The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-15

which are used in the stage route and
coal business,
Mortified chapter, orier Of Eastern
star, Is Ia have sugar supper this even
ing, Feb, ID, 10 which the public are in
Nted, The supper is Ia be followed by
an entertainment,
The grange had regular meeting Tues
day evening and special meeting has
been called for next Tuesday evening,
Feb, 10. +. j. Waried Of auckland has
been appointed as deputy OF this grange
and several Others,
The meeting OF the Franklin County
association, Woman's Relief corps, held
in Orange ON Wednesday was attended
los Mrs, f. u Stockbridge, Miss NJ,
I. button and Miss Thurston among
others OF the local order
The town fathers wish all bills agains;
the town brought in by Saturday night
as the reports are 10 be sent for publlea
ton the first OF next week. Any arti'
eles 10 be put in the town warrant must
he presented before that time.
On ,ccomnt of the stormy evening and
so much sickness in town the meeting in
the Unitarian church yestry arranged
Tor last Sunday evening was postponed
for one week. At that time Rev. ID, Nj.
Wilson will speak on Amaments OF War.
The teachers and pupils OF the high
school are making arrangements Tor re-
ccption To be held IN the Town hall We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 20. The students,
and il is hoped MANY of the invited
guests, viii appear IN costumes OF "ye
olden time" Music win b. furnished
by local talent and no pains have been
spared 20 make the occasion success.
The telephone service has been
changed in several instances as few
have withdrawn from the general line
and have taken the one-party service.
Others have taken a two-party line and
both of these are proving very satisiac.
tory as the almost continuous ringing OF
bells is avoided The numbers remain
the same. The Misses Osgood have been
added to the list of subscribers this week
with telephone call 1913, residence on
Main street.
Mrs. Frank Wood, wife OF one of the
trustees of Mortified seminary, died
very suddenly at her home in Boston,
the funeral being last Monday. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood have been closely
identified with the schools here from
the very first and they have spent sew
cral months each year at the Mortified.
Mr.. Wood was much loved by all who
knew her. \. G.. Moody and w. r,
Moody attended the funeral as repre-
sentatives of the schools,
The "hatchet supper is the next on
the social program and is to be gwen
in the Sons of Veterans hall next Friday
evening. Feb. -, under the management
of the Woman's Relief corps at q p. m.
Dame Fate is to present chosen few
with the coveted hatchets which viii
e., fhn ont - n fpnant follow.
ing the supper, hut all Others trut htul
or otherwise (ior it is expected that
the men are to be present., must part
with the necessary filthy lucrc to gam
admission.
The annual election of officers Of the
Womans Home Missionary society has
been held with the following result:
President, Miss Cynthia I, Barber; vice
presidents, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. l.. X,
smith: secretary, Mrs. Witte; assistant
secretary. Mrs. +. ]. Stockbrdge; treas
urer. Miss Eta Merriman; superintend-
ent of literature, Mrs Higgins; chairman
of cradle roll, Mrs. A. l.. Moody. \ new
committee was appointed to represent
the absent members, of which the char
man is Mrs. Kellogg.
Several in town who have been i'll the
past week are improving, among them r.
II. Wright. who is able to be around.
There are many cases of grip. among the
victims being Mrs. F. c. Britton who is
cared for by Miss Abbie Pond of War:
wick. There are also a few cases OF
pneumonia. George Field, son of War
rem Field, is seriously i'll and BENJAMIN
+. Streeter an aged citizen, is quite. i'll.
John II. Robbins, another aged citizen
and veteran of the civil war, is very
low with complication OF diseases lie
IS cared for by the Sons of Veterans,