Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17

and II Is with much pleasure that hi
friends see him out again, His plac
was taken on the cart by Georg
Mason.
There will be meeting of the G
A. r, and w. X. c. this afternoon II
Sons of Veterans hall. Mrs. Goff O
Miilers Falls Is expected to be pres
ent at the w. r. c. meeting and It |.
desired that all the members shoult
be present.
The Y. p s, of the Congregations
church held social Tuesday even.
ing. The mock trial originally plan
ned was omitted and the time was
filled with recitations by Prof. Hast
ings of Mt Hermon, also musical Sc
lections We're given by members OF
the society.
! The registrars of voters will be at
the drug store In East Mortified
Monday evening, Feb. 20, to add new
3S5 voters In town and that number
includes q who have been added
during the last year.
Fanny Duncan, author of Mary's
Garden and How 1t Grew, has been
made associate editor of new hor-
ticultural magazine, which will APP
pear in a few months. 1t is under the
auspices of the Review of Reviews
and Mr.. Lanier, son of Sidney Lanier,
the poet, Is editor in chief
Several residents of Highland ave-
nue. have frozen water pipes and
many others in town are obliged to
carry water sometimes long distances
as the pipes are frozen. While some
men We're digging in the earth last
week they found that the frozen
earth is 20 inches in thickness.
Rev. Mr. Waters, a returned mis-
sionary from Africa and a former
student of Mt. Hermon spoke at Mt
Hermon Sunday morning and later
i'm the day at the seminary. He was
unable to speak at the regular even
ing service of the Congregational
church and his place was taken by
Paul d. Moody.
Mrs. Oscar Slate was called to
VT, to attend the funeral of
her mother, who died at the adj
vanced age of SO years. Mrs. Tufts
had been confined to her bed for the
last 20 years and during that time
has been cared for by her youngest
daughter. Mrs. Slate was accompa-
MED by her son, George.
Rev. Mr. Wilson preached a SER
non Sunday morning appropriate to |
Lincoln's birthday. The church was
decorated by the church florist, C.
W. Nation, with the national colors
lraped over the pulpit in front of
which was a large picture of Abra-
nam Lincoln. Ferns and potted
,lants completed the decorations.
Mrs Leonard Smiths class of
'oung ladies entertained Miss
3rooks's class of young men with a
'alentine party Saturday evening.
Hearts were most conspicuous, even
he ice-cream being served in that
orm. The couple who found the i
reatest number of heart shaped ,
andes was the winner of a heart
haped prize. The evening was most
earthly enjoyed.
The department commander. of the
t. A. r., Lucius Field, of Clinton,
lass. was so i'll that his physician :
orbade his leaving the house and so ,
fas prevented from taking his place
t the annual convention of the six
atriotic organizations which met in I
oston Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. !
ield was a former resident of this o
,wn and has relatives and many
lends here. c
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Newcomb ar
we'd IN CHICO, Cal, Feb. 8. They :
let several friends from Northfield, l
[essrs. Stevens, Lamson and Nor 7
an, and Mr.. Newcomb has been look /
g over the Diamond Match Co.'S
ltensive works at Barber, Cal. They a
ipect to make their home at Stirl- V
g City, where Mr.. Newcomb will +
, manager of the Stirling City Mer- W
lntile company.
Several went Tuesday morning to l
oston to attend the Massachusetts, 81
apartment convention of G.. A R., y
:. r. c.. S. of V. and auxiliary Ben W
min Field went as the delegate of n
A. R.; Mrs. F. V. Stockbridge and r
RS. F. A. Bigelow as delegates of w.
c., James T. Cummings and AL
rt Irish as delegates of s. ", Daisy
ckinson as delegate of the auxil- m
~. Mrs Mary Doolittle and Mrs. OF
lzelle also attended and all re- W
rned yesterday. During the absence W
the librarian, Mrs f. V. Stock eN
idge, her place was taken by Mrs vi
"a l. Calender. pr