The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-09
West River TOVns
TOWNSHEND.
Children of Baptist Cradle Roll De-
liphtfully Entertained.

Children of Baptist Cradle Roll De
lightfully Entertained.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society enter
tanned Thursday afternoon of last weel
The members of the Sunday school cradle
roll and their mothers. With the excep
iion of two families all the children who's,
names were on the roll were present ant
these families were prevented from com
ing by the rain and the distance. One
mother who lived over three miles away
came in the rain with three children, one
a babe in arms, and did the driving her
self. The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Truesdell, president OF the LADIES'
Aid society. The ODD Psalm and the
Lords PRAYER were repeated, after which
The crodleroll was called and each child
was introduced to those present There
were II names on the roll. There was
also present a cradleroll member from the
Baptist church in Brattleboro, Holland
Lincoln Smith, whose age was year and
3 months. A short program followed the
calling of the roll. Miss Abby Starr read
soml of Eugene Fields poems, Miss Alice
Dali sang a slumher song, and Miss tlar'
riet Fletcher read humorous selection,
A Morning Call, by j. l., Harbour Over
so persons partook of the bountitul sup
Der which followed. The tables were
prettily decorated with flowers. The
abundance of ice cream was one OF the
pleasing features for the younger ones.
Every one enjoyed the afternoon so much
that il was decided to hold such a meet
ing annually. Great credit is due to Mrs.
L. A. Kenyon who gave so much time
and labor to Deacon E. l.. Hastings who
drove about in the rain and gathered the
children. and to Rev. Mr.. Gushee and Mr..
w. II. Miles who assisted in making
preparations for the occasion.
Alice Franklin is at home.
j. O. Follett spent Monday in Walpole.
Mrs. Arthur Rand, who was i'll, is much
better.
Miss Esther Dale spent Wednesday in
Bratteboro.
Miss Eta Marsh has gone to Upton,
Mass, on a visit.
Park Osgood is camping at Sunset lake
with Fred Gilbert
Mrs. Herbert Franklin picked ripe to-
matoes in her garden Wednesday.
Eugene Cudworth has moved into the
house formerly owned by DR.. Rice.
Miss Katherine Frasier of Amsterdam,
n. Y, is visiting Miss Esther Dale.
Miss Bartlett of New York is spending
few weeks in Miss Hobarts house.
Edwin Harris has returned from two
weeks visit with relatives in Brookline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Taft with Miss
Hazel Maynard spent Sunday in Jamaica.
The Dorcas guild will meet with Mrs.
Park Holland Friday afternoon, Aug, l6.
Leslie Lowe is moving into the house
which he recently purchased OF Frank
Rand.
Mrs. Edith Macdonald left Thursday
morning for her new home in Bellows
Falls.
William Blood began his work as iani-
tor Of the Congregational church last
Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Aldricn of Westmoreland
n. H., and several friends visited in town
recently.
Mrs. Ernest Franklin and her two chill
dIen of Bellows Falls are visiting at
Henry Franklins.
Mr., and Mrs A. A. Blood returned
New York state.
Mrs. Hattie Winslow and Mrs. Susan
Atwood start this week for visit in
MISS.
The Dorcas guild will hold a food sale
at the chapel next Wednesday afternoon,
Aug, IA, at 3 o'clock.
Mrs Hadlock of West Townshend spent
Wednesday in town visiting her aunt
Mr.. E. B, Batchelder.
Rev Mr. Gushee spent a few days the
first of the week at Mortified, Mass,
attending the meetings.
Mrs Green entertained a cousin Mr.
Taylor, and his family from Shelburne
Falls Mass, this week.
Mrs Fred /. Lowe accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Batchelder as far as
Brattleboro on Wednesday,
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Miles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard drove to Brookline Sun.
day, attending church there.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Cudworth and
son, Rupert of Londonderry visited at
Eugene Cudworth's this week. Il
Miss Myra Hobart, who has been spend
ing several weeks in Massachusetts, re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
John Rock, who has been suffering with |
an attack of rheumatism, is able to re-
sumo work at Fred Watson's.
Miss Orinda Dale started Wednesday
where she will spend a month.
Miss Susan Ross was called to Wo,
cester the first Of the week by the death
OF her sister, Miss Hannah Ross.
Mrs. Plum and her daughter are to oc-
cupy the tenement in Mrs. Kenyon's
house vacated by Mrs. Edith Macdonald
Miss Esther Dale of Brantford. On
taro, came last week and will spend
few weeks with her mother, Mrs. H. V.
Dale.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Rice and daugh- l
ter of Brattleboro visited Mrs. Rices Y
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lowe, this I
week. !
Mrs, Plum and her daughter went last !
week to Westminster West, where they i,
will spend few weeks with Mrs Plum's !,
brother.
Mrs. Lillian Smith and her two sons who
have been visiting Mrs. Sarah Wilson =
,,eturned to their home in Rutland Mon. !,
lay.
Some one has inquired if the fire ex- q
inguishers are kept properly filled. We
10 not know but if they are not they +
urely ought to be. o.
The body of Jason Howe was brought h
ell Wednesday from Grafton for burial a
n lakewood cemetery by the side of his fl