The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-11
Mrs. Mary Phillips is i'll.

Bert Ober is teaching at Pixies Falls.
C. II. Willard is suffering with grip.
Miss Emma Bushnell spent Wednesday
in Brattleboro.
Mr.. Goodhue, who had been in town
tuning pianos left Saturday.
Principal and Mrs. Lewis returned on
Monday from their trip to Boston.
Miss Edith Sanders and Miss Florence
Sanders are both at home i'll with grip.
Mrs. Everett Phillips went Thursday to
Boston to visit her daughter, Mrs. Prince.
The New England telephone men are
busy this week setting the poles for the
hill line.
Frank Clark has gone to Westmoreland,
N, H.. where he will work for the Al
drich family.
Ernest Hodgden, who had been spend
ing his .ho'iday vacation at home, re-
turned to Yale Tuesday.
Miss Susan Ross went Thursday to
Worcester Mass, where she will spend
some time with relatives.
Mrs. Julian Taft returned Saturday
from Jamaica where she had been caring
for her mother, who is i'll.
Martha Crane is at home for two
weeks. the overall factory in Brattleboro
being closed for that time.
Mrs. Townshend is in Brattleboro
spending the week with Robert Lincoln,
who is in critical condition.
Miss May Howe, who spent part of her
vacation in Brattleboro, returned Monday
for the opening of the seminary.
George Farr. who is in the employ of
the Brattleboro Reformer, has been Wis
iting his cousin, Rockwell Davis.
1t is reported that Robert Potwine has
rented the Jenison house on Bobbin ave-
nue. and will move in in about two weeks.
Mrs Susie Atwood, who had been
spending few DAYS with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Stratton, in West Townshend, is
at home once more.
The streets which had seemed rather de-
serted during the past two weeks, are
once more alive with students going to
and from the seminary.
Mr. and Mrs William Scott are pack
ing their household effects preparatory to
moving them to Springfield, VT, where
they will make their home
All of r. d. Phillips family have been
suffering with grip with the exception of
Mildred, who played the organ in the
Baptist church Sunday in the absence of
her mother.
In spite of the fact that the inclemency
of the weather has prevented many from
attending, the services of the week of
prayer the meetings have been well sus-
tanned and of great interest.
Mrs. Townshend and Mrs. Harry
Franklin went to Brattleboro last week
Thursday to see Robert Lincoln, who is
in the Memorial hospital suffering great
ly from the injuries which he received in
the railroad accident.
Nellie Dale, who has been visiting her
sister, Miss Esther, in Amsterdam, N. Y,
returned Monday. Miss Esther is very
pleasantly situated and besides her
church position she has already good
class Of pupils to whom she gives vocal |
lessons.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid met last week
Thursday in the vestry and tied two |
comforters. To vary the usual program,
they went in the morning and carried |
their dinners with them. They have tied
four comforters already this winter and
have two more to do.
Mrs. c. G. Taft started last week
Thursday for New York state where she
will visit Mrs. Salisbury, formerly OF
Townshend. in Schenectady, spend some
time with her sister, Mrs. Olive Holmes,
In Saratoga Springs, and then go to Buff
ME Taft.
Congregational Sunday school for the
ensuing year: Superintendent, Fred Ran
dali; assistant superintendent Mrs. Hen
ry Cobb; secretary, Mrs. Wilmer Turner;
treasurer, Claude Vincent; organist, Miss
Hazel Taft; assistant organist, Miss Lola
Van Vall<enburg; librarian, Miss Alice
Ware,
Principal Lewis has consented to act as
financial agent of the seminary Mr..
Lewis is so thoroughly interested in all
that pertains to the welfare of the school
that we feel sure that his efforts cannot
fail to meet with success. Let all good
townspeople and all friends of the in
sttution do all that they can to aid
him in his work.
Thanks to the women Of both churches
who gave the Fourth of July dinner, and
to Miss Esther Dale and Mrs Mckay,
who generously gave the concert in the
evening. the walls of the academy hall
have been tinted during the past week.
They will be stenciled in few days.
Now if some one will generously donate
new shades and the Dashboard is properly
redressed we may be proud to show all
Corners our seminary building.
Typewriter notices have been sent out
to the effect that ladies' supplies, fancy
articles and suits can be bought or or,
dered at short notice and that there viii
also be millinery bargains. Miss Park
and Mrs Gregg have charge of the new
enterprise which ensures its success. Wo-
men have long felt the need OF some
place where they could purchase supplies
not now kept in the stores without gong
to Brattleboro and doubtless will be glad
to avail themselves of this opportunity
Mrs. Gregg will give lessons in typewrit-
ing and shorthand.
The freight train from South London
derry ran car off the track Saturday
afternoon at Eddy's crossing about a
quarter of mile this side of the scene
Of Tuesdays accident. The engineer,
however kept the train moving and after |
tearing up about a quarter of mile OF
track succeeded in pulling the car back |
on to the rails. The train was late and |
il was imperative that the track be put |
in repair before the passenger train from |
Brattleboro came up, but the railroad !
companv does not see fit to keep either |
telegraph instrument or a telephone IN |
the station. so one of the men had to
walk some distance to the nearest phone |
beore he could send word to West Towns |