The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-23

Mrs. Morse, an aunt Of Mrs. Charles
Austin, is with Mrs, Henry Dutton for
the present,
The Thompsons took a trip in their au'
tGmohile last Friday visiting Brattleboro
and Marlboro,
Miss Mary Kelsey of Hartford, Conn,
spent several days this week with Mrs
Orison Follett
Miss Pauline Franklin, who has been
spending two weeks in New York, re-
turned Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs, Wilder and their family
Of Dummerston visited Mrs. Susan
Lawrence Sunday.
Mrs, W. o. Davis and Richard have re-
turned after q visit Of nearly week with
relatives in Jamaica.
Daniel McCloud of Dorchester Mass,
spent a few days last week with his sis
ter Mrs. Allen Bigelow.
Miss Hazel Gale of Saxtons River, who
had been visiting at Martin Sparks's, re-
turned home ON Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. Paul Mediver of Dorchess'
ter Mass, are spending two weeks with
Mr., and Mrs. Allen Bigelow.
There was meeting of the trustees Of
the Townshend public library at the
seminary building Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Phillips and
their family who had been visiting Mrs.
Mary Phillips, returned home Monday,
DIR. Ebert Landman of Plaisrow, n,
H., reioced his many friends by appear
ing Unexpectedly in town on Tuesday.
Lizzie Aldrich of Westmoreland, n. H.,
came Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs.
William Sparks, and Mrs. Almon Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Franklin and
their family spent Sunday in West Towns
bend with Mrs. Franklin's sister, Mrs.
Howe,
Rev. Mr.. Gushee enjoyed the meetings
at Mortified so much that he went a
second time, spending most of last week
there.
Rev. Thomas Scammon of East Roches-
ter, n. H., who has been attending the
conference at Mortified, called in town
Monday.
Principal II. NJ. Lewis led the prayer
meeting at the Baptist church last
Thursday evening in the absence OF Mr..
Gushee.
Mrs. Alice Austin of Weston with her
tive sons, Carleton and Raymond, is Wis
iting her parents, Deacon and Mrs. j.
o. Follett.
Holland Wilson of Brattleboro, who
had been spending several days with his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Wilson, returned to
his work Monday.
Mrs. William Smith, who with her baby
has been spending some time with her
aunt. Mrs. Fred Willard, returned to her
home in Brattleboro Monday.
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! West Townshend with his aunt, Mrs.
Abe Howe and in South Londonderry
with his uncle, William Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Gould and their
family of Bellows Falls and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Metcaf of Westminster spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gould.
\ particularly attractive feature OF the
morning service at the Congregational
church last Sunday was Miss Esther
Dale's solo, The Lord Is My Shepherd.
The new school building in district No.
is progressing rapidly. 1t has been
shingled and the carpenters are dong
their best to have it ready for the fall
| school.
The town meeting, which was called
| for Tuesday afternoon, did not material
| ize as it was found that it had not been
| legally called so No. 3 schoolhouse is still
unsod.
BENJAMIN Price and his sister, Miss
| Mary Price. who have been visiting Miss
Lucy Booth at the cottage, returned
Wednesday to their home in Atlantic
! Highlands.
Mrs. Plumb and her daughter have re-
turned from their visit in Westminster
/ West and are moving into the tenement
/ in Mrs. +. \. Kenyon's house recently va
Gated by Mrs. Edith Macdonald.
Emery Jones has been doing the ma
chine moving for Clarence Woodland, who
is cutting the hay on the Ira Pratt place.
| Warner Townshend of Saxtons River is
said to hold the deed of this farm.
Miss Abbie Starr, who has been
spending some weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
4. l.. Hastings, left the first of the week.
! Miss Starr is principal of one of the
graded schools in Calumet, Mich.
The Dorcas Guild will hold a sale of
rugs, aprons and other articles at the
chapel next Tuesday afternoon. One of
the features will be the mystery table.
Ice cream and candy will also be sold.
The young people in town are rehears-
| ing every evening and expect to present
! the play. Cricket on the Hearth, on the
evening of September 2. We are glad to
hear that the proceeds are to be tor the
benefit of the Townshend public library.
Oscar D. Scott, a former student Of Le-
| land and Gray seminary, was in town
Tuesday evening. Deacon Samuel Wins
low said of him that he was the bright
est student that had ever been in the
seminary. Mr.. Scott is now lawyer In
| Texecana, Ark.
Mrs. f. A. Kenyon was unusually
smiling on Tuesday because, after a delay
of three months, she had at last succeed,
ed in having her room freshly painted and
papered and the carpet laid. The results
are sufficiently satisfactory to warrant
her in smiling broadly.
Frank Eddy drove to Walpole Monday
to carry the derrick to be used by j: y.
Follett in constructing the arch bridge
over Cold river. j. o. Follett has been
in Walpole, n. H., all the week working
on the Cold River bridge which he has
agreed to complete in 80 days.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
the Alumni association of Leland and
Gray seminary at the seminary building
next Monday evening, Aug. ,.26, at 8
o'clock to determine what disposition
shall be made of the funds now in the
treasury A large attendance IS desired
One morning last week Henry Frank
lin saw buck and two does in one OF his
mowings. On Sunday members of the
Foliett family saw large buck with sew
eral prongs on it's antlers in the pasture.
Evidently the deer are on the increase
but we hear of no damage done by them
in this town.
The schools in village district No. s
and district No. 8 will begin the first
week in September. Merle Willis will
teach the village school, Miss Mabel All
bee the school in district No. and Rev;
Mr.. Vincent in No. 8. The old school
o In sod pti