Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-15
EAST oUMMERsToN.
Delightful Entertainment for School
ChiIdren-lnteresting Pilgrimage.


Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cassard and Miss
Rebecca Cassard Of Baltimore, Md,
guests of Mrs. Marcia Dix. gave de-
iightful party to the school children
of the Hollow school on Saturday af-
ternoon. The invited guests assem-
bled in Johnson's hall. where they were
delightfully."- entertained by their host
and hostesses. assisted by Mrs. Dix
Many new games were introduced fol-
which Mrs. Cassard was pianist and
Mr.. Cassard vocalist. After happy
hours had been spent at the hall the
party adjourned TO Mrs. Dix's home
where refreshments of cake. bananas
candy and lemonade were served. The
graceful courtesy that prompted this
affair is fully appreciated by the chill
dren. while the party given by Mr.:
and Mrs. Cassard and Miss Cassaro
and Mrs. Dix September 3, 1905, Will
itself be marked by them red letter
day in memory's calendar.
Erastus C. Knight. mayor of the
city of Buffalo. n. Y. with his wife,
was in town Wednesday on pilgrim
age to the places where his ancestors
settled about 1774. Among other places
they went to A. F. Robbins's farm
where Jonathan knight. esq. bought
land and settled about 1711 or IT'S.
The site of the old buildings is several
rods farther south than the present
location of the buildings. Mayor
Knight is son of Theodore Knight,
whose father was Levi Knight, jr.. son
of Levi. the sixth son of Jonathan
Knight, esq. one of Dummerston's
earliest settlers and zone of the hrst
selectmen chosen in town. The other
two were Enoch Cook and Joseph Hill
dreth." as mentioned by D. L., Mans
field in Dummerston's history. he
died March 10. 1919.
Mr. and Mrs ]. w. Patch are home
from Worcester. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bemis spent
Sunday at w. b. Reeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown COM
menced housekeeping this week.
Austin Laughton who has been TAX
ing a vacation. returned Friday.
Bert Newton of Boston. Mass. is
visiting his brother. c. f. Newton
Miss Florence Barker returned to
Brattleboro Sunday with her parents
Miss Mary Miller of Southampton
Mass is the guest of Miss M. Louella
Reed.
Mrs. Augusta Bennett has returned
from three weeks sojourn in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. George Crosby has returned
home after several weeks sojourn in
Canada.
Miss Luna Gates is very i'll nth ty-
phoid fever at the home of her father.
d. w. Gates.
Miss Ora Hall of Wardsboro is at ].
Arms Miller's assisting Mrs Miller in
household affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cassard and
Miss Rebecca Cassard leave for Balti-
more, Md. this week.
A. f. Robbins's new silo is being
filled this week and Will Miller's silo
will be filled next in turn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willard and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Brazor of Brattleboro
were Sunday guests at S. Kelley's.
James s. Reed and John Willard,
veterans of the civil war. attended the
Windham County G.. A. r. Veterans
that was held at Bellows Falls
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghton and
little son have returned to their home
in Springfield, Mass. after visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mr. Whitney of Brattleboro has
purchased the house formerly owned
and occupied by the late Mrs. Minnie
Wheelock Samuel Adams has sold
his property in the same neighborhood
to David Barrett of Guilford.
Harold Sprague of Jamaica came
Monday for a brief visit with his
mother. On account of his ill health.
Mrs. Sprague has resigned her position
as teacher in the north school. and
will finish her work this week and re-
turn home to care for her son.