The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-30

games aud ice cream TO delight the chill
dren. In the afternoon the ladies had 4
baseball game, Miss Lane and Mrs, Ar
thur Rand choosing the teams. Two in
nings were played, resulting in a score OF
10 to o, Mrs. Lewis aud Mrs, Rand were
rival pitchers. Mrs, X. ID, Phillips play
ed u good game and one shortstop con
iesses that she sat down most Of the
time. Both teams fumbled the ball. The
boys oheered from the bank as usual.
Tuesday afternoon one end OF the com
mon was decorated with rope from
which were suspended comforters, aprons
OF Bingham with rutlles, aprons Of lawn
with lace, Betsey Ross rugs, balsam pill.
lows and fancy articles. Under neigh.
boring tree was grouped table, chairs,
and several ice cream freezers, under still
another tree was a table covered with de.
licious homemade candies, popcorn, balls
and bags of buttered popcorn. In still
another spot stood the mystery table. the
top OF which was covered with attractive
bouquets of flowers, the purchasers find
ing that they not only secured the flowers
for q nicl,le but also drew a prize pack.
age containing anything from snake that
flower that would bloom il put in water.
About the various tables were members
OF the Dorcas guild prepared to sell their
wares. Customers soon gathered. Nearly
everything was disposed of and a good.
ly sum added TO the guilds chapel fund,
Fred Watson's sheep are of unusual in,
telligenee and up TO date in their ac-
tons. Last week one of them decided
TO end its days and, having heard that
milk would keep sweet il set in a cold
spring and that II was also a good place
TO preserve other articles and desiring, at
the same time, TO keep its memory green
so long as possible, deliberately walked
on the boards over a spring in the pas
turc and fell in. Last Saturday Mr. Wat
son started out TO find two sheep that
were missing and having searched the
neighboring pastures in vain, was return.
ing home when he noticed the boards and
found one of the sheep. The water from
this spring was piped to one about three
rods below and from there to Miss Maggie
Ladd's house. Mr.. Watson Immediately
notified Miss Ladd but was informed that
fortunately the water was not running at
that time TO the lower spring as the pipe
was out of order. To prevent any chance
OF harm Miss Ladd Immediately cut the
pipe and refrains from drinking the wa.
ter
Last Sunday evening at the Baptist !
church Miss Grace Lane spoke in an ex
tremely interesting manner of her work |
among the cOlored people at Leland uni |
yersity, New Orleans. She told first of |
the way in which the city was laid out |
md of its streets and beautiful homes and |
Of the palaces of the cotton kings" |
She said that there were 1000 saloons, that |
he city ranked in wickedness next to !
san Francisco and that they were expect
ing an earthquake She spoke Of her |
school work as pleasant and of the stu.
Tents as anxious to learn and to improve
heir opportunities, and said that she |
ound them quite as respectful to their
eachers as white students. There were
many grades of color among them but
he found the purely black pupils the bet.
ar students This university with its able
aculty is doing excellent work and is fit
ing its pupils for life of usefulness,
many going out as teachers to their own
ace while some of the young men in the
leXt graduating class are planning to go
o Africa as teachers. There are eight
,rades in the school and 1000 pupils, 503
# whom are regular boarders. Miss Lane
Xpects to return to Leland university
or another year.
Last Friday morning Miss Nancy
french, Miss Clara French, Miss Fanny
'arkhurst and Miss Helen Wilder. Jo-
eph Eastman. Harry Simonds, Erwin
french and William Austin arose very
arly in the morning. drove the eight
niles from Weston to South Londonderry 4
nd there took the train for Townshend, I
Ihere they were received at the station
y Miss Florence Follett with open arms
nd a one.horse surrey. lest the men,
ers of the humane society should sym
athize too much with the horse we will
ere state that the young men walked ,
p the hill) Having seen all the points !
interest in the village they climbed ,
eaked mountain, from whose summit '
hey enjoyed the extended view of the /
eautiful West river valley. The climb
nd the early hour at which they break q
lsted had so whetted their appetite
nat they also enjoyed the luncheon which .
waited them there. About o'clock the I
arty drove to Miss Florence's home !
here yellow instead of green tea await .
| them. The table decorations were in
,llow and white, the refreshments carry a
Y out, so far as possible, the same \
heme. After tea the merry company \
rove to the station and took the train
r South Londonderry. I