The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

ing for Newiane, where she VIII WORK
during court time.
Mrs. Holcomb of Greenfield, Mass, is
visiting her daughter, Miss Elsie Hol'
comb at Albert Fanllins.
Mrs. Everett Phillips returned Satur.
dal evening from a protncted VISIT III
Providence, Il. l., and in Boston
Don't forget to see the play, Just Like
Perry, in Academy hall tins evening OF
to parlake of the seniors ice cream
Mr.. Carlton, who has for several years
driven the northern stage, has SOLD ms
route tu Bert Barry of SaNtons River
"Wednesday and Thursday OF last week
were the hest sap days of the season.
II. q. Gale gathered over 100 barrels OF
sap from one run.
The meeting of the legal voters of fire
district No. |, Townshend, called to meet
IN tn, Town hall last Monday evening
was adjourned for one week
One of the birds best friends, c. ii.
Evans. telcphoned Wednesday TO many
farmers to scatter hay chat on the snow
that the birds might not starve.
Mrs. Harriet Wlnslow, who has been
for several months with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Stmtton of West Towns
bend, is spending a few days at her
home.
Mrs. c. c. Taft, who was expected home
this month, has decided to remain III
Buffalo until the first of June, when Mrs.
Otis Taft will accompany her to Towns
hend
Robert Lincoln, who has not as yet sub
mtted to the second operation, is eN-
uectel home this week. He has been at
The home of DR. G.. y. Roberts in Brat.
tleboro.
Eight members of the Home club met
in the pleasant home OF Mrs. Plumb and
discussed current events while they serV'
ed busily on Bingham aprons, the alter
noon ending with a most inviting supper.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society met
Thursday afternoon of last week and serv-
ed its usual supper 1t was voted to
serve an afternoon tea at o'clock May
| to which the public are to be invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sparks drove to
Grafton Sunday to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Sparks's grandmother. Mrs. Sparks
mother, Mrs. G.. 5. Aldrich, of West,
moreland. y. H., returned with them and
remained few days at their home.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence
took place last week at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Elzada Clayton, in Graf
ton. Mrs. Lawrence was sister OF Mrs.
ROYAL Sanderson of this town and often
visited here. She was native Of Graf
ton, where she always lived.
Several have tried to rent the house
owned by Harrison Chamberlain and re-
Gently vacated by Fred Lawrence but Mr..
Chamberlain has refused to rent it and
it is reported that he plans to repair the
house and to move into it with his fam
lily.
The freight train did not come Wednes-
day. Telephone messages from Brattle.
boro indicated that it was discouraged
by the snowstorm. 1t has probably lost
what little energy it had since the lum-
bermen have passed such severe criticisms
upon it.
Asa Thompson of White Plains, n.
Y, has bought the James Stoddard place,
which he expects to occupy soon with his
brother and two sisters. All who knew
the Thompson family when they were
here before are glad that they are to re-
turn
Miss Esther Dale, who has been leading
soprano in the choir of the Methodist
church in Amsterdam, n. Y, has gone
to Brantford, Ontario, where she has the
position of leading soprano in the choir
of Zion Presbyterian church. Miss Dale
was member of this choir while pur-
suing her musical studies under Prof. b.
j. Kenyon.
As the schools are a somewhat vital
question in Townshend at present we
quote the following editorial from re-
cent copy of the Aberdeen American,
calling especial attention to the last sen,
tence: The action of the school board
in retaining. so far as possible, the same
corps of teachers for another year at an
increased salary, appeals to the Amerl-
can as wise. 1t stands to reason that a
teacher, if satisfactory, should be re-
tanned even at an increased salary, rath-
err than to make frequent changes. OF ne
cessity it requires some time for new
teacher to become accustomed to the en-,
vironment so as to do the best work, II
the salary is too low, the really desirable
teachers cannot be retained, and the
schools are confronted at the beginning
of each school year with number Of
new. and sometimes inexperienced teach
ers. As the American has said before,
the schools are too important to be made
the subjects of experiment or the vic
tins of a narrow policy of economy"