The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-05

'NN"lhe institute anu MI liOyOke college
Prof, Henry +. Cutler Of Mt. Hermon
school has gone to California to tie an.
nnal convention OF the National Educa.
uonal association at Los Angeles, July
$ to j,
The bee at the Unitarian church
was well attended last Thursday and as a
result the grounds are much improved in
appearance, The women OF the society
served a dinner at noon.
Rev. d. NJ. Wilson exchanged with
Rev. Hillary Bigrayes last Sunday morn
ing Rev. Mr., Bigraves preached here
about 80 years ago and during the time
was a guest Of Charles Pomeroy.
On saturday the principal speaker was
Rev. Roswell Bates, pastor of one of the
mission churches in the slums OF New
\ DIRK, who Is giving course on the
problems OF the great American city.
\. s. Swanson, who is connected with
the chemical laboratory of New York
city, is in town this week. Mr.. Swanson
was chef at the Mortified for seven years
and his place there is now taken by FL
mer Anderson.
Richard Smith was graduated from the
Harvard medical school last week with
the degree of NJ. ID. He has received an
appointment TO the Massachusetts, Gen
eral hospital. l.. X. Smith attended the
commencement exercises.
Miss Marion Howard was taken so Sc
nouSly III with appendicitis that she was
removed to the Springfield hospital last
Saturday and an operation was found to
be necessary Sunday morning. 1t was
successful and all reports are favorable.
President w. w. Moore of Richmond
Theological seminary, is one OF the prom
inent speakers here and others expected
are Rev Henry Sloan Coffin, ID, d., OF
New York Rev. I. Boyd Edwards,
George Gleason, Rev. II. 4. Fosdick and
Rev. +. Roswell Bates.
Mrs. Nellie Dresser's horse was mired
in the mud Of an old pond recently,
probably being in the most Of the night.
With the help of planks and aided by two
men he finally was landed on firm earth,
none the worse for his unpleasant expe'
rience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Ware have been
to Haverhill as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Ward. also to Canton to visit Ware
Bamum and then to Boston. Mrs Bur
ton Ware and daughter are here and Bur
ton is expected to spend a weeks vaca-
ton which includes July A.
Miss Elizabeth Alexander. who grad
uated last week from the Boston Con
servatory of Music, has returned home,
also Mrs. c. c. Stearns, Mrs. c. II.
Webster Miss Lillian Alexander and
Marion Webster who attended commence
ment exercises.
The officers of the boys brigade were
installed last Wednesday evening by Ma
jor General Brigham, commanding, de-
partment of the New England, I. b. b.
A.. and the exercises We're interesting to
many spectators. A camping expedition
is planned for the brigade during the
summer.
John Kelley, an employe of the semi
nary was driving one OF the farm teams
Tuesday when the breaking OF the pole
caused the horses to run and he was
thrown out in such manner that the
heavy team ran over him. lie was taken
home by DR.. \. p. Wood and his IN
iuries, although severe, are not critical.
Sunday was a day full of interesting
services. Ri. Rev. Bishop Lawrence OF
this state speaking on The Three Stages
of Temptation, at the morning service
in the auditorium. Other speakers were
II. L. Cotton. foreign secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian association move
ment. John R. Mott, chairman OF the
conference. and NJ E. G. Tewksbury a
missionary from North China.
Last week brought 70 a close the first
half of the summer term at Mt. Hermon.
Several changes have been made among
the faculty. Miss Mary 4. Dewey re-
turns to the English department which
Phillip X. Greene had left as he had
planned to take a postgraduate course
AT Harvard in the fall. Miss Camille f.
Wheeler leaves for her vacation and Miss
Jessie 4. Bigelow is to take her posi-,
tion in the classic department. Prof. and
Mrs. Lyon L. Norton have returned
from their vacation as has Miss Martha
NJ Ladd.
The inn of the ink bottle only knows
why cbildren's Sunday was omitted IN
last weeks items. There was a pleasing
musical program by the choir assisted, by
Mrs. c. f. Williams who sang duet
with B. F. Field. A solo was also sung
bv Miss Daisy Dickinson. The church
was very prettiiy decorated with flowers
including potted plants, six OF the lat.
ter being those given to. the, primary
class a year ago. To these SIX, Clesson :, ana
Rahecca Alexander. Julia Proctor, Bert
Richards. Fred and Jack Calender, prizes
were given Of a picture and bunch OF
laurel. The program as arranged lnGlud-
ed music and Rotations by the children,
the parts being we'll committed
The death of Mrs. Lizzie Adams Howe
Sunday evening came as great shock noes
to her. many friends in this town; Mrs,
Howe had been in her usual healtn ah ont
nravious dav and was taken sick about
10 o'clock. her death occurring, in about
an hours time from heart failure. She
y ,,-a p native of this town, the daughter
Of Wahum and Gratia Adams, and had
lived most of her life here, where she
was held in high esteem. For the l last
few few Years ear she has lived in Montague City
and besides her husband Harry Howe
she. she leaves one son, Charles; who is To-
Gated eat in Montague City: The body Wv, was
brought to West Nqrthtield and III B RuriaI
WAS wa = in the cemetery near the building,
NoRTHFIELD FARMS.