Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-20
MORTIFIED.

w. L. Moody has moved into hi
new home.
Clint Whitaker is suffering from al
attack of grip.
Mrs. Arthur Phillips and son have
come to the Pentecost cottage fol-
the summer.
The Ladies' aid are preparing. foi
a strawberry supper, the date to b'
given later.
Mrs. Fred Caldwell and her children
are visiting in Lincoln, Mrs. Cald'
wells former home.
The selectmen have their head.
quarters at Sons of Veterans hal
until the new town hall Is completed
in August.
Mrs. l.. p. Smith has been elected
a vice president of the Franklin coun'
ty branch of the Womens board oil
foreign missions.
Dr. George Pentecost will deliver
the address on Memorial day. The
school children are preparing special
music for the day,
The Ladies Aid society will have q
strawberry supper and whist party
with other games Friday evening
May 81. All are invited to attend.
At the recent meeting of the Frank
lin District Medical society in Green
field DR.. N. p. Wood was elected CEN
sor of the society and was also made
a councillor.
The funeral of Alexander Holtor
was held Sunday afternoon from his
late home. Burial was in the village
cemetery. He leaves three daughters
and three sons.
The Ladies' Benevolent society
held their supper in the library We'd
nesday, May is. A very nice supper
was furnished by the ladies and a
pleasant afternoon spent.
John Smith and family of Monta-
que have moved into the Slate cot
tage and Mr.. Smith will care for Mr.
Moulton. Mrs. Moulton expects to
visit her mother, who is 90 years old
and lives in Lawrence.
Saturday was tree day at North
field seminary. The class trees were
planted and the tree speeches made,
Monday was field day and various
sports, including baseball and bas-
ketbalI, were INDUCED in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spencer re-
Gently celebrated the Goth anniver-
sary of their marriage, their friends
calling and presenting them with n
set of dishes and several pieces of
glassware, About % We're present
The high school will give an en-
tertainment Friday evening at Sons
of Veterans hall. There will be a
series. of tableaux with reading, illus
trating the poem, Evangeline The
funds are to be used to buy a piano
for the school room.
Miss A. L. Bereton, a graduate OF
Mortified seminary, is one of the
four final competitors for the VIM
chester fellowship at the Yale Art
school. The fellowship is the income
of a fund of $4,000 and is one OF the
highest honors given at the school.
The subject this year is Rest from
Labor.
Work is being pushed on the new
reservoir and much of the pipe mas
been laid a large force of ltallans
being employed. The reservoir is to
he IN on the mountain side north OF
the seminary, near the site of the old
sawmill. 1t is to be of sufficient size
to supply not only the seminary ana
the Hotel Mortified, but residents OF
East Mortified who may desire a
supply. The quality of the water VIII
be excellent. Three Dean pumps are
to be installed to do the pumping, ana
four horse power gasoline engine
will be available in case it Is needed
Great credit is due to the trustees OF
the seminary for undertaking the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Stratton OF
Greenfield observed their 50th we'd
ding anniversary at their home there
Monday evening in most enJoyaole
gathering of friends. Mr.. Strattoh
was the son of Elihu and Electa tHol-
TOM Stratton and was born at North
field Farms, September IL, 1873. he
was one of the surveyors Cn the
Hoosac tunnel and as such was the
first man to pass through the big pore
after the two ends came together. Al
fer the last charge had been eXplod-
ed Mr.. Stratton, taking lantern
passed through Mrs. Stratton was
the daughter of Farnum Fuller, VINO
died in Rowe many years ago Inere
are three children, Mrs. George H.
Heath of Fitchburg, Miss Charlotte z.
Stratton of Greenfield and Edwin r.
Stratton of Northampton.