The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04

: Mr.. Booth is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. \
G. Booth of this place.
Walter Hildreth visited in Winchestel
Thursday.
Mrs. A. A. Pratte of Keene spent Fri
day at Edward Bergeron's.
Dennis c. Minis is working at the
Granite State Moving Machine shop.
Mrs. Sweeney has returned from visit
with relatives in Northampton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Watson of North
field, Mass, visited Tuesday at Dennis
Nims's.
Mrs. Naramore Of Winchester is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pearson on
High street.
Dir. Foss of Somerville, Mass, has open
ed an office in the Stebbins block on
Main street.
William j. Curran has Just completed
fixing an ice house near his saloon on
Main street
Mrs. Arthur Taylor has returned from
| a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wether-
bee in Stowe Mass,
William Crowley Of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting few days with his grand
mother Mrs. Ellen Donovan.
The Knitting club held its annual
Christmas party and celebration Monday
afternoon and evening at the home of
Mrs. w. Il. Fay. Supper was served at
the hotel at ! o'clock and then the party
went to Fay's hall where whist and a
Christmas tree were in order.
Clodia Bergeron, 8, youngest child OF
| Edward Bergeron, died Saturday morning,
after about years illness from tubercu,
losis. Besides her father she is survived
! 4 4 l,sAt
mother died about II months ago. The
burial took place in st. Joseph's cemetery
! Monday morning.
The third annual concert and ball will
be held at the town hall Thursday eve
ming. Jan. 10. Brigham's singing orches-
ira of 10 pieces will furnish music. 4
concert will be given from to 8, fol
lowed by dancing from to 3. The
women Of the Universalist church will
serve one of their famous chicken pie
suppers in the basement from II to !.
The following officers for the Christian
Endeavor society have been elected;
President, Mrs Ralph Metcalf; vice
president, Miss Maudine Richards; cor
responding secretary, Miss Florence God,
dard; recording secretary, Miss Maud
Taylor; secretary, Emerson White; pres
ident of the junior society, Mrs " f.
White; pianist, Miss Rest Metcalf.
Miss Alma Gibson, "a, well known in
this town. died at the home of her neph-
ew. Charles Davis, in Nillers Falls, Friday
night after but few days illness, with
pneumonia Miss Gibson had lived in
this town for several years and was well
liked by all who knew her. She is sur
vived by one sister, who lives in Leomin-
ster. Mass. The body was brought here
Monday and the funeral was held at the
Congregational church, Rev. W. +. White
officiating Burial was in Pine Grove
cemetery.
Mrs. Elihu N. Blanchard, 81, one of
Hinsdale's former well known residents,
died at the Brattleboro Home for the
Aged and Disabled Monday, from a gen.
eral breaking down. Mrs. Blanchard was
born Sept. 9, 1926. She was married to
Mr.. Blanchard in Hinsdale and they lat
er moved to Claremont, n H., where
he was overseer in mill for several
years. Later, in 1862, they moved to
Hinsdale, where they lived until three
years ago when they went to the Home
in Brattleboro to live. Mr.. Blanchard
died there JAN 0, 1906. Mrs. Blanchard
was prominent member of the Con-
gregational church and respected and
well liked by all who knew her. She
had many friends and acquaintance in
this town. The funeral was held in
Brattleboro Wednesday, at 1870, Rev.
Fl. R. Miles of the Congregational church