Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-02
NORTHFIELD.

lHb DCOTDIOuS Illcb AT MAUI
mans Dec. 81.
Thos. Durkee of Rutland, brother o
o. F. Durkee of the Farms. is dead.
The Misses Head entertained tn,
| Christian Endeavor society Tuesda.
evening with an oyster supper.
Watch meeting at North church
Wednesday night, J. Campbell Nor
gan having charge of the meeting.
There was ten cent supper in the
vestry of the Unitarian church Thurs
day evening, Jan. l, followed by an
entertainment by the Unity club, con-
ssting of songs and recitations. d.
Gertrude Proctor celebrated her 9Th
birthday by entertaining four of her
schoolmates. A nice supper was
served, after which the time was
passed very pleasantly singing songs
and recting the many pieces learned
in school.
Arnold Holton' house took fire Sun
day morning from an over-heated stove.
The inside of the house was quite bad
ly burned, especially the new addition
recently built. All the household
goods we're set out in the street, but the
house was saved.
DR.. E. W. Higbee of Northampton is
setting up an additional hot water
heater in the Mortified hotel The
heater, which was set up last summer, is
giving such good satisfaction, the sec
ond one is called for. These heaters
are DR.. Higbee's invention and are to
heat water for domestic purposes.
Nearly so of the neighbors and
friends of H. H. Chamberlin and wife
called upon them unexpectedly Tues
day evening, it being their 22d ami
versary The evening was spent play
ing games, there being eight tables of
whist, some enjoyed dominoes, others
ping pong. Refreshments were served
and all report most enjoyable time.
Ernest Field and wife gave Christ
mas party at their home, Dec. %, for
the school children, Is being present.
A tree was i, the front hall, on which
each child had a bag of candy, an
orange and pair of golf gloves from
Mr.. and Mrs. Field There was music
by Mrs. Field, the children recited
and games were played, after which re
freshments were served.
The Grange met Dec. % and elected
new officers: Frank Montague, mas
ter; Mrs w. D. Morgan, lecturer; H.
H. Mason, overseer Ethel Head, sec
rotary Frank Head, gatekeeper; Mrs.
E. D. Bardwell, Pomona Mabel Head,
Flora; Mrs. Kendall, Ceres; Mrs. H.
H. Mason, lady assistant steward Mrs.
Wilbur, steward: f. F. Howard, as
sistant: Mrs. Nellie Chamberlain,
chaplain; lola Holton, treasurer. The
next meeting will be Jan. ID, public
installation.
Squakheag Tribe 149, l. o. r. NJ,
elected these officers Tuesday night,
Dec. %: P. C. G. Hosley: S., War
rem j. Wright; S. S., Chas. d. Street
er; j. S., George H. Clark; G. R.,
Earl Hastings; G. w., Frank Stevens;
X. W., George Kidder; trustee, A. D.
Elmer. jr. Among other business dis
cussed was the program for raising up
of chief, which is to be publicly per-
formed by the deputy J. M. ID, after
which an oyster supper will be served
to the tribe and invited guests, and
lady deputy will address the company
on the subject of forming Pocahon-
tas' it is hoped to secure an orchestra
for a dance to follow. Resolutions were
passed thanking Bro. Kidder and 9TH
ers for the venison and card supper.
Mrs. Alice Hanson, who died at her
home in Boscawen, N. H., aged near
ly los years, was a native of North
field. She was the daughter of John
and Hannah (Blanchard) Arlin, and
was born in December, 1887 She mar
ried Jeremiah Dow, Revolutionary
soldier, and to them a son was born
when she was but 10 years old This
son died seven years ago, aged 70. Her
second husband was John Hanson,
who died 20 years ago, aged 80. She =
is survived by three daughters by her
second marriage, Mrs. Betsey Bagley
of Boscawen; Mrs. Clara Heath of
and Mrs. Mary Carter of
There are 25 living grand
children, and seven great grandchil- {
dren. During the closing years of her
life Mrs. Hanson became blind and {
quite deaf, but in other ways was very
alert and active-Greenfield Gazette. 7
The fourth entertainment of the free S
ecture course was an illustrated lee \
;ure by Ernest Seton Thompson Satur j
lay evening The lecture was greatly
enjoyed by full house, the odd expe
'iences keeping the company laughing \
,r sympathizing with the lecturer over U
he loss of his queer pets The pic t
lures were unusually good, the imita a
ions of bird and animal notes perfect /
making one think one was really wit i
,essing the scenes so wildly described. I
The collection was less than s.. Per- /
laps the treat will be more fully appre- a
,iated when it is known that Mr.. r
Thompson lectured in Boston Saturday
tickets selling for 81 and
81. 80 for the lecture. The committee
having charge of the free lectures de-
lire all those who have not already paid l
their 50 pledges to do so before the
next lecture. These noted lecturers I
and singers while coming at reduced
rates charge goodly sum for their en- P
so the money is greatly t
needed to meet the expenses k
A Sunday school Christmas tree was
,eld at the schoolhouse in Dist. No. 3 ?
Dec. "a The room was tastefully s
trimmed with hemlock boughs and a t
arge flag was draped on the wall. A n
-ery handsome tree set in one corner t