Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-04
PurNEY.

Carroll Whitney was home ovel
Thanksgiving.
Henry Warren was in Boston las
week on Il business trip
Mr. and Mrs. l.. p. Crafts were witt
Mrs. S, o. Parker over Thanksgiving.
w. G.. Treadway was in Springfield
Mass, one day this week on business.
The Audubon. society will meet with
Mrs. w. S. Adams Monday night al
1880.
Mrs. e. r. Perkins is confined to the
house with a severe attack of rheu-
i. matism.
Charles Converse is moving his
goods to Brattleboro where he will
make his future home.
| Leon w. Houghton visited his moth
err Thanksgiving, returning Monday to
his home in Fitchburg, Mass.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester and daugh-
ter Una from Holyoke spent Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs Cole.
1t has been excellent skating on the
mill pond all the week. The boys and
girls have improved their opportunity.
The ladies' home missionary society
meets in the parlors of the Congrega-
tional church tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Several men have been laid off at
the Stowell shops for the time being.
There will be general shut down in
few days for repairs.
Rev. w. H. White lectured in the
Methodist church Tuesday night to
fair sized audience on the subject,
John Bull and Uncle Sam"
The building in which the reading
room and gymnasium are located is
offered for sale S. w. Edgett & Co. of
Brattleboro have the matter in charge.
The directors of the reading room
have made an engagement with the
famous Canadian jubilee singers to
give their entertainment in the town
hall Jan. II.
Fred Pember came Monday from
Washington, d. c., where he is en-
ployed in the agricultural department.
He will spend the greater part of the
month in and about town.
public meeting of the citizens in
terested in the work of the reading
room and gymnasium is called for to-
night (E'riday). We shall lose our
building unless prompt action is taken.
Miss johnson has resigned her po-
sition as stenographer at the Stowell
office and accepted a SINH
lar one with the f. Fl. Sprague cloth
ing company of Orange, Mass. She
leaves town Monday.
William Sanders will go to Brattle-
boro in the near future where he has
position in the Hildreth printing Of
flee. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders win set up
there if a suitable tene-
ment can be found.
A union sacred concert will be held
in the town hall the Sunday evening |
nearest Christmas. The choirs of the
several churches and all singers In |
town are invited to the first general re-
hearsal to be held at the home of Miss |
Helen Robertson Tuesday evening at |
80.
Mrs. e. E. Blood will give a recep- |
ton at her home Tuesday Dec s, from |
3 to 5 D. M, to the ladies of the Con-
society. All ladies who at
tend the Congregational church and |
hose who have no other church con-
nections are most cordially invited to
attend.
At the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief corps Tuesday evening
he following officers were elected:
Mrs Ada Pierce, Pres; Mrs. A. W. j.
wilkins. Sr. Vice Pres; Mrs. NJ. e.
Whitman. Jr. Vice Pres, Mrs. l.. F.
Bailey, Treas; Mrs. Anna Harris,
,hapIain; Mrs Eta Blood, conductor; (
Mrs. Lizzie Littlefield, guard; Mrs
Anna Harris, delegate to annual state
Mrs. Eta Blood, alter
late.
The annual meeting of the G. A. r.
vas held Tuesday night and the fol-
owing officers were elected and will
,e installed at the first meeting in I
NJ. d. Whitman. Com; J.
J. Willard, Sr. Vice Com; A. r.
2ugg, Jr. vice COM; NJ. II. Pember,
Adjt; C. f. Brown, Q. M; M.
z sleeper, surgeon; A. P. Ranney'
haplain; L. p. Bailey, officer of the
ay; John Willard, officer of the guard;
/. E. Headle, sergeant major; II. II.
3ranard, quarter master sergeant
Miss Cora Kinney resigned her po- !
ition as teacher in the central school I
night and left Sunday night i
or East Hampton, Mass, where she ]
as a position in the graded schools OF ,
hat city. It is unfortunate for the /
chooI to be obliged to change teach 5
RS so often. but this must be expected
ntil we can offer better inducements
D first class teachers. When we get
ew school building and can keep our
Ugh school boys and girls at home we =
an secure and keep such teachers as ;
ne schools ought to have.