Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-27

and Their Authors as the subject. A
soio was sung very effectively by Mrs.
Alton Elmer
Miss Marjorie Ware spralned one
ankle SO badly that she has been un-
able To attend her classes at the sem.
mary. She has now recovered SUN
ciently TO be out.
The ladies OF the sewing society of
the Congregational church held n
meeting yesterday. AT present they
are nj work Killing missionary barrel
TO send To the frontier
The unltarians Will hold a harvest
supper ut an early date In the town
hall' hot harvest supper will be
served from $3.50 to s o'clock, followed
by dancing AT . o'clock.
Several OF the Masons went 10 Nom
tague Monday evening as the guests
OF the local lodge. A special trolley
car was provided for their transporta.
ton from M!llers Falls.
Rev, Edward Maglathlin and wife
are the guests OF A. ID. Elmer. Mrs
Maglathlin Will be better remembered
by her maiden name. Clara Webb. and
was former resident of this town
Mrs. HarwoOd Proctor and Mrs.
Myrtle Proctor and daughter. Julia.
We're visitors In town the first of the
week. Mrs. Proctor visited the ALI
ahce meeting In Greenfield Thursday.
Ten ladies had picnic last Satur-
day on the grounds of the Stevens
place In Warwick. They went from
mere In private teams and the dinner
and the trip We're thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. H. r. Martin returned Monday
after visit TO Boston. the Brockton
fair. and other places of interest. She
was accompanied by Mrs L. II.
Powling. who returned a few days
ago.
The Winchester and Hinsdale chap
ters of the Eastern Star were guests
of the Mortified chapter last Wednes-
day evening. After the work of the
evening was completed a banquet was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Slate have
returned after taking carriage drive
to Chester. VT, and other places. Mr..
Slate is popular clerk for c. f. Will
liams and that is the way he spent
his two weeks vacation.
The death of John Stebbins oc-
Cured last week at Joshua Newton's.
.Ai. HtNppii' nav Spout biVst VI MS
life over the line in southern Win
chester and was interested in many
of the affairs of this town.
Harold Chamberlain has rented of
James S. Wall the lower tenement In
the Lane house and will move there
soon. Mr.. Chamberlain has taken
Mr. Anderson's place in C. f. Will
liams's store for the present
the Sunday School association. spent
Sunday in town. on Saturday evening
he met the Sunday school teachers at
Mrs. Peebess and Sunday made a
short address before the Sunday
school
The ladies of the Unitarian Sewing
society held the first meeting of the
season last week Thursday A COM
mittee was chosen to furnish readings
or recitations while the others were
sewing There We're several additions
to the society.
Mrs. Florence Lee Whitman of Bos-
ton has been visiting her cousin c. A.
Ware. this week. Mrs. Whitman Is the
president of the Cantabugia club,
which is one of the largest literary
clubs in the city and she is Interested
in clubs of all kinds.
The corn husking at F. E. Aldrich's
was big success as about 200 We're
present and nearly 600 bushels OF
husked corn was the result of the
evenings work After a bountiful
supper the company cleared the barn
floor and spent a few hours in dane
ing
The Fortnightly club had an inter-
Mnndou 1ftprnOOn
when instructive papers were read by
Mrs. Richardson on the Renaissance
and Miss Bessie Harris on Constanti-
NOBLE. There was discussion after
wards and also a paper on current
Events by Mrs. N. p Wood. Two new
names were ballotted upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Powers, former
residents of this place, came to town
in their automobile this week ana
made a few calls on old friends. MI
powers formerly owned the place now
occupied by John Nation and since
he has left Mortified has occupied
MANY prominent positions. at one Tune
being mayor of Springfield he Is
in the paper business at pres
ent.
Marshall Johnson, a former resi-
dent of this town, has been CUES. az
The Mortified for several days MIS-
Iohnson who, as usual, mas peeh
spending part of the summer at tn ne
Write mountains, met her husband
here and they have been calling on ola
friands Mr.. Johnson is the son OF
Henry Johnson and spent the early
norton of his life in Northheld. a..
landing the old Mortified INSTITUTE.
He is now a resident of Washihs. III
d. c., and has had posi.lon uoars
pension department TOT se'ei''
The heaviest earthquake ever felt III
.,,at section occurred in Newport sun
t Ina, oct % The vibration OF the
day, o shook houses smashed crockery
ear'n a S,,u considerable alarm. There
Su only one shock, which lasted ac for
few seconds. and which was sista ave' ax-
panied by a sound like distant eA