Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27
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Funeral Of Edward 3. Doolittle :
School Sleigh. ride.

The funeral OF Edward n. Dooiittle.
who was killed at a railroad crossing
| Just south OF the village about )
o'clock Thursday, was held at his
late residence Sunday afternoon. Rev.
II. Il. Birks of Deeriieli officiating,
The town is saddened by the untimely
death of this young. promising citizen,
killed on his 29th birthday Deep
sympathy is manifested for the young
wife and child. also for the father and
mother, already In the decline OF life.
and for the only brother. to whom
the sad news was sent that he might
gently break It TO his immediate fam
| lily. The junior Doolittles have always
lived In Bernardston, were educated
In its schools and had become citizens
of the town. The express train vas
% minutes late and was probably go-
ing a mile minute.
Friday afternoon, Principal Allen
with a company OF his students, TOOK
the annual high school sleigh-ride,
going to South Vernon where the
Thief Detectors had faied so well
They were accompanied by some
couples of past graduates with sep
arate teams. An excellent supper was
served by the landlord and hts aids.
Games were played and merry
evening was passed tll time for te-
turn, The moonlight ride in the mild
weather Of last week was much en-
joyed.
Mercury Ia degrees below zero
Tuesday morning.
Karl ]. Tyler and bride were at
home over Sunday.
Evelyn ]. Hale has gone TO Long
meadow to teach in an orphan asy-
lum in that place.
T.. Carson and family had a serious
turn over recently, caused by their
sleigh Slowing on the ice.
The democratic committee has or
ganzed with A. S. Anterior, president
Il. A. Guellow, secretary and treas
urer
Misses Elinor Barber and Gladys
keet attended the recital of the Mu-
sic club of Greenfield Tuesday even
ing. by invitation of Mrs. Maxwell.
Wilbur, son of w. w. Burnett, who
is employed at the Hubert factory,
lost control of his sled while coasting.
Saturday afternoon. and ran into the
iron bridge over FAN river, breaking
his leg between the knee and the
ankle.
Friday evening saw another com
pany on the way to a sugar supper AT
Leyden, given by the Ladies All OF
the NJ T.. church. There was an en-
tertainment, The Country School. by
home talent, a very successful AFFAIR.
About % went from here.
Mrs. r. L. Croweil, in preparing for
a drive Wednesday afternoon, when
near the foot of the staircase, fell
against the casing of door nearby.
The fall affected her seriously for a
time, but she is recovering and no
permanent injury was sustained.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Nj,
f. church will give a sugar supper
Monday evening, jan 80. The Old
Fashioned Country School will be
given by the company from Leyden
that presented it at home last week.
Query: VIII all the good scholars
have absent marks for that session
w. G. Richardson, presiding elder,
preached in the NJ. r, church sunday
evening. Congregations from other
churches accepted the invitation TO
be present After a stirring sermon
the fourth quarterly conference OF the
wear was held and the following Off
GERS chosen: President, A. Nj. STRAIT
ton: trustees. Charles Bowker, G. n.
and f. S. Merrifield, NJ. r. and G. X.
Nelson. +. d. Stratton. w. A. Taylor
and FL. r. LazeAe; stewards, G. n.
and f. S. Mortified. A. NJ. and r. d.
Stratton. Charles Bowker, NJ. r. Nell
son. ]. A. Cairns, NJ. C. Cook, Mrs.
CYNTHIA Park; committee on benevo-
lences, f. S. Meryfield, Mrs. Abbie
Nelson, Mrs. May Streeter