Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-28

tuck Memorial association. II wa,
also Old Home day for Greenfield mao.
cises. e~cr'
The Mortified grange hold n suc.
cessful lawn party on the lawn n,
floral cottage Tuesday evening. Re.
SIDES the refreshments OF ice-crean
anu cake there were other attractions
winch Melted sum OF over $40. There
was snort entertainment by tho
children, which was well received.
The recent death OF Lucius Stimp.
son, 81, at the home of William
Wheelock OF Farley takes one who
has been long resident of Northfleld
mountain. as there most of his life
was spent. He leaves three sons
Baxter and Ansel OF Greenfield and
Lucian of Erving. The funeral was
IN the church at Erving and the burial
was In West Orange.
Some little excitement was caused
on Wednesday morning by n horse
owned by +. l.. Proctor which got
away from his driver on Highland
avenue and ran for the stable. He
Kept the Main street until near j. w.
barber's bicycle shop when he struck
a telephone pole. which overturned
the wagon and threw the horse. But
ne was quickly up and off again, this
time running into the livery stable
yard where he was caught. Consjd-
cradle damage was done to the Con-
cord buggy to which the horse was
attached
The Ithaca conservatory of music
Is Offering two free scholarships to
applicants from the state of Massa-
chusetts valued at 500 each for the
term of 20 weeks. beginning with the
opening of the school year. September
IA, 1905 and good in any department
voice. violin. piano. organ or elocu-
ton. The scholarships are awarded
upon competition, which is open to
anyone desiring a musical or literary
education and any Northfield girl who
wishes can gain further information
by writing to George C. Williams,
general manager of Ithaca conserva-
tory of music, Ithaca, n. Y.
The Massachusetts Sunday School
association began its second summer
school of methods for training Sunday
school workers last Saturday. The
leaders are prominent among the
Sunday school workers in the coun-
try and much attention is given to
theories of teaching and the work also
includes study Of pedagogy, drawing,
map drawing. history, story telling,
discipline and psychology. Beginning
with Monday there were also delegates
in attendance for the international
of womans board of for
eign missions. which is the second an
nual conference. so this week meet
ings have been held for both these
the Sunday and evening
platform meetings being more partic-
ularly open to the students of the
school of methods. A large number
of missionaries representing every
evangelical board and almost every
field in all parts of the world
are here for a week of intercourse and
study From the advance registration
1t was estimated that the gathering
was one of the largest of its kind held
this year in America. The first ad-
dress was given by Harlan P. Beach
on The Educational Side of Womens
Work. Rev. G. Campbell Morgan OF
chapel London, Miss
Frances ]. Dyer Miss Ellen C. Par
sons Miss Helen S. Lathrop. Mrs.
Francis Clark. Miss Leila B Allen,
Mrs. f. NJ. Hill, Miss NJ. A. Danforth
and Miss Jessie Brewer are among
the many talented speakers for the
week. The delegates are occupying
the Mortified seminary buildings, the
hotel and numerous board
ing houses. The afternoons are de-
voted to tennis, golf playing, pleasure
riding and social life, which has peen
made unusually attractive this year,
The conference will continue untli
July / and will be followed August
by the Mortified general conference
for Christian workers.