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

on the Fourth.
Mrs. Struthers, who has been staying
in town, left Monday for Springfield and
Westfeld Mass,
Mrs. Gregg spent few days IN Brat
| tleboro the first of the week adding TO
her stock OF goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard and Mrs. Park
of Willamsyille called upon relatives IN
town the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Boutelle and
baby of Baldwinsville, Mass, are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. George Boutele.
Miss Nlyra Hobart left Monday for
trip TO Boston. where she expects to meet
4 her brother from Minneapolis and ms
wife.
Mrs. Carl johnson, who had been in
Snytons River caring for Mrs Brooks
who is seriously i'll, returned home sun
day.
Harrison Eddy, who is now making his
home in Battleboro, is in town Tor
few DAYS to look after his house and gar
den.
MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Franklin and
,hnir children spent Fourth of July with
NIr, and Mrs. Abe Howe OF West Towns
bend.
Grin Hughes of Windhall a former stu
dent at Leland and Gray seminary VINO Is
now working for a degree at the mi
yersitv OF Vermont, called in town last
week
Mrs. Mary Wing of Saxtons River has
,,tn,naj "a her home after a two
weeks visit with her father, Emery
Jones.
Mrs. Marshall Martin of Bellows rams
linz
daughter. Mrs. X. d. Phillips, returned
TO her home Monday,
Miss Mary Greenwood OF Chester. has
been spending some time with her SISTER
Maud and her grandparents, Mr. ana
Mrs \. b. Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Van Sehaick
and baby of Hoosick Falls, y. y are
visiting Mrs. Van Schaicks parents MI
and Mrs. Charles Austin.
Henry Hastings has returned from the
Memorial hospital in Brattleboro ana
sueaks in the highest terms oil the nos
pital and its corps OF nurses.
Prof. and Mrs. II. W. Lewis are en-
tertaining Mrs. Lewis's mother, MIS- u.
&C. Hopkins of Hancock \. y. and her
brother Frank Hopkins OF Boston
Fred Randall has been appointed
school director in place Of Dr. f. L.
Osgood. resigned. +. /. Hastings mas
been elected chairman and clerk OF the
board.
Miss Emma Bushnell left Monday
morning for Cambridge. Mass, where she
will take a course in medieval history
at the Harvard summer school, MISS
Bushnell plans to teach IN the iall at
Burr and Burton seminary IN Manehes'
ter.
Mrs. Mortimer w. Brooks died in Sax
tons River at l o'clock on Sunday alter
noon of cancer Mrs. Brooks was tor
mer resident Of Townshend and was u, the
mother of Mrs. Herbert johnson. The
funeral was held at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day.
]. E. Edison visited in town few, days
recently. He is suffering with rheuma-
tism in his hip. 1t is reported that \ Ne
has bought a farm in Westmore!and, \.
H.. and that he will 90 again into the
poultry business, in which he was so sue
cessful in Townshend,
The village school closed its exercises
Saturday with a picnic at Joy Brook.
The school in District No. 8 closed with
songs and recitations and a treat OF
lemonade at the schOolhouse. The lum'
Der is on the ground for building the
new schoolhouse in this district.
1t has been suggested that the town
advertise for stock to pasture on the
common as the feed is good. The only
drawback is the lack of water supply
but perhaps the buckets belonging to the
fire district could be utilized to carry
water from the private residences to the
basin Of the fountain.
Misses Abby and Florence Follett have
returned home after a two weeks visit
in Weston and Ludlow While in Ludlow
they attended the commencement exer,
cises at Black River academy and
thought that the exercises held the first
of the month at Leland and Gray semi
nary compared very favorably with those
of its neighbor.
The Baptist missionary circle met last
week with Mrs A. A. Mason. 1t was
the afternoon for discussing home mis-
sions. the topic for the day being The
Advancement of the Negro Along Educa-
tional Lines. The meeting was an in
teresting one, each member present read
ing something upon the subject. The
next meeting of the circle will be held
with Miss Harriet Fletcher and will dis
cuss foreign missions.