Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11

Professor Lewis occupied the pulpit IN
the Baptist church last Sunday morning and
talked very aeeeptably, taking for his theme
Moses in the Burning Bush.
While Robert Cushman was trying to cut
his shoe recently, his knife slipped and sew
cred an artery In his wrist As result
he now carries the arm In sling.
Everyone knows what beautiful gloSiniaI
Mrs. Moses Randall always has. Although
the plants are not so numerous this season
the blossoms bid fair TO rival those OF for
mer years
II is reported that the stringers Of the
bridge over the brook below Mr.. Jenison' q
are becoming weak owing to the weight OF
the couples who frequent II In the evening
to study astronomy.
The senior class Of Leland aud Gray will
serve salad supper next Tuesday evening
from 8 o'clock on, at the Baptist yestry.
coffee. hot rolls and cake will be furnished
To all who do not wish to make an entire
meal OF salad.
Last week the ladies Of the Baptist church
served their May supper which was well
patronized In spite Of the rain The chief
feature Of the menu was pie, OF which nine
kinds were present at the beginning OF the
feast, while the empty plates at the end
testified 20 the skill OF the cooks and the
appetites Of the consumers. The ladies were
gratifed by the financial returns.
ON Friday OF last week, Mrs. Brown re-
ceived a letter from her nephew, Guy Nelson,
who has been 50 III at the Brattleboro hos
pital II was his first attempt TO write since
he had been III and, although he was still
shaf ha ka nm the n.
Those who appreciate the strain under which
Mrs Brown has been for the past few weeks
will be glad to congratulate her on his i'm
provement,
Landlord Burke of the Townshend inn
went to windham on Saturday and brought
back with him his Dalmatian dog, Coaehi
and seven pups weeks old The happy
family was shortly diminished, however, as
one pup was sold to Miss Pauline Batchel
der OF Arlington another to A. j. Ness OF
South Royalton, VT. one TO W. NJ. Hough'
ton OF Keene; one TO Jenny Mccoy OF Towns
hend and a fourth to Mrs. Bathrc of Wind.
ham.
The Buffalo Evening News, in speaking of
Arthur Folett's promotion to the position
of assistant supervisor of division No. 10
of the Pennsylvania railroad, says: Mr.,
Follett is well known in Buffalo, having
started with the Pennsylvania here as
rodman in the principal assistant engineer g
Office in 1902. His rise has been steady
with the Pennsylvania and he has shown
marked ability He assumes his new duties
at once
The members Of the Alumni association of
Leland and Gray seminary who were in
town, met at DIR. 0sgood' Monday evening
to plan for the banquet. Mrs. osgood was
secretary pro ten. The banquet committee
is Dr. osgood, C. II. Willard, Mrs. o. W.
Folett and Professor Lewis 1t is hoped
to have printed menus this year and to so
arrange that no alumnus who sends word that
he will be present Shall find II impossible
to find a seat. No second tables will be
set so there need be no confusion when the
toasts are in order.
We doubt il any greenhouse in the coun.
try can display geraniums which surpass
those to be seen in Miss Fletcher's win.
dows. One particularly beautiful plant is
the Cinderella geranium which came from
yick's greenhouse in Rochester, n. Y. The
blossoms are a lovely pink while the clus-
ter is as round as a SNOWFALL and so large
that quart bowl will not quite cover it,
Then there are the apple blossom geraniums,
yick's favorte, and many more of great
beauty. 1t is pleasure to see such thrifty,
for plants.
The following guests were at the Towns.
bend inn last week: J. p Sawin and wife
Of Gardner, Mass; J. W. Flint, +. P. May.
nard, George A. Tenny DR.. Upham and H.
II. Russell Of Claremont, n H.; F. G. Flint
IF Bellows Falls; W. NJ. HoughtOn of Keene,
\. H.; Robert H. Chamberlain of Randolph;
c. A. Miller of Saratoga, n Y; Fred Whit.
nan of Boston; H. c. Kirk of Rutland; G.
Ward of Oxford, Mass. C. J, Miller of Brat
leboro; j. +. Cobb of Rutland; c. NJ. Bout.
we'll of Leominster Mass; A. H. Sprague
If Nashua, n. H.; John Atherton OF Leb-
mon, N H., and Frank Atherton of Leb.
mon.
The following program has been arranged
or the meeting of the West River grange
o be held Friday evening May 10:
Singing, the grange; reading, Mrs. Mason
singing, Mr.. Willis; recitation, Luther Stone
olo, Hope Chase; recitation George Gale
quartet, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Willis, Miss
Marsh, Miss Chase; essay, Raymond Trues-
lell reading, Mrs. Lyman Gale; solo, John !
Marks; debate, Should Capital Punishment
Be Abolished led by ]. o. Follett. This |
ubject was chosen as it is to come up for
discussion at the next session of the leg |
stature. 1t is hoped that all those whose
James appear upon the program win be pres
n. at the meeting and do their share toward |
making it success.
Several horses in Townshend have been
ancng the grand right and left of late or, |
t least, they have been handed about from
eft to right until il is a wonder if they
now to whom they belong. 1t is almost |
S hard to get right as Peter Piper's peck
i picked peppers but perhaps the CORE
pondent can get it somewhere near right.
n the first place, Mr. Ambrose sold a
orse to Mr.. Carleton who sold il in turn
0 Julian Taft. Then Mr. Carleton bought
he Bems horse of Mr.. Taft and snapped
to Ed Durham for the Underwood horse,
yhich he Immediately traded to Mr.. STRAIT
on Then Mr.. Barnes snapped horses with
red Reed and Mr.. Hastings with Mr.. Da-
is of Newfane. The funny thing is that
early all Of this trading in horsefesh was
one in one evening which shows what
'ownshend men can accomplish if they once
ct started.
On Tuesday afternoon the yard and steps /
nd windows of the ODER house were filed
18th men, women and children while just
eyond the sidewalk an attractive little
Iiss attended her first auction in baby
arriage and applauded the sales with her
attic. Mounted on chair stood j. III. Ware
Townshend, offering to the bidders every
hing from freestone to a bedstead Two
pinning wheels went for so cents apiece
toves were sold at prices ranging from 10
ents to So, while one gentleman secured
ONE plates and glass cans for SOP. One
ID al in trim ,