The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11

summary several large barges being usad
TO convey the students. "'eu
Pomona grange is to meet IN Floral han
next FRIDAY, Oct, Is, The procram "a ' ar
ranged 10y the lecturer will be instr"ct ;uo
anu the afternoon exercises arr evnec,sa
20 &c open TO the general public.
Inc Unitarian society served bo,
nolleu dinner IN the town hall last Friday
uNSulUg' ~ was a very successful affair
financially and socially, games funisbins
'm entertainment after the supper.
Mrs, Amy Slate, Mrs. Jennie proctor
Mfs' r. W, Doane, Mrs, Wallace UoIton
anu Miss Daisy Dickinson visited Mrs
Emma Blgelow in Putney, Vt, over SIM.
day. ~ w, Proctor and 4. W. Doone
driving up for one days visit.
=, The members of the senior class of MI
llerinon and an equal number Of younr
women members of the senior class M
,9e seminary were recently entertained by
Mrs; r. IL. Proctor Of Boston at an on.
loyy99ole supper party at the Hotel North.
The annual business meeting of the
North church was held Wednesday even.
ing: supper was served at o o'clock after
winch reports were heard of various
standing committees and officers elected
Tor the coming wear. There was a large
attendance OF the members and several
were heard from by letter.
Clark Stebbns younger son of Dwight
Stebbns, died SUNDAY morning aged 30
Years, 10 months He had been a sui.
ioIer from consumption for many years
and 50 low that his death had not been
unexpected for months. Besides his wild
ow he leaves one son, The funeral was
Tuesday and the burial was in the village
cemetery,
Il Is said that a most unpleasant sur
prise awaited the passengers on the Cen.
trail Vermont railway last Tuesday morn.
ing when the severe shower fell upon a
lcaky roof and the passengers were Obliged
to use umbrellas and not a seat could be
found but what was drenched with the
ram. Many Of the passengers stood and
those who meekly suffered in silence were
not on that particular train.
The death Of Mrs. Lumnia Field widow
of Sylvanus Field. occurred Monday af.
ter a long time of feehleness. Mrs. Field
was nearly SO years OF age and had since
the death of her husband lived with her
son, Charles Robbins. who survives her.
also son. Herbert Robbins, from Bur
lington. VT, who is associated with the
Burlington Electrical works. The funeral
was on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. n.
Fay Smith officiating.
There will be a meeting in the hall of
Dickinson Memorial library next Tuesday
evening which the public is urged to at
tend as the question of what can be done
in the line OF industrial educati0 will be
presented aud discussed. Everyone, it is
hoped. will lend a hand to the develop
e tl.- .l,a tl,at hove ,y Nbta trigip-
ity who cannot afford the expense of the
various training schools can learn some
thing about tools and get a practical
knowledge of using them.
The promoters Of the electric road are
still confident that in a not far distant fu-
turc Mortified will be connected with
by trolley. Owing to the pre-.
vailing high prices for labor and material
it is not thought best to begin active work
at present and ii the development of the
electric power at the new dam is the
cause of road from Brattleboro to
Mortified the extension OF the road to
is not among the impossibilities,
The grange held a regular meeting Tues
day evening, the question of parcels post
under the conditions as suggested by the
national grange being discussed. Supt
L. T. Howard gave a talk on fire insur-
ance in companies especially organized Tor
grangers. In comparison of rates with
those granted by standard companies, IN
this section the patrons could not see that
there were any great gains to be derived
in change to the grange fire insurance.
The periodicals to he found in the read
ing room of Dickinson Memorial library
are the Atlantic Monthly. American Adj
vocate of Peace, Bird Lore, Century,
Christian Register, Delineator, Every Every
body's. Gazette and Courier Greenfield
Recorder. Garden, Harper's Weekly, Har'
per's Monthly. Harper's Bazaar, Indegend-
emf international Studio, Ladies Home
Journal, Literary Digest, London News News,
inc Outlook. our Dumb Animals, Record
Of Christian Work, Springfield Weekly
Scribner's, st. Nichols, Tech
meal World and Youths Youth. 49,, Co 11psnntad
10 the library by interested citizens and
ali can be taken to the home after they
are removed from the reading room.