Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25


tleboro.
win Scott of Springfield was in town on
Sunday,
Frank Lawrence spent Saturday in Brat.
tleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Albee spent Tuesday
in Brattleboro.
Mrs. HYDE Of southboro, Mass, is at Ed
win Fessenden's.
Mrs. Park has gone to Palmer to visit her
sister, Mrs. Hitchcock
Mr.. Stone of Baldwinsville, Mass, is Wis
i,ing at A. +. stones.
Mrs. Martin Perry has over DO little
chicks and a few baby ducks.
]. o. Follett went to williamsville Mon
day to begin work on the arched culvert
Rev. Mr.. Vincent has rented the Snow
tenement recently vacated by VIII Sparks
Alton Holden is again on the sick list and
Luther Stone is taking his place at Z. q
Stebbins's.
Miss Lane is suffering from tonsilitis and
was unable to hear her classes at the semi
nary Tuesday.
The afternoon Of May 30 will be devoted
by the schools TO patriotic exercises in honor
Of Memorial day
| Mr.. Holland is painting his store. Don
Boutelle and Mr.. Eddy are helping him
WELD the brushes
! Wesley Phillips who has been visiting his
mother, Mrs Mary Phillips has returned TO
his home in Keene.
Mrs. +. f. Davis Of Nottingham with
her father, Judge Billiard, is visiting her
son, Rockwell Davis.
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| Three cases of fishing bait have come 70
town Of late. 1t is reported that some OF II
was put up in pint bottles.
Help is scarce since the ball season
opened as the seminary boys find the Ola
mond more attractive than the woodple
II might be well for the creamery Off
cials upon changing the days for carrying
the cream, to notify the farmers concerned
Susie Watson, who has been in North
Bennington for some time, has returned
home for visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Irving Watson.
The bungalow has been stained brown
and Miss Lucy Booth arrived Tuesday to &C.
cupy II. Mrs Harry Franklin went to Brat
tleboro to meet her.
Miss Emma Bushnell, so well known in
Townshend, has gone to Rockton, Ill., where
she will spend the summer. She plans now
to come to Vermont in the fall.
Mrs, Fred Reed and daughter Ruth, Mrs.
Dale with John and Nellie, Mrs. ODER and
| Flossie. Mrs VIII Holland and +. l.. Lowe
took the train for Brattleboro on Monday.
We Judge by the looks Of the frame in
front OF the veranda at the Townshend inn,
that the guests Of the hotel will have sweet
peas as well as good dinners this summer
Mrs. Charles Austin, who has been visiting
her daughter at Hoosic Falls, n Y, expects
TO return home June 0. Mrs. Van Schaick
will accompany her and remain for the sum
mer.
| Friday the mercury in the Thermometer at
the postoffice registered 90 degrees and 81
degrees for seven hours. No wonder that
the horses looked tired and the people made
good use of their fansI
At the session Of the Sunday school, Mrs.
| G. C. Taft, Mrs. F. i. Lowe and Mrs. Harry
Franklin were appointed committee to have
in charge the ohildren's day exercises the
second Sunday in June.
The annual commencement program and
also the annual report of the Alumni asso'
citation of Leland and Gray seminary has
been printed on birch bark paper and sent
to members of the association.
The L. G. S. baseball team played the Sax.
tons River local team on Reed field Thurs
day afternoon. The score will be given in
the next issue. Bills are up announcing
game for Saturday on Reeds field, Towns
bend VS.. Hildreth's printers.
A recital will be given in Seminary hall
Tuesday evening, May 49, by the pupils OF
Miss Cressy, assisted by Mrs. Arthur ii.
Brasor, soprano, Miss Jean Sharp, reader,
and Arthur H. Brasor, baritone. cordial
invitation is extended TO all. No admission
fec will be charged.
Landlord Burke has put new and at
tractive hat rack in the hall which is
great Improvement upon the old one 1t is
of oak and has three plate glass mirrors
with metal frames and harmonizes well with
the paper which has been recently put upon
the walls of the hall.
Henry Miles has new horse which was
recently purchased from parties in Ben
uington county. 1t has a glossy chestnut
coat. carries its head we'll, is of slender
build, only four years old, and is evidently
a good roadster Mr.: Miles is to be con-
graduated on his purchase
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre Of Pawlet preached
at the Congregational church both morning
and evening Sunday, having driven the 40
miles between the two villages on Saturday.
Mr.. Mcintyre breaches his farewell sermon
in Pawlet next Sunday, and will then be
ready to take another pastorate.
Newn Jenison has painted his new
house dark green with white trimmings,
which colors make very effective combina.
ton. The house is well finished inside with
hard wood floors and walls tinted in plain
colors The location is particularly happy,
commanding as it does a fine view of the
village and the valley, with the brook at
the foot of the terrace on which the house
is built. 1t will make an ideal home for
the future purchaser.
The jack snipe has appeared in Towns
bend for the first time this year. He is not
a handsome bird, but unusually awkward,
still, we welcome him as more friend
upon whom to try our binoculars. This will
soon be favorite summer resort The wood
thrush came for the first time two years ago
and now tries to rival his brother, the her
nit The more the merrier and there will
| be trees enough for all if the temporary
mills will only keep away.
| The following have been guests at the
Townshend inn during the past week: l..
Allen of Brattleboro; William Kinney, Bur-
lington; B. Browne, Albany N. Y. o. 8.
ton; ], B. Glade, Portland W. B. Tyler,
Bennington; H. @. Kirk, Rutland; B. A. Da-
Wis Newfane; Daniel Mcintyre, Pawlet; Mr..
and Mrs. A. v. D. Piper, Jamaica; O. J.
Miller, G. W. Reed, J. R. Rand, Mrs. Ida
Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Lawton, Brat
tleboro; William Houghton, Keene, N. H.;