Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
Mother Of Five Children Suceumbs to
Hard Attack Of Asthma--Mernber OF
Congregational church and Several
Societies-Other Mortified News.

She came to NOrthfield several years
ago with the family of Rev. Mr.. Wells
About sixteen years ago she married
James T. Cummings who survives her
and also five children. Cecil. Ambert,
Bernice. Ronald and Clyde. Her aged
parents are still living in Dummerston
and she also leaves two brothers ana
a step daughter Of whom she was very
fond
Mrs. Cummings was member OF
the CONGREGATIONAL church and also OF
several of the secret societies in town
and being bright cheerful woman
was much loved by all those with
whom she was brought in contact.
The floral offerings and large at
tendance at the funeral all bore testi-
mony to her worth as a friend. wire
and mother
The funeral was from her home on
Warwick avenue last Tuesday after
noon and was conducted by Rev N.
Fay Smith Members of the Eastern
Star. W. r. c.. $. of ". auxiliary and
the Grange were present of which or
ders she was a valued member. The
burial was In the village cemetery.
Mrs. Bessie Syrnonds is taking a
short trip out of town.
atives in town this week.
Mrs. d. NJ. Wilson is expecting to
visit Boston today for short STAY.
Mr.. Harry Sherwin will move his
family back to New York city Oct. l..
Miss Abbie Kingman from Water
bury. Conn, is a guest al DR.. q. II.
Pentecosts.
Miss Fannie Stockbrdge went on
Monday to enter Mt. Holyoke college
as student.
Mrs. Henry Mason has returned
from Troy n. H., where she has been
visiting her parents.
Nineteen pigs were added to the
stock at The Naples one night last
week but the mother died.
Miss Julia Bardwell and Gladys
Moore are taking special course al
the High school in French.
Miss Eva Anderson has gone 10
Warwick to spend three weeks va
cation with her brother David.
Miss Ada Tufts goes to the Lucas
Business college next week and Miss
Nellie r. Nye expects to enter soon
Rev, n. Fay Smith, also several of
the chosen delegates, attended the
Congregational Conference held IN
Orange this week.
Miss Mabel Learoyd of Danvers, for
merly of the faculty at Mt. Hermon
and who was acting principal last year
has been appointed principal
The ladies of the Unitarian Sewing
society will hold their first meeting on
Thursday afternoon Oct. at O'Clock
to begin work for the annual fair.
There was business meeting Of the
Young Peoples society of the Con-
gregational church last Tuesday even
ing to make plans for the work of the
coming season.
Miss Minnie Stockwell will be at
Mrs. Whitmore's with millinery
goods from Mrs H. e. Bascom's every
Monday beginning Oct. >, from s;So
a. m. until D. m.-adv
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. CHATTER are leav-
ing their summer home this week for
evangelstic work during the winter.
They had charge of the service at
stone Hall last Sunday evening.
Miss Dutton, Miss Thurston. Misses
Gertrude Calender and Gladys Moore
and others took advantage of stock
holders day and took trip to Boston
and vicinity returning on "Wednesday
A large number took advantage Of
the excursion train to Brattleboro and
attended the Valley Fair with much
pleasure and profit Several were
on the list with articles for ex-
hibition.
| There will be missionary meeting
next Wednesday, Oct. 4, and 1t is ex-
pected that members of the cradle
roll will be present This Will
| be the first meeting of the society
for several weeks and large attend
ance is desired
DR.. A. T. Pierson. editor of the Mis-
sionary Review of the world. has been
engaged as lecturer during Sept and
oct. Miss Ruth Ray of East Orange,
n. j. is the new head of the music de-
partment and Miss Annie Nj. White
| of New York city has been added 10
the Bible department
| The grange are to post several war
rants with a full list of articles to be
acted upon. for a town meeting which
will be held in Grange hall on Thurs
day evening Oct. 5. cordial invita-
ton is extended TO all and there are
hints of an oyster stew and all sorts
of other good things after the vot-
ing(?) is done.
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Mortified Training school at D. m.
every afternoon of the week except on
Mondays and Saturdays. Miss Mar
garet 'Slatterly will begin series or
lectures tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O p.
m before the students of the tram
ing school and to all of these lectures
the public is cordially invited.
The Mortified Bible Training school
opened last Friday with carefully
selected entering class. This is the
beginning of the 18th year of the
school and several important changes
have lately been made the most con-
spicuous of which is the incorpora-
ton of the school with Mortified sem
mary. The training school will still
be at The Mortified ad both schools
will keep their separate identity but
the students of either may take ad-
vatage of the courses of the other.
Mrs. Frederika Pentecost Phillips
will give a lecture in the Dickinson
Library Memorial hall next Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock on the Art
in Renaissance. Mrs. Philips mas
spent considerable time in study IN
italy and has been giving lessons in
Yonkers and the ladies are privileged
indeed to have this opportunity OF
hearing her. Although this subject Is
especially interesting TO the members
of the Fortnightly club as 1t viii be
the principal topic this winter. all the
ladies of the town are cordially invit-
ed to be present.
Death of Martin Dickinson.
The death of an aged resident Mar
tin Dickinson. occurred last Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Dickinson was 81
wears of age and had been in falling
health for some time. He was one OF
the old Dickinson family of Amherst.
his birthplace. and spent several
wears at Hatfield coming to Mortified