Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-08
WEST ToWNSHEND.
Sunday School Institute
a Sterling Citizen Gone.

The sessions of the SUNDAY sehoUi
Institute held here Tuesday were po.I.
| Instructive and inspiring. ministers
| nresent from out of town We're nes !,
| Edward NJ Fuller. of Burlington ielu
secretary of the State SUNDAY Scnooi
e,sociation Rev. A. s. BuzZell of Put
new Rev. George H. Baker and Rev
n u r. Meacham of Townshend, In
/ the evening the praise service was ieu
nv g q. Kinnball and an address de-
4 liyared nv Rev. Mr. Fuller. The instl-
Itute was to have been a union OF the
/ sunday school here and the Two
schools in the east village, but no
representatives were present from
lTownshend except the pastors.
In the death of Mrs. William b.
LAURENCE noted last week, this village
loses one of its older residents ana one
whose sterling character was Wen
known to all She was born IN Union,
Me-. nearly IS years ago, ana nsi
maiden name was Matilda r. fiiis'
Part of her early life was passed III
Boston. where she marrlea her ia -
husband. In April, 1856, she came 10
tbis Mace and so has lived for almost
q balf-century in the big brick house
I,,non the. hill Her last three years OF
life among us were filed with sutier
ing through which she was tenderly
cared for by her two daughters. Mdry
land Kate. who have remained at nome
and devoted their lives to her. she Is
survived by four sons and four daugh-
ters all of whom were present at the
funeral which was held at the mouse
Tuesday. Nov. 2S, Rev. Mr.. Massech
of Rrattleboro officiating. and her Iori'
lis sleeping in the cemetery at Souti,
Windham among the hills she loved
so well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Chase spent
Thanksgiving in Windham
George Ellis of Bennington is Wis
lifting his sister, Mrs. w. b. Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dompier have
been visiting their son in GRAFTON.
Miss Hazel Switzer of Brattleboro
has been the guest of her grandmother
for week.
Mrs. Ernest Dresser and son, Harry
of Farley. Mass, have been in town TOT
a few days.
The engine on the mixed train was
off the track near the depot mere iaS'
Wednesday.
Rev. A. Edward Martin attended the
Congregational church rally at BEL
lows Falls this week.
Miss Ruth Williams of South Lon
donderry has been the guest OF hef
brother, Fred Williams.
w. H. Taft is having new barn
built on The Island to take the place
of one recently burned. Silas Pike Is
doing the work.
Welcome Blood cut two of the mn
gers on his left hand Monday IN
Parks mill. He was looking the mill
over and did not notice the saw untll
his hand came in contact with 1t. IL Is
doubtful whether one of the fingers
can be saved or not.
The ladies will hold their sale oil
fancy and useful articles Tonight KEY
A. f. Martin has added to the saleable
stock some souvenir postcards or
which are very good views of Main
street. Phelps hall and the SECOND
Congregational church.
Thanksgiving guests in town were:
Mr. and Mrs. C. c. Hastings oil
Springfield. Mass. at his sister
lonn cars: ROLAND Grout of FARLEY
Mass. at his parents: Misses Addie
and Grace Morse of Brattleboro at A
II. Hadlock's: Miss Ethel Bristol OF
Castleton at her parents: Rexford
Benson of Brattleboro at w. Il. How
ards; Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Butter
and son of Jamaica at w. X. Liver
imore'S