Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Christmas at the Baptist Church.

Christmas at the Baptist Church.
The Christmas tree and exercises OF
the Baptist Sunday school were held
on Monday evening in the church au.
dience room and were enjoyed by all
present. The exercises prepared by
tn Hall Mack company entitled The
Wonderful Birth" were used for the
evenings entertainment. and consist
ed of special music. responsive read
ings and Rotations as follows: Mar
iorie Reed, "A Greeting; Maude
Greenwood, His Birthday: RAYMOND
Phillips. Make Room for Jesus; Ray
Bemis, THE Kings Birthday Christ
mas Offerings" Katie Chase, Miranda
Marsh, Bette Carlton; Ruth Watson.
In Midnight Hush; Guy Chase.
christmas Lesson; Ernest Bemis, Il
Am Glad l Know; Cecil snow
Sprig of Holly; Christmas In the
Heart" Palmer Carleton. Irving Nc
Donald Merrill Sparks. Raymond
Phillips. reading of Matt, 2:1-l0. Mil
dred Phillips. Ella Ware Myrtle
Marsh. Ruth Reed. The Rotations
were interspe.sed with appropriate
music, which the little people rem
dered in a pleasing manner. After the
exercises came the important business
of the evening, the distribution OF the
presents. Thus closed pleasant even
ing for both old and young
Miss Ella Stebbins from Springfield,
Mass is at home.
j. II. Ware was in Brattleboro Tues
day on business.
Z. b. Batcheder was a Brattleboro
passenger Tuesday,
hi
ly in Saxton's River
Holly Wilson spent Christmas with
his mother. Mrs. Sarah Wilson.
o. W. Toilette was in Weston on
n business trip the first of the week.
The Dorcas guild meets next Thurs
day. Jan. 4. with Mrs. Julian Taft.
Mr., and Mrs. Rockwell Davis have
returned from a visit in Nottingham.
Sheriff Knapp of Brattleboro was
in town last week on official business.
Miss Lola Van Valkenberg of
Wardsboro is visiting at r. w. Bee
be's.
A. f. Park returned Thursday even
ing from business trip to Palmer,
Mass.
Harry Cobb was home from Keene,
~ H..
nesday,
Miss Myra Hobart went Tuesday to
visit her sister. Mrs. Frank Ward, in
Guilford
The Misses Edith and Florence San
ders were home from Brattleboro Tor
the holidays
Leon Truesdell Is home from Brown
university, Providence, r. l., for the
holiday recess.
Miss Esther Mcdonald is home for
a short vacation from her school du-
ties in Athens.
Fred Chamberlin came up from
Brattleboro Friday evening to visit
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phelps and
daughter went Saturday to Brattle-
boro for a visit
Mrs. A. d. Reynolds of the Reformer
staff and daughter. Miss Violet, spent
Monday in town.
Lyman Gale visited friends and rel
atives recently in Springfield and
Chester. this state
George Houghton, who came home
for Christmas returned to New York
city Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Taft, Miss Hazel,
Master Maynard and Robert Cushm2n.
were in Jamaica Sunday.
The grange meets Friday evening.
Jan. 5, for the installation of officers.
Full attendance requested.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Knapp spent the
day Christmas with Mrs. Knapp's pa
rents in Westminster West.
The Jennisons have begun cutting
ice from their pond. 1t is about IL
inches thick and of good quality.
Mrs. A. o. Townsend of Newfane
visited her daughter. Mrs Harry
Franklin. the first of the week.
Will Sparks was beguiled by the
weather, we suppose. and went last
week to Bellows Falls for dav.
Newell Jennison has purchased the
furnace Just removed from the semi
nary. 1t is to be put in the new house.
Miss Mabelle Allbee. who teaches in
Windham. spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Allbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Snyder were in
Wardsboro Sunday to attend the fu-
neral of a child of Mrs. Snyder's sis
ter.
Guy Bardwell. who has been chop
ping for several weeks for Irving Wat
son, returned Friday to Bernardston.
Mass.
George Cheney was the guest of his
brother. Charles Cheney of Hoosick
Falls. y. Y. on Christmas day at the
Brooks House.
Raymond Starr. who has a position
i'm Keene, n. H. visited his uncle. Ed
win Hastings. on Chris mas. returning
Wednesday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Miles and Mrs.
Celia Cutler were the guests on
Christmas day of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred