The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15

nized, will send delegation to visit Wesl
River grange tonight when the third ano
fourth degrees are to be given the new
members. Supper will be served aitel
the work Of the evening is completed.
Rev. MIR. Vincent, who has done excel
lent work in the school in district No.
for several terms, has accepted call from
the Congregational church In Windham
to supply that pulpit the coming year
The family will remain in their home here
The husking at Ii. o. Cobb's was at
tended by students and nel ,ors TO the
number OF 40. After husking 100 bushels
of corn all repaired to the house and en-
joyed bountiful supper OF oyster stew,
pie and cake. 4 most enjoyable even
ing is reported.
Public schools are having an additional
week on this term IN order that the WIN
ter term may be shortened. II is deslr'
able for the young pupils that as mneh
of the school year as possible come IN
comfortable weather when the roads make
walking possible.
A pleasant social afternoon was spent
"Wednesday by the Ladies' Home club az
the home of Miss Susan Ross; Thirteen
members were present. The club has on
hand some bed quilts and aprons for sale
kind at reasonable prices.
Mrs. n. S. Moore of Newfane will give
lecture on the Land of the Midnight
sun in this place under the auspices OF
the Dorcas guild next week Wednesday
evening. Nov. 20. Mrs. Moore is an in
teresting speaker and the evening will be
an entertaining one. Ice cream and cake
will be on sale.
The Order of Eastern Star held an
initiation Wednesday evening. DIR. L. /.
White being the new candidate. The new,
" welded couple Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
FLOOD. were presented beautiful picture
by the order Rev. Daniel Mcintyre max
ing the presentation speech to which the
groom happily responded. The refresh
ments for the occasion were brought by
the Williamsville members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hardy and six
children from Watertown n. w.. came to
town Tuesday, stopping with Mrs. Lucy
SAWYER who lives on the Underwood place
ON west hill till their goods come when
they state it is their wish to buy small
place near church and school. They made
special inquiries concerning saloons, say
ing they wished to settle in a Temperance
town.
A maple shade tree in A. A. Blood $
ward. being considered unsafe, was ielled
Wednesday. The rings showed the tree
to be 70 years old, its length was 50 feet
and its girth at the base seven and one.
half feet. So many OF the shade trees OF
the village have been destroyed by the
fires OF past years that II seems ply 10
lose one so grand as this. Could 1t tell
what il has witnessed on North street 1t
would be long and interesting story.
William Quinn, who is alleged to have
the station at this place Oct.
u was arrested at White River juno
ton, Nov. u, by Sheriff d. p. Thomp'
son and brought to Newfane jail, being
unable at once to procure bail. 1t will
be recalled that he secured III mileage
books. a cancelling stamp and revolver:
He was discovered by means OF some OF
the mileage books which he had sold be.
ing recognized. A complete account OF
Ouinns arrest will be found elsewhere IN
this paper.
The Baptist Ladies Aid society met in
the church parlors Thursday afternoon OF
last week and served its usual 10 cent
supper. which was well attended. Inc
coming before the society con-
tanned one item which was vote TO pay
s25 toward the debt incurred IN bringing
he water to the parsonage, AT the last
meeting the debt due tine OrSdhisI was
by those having the matter IN
,harge. 1t was also voted to have food
,ale in place of the usual supper at the
next meeting which comes the first week
IN December The supper was furnished
Dy Mrs. H. Fletcher, Mrs. III. Miles and
Mrs. Clara Blanchard.
Mrs. H. Fletcher received last week a
etter dated Oct. 80 from her nephew,
Horace Fletcher of Blaine, Wash, IN
which he said they were having an UNI
usual fall with very little rain and no
'rosts to speak of. Everything was as
yreen as summer the flowers still in bloom
md the blackberry bushes laden with
berries. He wrote he had recently attend
ID the state fair at North Yakima which |
ell far below the Brattleboro fair as he
Jaw it while on visit east three years
go. As one recalls the words OF Presi-
lent Roosevelts speech where he says
II is great pleasure TO be coming
through this wonderful valley of Yakima
o see what you are doing with, sheep,
,attle, wheat alfalfa, sugar and fruit.
i is perfectly astounding. Then is IT
not gratifying to have the exhibits OF
Connecticut valley pronounced superior by
me so capable Of judgingy