Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
|d and will do some mountain
and eraas- eountrv ruunlna

| town bis week with his meat ear
and planning to be here Monday
Thu ny and Saturday of each week
Nj Is Smith and Gagenheimer
stem aphers nj the colportage. re-
: turr 10 their work last night from
spei hg Christmas with their rela
, tive
Al canadian excursion Will be helt
bed b. 10 Jan. 2 inclusive, and tn,
rat TO Montreal and return from
her hre 1851 and 10 Quebec and re.
tur sil,
Is the Congregational sewing So
Gle that has received requests OF
SEQ from the will of the late Mrs. A
NJ ! Alexander instead of the church
as Exported last week
be- chicken thief has been making
nocturnal visitations and entered the
het house of 4. j. Field last week
taHng handsome White Wyandotte
rooster. besides other poultry.
Misses Nellie. Margaret. Mary
Annie and Katherine Callaghan from
Boston were all the guests of their
mother over Christmas. three OF them
returning Monday night to Boston.
Miss Lila Esterbrook graduated
from the Lucas school of stenography
last week with a speed of 10 words
per minute. Miss Esterbrook has been
attending the school for several
months.
James Wall is moving his household
goods this week to the village. He
finishes his work of selling milk Jan.
|. and Mr.. Sutherland. who has
bought the farm, expects to continue
the route.
That desirable tenements are hard
TO find was proved true by Harold
Chamberlain, who spent some time
before he could find an abiding place
able. He is moving this week from
James Wallis house.
Arad Stratton. aged 76. died at
Mortified Farms. Dec. "a. He had
been in failing health for two years.
He leaves, besides his widow three
sons and daughter, Mrs. Anthony
Perry of Cabot. VT. The funeral was
on Tuesday and the burial was in the
Farms cemetery.
A neatly printed circular has been
among the milk customers
IF w. A. Beers and giving interesting
acts of the production of milk at The
Naples. which is owned by George f.
oentecost and of which w. A. Beers
S manager. large amount of milk
s sold daily to the village customers.
Interesting Christmas exercises were
leld at the Unitarian church on Sun
lay morning with special music by
large choir, Wallace Holton and j. |
". Field, jr.. playing cornet accom-
anments. The church organist Mrs. |
:. II. Webster. presided at the organ. |
he guild meeting was omitted in the |
vening.
There will be an oyster supper on
Jew Years night In Sons of Vet
rams hall followed by a dance under
he auspices of the Sons of Veterans
nd ladies' auxiliary. Home made
andy and aprons will be for sale and
here will be other attractions. Mu-
ic for dancing will be furnished by
he Young Ladies' orchestra of Mil
ers Falls.
The steam heating plant is prac
cally completed on the seminary
rounds and is supplying heat to all
lie seminary buildings on the campus.
Leaf is carried for quarter of mile
y underground pipes with slight
aste. The engineers estimated that
lie electric light would practically cost
othing and there would be saving
$1,000 year on coal.
The public schools closed Friday.
exercises were held in
ost of the rooms with Christmas tree {
nd truly" Santa Claus. The pu-
lis We're all remembered by st. Nick
i'd all responded to their parts very ..
In Mrs. Jennings's room
the parents were given some
satly executed work done by the !
lildren. In the evening the pupils S
the higher grades had cobweb
lrty; each pupil represented the char $
ter of some book. i
Miss Sarah Field died quite sudden I
at the home of T. j. Field last
-ednesday morning. aged 81. Miss t
ED had been i'll for a few days and \
as then taken with pneumonia. from 4
hich she had no strength to rally.
lie was the Oldest daughter of Eras-
s Field and has two sisters and one y
other living. Miss Field was life q
1g resident of this town and of =
ry self sacrificing disposition. She
II be much missed by those who
lew her best. The funeral will be =
Id at T. j. Fields tomorrow after .
on and the interment will be in the
lage cemeterN
The last regular meeting of the Sons
Veterans was a pleasant gather
Holyoke and other officers of high
nix were present at the exemplifica-
IN of the work of the order. A party .
seven from Greenfield was present. .
sides other visitors from out of Id
wn. The visiting officers expressed
emselves as well pleased with the o
,rk of the local lodge who. under the \
icient management of Commander G
ank Maynard, were able to go fl
4, ,,,f | n
sight. The exercises of the even tc
, were finished with banquet 10
There was a Christmas eve celebra- - -
n at the North church last Sunday l.,
ening when the highest class from IL
, junior department of the Sunday
TOOL was graduated to the adult de-
rtment. The Christmas festivities
re brought to a happy ending with df
annual Sunday school gatherings
the South church on Monday even H
and at the North church on Tues
Y evening. At the South church =,
my hands had been at work 80
'ough the day and after the chill r,
N were bountifully helped to re- 81
shments in the parlors below they OF
rched to the audience room. where
} trees laden with gifts stood be- Sc
e their expectant eyes. The exer- Tt
es were conducted by the superin-
dent. Arthur Martindale. and con- fie
ted of choruses, recitations and va
gs by different members of the
ool. Mrs. Helen Aldrich was heart 90
applauded for her efforts as were ~
o Clesson and Rebecca Alexander "9
all the rest responded to their
is in very acceptable manner. 10
TIA Claus was promptly on hand m'
the conclusion of remarks by Rev.
NJ Wilson and Mrs. Wilson and Tia
5 very lavish i'm his distribution of to
s. At the North church on Tues
evening Santa Claus found very du
by set of boys and girls who fie
e delighted with numerous gifts To
m well-laden trees. Refreshments