Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27

Goddard appropriate to the occasion
was read at that time.
DIR. A. J. Pierson preached in thu
Congregational church Sunday morn
Ing and evening, At the morning SER
vice the Mt. Hermon quartette was In
attendance and sang twice. Dr. Pier-
son expects TO preach at the Mt, Her.
mon chapel next Sunday morning.
The death of Miss Edith Barker oc-
Cured last week AT the home of her
grandfather in GIL. Miss Barker was
the elder daughter of Mrs. II. C. Ward
and has lived in Mortified the great
er part of her life. The body was
taken to New Haven for interment.
The Fortnightly club met as usual
! last Monday and most interesting
papers were read by Mrs, Herbert
Field on Julia Ward Howe and Schools
of 100 Years Ago by Mrs. n. p. Wood.
| Mrs. Jennings read an article written
| by the grandchildren of Julia Ward
Howe and The Battle Hymn of the
Republic was sung by the members
| present
There was a large attendance at
Grange hall last Friday evening when
the officers were installed by Worthy
Deputy w. IL. Sawyer of Winchendon,
assisted by Mrs. w. II. Sawyer, con-
ductress. Afterwards short speeches
were made by Brothers Sawyer. How
ard and DR., n. p. Wood, At the close
Of the evening fine banquet was
served to the so invited guests aud
members of the order present.
The Sons of Veterans and the aux
iliary held the usual meeting Tues
day evening, after which they all
went to the home of c. II. Green, a
member of the G. A. r., in honor OF
his birthday just passed. According
to the vote of the society they pre-
scented Mr.. Green with a G. A. r. rec
ignition pin. They were finely en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs Green. Re
freehments were served during the
evening and the occasion was enjoyed
by ALL
At the annual meeting of the La
dies Sewing society of the Congregd-
tional church the following Officers
were chosen: President, Mrs, 5. {.
Holton: vice president, Mrs. Everett
Lyman: assistant vice president, Miss
&c. T. Barber: secretary and treasurer,
Miss NJ. r. Dutton; directresses Mrs.
Fred Caldwell, Mrs. Mary f. Dickin-
son. Mrs. Ella Tufts, Mrs. Mart IA
Brown. Mrs. Mary Doolittle; recep-
ton committee, Mrs. Sarah Dickin-
son, Miss NJ. f. Thurston, Mrs. Ellen
Stebbins.
The imp of the ink bottle put in
good work last week and mixed things
generally regarding the Unitarian
fair. II is held this week Thursday
and Friday in the town hall Last
evening it was expected that a
chicken pie supper would be served
after which came the drama, MY
Turn Next Tonight an oyster sup.
per will be ready at 6 o'clock, AMI
there will be four hours of dancing
from to /. Leitsinger's orchestra
will furnish music for the same, The
haN will be open after O'Clock, as
there will be the usual sale of fancy
articles.
Nearly 100 books have been recently
added to the public library, OF which
SO are fiction, q history and biography
and the remainder essays and poetry
Among the prominent works OF fiction
is The Crossing, by Churchill Jour
ney to Nature, Mowbray; Masquer-
ader, Thurston; Boy Captive OF Deer
field Smith; Fata Morgana, cas-
taiene: Master of Ballentrae and Weir
of Hermston, Stevenson: Prospector,
Conor Queens QUAR-, Maurice Ham
LETT. Traffic and Discoveries. Kipiing'
Affair of the Inn, Wiggin; old Gordon
Graham, Lorimer and others. In the
miscellaneous department are found:
Japan. Romance of the Colorado XIV
er, Girls Who Became Famous, "a
NOUS Women of America, Simple Lire,
country Homes for Everybody, Ped
agogues and Parents, and other inter-
esting works.