The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-22

Mr.. Keefe of Athens was in town last
Friday.
Miss Cora Mason went to Brattleboro
Monday.
Robert potwine was at George Bout
telle's on Wednesday.
Walter Kidder of Wardsboro visited
in town Wednesday.
Little Julia Sparks is quite i'll with
whooping cough and bronchitis
George Durham of Grafton visited his
son. Edward Durham, last week.
John Allbee of Cambridgeport visited
his son. Edgar II. Allbee, Friday oil last
week.
Mizzy Van Valkenburg, who was dan
gerously i'll the first OF the week, was
better Wednesday.
The meetings of the Christian I'm,
deavor society will hereafter begin at o5o
p. M, closing at 7l5.
Mrs. Julian Taft spent Saturday IN
Brattleboro and Mr., and Mrs. TAFT drove
to Jamaica on Sunday
Mrs. Music Skinner of South London
derry spent few days this week with
DR.. and Mrs. f. l.. Osgood.
MAY Howe went to Brattleb oro on FRI
day to spend three days OF her vacation
with her father in Brattleboro.
Mrs. L. o. Reed, who has been spend
ing some months in Schenectady, y. u,
returned to Townshend this week,
Rexford Benson of Bratteboro last
week visited his father, ARA Benson,
who has been seriously i'll but Is improV-
ing.
Several from town went to Newtane
last Friday evening to attend the play
among them being Miss Lettie, Frank anu
George Gale.
Martha Crane. who had been at home
helping care for her father, returned to
her work in the overall factory in Brat
tleboro on Monday.
DIR. Rice's family went Saturday alter
noon to their new home in Brattleboro,
leaving behind them many friends VINO
regret their departure.
A full account of the grange meeting
Wednesday evening when West River
grange entertained the Wardsboro grange
will be given next week.
Frank Lawrence has the horse, Brown
bird. owned by j. II. Underwood 20,
which went to the Valley fair last tai.
1t is a PAGER, time 227.
Mrs. Norcross of Brattleboro and Mrs.
Fred Davis of Hinsdale, n. H., came
Thursday evening to spend few days
with Mrs. Davis's sister, Mrs. Herbert
Franklin.
Rev. Mr.. Hafer closed his evangelistic
meetings on Sunday and took the, tram
Monday morning for his home III Yer
gennes. His next field of labor Will be
Bennington.
Mr.. Herbert Kidder's auction will be
held next Tuesday. Those interested can
gain much information regarding the va
Tious things to be sold by reading the
large posters.
Probably the first sugar of the season,
SO far as Townshend was concerned, was
made by Windsor Whitney and his fam
ilv who tapped the row of naples eX.
tending from the house to the bridge and
were boiling sap on Saturday over a
portable arch which they had set up In
the field.
While Lyman Gale was working in the
woods on Friday of last week his ak
slipped and cut through his moccasin rub
Der and sheep skin moccasin, entering
the ankle and making cash an inch long
His father acted as surgeon. MIR. Gale
was laid up two days fright in sugaring,
but has since been able to get about, al
though a little lame.
One who was privileged to attend the
meetings held by Rev, Thomas Hafel
says of him, 1--WE cannot speak too high
" of his efforts among us. We feel a
good work has been begun which we hope
will not stop here but will go on and
be a blessing to our community. We
are sure Mr. Hafers talks will be long
remembered and will, we hope, bring good
fruitage."
In spite of the inclement weather the
creamery met last Thursday afternoon. 1t
was voted to rent the creamery plants to
Mr.. Nichols, the present butter-maker,
for one year, Mr.. Nichols to pay all ex.
penses including insurance and taxes and
per cent interest on the capital stock
and to make the butter for three cents
a pound. This arrangement will give the
patrons of the creamery the benefit of the