Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
WILMINGTON.
Memorial Services on Sunday. Tuesday aud
Wednesday.

On Sunday morning nnpn services weri
held az The tnlyrrsallsi church. Rev A. n
harkfnrd preaching the memorial discourse
His text was judges T;el; "And they stood
every man IN his place round about the
campi and all the host ran, aud cried aud
lied, The central thought was loyalty
loyalty 10 country as shown by the soldier,
who enlisted Ia the service % their country
aud baillcd for the right; but also loyalty
IN the civil walks 81 life Let Ms have high
Ideals; lot Ms all endrayor 10 DO something
for the bellcrment u the community and Tor
our country The address was listened to
with closest attention and may web be
classed as one u the hest sermons ever de-
livcred here on such an occasion, Appro.
PIRATE musical selections were rendered by
the choir, Miss Faith w. kidder, ofganist,
Owing TO the very stormy weather, the at.
tendance on the par, oi the post and Of the
congregation was less than Il otherwise
would have been. Rev. Mr.. woodman aud
Rev. T. G. Slower assisted In the services,
On Tuesday afternoon patriotic exercises
were held In the several schools and were
Of very interesting character.
On Wednesday the regular memorial SER
vices were carried out. The address at Ne.
mortal hall by Rev y. c. slower, who is the
son Of a veteran, was spoken u In the high
est terms. He urged the proper observance
Of the day, that It should not be given over
to pastime and amusemenis lie spoke Of
the grand uprising Of the people in 1861,
their loyalty 10 the old fag, their devotion
to their country. The address was finely
rendered and held the closest attention OF
the large audience from first to last.
Miss Faith W. Kiddcr is in Troy, n. Y,
for a few days.
Miss b. Leone Russell returned Tuesday
from visit in Haines Falls, ~ Y.
c. \. Foster and family Of Brooklyn, n
Y, are at their cottage at Lake Raponda
Frank Crosier Of Bratteboro was in town
10 attend the Masonic dance, returning home
Monday.
Mrs Mary Croser Of Brattleboro was in
town Sunday as the guest OF her daughter,
Mrs II. +. Mann.
Mrs. Belle Gardner and son, Charles, OF
Troy n. Y, were recent guests at the hame
Of j. Henry Kidder
DIR. and Mrs. Lane of Bratileboro were
recent guests OF DR.. and Mrs. l.. $. Page,
and attended the Masonic dance Friday
evening.
Rev. Flint NJ. Bissell and family Of
Springfield, Mass, came tuesday 10 their ]
farm on Higley hill, where they win spend
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Larrabee and niece
n Brattleboro were in town Sunday to visit |
Harold Larrabee. who is employed at Valley
Brook farm.
Mrs NJ. W. stickney who has been
spending the winter with her daughter in
Providence, r. l., returned TO town Memo.
'ial day, and will visit with her sister, Mrs.
J. +. Roberts, for the summer.
1t would be easier to give the names OF
hose who are free from mumps than 1t
would be to give the names OF the afflicted
mes. There is hardly house in the vii.
age but what has one or more victims.
There must be over 10 cases, with good
prospects for many more.
Owing TO the downpour Of rain, but a
mall audience gathered at the union SER
ice held at the Universalst church Sunday
morning. Rev. A. " Blackford preached a
cry inspiring sermon on Loyalty He was
SISTED in the service by Revs. G.. f. Wood
ian and Z. C. Slower. Miss Faith Kdder
resided at the organ.