Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30

absence of the principal Miss Il.
Hall, was called recently to West
erly, r. l., to attend the funeral o
Miss Halls mother, Miss Hall ha,
been granted year of absence from
the seminary and was intending L
take a trip abroad, but on account o.
the illness of her mother has re.
manned In this country.
The next number Of the lecture
course will be given In the town hal
Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, The en-
tertainment will be concert by q
company from Boston and will be oi
high order. The members of the
company will be assisted by Prof
Hastings of Mt. Hermon, who will
give several Rotations during the
evening and as he is well known to
Mortified audiences needs no words
of commentator.
AT the last regular meeting of the
Sons of Veterans auxiliary the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Jennie Proctor; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Annie Cummings treas
urer, Miss Daisy Dickinson; chap
lain, Miss Bessie Irish; guide, Mrs,
Marion Britton; assistant guide, Mrs.
Emma Bigelow; inside guard, Mrs.
Amy Slate; outside guard, Almeda
Holton. The delegate chosen was
Miss Daisy Dickinson and installa-
ton will be held Jan. 3, 1905,
The grange met in C. w. Mattoons
hall as usual Tuesday evening. 1t
was also the annual meeting and the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Master II. II. Ma
son. overseer, f. w. Wilbur; lee
turer, Jennie S. Moore; steward, N.
W. Keet; assistant steward, ii. II.
Chamberlain; chaplain, Eliza Banks;
treasurer, lola Holton; secretary, M.
f. Calender; gate keeper c. w. Mat
toon; Pomona, Jennie Wilbur; Flora
Nellie Chamberlain; Ceres, Nancie
Priest; lady assistant steward, Mabel
Head. Installation will take place
some time in January, notice of
which will be given later.
Prof. James McConaughy preached
at the Congregational church last
Sunday. The church was beauti-
fully decorated with trees and banks
of hemlock against which were
placed bells made of red crepe paper
while three large ones were suspend
ed. over the pulpit. After the sermon
a solo was sung by Mrs. w. r. Moody. |
In the evening after the usual service
by the young people the regular Sun
day evening service was omitted and !
exercises by the children |
were given instead. The children of
the Sunday school marched in by,
Lwos and the exercises consisted of
singing and class exercises,
The one given by class of boys be-
ng especially well done. On Monday
evening a supper was served to the
children at g.: 80 o'clock; afterwards
presents were distributed from a well
decorated tree in the audience room
md Santa Claus was present to as
;ist in the distribution of gifts. But
me small youngster told the wis
lon of the children of the present
lay by saying, There isn't any San
a Claus, mamma. It's just somefing
lressed up in other folks clothes"
,ut the presents were enjoyed just
he same. The Sunday school here is
he largest in Franklin county di-
'ided into adult and junior depart
nents and one of the interesting ex-
rcises Sunday evening was the
of a class Of girls from
he junior to the adult department. !,
A fine Christmas sermon was given
4 the Unitarian church on Christ
j., Wilson. There was an especially q
ne musical program under the di-
ection of the organist, Mrs. c. H.
Webster and the church was very
,stefully decorated with ropes of
vergreen and laurel with wreaths at
ich window, while a large Christ \
las bell was suspended from the c
the work being done by
lie church florist, Charles w. Mat r
ION. Directly following the morning !,
rvice was communion and in place a
the usual Sunday school there were
,propriate. exercises by the chill
EN-, consisting of recitations, solos 9
Id carols by members of the Sun W
ildren. Monday evening a supper ~
as served at o'clock to the chill u
en- and those coming from a dis
nee; afterwards the children ID
8rched to the audience room where h
ere were two heavily laden Christ df
as trees. There were a few well A
livered recitations, one by little V
ny Dresser and little Doris Cham ia
rlain deserving especial mention. m
essen and Rebecca Alexander sang
pretty Christmas carol; there was to
1er appropriate Christmas music. M
los were finely rendered by Miss M
nina Alexander and Miss Daisy ia
ckenson. Wallace Holton played M
) cornet and Miss Marjorie Wilson te
: violin, accompanying the pipe El
gan which added much to the M
lsical part of the services.
nta Claus distributed the presents al,
the delight of the children. Mrs. ,,,i
nta Claus went to the parsonage w, w.
the morning. leaving a well filled M
rise, gift of the parish, to iot
Chilly express their appreciation Of ~ ~.
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