway of Manchester gave
A very fine address, holding the inter
est and attention of her hearers
the discourse. The quar-
,ette sang again and after benedic-
ion by Rev. G. A. Reed the procession
vas reformed and marched to Pine
Grove cemetery. Here the band played
4 dirge and the Woman's Relief corps
,aid the service for the unknown dead.
The veterans, assisted by little school
girls carrying baskets of flowers, deco
lated the graves of their comrades.
Rev. W. F. White offered prayer and
after the sounding of the recall Rev
D. G.. Ling pronounced benedictlon
md the procession marched back to
Grand Army hall. The cadets, both
BOYS and girls, of the first grammar
school acted as honorary escort.
G.. ID. Whitaker has moved his fam
ly into their new house in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Day and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Britton spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in town. j. Nc
Jormick spent Memorial Day with his
on at Holy Cross college, Worcester.
Among those who came to Hinsdale
o spend Decoration Day were Tom Nc
Jaughern from Springfield, Percy
5ootn from ClareInont, MT. anu WIS
Charles Lockwood from Athol, Misses
edith and Carrie Minis and Ralph
Sleeper from Bellows Falls and Mrs.
vale from Athol William Gould of
Boston visited at the home of G. A.
robertson from Friday until Sunday.
Miss Mary Liscom returned home
after visit in New York.
'om Cunningham has moved into the '
asement of the Cunningham house on
lain street. Mrs. Charles V. Stearns
Boston is visiting her father. L. r.
.iscom on the Brattleboro road 9.
robertson returned Monday from his
shing trip to Lake Willoughby. Will
,rowley and Miss Mamie Crowley of
Conn, are visiting their .
Mr.. and Mrs. John Don